Medicine

THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOL OF HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT IN ABU TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA: A 12-MONTH RETROSPECTIVE STUDY (NOVEMBER 1997- NOVEMBER 1998)

ABSTRACTHypertension or high blood pressure has been described by the world Health Organisation (WHO), expert committee on arterial hypertension as, the persistent elevation of arterial blood pressure. (4) Hypertension is a very common condition which if untreated increases the risk of complicati...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 7237 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PREVENTION OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTION IN MAKURDI VIA THE PUBLIC LATRINE SYSTEM

ABSTRACTThis descriptive cross-sectional study assessed the community's knowledge of the relationship between excreta disposal and health, their sanitary practices regarding excreta disposal as well as factors militating against public latrine utilization in Makurdi town of Benue State, Nigeria. ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 12716 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON CASES OF UNUSUAL SKELETAL DISORDER IN PARTS OF DAMATURU TOWN OF YOBE STATE

ABSTRACTThe study was carried out in Pawari and shehuri communities of Damaturu town, the Yobe State capital that were afflicted with an unusual skeletal disorder affecting the children (0 - 14yrs.) of the area. The study was aimed at finding out the nature and magnitude of the disorder as well a...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 9598 words | 📚 5 chapters

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IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

ABSTRACTThe lymphocyte sub-populations cd3, CD4, CDS, CDI9 were determined in the blood of fifty patients each with acute uncomplicated Neisseria gonorrhoea: Chlamydia trachomatis and Haemophilus ducreyi genital infection. Macrophage migration inhibition factor (MIF) test to purified protein deri...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 9071 words | 📚 5 chapters

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BASAL GASTRIC ACID SECRETION AND MUCIN FRACTIONS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND PEPTIC ULCER PATIENTS

ABSTRACTThirty patients with endoscopically proven peptic ulcer and thirty healthy adult volunteers with no history of dyspepsia, were admitted to this study. Basal gastric juice were obtained in the fasting state for measurement of basal acid output, analysis of gastric mucin fractions and pH st...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 7189 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS AMONG IN-SCHOOL FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACTA cross sectional study of 400 randomly selected in-school female adolescents in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, to determine their level of knowledge about AIDS and the influence of such knowledge on their sexual behaviour. Structured questionnaire and Focus Group Discuss...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 12408 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AND HEALTH PROFILE OF THE RESIDENTS OF KONGO CAMPUS

A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

ABSTRACTA Comparative analysis of the bacteriological quality of water supply sources and heath profile of the residents of Kongo Campus, Ahmadu Bello University was carried out. The study involved the determination of the faecal coliform count and residual chlorine concentrations of water sample...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 8331 words | 📚 5 chapters

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NEEDLE PRICK AND SHARPS INJURIES AMONG PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKRES

A CASE STUDY OF TANGAZA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, SOKOTO STATE

ABSTRACTNeedle prick and sharps injuries (NP/SI) are common among health care workers (HCWs). The NP is the commonest route by which health care providers acquire blood born diseases from patients. PHC workers get exposed to accidental NP/SI during their routine hospital activities. Abuse of i...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 9997 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE KNOWLEDGE, OPINION AND ATTITUDE OF NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVANTS TOWARDS THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (NHIS) THE CASE OF SOKOTO STATE

ABSTRACTThe 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 healthca...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 97 pages | 🧠 7159 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF SOME ANTHROPOMETRIC AND REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAVID AND MENOPAUSAL NIGERIAN WOMEN

ABSTRACTThis study investigated some anthropometric and reproductive characteristics associated with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) and menopause among Nigerian women. Subjects for this study were drawn from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria and were divided into two groups viz; a ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 10815 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INTERACTIONS OF QUININE AND SEROTONERGIC AGENTS IN PENTOBARBITONE - INDUCED SLEEP IN RATS

ABSTRACTThe interactions between quinine serutuninergic agents on the EEG, EMG changes and behavioural sleep induced by pentobarbitone were studied in rats. All drugs were injected i ntr aper i tonealy. The sedative-hypnotic effect of pentobarbitone (5-30mg./kg) was found to be dependent on dose,...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 7033 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE IN AZARE TOWN

ABSTRACTA global perspective of high infant morbidity and mortality, high prevalence of malnutrition and low prevalence of breastfeeding heralded the global declaration to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding through the baby friendly hospital initiative in 1990. Several hospitals w...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 97 pages | 🧠 6484 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SPUTUM SMEAR CONVERSION IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) is a high burden global problem. Nigeria ranks fifth among the 22 high burden TB countries globally and first in Africa. Directly observed treatment shortcourse (DOTS) is central to all TB control programs. One indicator of assessing the effectiveness of DOTS is throug...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 7911 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECTED CASES OF TICK-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER

A CASE STUDY OF NORTHERN BORNO STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACTTick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a bacterial disease caused by Borrelia species which is transmitted to humans by infected ticks. The disease occurs worldwide. In West Africa, geographical distribution of Borrelia is classically limited to the Sahel and Saharan regions; there are n...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 12917 words | 📚 5 chapters

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REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY TRAINING CENTRE, SAYE VILLAGE, ZARIA. SPACE INTEGRATION AS A BASIS FOR HOSPITAL PLANNING

ABSTRACTThe issue of space integration in hospital planning is one that should be considered to be of great importance. The intent of this thesis is to underline the possibility of using architecture to integrate spaces in hospital design. The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Center, Sa...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 9222 words | 📚 5 chapters

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