Family planning is an important preventive measure against maternal and child morbidity and mortality. It is an essential component of primary health care and reproductive health. There is relatively high fertility rate in suburban and rural Nigeria despite the efforts of government and other non-governmental family planning services providers. Eve... Continue Reading
Contraceptive counselling for rightful decision making in family planning methods selection is one important reproductive right of a woman. The study aimed to assess quality of contraceptive counselling services in public health facilities of Zamfara state. The study identified the number of formally/certified FP trained service providers, assessed... Continue Reading
In Nigeria rabies is endemic and it is an important public health issue that has remained neglected. This is because of the paucity of data to estimate the true status and the public health impact of the disease. Dogs are the major reservoir of the disease and the route of transmission to humans is mainly via bite from a rabid dog. The consumption ... Continue Reading
Clearing agents are among the most noxious and hazardous chemicals found in histology laboratories. Xylene has probably been the most commonly used chemical in the histology laboratory despite its hazards. There have been several laboratory tests to replace xylene as clearing agent but most of these commercially available substitutes in some cases ... Continue Reading
Drug residues in foods of animal origin are drugs and their metabolites which are found in edible tissues and milk of animals following their medication with specific drugs whose prescribed withdrawal period are not observed. Chloramphenicol (CAP) residues in the food chain are potential hazards to public health. Such hazards include: allergy, anti... Continue Reading
Heavy metal contamination of food crops through irrigation is a major concern due to the potential risk involved. This study was designed to investigate the contamination of food crops grown through irrigation along River Kubanni and Galma, Zaria, with heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Mn, Cd, Cr and Fe). To achieve this, Pb, Cu, Mn, Cd, Cr and Fe concentratio... Continue Reading
Water is an important ingredient for life and it is an effective vehicle for the transmission of diseases when contaminated. Therefore every responsive and responsible government of any country strive to make safe water available and accessible to its populace throughout the year. The study aimed to assess the quality of drinking water in Bosso... Continue Reading
Adverse outcomes of pregnancy include: miscarriages, preterm delivery, low birth weight babies, stillbirth, maternal morbidity and maternal mortality. The most severe adverse outcome of pregnancy is the death of the mother or the offspring. Poor pregnancy outcomes are influenced by a myriad of biological, social and environmental factors. Maternal ... Continue Reading
The capacity of the cranium has in many studies been used to indirectly reflect the volume of the brain, predict mental ability and reflects racial characteristics. The Aim of the present work is to study cranial capacity in relation to other anthropometric parameters and intelligence amongstudents of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Five h... Continue Reading
Phoenix dactylifera contains some phytochemical constituents which have been reported to be associated with different pharmacological activities. Triterpenes and steroids, flavonoids, cardiac glycoside among other phytochemicals have been reported to possess anticonvulsant activity. This study therefore is aimed at evaluating the anticonvulsant act... Continue Reading
Ocimum basilicum is a dicotyledonous shrub grown in most parts of Nigeria. Its medicinal properties had gained popularity in traditional medicine. In addition the leaves are eaten in soups in many homes. It consists of a well defined mixture of flavonoids, vitamins, amino acids, sugars, anions, linalool, tannins, rosmarinic acid, salicylic acid, es... Continue Reading
This is a research work on female genital mutilation among female students and teachers of National Teacher's Institute Kwale, Delta-State. It estimated through proportions the prevalence of FGM among female students and their teachers in National Teacher's Institute Kwale, Delta-State. Recorded complaints of complications were made through indepth... Continue Reading
Mosquito coil is the preferred anti-mosquito product in low income communities because it is cheap and readily available. Burning mosquito coils indoors generates smoke that can repel mosquitoes effectively. However, the smoke contains pollutants of health concern such as carbon monoxide, acenaphthene, penanthrene and benzo(a)pyrene. This study was... Continue Reading
The central theme of this study is healthcare financing with focus on the Social Health Insurance system (National Health Insurance Scheme - NHIS) for Nigeria. Like other developing countries of the world, the Nigerian government has been constrained in its effort to provide free healthcare services to its teeming population largely as a result of ... Continue Reading
Immunization is one of the most cost effective public health interventions, childhood immunization services is provided free by Nigeria government through the Primary Health Care Development Agency. Despite the successes recorded over the years, routine immunization coverage has remained low in our rural communities and a major challenge in reducin... Continue Reading