1. ABORTION LEGALIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON SEXUAL PRACTICES OF YOUTHS: A STUDY OF FCT RESIDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Pregnancy is the common name for gestation in humans. It is the development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus in the uterus (Truffers, 2003). Pregnancy usually lasts for about nine (9) months in human being...
2. IMPACT OF BROADCASTING MEDIA ON THE USAGE OF CONTRACEPTIVES BY RURAL WOMEN
Background to the Study
Of all the Millennium Development Goals, the least progress has been made on goal Number Five (MDG 5): Reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters by the year 2015. (UNICEF 2009).
Every day, about 1,500 wome...
3. PREGNANCY AND ABORTION: A PROBLEM FOR THE GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN NIGERIAPREGNANCY AND ABORTION: A PROBLEM FOR THE GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In humans, the process of gestation is most commonly referred to as pregnancy. It is the process through which one or more children, also known as an embryo or foetus, develops inside of a woman's uterus (Wikipedia 2009). In...
4. THE AWARENESS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE AMONG MALE ADOLESCENTS
Background of study
"Contraceptives" are defined as "a medication, device, or technique used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant" in the Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary of Current English. 1 The use of condoms as a pre...
5. THE AWARENESS OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN RELATION TO CESAREAN SECTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Pregnancy is a physiological state that should lead to the process of delivery within thirty-six weeks (36) of gestation in a normal delivery. However, due to the different reasons such as variation in human body, sizes, races, external factors...
6. EXAMINATION ON THE PROBLEMS OF PREGNANCY AND ABORTION ON GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Human gestation is commonly referred to as pregnancy. It is the formation of one or more children in the uterus, known as an embryo or foetus (Wikipedia 2009). In humans, pregnancy typically lasts nine (9) months. During the firs...
7. FACTORS INFLUENCING ATTITUDE OF WOMEN TOWARDS ANTENATAL CLINIC IN MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ELELE
Background of the Study
Antenatal Care (ANC) is given different meanings by different scholars, among others the meaning that says, “Antenatal Care means care before birth and includes education, counselling, screening and treatment to moni...
8. EFFECT OF HOME DELIVERY ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOME AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN OWO, ONDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the effect of home delivery on maternal and child health outcome among women of child bearing age in Owo, Ondo State. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in th...
9. KNOWLEDGE ON THE STANDARD PRECAUTION ON TUBERCULOSIS AMONG PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS OF BOSSO LGA OF NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the role of public health workers in tuberculosis management and prevention. Two hundred and twenty nine (229) randomly selected (stratification) health workers were administered a 54-item questionnaire. The questio...
10. PROBLEM OF PREGNANCY AND ABORTION ON GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Pregnancy is the common name for gestation in humans. It is the development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus in the uterus (Wikipedia 2009). Pregnancy usually lasts for about nine (9) m...
11. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE PHASE AUTOMATIC CHANGE OVER SWITCH WITH PHASE SELECTOR
INTRODUCTION
Change over switch is a device used to switch off a power supply and subsequently switch on another power source. Basically it is aimed at switching on a more convenient power supply to the load. Since it switches on power to the load precaution has to be t...
12. ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF NOSOCOMIAL URINARY TRACT PATHOGENS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPIAL, SHIKA-ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infections is one of the common infectious diseases diagnosed both in community and hospital settings. Due to rising antibiotic resistance among the uropathogens, it is important to have (local) community and hospital-based knowledge of the organisms implicated an...
13. 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...
14. INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL SITE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN FEMALE AND MALE SURGICAL WARDS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Incidence of surgical site nosocomial infections and antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria were investigated. A 2- year retrospective study was carried out followed by 6-months prospec...
15. PREVALENCE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIBIOTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF BACTERIA ISOLATES IN SOME HOSPITALS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
Abstract
Prevalence of nosocomial infections and antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates in six private hospitals and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Ilorin town Kwara State, Nigeria were investigated. . A 1-year retrospective study of the private hosp...
16. DEVELOPING COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING OF HOSPITAL BUILDINGS IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Hospitals buildings are confronted with unique challenges that threaten their optimal performance, structurally and otherwise. According to Onifade 4 (2003), installed health facilities in Nigeria are as old as the hospitals themselves. He lamented that most of...
17. MODIFICATION OF STAINLESS STEEL SURFACES FOR ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITIES
SUMMARY
In industry, business, and homes worldwide, metal alloys called stainless steels are used extensively. Stainless steel is a generic term for a large family of iron-based alloys containing a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by weight. The primary alloying element, chromium, form...
18. NOISE POLLUTION AND COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION INITIATIVES- A STUDY OF ONITSHA AND OGBETE MAIN MARKETS TRADERS’ AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH RISKS AND ACTION
Background of the Study
Noise pollution is an environmental issue that is rapidly increasing in most parts of the world and it is capable of challenging environmental sustainability. Although noise is not new to the human environment, it is however becoming more problematic (Hogan, 2012...
19. CAUSES, COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF POLYCYTHEMIA
Background of the study
Polycythemia, a hematologic disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the bloodstream, poses significant challenges in diagnosis and management. Understanding the causes, complicati...
20. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF REPORTED CASES OF BREAST CANCER A CASE STUDY IN BAUCHI METROPOLIS
INTRODUCTION
Breast cancer (Malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from the tissue most commonly from the inner living of the milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. According to one of the breast cancer journals (
21. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF REPORTED CASES OF BREAST CANCER IN NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA, 2005-2014
INTRODUCTION
Breast cancer (Malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from the tissue most commonly from the inner living of the milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. According to one of the breast cancer journals (
