1. KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
2. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCESSIBILITY, USE, MISUSE, AND EFFECTS OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Family planning and contraception are among the major topics being debated throughout the world. The production of as many offspring as possible was a major objective in early human cultures. Today, however, only a few cultures c...
3. KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
4. ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
5. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AMONG PARENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agbor. It has an area of 436km2 and a population of 62,594 (Onyeche, 2012).
Child abuse and neglect is a social and publi...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. ANALYSIS OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
INTRODUCTION
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) is a prevalent health issue among pregnant women (Saidi et al ,2015). Due to a variety of causes including as ureteral dilatation, increased bladder volume, and reduced bladder tone, this normally begins in week 6 and peaks bet...
9. PREVALENCE OF URINARY TRACT PARASITES IN PATIENTS
Statement of the Problem
UTI in pregnancy leads to poor pregnancy outcome. According to Haider, Zehr, Munir, and Haider (2010), the prevalence of UTIs in pregnancy globally ranges from 13%-33% with asymptomatic bacteriuria occurring in 2-10%...
10. EFEECT OF NURSING- BASED INTERVENTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING TWO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS
Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding is the practice where a child receives breast milk only from the mother, a wet nurse or expressed breast milk for the first six month of baby life. It is associated with reduction in risk of childhood urinary tract infections, bacterial...
11. FREQUENCY OF URINARY TRACT PARASITES IN PATIENTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
In this study, our focus was to carryout a critical analysis on the frequency of urinary tract parasites in patients. The study specifically was aimed at ascertaining the the prevalence of urinary tract parasites in patients and demograph...
12. THE EFFECT OF AGBARHO SLAUGHTERHOUSE EFFLUENT ON THE AGBARHO RIVER WATER
ABSTRACT
Direct discharge of Slaughter houses effluents into water bodies contributes to problem of water pollution. This study assessed the impact of Agbarho Slaughter House effluents on Agbarho River in Nigeria using standard methods to measure the physiological chara...
13. BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY.
ABSTRACT
Urine Sample from pregnant women were analysed for bacteriuria. The result of irinalysis reveals the appearance –yellow and Cloudy, pH 6.0, protein-ve, Glucose-ve,Blood-ve, Urobilinogen. Normal, Ketone-ve, Nitrate tve, Bilirubin-ve, Ascobic ac...
14. BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY.
ABSTRACT
Urine Sample from pregnant women were analysed for bacteriuria. The result of irinalysis reveals the appearance –yellow and Cloudy, pH 6.0, protein-ve, Glucose-ve,Blood-ve, Urobilinogen. Normal, Ketone-ve, Nitrate tve, Bilirubin-ve, Ascobic ac...
15. INVITRO DETERMINATION OF BACTERIOCIDAL EFFECT OF GARLIC ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
ABSTRACT
Invitro determination of bacteriocidal effect of garlic extract on staphylococcus aureus causing skin and urinary tract infection (UTI) on some female patients were studied.
High...
16. ANTIBIOGRAM OF UROPATHOGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS IN SOME HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection of human being and if untreated could lead to serious complications. This study was conducted to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of uropathogens from patients in two hospitals in Birnin kudu, Jigawa State, Ni...
17. ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINICS IN THREE HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is the significant presence of bacteria in the urine of pregnant women without the clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI). This study was designed to highlight the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in K...
18. BIOFILM FORMATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN ISOLATES OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA FROM BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL MAKURDI, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the biofilm-forming bacteria implicated in infections such as, urinary tract infections, medical device infections, middle ear infections, cystic fibrosis, wounds etc. that pose serious threat to patients, resulting in prolong hospital stay, mor...
19. BIOFILM PRODUCTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF UROPATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Biofilm Production on surfaces (animate and inanimate object) by microorganisms has become a major concern now in medical settings since it poses threat of induction and spread of resistance among pathogens. Uropathogens as associated with catheterization, ureter and bladder su...
20. 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...
21. MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERIAL UROPATHOGENS FROM PREGNANT WOMEN IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest infectious diseases of women worldwide, and pregnant women are more predisposed. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacterial infecting agents in UTI during pregnancy, to establish their antimicrobial susceptibi...
22. 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...
23. PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM CASES OF BACTERIURIA IN ABUJA AND ENVIRON
ABSTRACTS
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are systemic infections that pose great problem to the health care delivery system worldwide. More importantly, the uropathogenic isolates are becoming more resistant to commonly used antimicrobial agents. In order to evaluate the extent of signi...
24. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF UROGENITAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY AND HIVINFECTED FEMALES IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study is aimed at determining the status, prevalence and significance of female urogenital schistosomiasis (FUGS) in schistosomiasis endemic population at risk of HIV transmission in Jos, Plateau State. Epidemiological circumstances that predisposed individuals to urogenit...
25. CHARACTERIZATION OF staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
Background of study
A problem for world health has been the spread of infectious diseases by hand contact. Gram positive and negative bacteria are notably known to infect surfaces that come into touch with people, such as door handles, tables, chairs, w...
26. CHARACTERISATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
INTRODUCTION
Infectious diseases transmitted via hand contact have been a global health challenge. Gram positive and negative bacteria most especially are found to contaminate contact surfaces e.g; door handles, tables, chairs, windows etc. (Grace et al., 2018). Infectious diseases top...
27. PREVALENCE OF SCHISTOSOMA HEAMATOBIUM AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN DARUSALAM AREA IN MINNA, NIGER STATE
Background of the study
Schistosomiasis, caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, remains a significant public health challenge in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. Among the various species causing schistosomiasis, Sch...
