1. ASSESSMENT OF MALARIA AND TYPHOID COINFECTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING TELA PHCC IN GASSOL LGA TARABA STATE
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Background of the study
Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles Mosquito. Malaria has been t...
2. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF RADIOLOGY SERVICES IN HEALTH FACILITIES IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
The riches of a country is its health. Citizens' health is directly or indirectly tied to how productive a nation will be in terms of manpower and concerns relating to wealth creation. Furthermore, health is intimately relate...
3. AN ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATIVE PERFORMANCE VARIABLES THAT DETERMINE DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICIES OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The success of corporations is influenced by a variety of factors, one of which is dividend policy. Dividend policy is used to keep a manager's opportunism under check. Empirical studies reveal that companies in underdevelope...
4. ASSESSMENT OF MALARIA AND TYPHOID COINFECTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING TELA PHCC IN GASSOL LGA TARABA STATE
Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles Mosquito. Malaria has been the focus of multiple declarations, and a range of targets have been set since...
5. EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Today’s business environment produces change in the workplace more suddenly and frequently than ever before. Mergers, acquisitions, new technology, restructuring downsizing and economic meltdown are all factors that contribute to a growing climate of uncertainty. The ability to adapt to cha...
6. CHALLENGES OF HEALTH APPRAISAL SERVICES
Background Of Study
In Nigeria, the provision of health services for the citizenry is accorded a priority status by the national government. Every year, huge sums of money are allocated to the health sector. In particular, considerable effort is directe...
7. ASSESSMENT OF SOME HAEMOTOLOGICAL PARAMETER ON MALARIA PATIENT
ABTRACT
Hematological parameters are measurable indices of the blood that serve as a marker for disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate hematological parameters of patients with malaria in Nigeria. This was a prospective study in which the full blood co...
8. EFFECT OF DIVIDEND PAYMENT ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE NIGERIAN BANKS
Background of the Study
Dividend is the return that accrues to shareholders as a result of the money invested in acquiring the stock of a given company (Eriki and Okafor 2002). While dividend policy on the other hand is concerned with division of net pr...
9. EFFECT OF EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Earlier studies have generally relied on simple measures of traffic proximity and density to estimate exposure and have not found an association between air pollution and asthma incidence (Ciccone et al. 1998; English et al. 1999...
10. EFFECT OF EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
ABSTRACT
There is increasing recognition of the importance of early environmental exposures in the development of childhood asthma. Outdoor air pollution is a recognized asthma trigger, but it is unclear whether exposure influences incident disease. We...
11. THE EFFECT OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA
Background of the Study
The growing use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has now invaded practical...
12. HEPATITIS B (HBV) SEROLOGICAL MARKERS RELATIONSHIP WITH VITB12 DEFICIENCY
Background of the study
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic infections worldwide and the leading cause for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide.Based on WHO (2012) report, one‐third of the world population estimated a...
13. COMMUNITY-BASED DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD MALARIA USING RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND MANAGEMENT WITH ARTEMISININ –BASED COMBINATION THERAPY IN TARABA STATE-NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted for fifteen (15) months (May, 2012 to July, 2013) to assess the efficacy of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) in&n...
14. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM ON THYPHOID AND MALARIA DIAGNOSIS
Background of the Study
An expert system is a software system that attempts to reproduce the performance of one or more human experts, most commonly in a specific problem domain, and is a traditional application and/or subfield of artificial intelligence. A wi...
15. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM ON TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE OF EPOSON PRINTER
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The impact of engineering age is tremendous and its arrears of application are increasing geometrically. It is believed that the information revolution will radically change the nature and quality of engine...
16. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE FAULT DETECTION
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
To develop an expert system on car maintenance and troubleshooting that is capable of assisting car owners in dealing with their cars problems and troubleshooting them whenever time is limited and the human experts, also known as mechanics is not...
17. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM– A STUDY OF GENERAL HOSPITAL ISHIAGU
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Health care facility should be accessible by all at all times. But some of the people that should access these facilities are far removed from these facilities. More so, in the few available facilities, qualified medical personnel ar...
18. AN ASSESSMENT INTO THE FREQUENCY OF URINARY TRACT PARASITES IN PATIENTS
Background to the Study
An infection of any region of the urinary system is referred to as a urinary tract infection (often abbreviated as UTI). The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra are the components that make up the urinary tract. Any component...
19. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE COMMONESS OF URINARY TRACT PARASITES AMONG PATIENTS
Background to the Study
An infection of any region of the urinary system is referred to as a urinary tract infection (often abbreviated as UTI). The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra are the components that make up the urinary tract. Any component...
20. ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL HERBS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Malaria is a potentially fatal disease that is spread from person to person by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) (2019). Malaria is caused by parasites that...
21. KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF PROPER HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT BY HEALTH CARE PERSONNELS AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL EKWULOBIA, ANAMBRA STATE
Background of study
Healthcare wastes (HCW) are wastes produced by healthcare facilities such as hospitals, health centers, medical research centers, pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, pharmacies, blood banks, and home health care activities, and are...
22. KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES OF LASSA FEVER AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTER IN OWO, ONDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In Nigeria, epidemiological reporting to the country's health authorities is being done on a weekly basis for a number of different diseases, including lassa fever. Over the years, reports indicated that the epidemiological p...
23. THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD CULTURES IN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCESS OF SEPTICEMIA
ABSTRACT
A study of septicaemia was conducted in Enugu metropolis with a view to determine the relevance of blood culture to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The subjects comprised of Six hundred and fifty (650) children and adults of both sexes aged between one day to...
24. ASSESSING FAKE DRUGS AND PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Drug Faking is a global public health problem, because the effects can be felt from both the country of manufacture to the recipient countries. Hence, national measures for combating of fake drugs in country might be insufficient because of the a...
25. KNOWLEDGE OF CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AMONG STUDENT OF ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Abstract
Since the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan City, China, by January 30, 2020, a total of 9692 confirmed cases and 15,238 suspected cases have been reported around 31 provinces or cities in China. Among the confirmed cases, 1527 w...
26. LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN NIGERIA(A CASE STUDY OF IBESIKPO-ASUTAN LGA)
Abstract
The present study revealed that the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was 57% which is a severe public health problem. The foregoing discussion has indicated that anaemia during pregnancy is a result of many factors, including late pregnancy, lack of f...
27. RELEVANCE OF BLOOD CULTURE TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SEPTICEMIA
ABSTRACT
A study of septicaemia was conducted in Enugu metropolis with a view to determine the relevance of blood culture to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The subjects comprised of Six hundred and fifty (650) children and adults of both sexes aged between one day to 70 ye...
28. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Medical diagnosis, (often simply termed diagnosis) refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identifying a possible disease or disorder to the opinion reached by this process. A diagnosis in the sense of diagnostic procedure can be re...
29. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Medical diagnosis, (often simply termed diagnosis) refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identifying a possible disease or disorder to the opinion reached by this process. A diagnosis in the sense of diagnostic procedure can be re...
30. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERT SYSTEM ON COMPUTER FAULT DETECTION AND REPAIR
ABSTRACT
Most often, the printing of very important reports have been stopped midway owing to some minor faults on the computer/printer system. At times, due to the complexity of the faults some maintenance personnel find...
31. DUTY OF CARE: ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
The Medical field is one of the most referred and reverenced profession in that it deals with the lives of human beings and in the course of their dealings with patients, these patients go through tests, operations, diagnosis to mention but a few.
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32. EVALUATON OF CURRENT TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSES OF HUMAN IMMUNODAFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
ABSTRACT
A study was carried to ascertain the potency of some techniques used in diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two hundred and five samples (203) were collected from the patients from the university of Nigerian...
33. DETERMINING THE SERUM PROTEIN LEVELS AND CIC LEVEL IN CEREBRAL MALARIA PATIENTS
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY
This study is aimed at:
- Determining the serum protein levels and CIC level in cerebral malaria patients, those currently on treatments, severe malaria and apparently healthy individuals.
- Comparing the level among th...
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34. THE EVALUATION OF MICROORGANISMS ON GARRI
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In the work, samples of Garri obtained from Ogbete market were evaluated for microbial contamination. Four sample of Garri from different sources of supple were collected from Ogbete main market Enugu Okwo, Nkalagu, Emene, and Abakaliki respectively. &nbs...
