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. ABSTRACT Lassa fever is an acute viral illness characterized by multi-organ failure and hemorrhagic manifestations. Lassa fever is most frequently diagnosed in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, although sporadic cases have recorded in other West Africa countries,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of Study Lassa fever is one of the diseases for which weekly epidemiological reporting to the health authorities is being done in Nigeria. A rapidly changing epidemiological pattern had been reported over the years (Ogbu, Ajuluchukwu and Uneke, 2007). It causes mortality and morbidity where outbreaks... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study  Lassa fever (LF) or Lassa haemorrhagic fever (LHF) is an acute viral illness caused by the Lassa virus which was first discovered and isolated in 1969 in the town of Lassa in Borno State of Nigeria. Lassa virus is a member of the Arenaviridae virus. The primary host of the virus is... Continue Reading

TYPES AND CAUSES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: A CASE STUDY OF LASSA FEVER AMONG THE PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE ABSTRACT Lassa fever is endemic in west Africa, where it probably kills several thousand people each year. With access to the region improving, the opportunity, and the need, to improve our... Continue Reading

Chapter one INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background of the study Abortion is a relatively used term. It is the word used to describe the act of termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a foetus or embryo prior to viability. The term “Abortion” most commonly refers to the induced removal of human pregnancy. It could... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the study Pregnancy is almost certainly the greatest physiological stress and the most common major change of the normal biological process to which the woman is subjected during her life. Anemia is the most common nutritional problem among women and is on the wholerampant among pregnant women... Continue Reading

LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF ANEMIAIN PREGNANCY AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN NIGERIA(A CASE STUDY OF IBESIKPO-ASUTAN LGA) Abstract The present study revealed that the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 57% which is a severe public health problem. The foregoing discussion has indicated that anaemia during pregnancy is a result of many... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Background: Transmission of HIV from pregnant mothers to their children is a key route of HIV transmission in Nigeria. Nigeria contributes up to 30% of the global PMTCT gap and coverage of PMTCT services has however remained low at less than 19% - falling short of both the universal access and National Strategic Plan targets. The current... Continue Reading

IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH) DEPARTMENT OF NURSING  SCIENCES, ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the factors influence the utilization of PMTCT services among pregnant women in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is an established fact that anaemia remains a threatening health condition among pregnant women in our society as such: the research project reviews the current knowledge of pregnant women regarding the level of health education in the prevention of anaemia among pregnant women. This research was concluded using a self-developed... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is an established fact that anaemia remains a threatening health condition among pregnant women in our society as such: the research project reviews the current knowledge of pregnant women regarding the level of health education in the prevention of anaemia among pregnant women. This research was concluded using a self-developed... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the factors influence the utilization of PMTCT services among pregnant women in antenatal clinic in University of... Continue Reading

Chapter one Introduction 1.1 Background to the Study Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and first cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide with a world number of new cases estimated at 1,384,155 in 2008.[1] Its worldwide prevalence is still on the rise[2, 3] and nowadays breast cancer is considered to be an increasing public health... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0  INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY        Typhoid Fever is a world wide disease which creates a very serious public healthy problem. In many under develop countries; the word health organization (WHO) estimated that about one person out of ever hundred (100) is suffering from typhoid fever. The also identify... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study Malaria is one of the most important causes of morbidity in the world. It is a vector borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protista of the genus Plasmodium. The disease is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes which carry infective sporozoite stage of Plasmodium... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project, Expert System on Avian and Fever Diagnosis, is a software system tailored for use in the Diagnosis of Avian Fever Diseases. The software is an expert system with a database containing an expert knowledge. The user only uses it to determine whether he or she has any of the diseases within its domain and also Present expert... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project, Expert System on Avian and Fever Diagnosis, is a software system tailored for use in the Diagnosis of Avian Fever Diseases. The software is an expert system with a database containing an expert knowledge. The user only uses it to determine whether he or she has any of the diseases within its domain and also Present expert... Continue Reading

(A CASE STUDY OF ABSUTH) ABSTRACT This research work is concerned with the time series analysis on the rate of typhoid fever cases in Abia state from 2001-2010, with Abaia state university teaching hospital Aba as a case study. This survey was carried out using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Enteric fever is caused by a rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria with Pesitrichus flagella known as Salmonella Typhi. Entero bactrioceal and unhabit the large bowel of human including children. They are found in most food poisoning and traceable to fecal contaminants. They grow both acrobically and anaerobically and are the main cause of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Enteric fever is caused by a rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria with Pesitrichus flagella known as Salmonella Typhi.  Entero bactrioceal and unhabit the large bowel of human including children.  They are found in most food poisoning and traceable to fecal contaminants.  They grow both acrobically and anaerobically and are the main cause... Continue Reading

Abstract Malaria is a global disease that is predominant in the tropics and caused by blood parasites. The female anopheles mosquito transmits these parasites to humans. Malaria has a great morbidity and mortality than any other infectious diseases of the world. Typhoid fever is also known to be one of the most deadly diseases of our time and it... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the antibacterial activity of Phyllanthus amarus (Schum and Thonn) extract against Salmonella typhi causative agent of typhoid fever at the laboratories of the Departments of Chemistry and Theoretical and Applied Biology of the College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the antibacterial activity of Phyllanthus amarus (Schum and Thonn) extract against Salmonella typhi causative agent of typhoid fever at the laboratories of the Departments of Chemistry and Theoretical and Applied Biology of the College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,... Continue Reading

                                                                                           Abstract Malaria is a global disease that is predominant in the tropics and caused by blood parasites. The female anopheles mosquito transmits these parasites to... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. .i CERTIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF ABREVIATIONS... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Introduction Typhoid fever (TF) continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries. In Uganda, an outbreak of typhoid fever in Kasese District sickened 8092 persons from 27 December 2007 to 30 July 2009, resulting in at least 249 intestinal perforations and 47 deaths. Objectives The study was aimed at assessing... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky is the major insect pest seen damaging stored maize in Zimbabwe. The environmental hazards of synthetic insecticides, the unreliability supply and high costs of these chemicals resulted in the search for cheaper and safer use of the naturally available plant material to control this pest. This study... Continue Reading

                   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study Cooperative has been the bedrock of promoting women through its numerous income-yielding ventures that will stimulate the economic status of women.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigates the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative and their effects on women socio-economic stability. A survey method was used for the study. The research questions that guided the study were: what are the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative society? To what extents do cooperatives affect women... Continue Reading