28. The effect of nurse-led interventions on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention in Federal Medical Centre, Katsina State.
Background of the Study: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), particularly in hospitals, and they pose significant risks to patient outcomes, including increased morbidity,...
29. An investigation of barriers to seeking urological care among male patients in Taraba State healthcare facilities.
Background of the Study: Urological conditions, such as urinary tract infections, kidney stones, prostate diseases, and erectile dysfunction, are prevalent among men and can significantly impact quality of life (Yakubu et al., 2023). In many regions, includi...
30. An Appraisal of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice in Managing Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Katsina State Hospitals
Background of the Study
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections that affect the urinary system, causing symptoms such as frequent urination, burning sensation during urination, and lower abdominal pain (Ibrahim et al., 2023). U...
31. The Impact of Patient Education on Adherence to Fluid Intake Recommendations Among Kidney Stone Patients in Taraba State
Background of the Study
Kidney stones are solid masses that form in the kidneys and can cause significant pain and discomfort when passed through the urinary tract (Bello et al., 2023). One of the most important aspects of managing kidney stones is pr...
32. An Assessment of Nurses’ Adherence to Catheter Care Protocols in Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in Benue State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly those related to urinary catheters, remain a significant concern in healthcare facilities worldwide. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common types of HAIs, wi...
33. An Examination of Nurses' Role in Reducing the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Infections at Ondo State Specialist Hospital
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions in a healthcare setting. These infections are a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospital stays,...
34. An Examination of Nurses' Role in Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections at National Hospital, Abuja
Background of the Study
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant concern in healthcare settings worldwide, as they are one of the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). CAUTIs are associated with the use of urinary catheters, whi...
35. An Examination of Nurses' Role in Reducing the Incidence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections at Adamawa State Specialist Hospital
Background of the Study
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections, contributing significantly to patient morbidity and healthcare costs (Udo et al., 2023). In hospitals, indwelling urinary catheters are...
36. An Investigation of Nurses' Role in Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial infections, are infections that patients acquire during hospitalization and are not present at the time of admission (World Health Organization [WHO], 2024). These inf...
37. An Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practice of Hand Hygiene at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Background of the Study
Hand hygiene is considered one of the most effective measures to prevent the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and improve patient safety (Nwogwugwu & Ajayi, 2023). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health O...
38. A Study on the Role of Clinical Nurses in Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in Bauchi State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) remain a major public health concern, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs (Adeyemi et al., 2023). These infections, which include surgical site infections, urinary tract infec...
39. An Appraisal of Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Bacterial Infections in Gombe State
Background of the Study
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is one of the most pressing public health threats globally, as the overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of drug-resistant bacterial strains (World Health Organization [WHO], 2024). In Nigeria, an...
40. An examination of the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacterial infections in Yobe State
Background of the Study
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global health concerns of the 21st century. The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains that are increasingly difficult to treat with conventional therapies (World H...
41. An Assessment of Hand Hygiene Practices and Their Impact on Hospital-Acquired Infections in Zamfara State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) represent a significant public health concern globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections, often associated with medical procedures or hospital stays, contribute to increased morbidity, mortality, a...
42. The Effect of Antibiotic Misuse on Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Katsina State
Background of the Study
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health concern that threatens the effectiveness of treatments for various infections, making them harder to treat and leading to longer hospital stays, higher medical costs, and increased mortality rates....
43. The Effect of Antibiotic Misuse on Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Katsina State
Background of the Study
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health concern that threatens the effectiveness of treatments for various infections, making them harder to treat and leading to longer hospital stays, higher medical costs, and increased mortality rates....
44. An investigation of hospital-acquired infections and their statistical impact on patient outcomes in Zamfara State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial infections, are infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare facility. These infections are a major global health concern, contributing to increas...
45. The Effect of Inadequate Sanitation on Maternal Infections in Yobe State
Background of the Study
Sanitation plays a critical role in preventing infections, particularly among pregnant women who are highly vulnerable to diseases due to weakened immune systems. Poor sanitation conditions, such as open defecation, lack of toile...
46. An Evaluation of Hygiene Education Programs for Pregnant Women in Kebbi State
Background of the Study
Hygiene education is a fundamental component of maternal health, as proper hygiene practices during pregnancy can prevent infections, improve birth outcomes, and enhance overall well-being. Poor hygiene during pregnancy has been...
47. The Effect of Open Defecation on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Benue State
Background of the Study
Open defecation (OD) is a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, particularly in rural areas where access to proper sanitation facilities is limited. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF, 2024),...
48. The Effect of Antibiotic Resistance on the Treatment of Bacterial Infections in Yobe State
Background of the Study
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is an increasingly serious global health threat, particularly in low-resource settings where misuse and overuse of antibiotics are common. Yobe State, located in northeastern Nigeria, faces significant challenges related to antibiotic...
49. An Investigation of Hospital-Acquired Infections and Their Management in Zamfara State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial infections, are infections that patients acquire during their stay in healthcare facilities. These infections pose a significant risk to patient safety, particularly in settings where infection control...
50. An assessment of hospital-acquired infections and control measures in Yobe State
Background of the Study
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) represent a serious threat to patient safety and healthcare quality worldwide. In Yobe State, where healthcare infrastructure faces numerous challenges, the prevalence of HAIs such as surgical site infections, urinary tract inf...
