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{"title":"A Dynamic Regression Modeling of the Prevalence of Stroke in South-East of Nigeria","authors":"Christogonus Ifeanyichukwu Ugoh, C. N. Amolo, Akindele Emmanuel Oni, Mercy Chinyere Kalu, Tosin Babatunde Adewale","doi":"10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n43140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n43140","url":null,"abstract":"Stroke is increasingly becoming one of the major public health issues in Nigeria. This study aimed to predicting future prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria in 2022 and 2023, using previous prevalence. The number of patients recorded with stroke (transient ischemic attack) and risk factors hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia (DY), and alcohol (AL) on monthly basis from January 2017 to December 2021 in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital were extracted. The dynamic regression model was applied to the data, best model is selected using Akaike information criterion corrected (AICC), and the model generated is used to predict the number of patients with stroke in 2022 and 2023. A total of 1216 patient records were included in this study. The proportion of hypertension was 51.49%, diabetes mellitus was 7.65%, alcohol was 6.4%, and dyslipidemia was 24.81%. Regression with ARIMA(0,0,1) was the best model. The prediction showed that by December 2022 the number of patients will increase by 29.63% and by December 2023 it will rise to 36.67%. The findings of this study suggest the prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria is high and will still rise in the future. There is still need of further research on stroke and other risk factors towards establishing appropriate policy, preventive and management measures.","PeriodicalId":295840,"journal":{"name":"nternational Journal of Public Health Pharmacy and Pharmacology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130083923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Covid-19’s Socio-Economic Impact On Small and Medium Enterprises and Household Income in Enugu State, Nigeria: The Political Economy Perspective","authors":"Chijindu Abigail Etalong, Ojiugo Chigozie Asogwa-Chibuzo, Thomas Alama Etalong","doi":"10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n44148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n44148","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the world economy and brought about a new normal; among other things, businesses suffered a setback, with household incomes decreasing as a result of job losses and company closures. The main objective of the study is to examine how COVID-19 has affected small and medium-sized companies in Enugu State from a socioeconomic perspective and how that has affected household income. Both primary and secondary sources were employed to gather the data. Small- and medium-sized business owners as well as households in the Enugu metropolitan area received hundred (100) surveys. A percentage and frequency table was then used to assess the data that had been gathered. The results show how the COVID-19 epidemic has impacted consumers' short- and medium-term purchasing power as shown by the rise in demand for critical commodities at the expense of non-essentials due to panic buying. Second, SME operators have a sizable problem as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic-related fall in crude oil prices and the country's currency's subsequent depreciation. Thirdly, the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to operate is harmed and/or they have severe liquidity issues as a result of a steep and rapid decline in demand and revenue. Consumers also experience loss of income, fear of the disease spreading, and greater uncertainty, all of which have a negative impact on their spending and consumption. The study found that by ensuring investment and providing relief to households, the government and big businesses should maintain acting to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and household income.","PeriodicalId":295840,"journal":{"name":"nternational Journal of Public Health Pharmacy and Pharmacology","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125968890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community Participation and Empowerment in Promoting Healthy Communities","authors":"V. Obot, U. U. Afia, Nsidibe Ita Johnson,","doi":"10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n41530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n41530","url":null,"abstract":"Community participation and empowerment could be imperative in achieving healthy communities if properly utilized and implemented. A community is a configuration of individuals, families, and groups whose values, characteristics, interests, geography, or social relations unite them in some way and the word is used to denote both the people living in a place, and the place itself. Community participation and empowerment are community-based actions, policies or programs that are driven by community members which can affect local factors that can influence health, and has the potential to promote healthy communities. This paper on community participation and empowerment in promoting healthy communities discussed concepts such as community participation and empowerment, healthy community, importance of community participation and empowerment, the need for community participation and empowerment, roles of community participation and empowerment on healthy communities, partnerships for healthy communities, components of a healthy community and benefits of healthy communities.","PeriodicalId":295840,"journal":{"name":"nternational Journal of Public Health Pharmacy and Pharmacology","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128264339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Screening Uptake Among Female Non-Health Care Providers in Two Selected General Hospitals in Lagos State","authors":"M. Ajayi, C. A. Owopetu","doi":"10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n4114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijphpp.15/vol7n4114","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical cancer is an abnormal growth of the cells of the cervix which is the lower-most part of the uterus. This cancer can spread to other parts of the body, including the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum. Therefore, this research was aimed at assessing the knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and screening uptake among female non-health care providers working in various departments in two general hospitals in Lagos. Annually, in Nigeria 14,943 cases of cervical cancer are reported: out of these 10,403 women die leading to 28 deaths daily from cervical cancer. However, this needless death can be prevented if the cases are diagnosed early through the cervical screening, knowledge and uptake. The research adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey. The population comprises of 350 female non-health care providers from two selected general hospitals in Lagos Island. The sample size of 165 was determined using Leslie Kish formula. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used to collect data. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that 108 (65.5%) of the respondents knew that abnormal vagina bleeding and bleeding after intercourse are symptoms of cervical cancer while 102 (61.8%) showed that having multiple sexual partners is among the factors for acquiring cervical cancer. Furthermore 113 (68.5%) showed that cervical cancer is preventable while 118 (71.5%) believes that regular cervical screening can prevent cervical cancer and 148 (89.7%) were interested in participating in cervical cancer screening. The knowledge and prevention revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between them. The research concluded that despite the adequate knowledge of cervical cancer screening as reported by the result, the level of screening is still low. It is hereby recommended that female non-health care providers should do cervical cancer screening regularly.","PeriodicalId":295840,"journal":{"name":"nternational Journal of Public Health Pharmacy and Pharmacology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122950612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}