ABSTRACT Community pharmacies are major sources of medicines in most communities in Nigeria. Clients visit community pharmacies to seek help in medication therapy from community pharmacist,who has a professional responsibility to protect the public from the dangers of self medication through provision of adequate medication counselling. It is however not known to what extent community pharmacists fulfil this roles. The aim of this study was to examine the nature, extent and adequacy of medica...
ABSTRACT Malaria, a preventable disease, caused by a protozoan parasite, accounts for about 300-500million clinical cases and two million deaths world-wide annually. Ninety per cent of this occurs in countries south of the Sahara. It is responsible for about 25% of all childhood mortality. It is estimated that at least 50% of the population will have at least one attack of malaria in a year. It is one of largest contributor to disease burden in Nigeria. There were two million cases of malaria...
ABSTRACT Background The acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitude in provision of health care services is an important package in order to bring nursing competence, this calls for innovative teaching methodologies due to lack of nursing clinical competence. Objective: To assess the effect of simulation based teaching on improving competence among diploma student nurses, for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in Dodoma Tanzania Methodology: The study was a Quantitative approach by ...
ABSTRACT Background: Children with surgical needs represent a high burden of disease, and lack of access to surgical care continues to threaten the health of millions of children worldwide and limit economic growth and development. Despite these outstanding efforts, failure to notice the need for surgical care for children continues within the global health agenda. Methods: A Hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study in determining the Predictors of Poor Outcome in Emergency Pediatric...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Partograph as a labour record chart that works as an important tool, when used correctly, could help to identify any abnormality when labour is no longer normal andimmediate decision is made for action. Nevertheless, very little is known about the status of knowledge and utilization of partograph among finalist nurse students. Objectives: This study aimed to ass56.3ess the competence on utilization of partograph among the finalist nurse students in Tanzania; this study...
ABSTRACT Background: Primary caesarian section is an operation that is performed for the first time on a pregnant woman. Primary caesarean section is of particular interest because it has an influence on future modes of delivery and is of concern as to what was the indication for procedure in a woman who has never tried her pelvis for vaginal delivery. Objectives: The study intended to determine; prevalence, indications, management outcomes of primary caesarean deliveries and association wit...
ABSTRACT Background: Placenta and umbilical cord are highly specialized organs of pregnancy which support the normal growth and development of the fetus. Any alteration in gross anatomy of the placental appearance, location, number of cotyledons, weight, thickness and circumference and umbilical cord length, entanglement, nuchal cord, cord knots, thickness, insertion and number of umbilical blood vessel may result into adverse fetal outcome such as birth weight, Apgar score and fetal status....
ABSTRACT The study was designed to ascertain the role of mass media on the use of contraceptive among mothers in Alulu Nike, Enugu East L.G.A, Enugu state. The statement of problem is poor use of contraceptives by mothers despite awareness creation on contraceptives through various sources such as mass media, health care providers, families, friends and neighbours. Furthermore, most studies in the past were done at national and international levels while little has been done at the communit...
ABSTRACT Background: Group B streptococcus(GBS) infection is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity.It is usually associated with many pregnancy-related complications such as; urinary tract infections and sepsis for maternal and neonatal. Awareness of maternal and neonatal GBS colonization, predictors and antimicrobial susceptibility is essential in determining the rate of transmission and an antibiotic with minimal selective pressure for resistance against GBS. Despite the preva...
Abstract objective To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with malnutrition among adolescents in a rural Tanzanian community. methods Cross-sectional survey of 1226 randomly selected adolescents from the Dodoma Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in the Chamwino district in the Dodoma region. Anthropometric measurements for weight and height were collected. Height-for-age-z-scores (HAZs) and body mass index (BMI)-for-age-z-scores (BAZs) were computed. Descriptiv...
Abstract Background: Undernutrition poses a serious health challenge in developing countries and Tanzania has the highest undernutrition burden of Eastern and Southern Africa. Poor infant and young child feeding practices have been identified as the main causes of undernutrition. As dietary diversity is a major requirement if children are to get all essential nutrients, it can thus be used as one of the core indicators when assessing feeding practices and nutrition of children. Therefore, ad...
ABSTRACT Normal reference values of haemostatic profile are frequently needed to assist in diagnosis and management of bleeding disorders. Because of the anatomical and physiological differences between neonates and adults, it is essential to know the reference range of coagulation profile in neonates in the first week of life. The aim of this study is to establish a normal reference range for coagulation profile in normal full-term neonates in the first week of life in Lagos-Nigeria. This i...
Abstract Background: Infant and childhood mortality has remained high in developing countries like Nigeria with only marginal reductions achieved over the past two decades despite several interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality from the common causes of death in children. It is therefore important to examine the current pattern of mortality in children and compare it with previous reports from this centre so as to determine if newer interventions are needed or if these current interve...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary complications of diabetes mellitus contribute greatly to the morbidity, mortality, and reduced quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). These complications require multifactorial treatment which includes targeting hyperglycaemia, obesity, hypertension and reduced lung functions among other factors which had been shown to pose challenge to people with T2DM. The inclusion of an appropriate exercise program is thus critical for optimal health i...
Abstract One of the objectives of the present studies is to investigate the possible interaction potential between ciprofloxacin and some representative antimalarial agents