Fusarium oxysporum is an important pathogen of a wide range of crop plants. The study was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding a blend of sorghum grains contaminated with Fusarium oxysporum on the blood picture and the histology of the kidney and liver of adult wistar rats. A total of thirty (30) rats of the wistar species weighing betwee... Continue Reading
This project consists of two studies (Study I and Study II). Study I (Methodological study) was used to study the effect of preparation, fixation in buffered formal saline. Storage at +40C for one month and staining techniques on sperm morphological abnormalities. Semen from 150 men in Zaria, were wet fixed in buffered formal saline and examined wi... Continue Reading
The shift of the paradigm of rehabilitation to Community-Based Socio-economic Rehabilitation has paucity of literature to support the bases. This study aimed at determining the sources and distribution of household income and the pattern of household expenditure of leprosy disables and normal persons living in Virgwi, a leprosy village settlement i... Continue Reading
Three Nigerian plants (Annona senegalensis, Azadirachta indica and Vernonia amygdalina) were evaluated for antileishmanial effects in vitro and in vivo using the Leishmania major parasites. It involved the preliminary testing of the hexane, methanol and aqueous extracts of these plants on infected murine macrophages and other cell lines. This was t... Continue Reading
Forty African giant rats (AGRs), (Cricetomys gambianus) were used for morphometric, morphologic, histologic and histochemical studies. The various segments of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) were weighted, measured and photographs taken. Transverse sections of different segments of the GIT were stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin for normal histol... Continue Reading
Disclosure of HIV status especially to sexual partners is an important prevention goal. Many international organizations including UNAIDS, WHO and CDC are emphasizing the importance of HIV status disclosure. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of HIV status disclosure and the factors that are associated with disclosure of HIV stat... Continue Reading
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a spectrum of disease states characterised by progressive immunosuppression. It results from infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which is capable of affecting every organ system in the body. Renal complications are important component of advanced HIV disease, and these complications signifi... Continue Reading
In this study, evaluation of the antidiarrhoeal effect of aqueous fruit extract of Phoenix dactylifera L. on the histology of the small intestine of Wistar rat, a preliminary phytochemical screening of the aqueous fruit extract of Phoenix dactylifera (AEPD) revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids and carbohydrates. Oral ac... Continue Reading
Brassica oleracea (cruciferea) is among the rich unexploited world flora with folkloric medicinal uses (Alonso, 1998). The plant juice has been reported by clinical research to be used in the treatment of gastric ulcers and prevention of ulcers induced by drugs (Cheney, 1952). Gastric lesions result from an imbalance between aggressive and defensiv... Continue Reading
The bark of the West African Pausinystalia yohimbe tree is a traditional aphrodisiac and the source of yohimbine, a prescription drug for impotence. It appears to be modestly effective, but it also presents numerous safety risks. The possible side effect on the haematological parameters and histology of the hypothalamus has not been considered. Thi... Continue Reading
Its widely acknowledge that the performance of a national health system is largely determined by its financing mechanism. Hence, the Federal government through the NHIS is implementing a social health insurance programme and hopes to achieve a more flexible, more innovative and more competitive response to the health sector in order to ensure t... Continue Reading
The study of the effect of oral administration of aluminium chloride on the Hippocampus of wistar rats was carried out in order to ascertain whether the small daily amount of aluminium that gain access to the body produce any accumulation damage to the hippocampus and if there is any association between drinking water containing aluminium and brain... Continue Reading
Lack of reliable and timely population-based data is one of the major constraints in the planning, management and evaluation of programmed aimed at reducing the levels of maternal mortality. The study area, Fika Local Government Area, is a rural L.G.A. with hilly and rocky terrain and poor road network. In addition to a small number of private chem... Continue Reading
The “out of stock syndrome” and irrational drug use with their associated consequences that characterized our health facilities informed the investigations of the operations and management of the drug revolving fund, drug availability and affordability and rational use of drug in General Hospital, Toro, Bauchi State. Objectives: To evaluate the... Continue Reading
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning was carried out on married women in Offa Town, between a reproductive are group of 15 - 45 from 2n*- 27,h September 2000. METHOD Two Stage sampling, proportion sample unit, and random sampling were used depending on the stages. DEMOGRAPHY: Age - group 15-45 was used. The modal class ... Continue Reading