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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Sex education is one of the major determinants of future stability in families of the nation. Unfortunately, in Nigeria today while time and money are being spent on curriculum work and school environment, surprisingly, little time and attention are paid to the crucial issues of sex education. Sex education is a comprehensive and systematic deve...Continue Reading »
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» Health, according to the World Health Organization (WHO, 1991) is the state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health education is an activity aimed at improving health related knowledge, attitude and behaviour. It is used in schools to help students/pupils make intelligent decision about health related issues. There are many ways...Continue Reading »
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» SUMMARY Snakebite is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, with an annual incidence of about 497 cases per 100,000 populations, in Nigeria. Studies revealed that only about 8.5% Nigerian snakebite victims sought treatment in hospitals. The aim is to identify the factors associated with snakebite and assess the health seeking behavior among residents of Kaltungo LGA. This Cross sectional ...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT Background: cervical cancer is a spectrum that ranges from dysplasia to invasive cancer. The late stage of the disease result with distant metastasis involving surrounding tissues and deposits in organs like the liver, lungs and bones. Poor public health awareness has contributed to late diagnosis of this disease, therefore there is need to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice with...Continue Reading »
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» SUMMARY Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the availability of Short course regimens of first line drugs that can cure around 90% of cases, TB remains a major global health problem causing ill health among millions of people each year. It ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide. In 2012, near...Continue Reading »
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» SUMMARY Mycobacterium bovis is present in animals in most developing countries where surveillance and control activities are often inadequate or unavailable and pasteurization is rarely practiced. In Nigeria, the disease is sporadic. The current status on the actual prevalence rate of bovine tuberculosis at a national level is unknown but from the limited survey research which has been reported ov...Continue Reading »
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» SUMMARY 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, antibacterial resistance, carcinogenicity, gen...Continue Reading »
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» SUMMARY Rabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus. It is endemic in Nigeria and dog is the main reservoir of this disease of public health significance. A cross sectional study was carried out in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory to assess the prevalence and knowledge of rabies in this area. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of rabies in slaugh...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT The elderly (60 years +) constitute more than 7% of the world population and in Nigeria constitute about 5.2% of the population based on the 2006 population census. The elders apart from being repositories of our culture and tradition also helps in mediation for peace as well as take care of children orphaned by current ravaging diseases including HIV/AIDS. The objective of this study is ...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT World Health Organization (WHO) earmarked Human African Trypanosomiasis for elimination from Nigeria in 2015, making it one of the Country’s (Nigeria) priority diseases listed for surveillance through integrated disease surveillance and response. HAT is a major public health problem in sub Saharan Africa, where it affects mainly the rural poor and is usually fatal when untreated. Th...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT Background: Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by Acid bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is one of the commonest infectious diseases in the world. It remains a world wide public health problem despite the fact that the causative agent was discovered more than 100 years ago and effective drugs and vaccine are available making tuberculosis a preventable and...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Ever since Emperor Otto Von Bismarck of Germany enacted the mandatory legislation on the “sickness funds” for working Germans in 1883, different models of health insurance have continued to evolve worldwide albeit with the same general insurance principles. In the developed world, insurance in one form or the other is a veritable and...Continue Reading »
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» INTRODUCTION Infection is one of the most important problems in health care services worldwide. It constitutes one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality associated with clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.1,2 Health care workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of needle stick injuries and blood borne pathogens as they perform their clinical activities in a hospital.3 They a...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT The study deals with students’ awareness to development and health issues that is, Health Education as a paradigm of vision 2020 in Nigeria nation, gotten from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Health, Environmental Education and Human Kinetics and Computer Science in the University of Benin. The sample consisted of 121 students drawn from three departments, only 110 respond...Continue Reading »
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» 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 mean a plan or arrangement which takes place in the foetus before it can develop ...Continue Reading »
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of Study Statement of Problem Purpose of Study Significance of Study Research of Study Limitation of Study Delimitation Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW Types of Abortion Reasons why Adolescents engage in abortion Consequences of induced abor...Continue Reading »
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Research Questions Hypotheses Scope of Study (Delimitation) Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Identification of Aids: Causative Agent, Signs/Symptoms Mod...Continue Reading »
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification ` Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Delimitation of Study Limitation of Study Definitions of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Theoretical Framework to the Study Trends in Adolescent...Continue Reading »
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of Study Research Question Significance of the Study Scope and Delimitation Limitation of Study Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Concept of Family Planning Different family planning methods Impor...Continue Reading »
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