35. AN EVALUATION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER AT UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
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The incidence and mortality from breast cancer in Nigeria is on the increase. The health care system in Nigeria is overburdened by the task of providing proper treatment and care to breast cancer patients. Preventative strategies in the fight against breast cancer have not been...
36. MICROBIOLOGY OF SURGICAL WOUND INFECTIONS (MICROBIOLOGY)
Abstract
Surgical wound infections constitute a major fraction of nosocomial infections and occur within 30 days of procedure or within one year if implant is in place. Surgical wound infections have been classified based on wound location and degree of microbial conta...
37. PREDICTING STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Predicting student academic performance has long been an important research topic. Among the issues of education system, questions concerning admissions into academic institutions (secondary and tertiary level) remain important (Ting, 2008). The...
38. RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OF SOME STAPLE FOOD CONSUMED IN UVWIE AND WARRI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EFFECT ON HUMAN AFTER CONSUMPTION
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The radiation burden of the environment is constantly being enhanced by ionizing radiations from natural sources and their transfer to flora and faunas have been noted by many researchers...
39. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS OF MOOD DISORDERS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING NEURO PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH) ZARIA-NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Mood disorders (primary major depressive disorder and bipolar affective disorder) constitute one of the world’s greatest public health problems and are associated with significant reductions in productivity, health and longevity. This study involved a retrospective analys...
40. THE EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
Training is indispensable to the success of any organisation as efficiency in the productivity and performance of an organisation hinges on the knowledge, attitude and skills of the employees of the organisation. This research evaluates the effect of training and development on...
41. EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION ON SOME INDICES OF HIV INFECTION PROGRESSION AMONG ANTIRETROVIRAL NAÏVE PATIENTS ATTENDING HIV CLINICS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Nigeria has the second highest HIV/AIDS burden in the world with an estimated 3,391,546 people living with HIV and AIDS; an estimated 239,155 people acquired new infections in 2013; and about 174,253 people died from AIDS related illness (s) in 2014. HIV infection causes a chro...
42. THE ROLE OF CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KATSINA STATE
Statement of Research Problem
Having a good medical communication is important in the delivery of high-quality health care and has the potential to help regulate patients’ emotions, facilitate comprehension of medical information, and allow for better identi...
43. APPLICATION AND BENEFIT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
According to wikipedia (2015), artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field of study in computer science which studies how to create computers and compute...
44. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Medical diagnosis, (often simply termed diagnosis) refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identifying a possible disease or disorder to the opinion reached by this process. A diagnosis in the sense of diagnostic procedure can be regarded as an attem...
45. HEPATITIS C VIRUS AMONG PREGNANT WOMENPEOPLE LIVING WITH HIVAIDS ATTENDING CLINIC AT UNTH ITUKUOZALLA
ABSTRACT
A total of 50 blood (30 pregnant and 20 HIV) samples were obtained from pregnant women and PLWHA attending clinic at UNTH Ituku-ozalla. Samples were screened for hepatitis c viral infection using the rapid one step hepatitis C virus test strip. Two (6.66%) pregnant women were p...
46. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 Infection Among Physicians and Nurses in Al-Banjadeed Hospital, Khartoum Sudan 2021-2022.
BACKGROUND
: The Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious viral disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which basically originated from Wuhan city, China, in December 2019 [1]. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 outbreak a public heal...
47. maintenance management of tertiary institutions buildings
Statement of the Research Problem
Owolabi et al. (2014) observed that the major variables responsible for the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the maintenance work in Nigerian tertiary institution buildings are; the occurrence of poor contract management, unavailability of material a...
48. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND CONSULTANCY SYSTEM
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Medical establishments like hospitals, rehabilitation centers, health-saloons etc. are seen as figures of hope when struck with illness. Just like other organizations, medical establishments are also well-organized, following rigid and complex proce...
49. KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF HYPERTENSION AND IT’S MANAGEMENT AMONG CLIENTS OR PATIENTS
ABSTRACT
Hypertension is an important public health challenge at Auchi Nigeria. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological survey was to determine hypertensive patients’ knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and life-style practices so as to optimize their healt...
50. ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO ECONOMICS IMPACT OF CHRONIC DISEASES IN NINGI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE
Background of the study
Chronic diseases represent a significant public health challenge worldwide, impacting individuals, families, and communities alike. In Nigeria, like many other countries, the burden of chronic diseases is substantial, affecting n...
