Medicine

HEALTH SYSTEM FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIENT SATISFACTION WITH ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY SERVICES IN PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA, FCT

ABSTRACTPatient satisfaction is a personal evaluation of health care services provision. Clients who are not satisfied with health service may have worse outcomes. The potential number of people eligible for ART is set to increase in low and middle income countries and the private health sector h...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 12424 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AMONGST PARTURIENTS AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER NGURU

A CASE STUDY OF YOBE STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACTMalaria infection during pregnancy is a major health problem with substantial risks for the mother, fetus and the neonate. In Nigeria, malaria contributes to an estimated 11% of maternal mortality. An estimated 65% of Nigeria's population lives in poverty and poverty is a major factor aff...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 8421 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SERO-CONVERSION AMONG RABIES VACCINATED DOGS

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTPreventive vaccination against rabies virus is a highly effective means for rabies prevention but some animals do not reach the minimal prevention threshold level for neutralizing antibodies. To assess sero-conversion among dogs that were given rabies vaccination in Kaduna metropolis of K...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 8524 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PREVALENCE OF LISTERIA SPECIE IN LOCALLY PROCESSED MILK

A CASE STUDY OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTListeriosis is an emerging zoonoses requiring continuous surveillance in order to prevent outbreaks in humans. The disease can develop after consumption of a wide range of foods such as meat products, dairy products especially in ripened cheeses, delicatessen products, fish and seafood pr...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 6483 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN SHEEP AND GOATS KEPT IN HOMES AND ASSESSMENT OF OWNERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTBrucellosis is a zoonotic disease associated with significant morbidity leading to increased rates of spontaneous abortions in livestock and also poses a serious human health hazard. This study sought to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in sheep and goats kept in homes in Zaria tow...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 8704 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AMELIORATIVE EFFECTS OF FRACTIONATED EXTRACTS OF VITEX SIMPLICIFOLIA LEAF ON BLOOD GLUCOSE AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN ALLOXAN- INDUCED DIABETIC WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTHerbal medicine is the oldest form of health care known to mankind. A concoction of Vitex simplicifolia leaf is widely used in sub Saharan Africa for treatment of diabetes mellitus and a lot other diseases. The study investigated the hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant and hepato-ren...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 6405 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECTS OF SUBACUTE EXPOSURE TO MOSQUITO COIL SMOKE ON NEURO-BEHAVIOUR, THE HIPPOCAMPUS, CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR CORTICES OF ADULT WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTMosquito 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,...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 6298 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CONSEQUENCES OF DISCLOSURE AMONG ADULT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV REGISTERED AT GENERAL HOSPITAL IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTHIV/AIDS is a disease of public health concern with 36.7 million people living with the disease worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 70% of the global burden. In Nigeria 3.5 million people are living with the disease. The prevalence in Akwa Ibom state is 6.5% more than double the na...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 7774 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSAY VERSUS GENEXPERT MTB/ RIF IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS

ABSTRACTPatients with HIV experience high mortality and severe morbidity if co-infected with tuberculosis. This is especially true in countries of sub-Saharan Africa like Nigeria with high burden of both diseases where diagnostic capacity for TB in HIV positive patients is poor. Early diagnosis a...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 12974 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DETERMINANTS OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AMONG CLIENTS OF AUTOMOBILE REPAIR WORKSHOPS

A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

ABSTRACTAccording to the World Health Organization, about 1.24 million people die every year as a result of road traffic accidents. Nigeria, like other developing countries, has a high rate of road traffic accidents, one of the highest accident rates in Africa. The aim of the study was to identif...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 10264 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DISTRIBUTION OF ABO AND RH (D) BLOOD GROUPS AND ASSOCIATED TRAITS

A CASE STUDY OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, OBANGEDE, KOGI STATE

ABSTRACTIn the last five decades, genetic structure of populations are being studied in via ABO blood groups system, mtDNA and Y chromosome makers to understand history of human migration and relatedness of ethnic groups settled in close proximity. In the present study, the distribution of ABO an...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 7140 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF Citrullus lanatus (Water melon) SEED ON THE LIVER OF ETHANOL TREATED ADULT WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTThe present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Citrullus lanatus (water melon) seed on the liver of ethanol treated adult Wistar rats. Twenty Five number of Wistar albino rats were grouped, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Group 1 and 2 (Negative Control group ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 8539 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS ALLIUM SATIVUM (GARLIC) EXTRACTS ON LEAD-INDUCED CHANGES ON THE HIPPOCAMPUS AND CEREBELLUM OF WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTLead is a widespread environmental and industrial pollutant which is used in food preservation, cosmetics, pharmaceutical companies and laboratories. Despite many efforts to minimize lead poisoning, it continues to be a major health concern in many developing and developed countries.The p...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 6673 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MOMORDICA charantia ON HISTO-MORPHOLOGY OF KIDNEY AND LIVER AND HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF ADULT ALBINO RATS

ABSTRACTMomordica charantia is one of the plants commonly used among the rural dwellers in Northern Nigeria for the treatment of high blood sugar. It is also used as abortifacient for birth control, antilipedemia for the control of obesity and antivirus for the treatment of viral infections. It i...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 8084 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SUBSTANCE USE AMONG OUT-OF-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS

A CASE STUDY OF BWARI AREA COUNCIL OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA

ABSTRACTSubstance use among adolescents has become one of the most disturbing health related phenomena world wide, with consequent physical, social and or mental complications. This menace could ruin the life and future of our youths, community and the nation in general. United Nations Children F...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 8987 words | 📚 5 chapters

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