Background: Malaria is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and of public health concern. Long- lasting insecticide- treated bed nets (LLINs) is an effective method of prevention and control of malaria. Aim: To determine the relationship between socio-demographic cha...
Aims: To explore the factors associated with the utilization of ANC services among women of child bearing in Osogbo, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional mixed-methods design was used for this study and both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data...
Aims: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) regards an increasing number of women. The gold standard procedure for the POP is abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Adhesions often occur after pelvic surgery, with a lower incidence after laparoscopy. We present a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy in a patien...
Pollution of water sources by leachate and the toxicity that ensues have been reported globally. However, there is still need to evaluate its effects on reproductive hormones; considering the influence of environment on reproduction and the increasing number of infertility cases...
Aim: The effect of pollution due to gas flaring on men native to Ebocha, in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria was investigated. Materials and Methods: Blood specimens from twenty approximately healthy men from Ebocha community within the age groups 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54...
Objective: It was to evaluate the satisfaction and delay in obtaining blood products during obstetric emergencies at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center. Methodology: This is a prospective study conducted from June 2017 to May 2018, including 252 pregnant women and wo...
Background: The use of household insecticides for the eradication of insects especially mosquitoes in Nigeria is increasing. These insecticides are used without consideration of their adverse effect on human health. Aim: This study was aimed at accessing the effect of common hous...
Background: There is a general belief that Chrysophyllum albidum fruit (cherry) has the ability to induce abortion (miscarriage) in pregnant women due to its sour taste. Aim: This study sought to investigate if this fruit actually induces miscarriage or not. Methods: Freshly harv...
Background: Hormonal methods of birth control are a safe and reliable way to prevent pregnancy for most women. Their uptake rate in comparism to other contraceptive methods in our environment has not been well documented. Objective: To determine the uptake of hormonal contracepti...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea, associated risk factors, and how it is managed among adolescent girls in junior high schools of the Upper East region in Ghana. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. Place a...