1. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yello...
2. 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...
3. AN ANALYSIS OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Background to the study
Brunekreef and Holgate (2002), Künzli et al. (2000), and Pope et al. (2002) all have considerable evidence that ambient air pollution has an impact on human health. The majority of research has focused on how air pollution a...
4. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY
Background Of The Study
Maternal and child mortality are not new concepts in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival especially in the future generations. It is a saying, that the future of any society depends o...
5. 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...
6. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY
Background Of The Study
Maternal and child mortality are not new concepts in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival especially in the future generations. It is a saying, that the future of any society depends o...
7. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yellowish...
8. 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...
9. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTITUDE OF WOMEN TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMME
Background of Study
Modern family planning helps women to avoid unwanted pregnancies, illegal abortions and child bearing that will threaten their own personal health and that of the children (Ogunbayo, 2007). Family planning involves two concepts &ndas...
10. 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...
11. 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...
12. 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...
13. 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...
14. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PRACTICE OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN NUKKAI, JALINGO TARABA STATE
Background Of The Study
Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk by direct nipple-to-mouth contact or through expressed breast milk. Colostrum, which is the first yellowish and sticky milk produced from the mother's breast...
15. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NASARAWA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Adequate nutrition is crucial for children's optimum growth, health, and development during infancy and early childhood. Breast milk is the best source of nourishment for a newborn, and breastfeeding has been proven to be ben...
16. PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TOWARDS PROVIDING CONTRACEPTIVES TO UNMARRIED ADOLESCENT IN DABI BAKO HEALTH CARE CENTRE, GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL
Background of the Study
Adolescent pregnancy is a worldwide public health issue; the World Health Organization estimates that 20 000 teenagers under the age of 18 give birth every day. Teenager and adolescent are frequently used interchangeably. A...
17. KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND ACCEPTANCE OF FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICE AMONG MARRIED MEN IN OKU CLAN IN UYO LGA
Background of the Study
Family planning among couples is a topic that is rarely talked about as the practice is less likely to be supported by the male counterpart. Family planning practices help individuals or couples to avoid unwanted pregnancies, reg...
18. INFLUENCE OF ADULT EDUCATION ON FAMILY PLANNING
ABSTRACT
The study attempted to investigate the influence of adult education on family planing in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study also reviewed relevant and extensive literature under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey design was em...
19. NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS
ABSTRACT
The nutritional status of children under five years is an indicator of nutritional situation in society. Research estimates that risks related to stunting, severe wasting and intrauterine growth retardation are linked to 2.2 million deaths and 21% of disability-adjusted life ye...
20. EFFECTS OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS ON OESTROUS CYCLE AND UTERINE CONTRACTILITY IN RATS
ABSTRACT
Malaria is increasingly a health burden globally with children under the age of 5 and pregnant women being the most vulnerable. Several antimalarials are available in the market today however; the safety data in pregnancy is inadequate especially the first trimester of pregnanc...
21. SOME UTEROTONIC PROPERTIES OF AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT OF SIDA CORYMBOSA (Fries) IN LABORATORY ANIMALS
ABSTRACT
Uterotonic property is the characteristic innate ability of a substance to spontaneously initiate and maintain uterine contractions due to its chemical composition. Over centuries, sub-saharan Africans have been using Sida corymbosa leaf extract during labour with the claims th...
22. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE UTERINE MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES OF STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
The menstrual cycle is affected by so many various factors e.g. stress and changes in diet and iron. Several other studies showed no significant changes in Hemoglobin Concentration and RBC Count during various phases of menstrual cycle, Twenty student with normal...
23. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PROLONG LABOR AMONG WOMEN AGE 32-45 YEAR
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In Africa particularly Nigeria the major cause of mobility is obstructed or obstacle labor in Africa approximately half million women lose their life in every year. The risk of women d...
24. EVALUATION OF SOME CYTOKINES AND IRON LEVELS IN PREGNANT AND POST PARTUM WOMEN WITH MALARIA PARASITAEMIA IN ABA, NIGERIA
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The essence of this study was to contribute to solving the perennial problem of maternal/foetal morbidity and mortality frequently encountered in malaria endemic areas such as Nigeria. There are cases where anaemia in pregnancy and in post-partum haspersisted inspit...
25. AN EVALUATION OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON AWARENESS LEVEL OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN IMO STATE
Background of the study
Acceptance and usage of family planning among married women in Nigeria has become a sensitive subject, since married women in Nigeria tend to have a large number of children, overlooking the relevance and benefits of family plann...
26. INFLUENCE OF MASS MEDIA AWARENESS ON PROMOTION OF FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
With a growing population tipping towards 200 million people in 2015, experts are beginning to express fears about the capacity of Nigeria in managing such population amid poverty and burden of healthcare. This has prompted the f...
