PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. ACCIDENTS AND THE HEALTH OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Accidents are commonly regarded as intrinsically different from causal sequences that lead to disease and to any other event. As a result accident remains the only major source of morbidity and mortality which many continue to view in extra rational terms such as ‘luck’, ‘chance’ and ‘act of God’. If accidents...Continue Reading »

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• 2. NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SOME LOCAL DRINK

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Beverages are a class of food; they are liquid form and are consumed as such (Olusanya, 2008) They vary in nutritive value, they are consumed either to quench thirst or because of their stimulating effects. The production of beverage dated back to agriculture itself, it was then handled crudely but with the development of Science and Technology,...Continue Reading »

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• 3. ANAEMIA AND PARASITIC INFESTATIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN LIVING IN URBAN SLUMS O...

  » SUMMARY Anaemia is a public health problem that affects about 2 billion people worldwide. It is highly prevalent in developing countries with its prevalence; three to four times higher than that of developed countries as 53% school age children estimated to be suffering from anaemia. In Nigeria, the prevalence ranges from 38.6% in Edo State to 82.6% in Abia State. The consequences include cognitiv...Continue Reading »

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• 4. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS AMONG PATIENTS ACCESS...

  » SUMMARY HIV has remained a major public health problem despite huge financial resources expended by stakeholders at finding cure and mitigating the impact of the disease. With the global estimate of 34 million people living with the virus and 2.5 million new infections, Nigeria ranks second among HIV/AIDS burdened countries with a prevalence of 4.1% and estimated 3.2 million people living with the...Continue Reading »

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• 5. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE CONCERNING CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG MARK...

  » 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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• 6. PATTERN OF FIRST-LINE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS I...

  » 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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• 7. RURAL-URBAN PERCEPTION OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS IN ENUGU ST...

  » 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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• 8. EVALUATION OF SERUM UREA, CREATININE AND TOTAL PROTEININ PRE-ECLAMPTIC WOMEN ATT...

  » ABSTRACT Pre eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pre eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and often a significant amount of protein in urine (proteinuria). The condition begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy(AL Jameil et al.,2014).In severe disease, there may be red blood cell breakdown, ...Continue Reading »

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• 9. EVALUATION OF LIPIDS PROFILE IN TUBERCULOSIS (TB) PATIENTS ON ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ...

  » ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate the levels of serum lipids in tuberculosis (TB) subjects on anti tuberculosis therapy. A total of 60 subjects were recruited for this study. 20 subjects were cases tuberculosis patients not on therapy, 20 were tuberculosis subjects on anti TB therapy for at least three months, and another 20 were apparently healthy subjects used as the control. Plasm...Continue Reading »

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• 10. EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SMOKING ON SOME CARDIAC ENZYMES IN ALBINO RATS. A RESEARCH ...

  » ABSTRACT Marijuana is derived from the hemp plant cannabis sativa which is grown in many tropical areas in the world. It is a green or grey mixture of dried, shedded flower and leaves. Marijuana is the most often used illegal drug in the United States. Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette called a “Joint” (William and Thomas, 2005). Some users mix marijuana into food or use...Continue Reading »

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• 11. EFFECTS OF FIXATION ON TISSUES. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC ON PUBLIC HEALTH

  » ABSTRACT Histology is the study of tissues. For these tissues to be studied properly, they are prepared via various processes. These procedures are known as histological techniques. Tissue processing can be performed manually or by the use of an automated tissue processing machine (a “tissue processor”). Tissue processing schedules for enclosed, automatic processors are devised accordi...Continue Reading »

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• 12. CYTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SPUTUM SAMPLES IN WELDERS. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC ON...

  » ABSTRACT Metal fume fever and pneumosiderosis is an occupational Lung disease acquired when welders are exposure to welding fumes and iron particles during their occupation. A total of one hundred and fifty four (154) sputum samples were collected for the purpose of this study. One hundred and four (104) sputum samples were collected from welders in different locations in owerri. While fifty (50)...Continue Reading »

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• 13. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON SOME HEPATIC FUNCTIONS OF ALBINO RATS. A RESEAR...

  » ABSTRACT In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group ( OH) is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms (Nic et al., 2006). Alcohols are neutral colourless and a water miscible organic solvent and it distributes itself throughout the body. This means that the concentration withi...Continue Reading »

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• 14. COMPARATIVE STAINING OF KIDNEY AND LIVER TISSUE SAMPLES USING AQEOUS LAWS ON IAI...

  » ABSTRACT Two plant extracts: aqs. Lawsoniainermis and aqs.Cnestisferruginea were investigated as substitute dyes against hematoxylin and eosin staining technique. Two methods were employed which are aqs. Lawsoniainermis& eosin staining technique and hematoxylin & aqs. Cnestisferruginea staining technique, they were used firstly to determine their staining potentials. Two groups of liver an...Continue Reading »

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• 15. BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC ON PUB...

  » ABSTRACT Eclampsia is a Greek; means “shining forth” is an acute and life threatening complication of pregnancy, characterized by the appearance oftonic–clonic seizures, usually in a patient who has developed pre eclampsia. Pre eclampsia and eclampsia are collectively called hypertensive disorderof pregnancy and toxemia of pregnancy. Eclampsia includes seizures and coma that happ...Continue Reading »

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• 16. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM TESTOSTERONE, DIGIT RATIO AND BODY COMPOSITION AMONG ...

  » ABSTRACT Digit ratio (2D:4D) is a sexually dimorphic trait, with females having a higher 2D:4D than males. This digit ratio has been associated with numerous behavioural traits and health conditions related to sex hormones. Four hundred and twelve secondary school students (209 males and 203 females) aged 12 to 20 years attending secondary schools within Enugu metropolis, in Enugu state, Nigeria p...Continue Reading »

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• 17. THE HISTORICAL CHANGES ON PLAINTAIN ATTENUATED INDOMETHACIN INDUCED GASTRIC INJU...

  » INTRODUCTION Food starts to be digested and absorbed in the stomach, although absorption is mostly limited to water, alcohol and some drugs. The stomach is an expandable, muscular bag, and it keeps swallowed food inside it by contracting the muscular pyloric sphincter. Food can stay in the stomach for 2 hours or more. Food is broken down chemically, by gastric juice, and mechanically, by contracti...Continue Reading »

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• 18. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF LABORATORY SERVICES AT INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL...

  » ABSTRACT Quality laboratory services are essential and integral part of improved health outcome especially for HIV/AIDS patients on ART. We aimed to assess clients‘ satisfaction with laboratory services as an indicator of quality and factors affecting quality of laboratory services from service providers‘ perspective. We conducted a hospital based cross sectional study from January Apr...Continue Reading »

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• 19. EFFECTS OF PHOENIX DACTYLIFERAON SOME REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS AND HORMONAL PROFILES ...

  » ABSTRACT Phoenix dactylifera (Date palm) belongs to the family Arecaceae and its leaves, barks, pits, fruits and pollens have anticancer, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, anti inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities. It is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, steroids, flavonoid, saponins and simple sugars.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of aqueous ...Continue Reading »

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• 20. EFFECT OF VITAMINS C AND E ON MEMORY IN ADULT MICE. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC ON ...

  » ABSTRACT Vitamins C and E are naturally present in some foods and are available as dietary supplements. While vitamin C is also known as L ascorbic acid, vitamin E is a generic name for tocopherols and tocotrienols each with α, β, γ and δ subunits. Neurobehavioural models have been used to study behaviour in animals with models specific for each animal species and behaviour....Continue Reading »

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