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Assessment of Adolescent Girls' Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practice in Ede South Local Government Secondary Schools, Ede, Osun State 奥松州埃德南部地方政府中学少女经期卫生知识和实践评估

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-09-16 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i2.417

Adeola Oshineye, O Olayanju, T Adeami, K Azi, A James, P Onifade, O Benedicta

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Extension of Short Rate Model Under a Lévy Process lsamvy过程下短期利率模型的推广

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i2.464

Dr A. M. Udoye

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Analysis and simulation of HIV/AIDS transmission dynamics and control strategies HIV/AIDS传播动态与控制策略分析与仿真

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.441

Kehinde Bashiru, Ojo O Aduroja, Mutiu L Olaosebikan, Asimiyu O Oladapo, Abiodun F Olatunji, Aasim A Dhikrullah, Mutairu K Kolawole

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Cervical Cancer Screening and Vaccination: Profiling Determining Factors Influencing Uptake among Health Workers in Abuja, Nigeria 宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种:尼日利亚阿布贾卫生工作者中影响接种的因素分析

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.435

Adekemi Afolasade Awe, Folasade Omowumi AINA, Mary, A Oyedele, Samuel O Dada

{"title":"Cervical Cancer Screening and Vaccination: Profiling Determining Factors Influencing Uptake among Health Workers in Abuja, Nigeria","authors":"Adekemi Afolasade Awe, Folasade Omowumi AINA, Mary, A Oyedele, Samuel O Dada","doi":"10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.435","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical Cancer (CC) remains one of the leading causes of death among reproductive-age females globally. Screening and vaccination of CC are still low among females, hence the increase in the death toll from the disease. This study investigated the factors influencing the uptake of cervical cancer screening and vaccination among reproductive-age female workers at selected hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria. Using a descriptive quantitative design, self-administered questionnaires were used to gather data from a total of 160 participants. The validity and reliability of the instrument were ensured with a Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.899. The collected data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p <0.05 significance level using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0. Good knowledge and poor attitudes about cervical cancer screening and vaccination were documented in this study. As reported in this study, identified factors influencing the uptake of CC screening include the cost of screening and vaccination, availability of service, economic status of the individual, and level of education. There was no significant relationship between the level of knowledge of cervical screening and vaccination and the uptake among the participants (p=0.178). Our study suggests that knowledge did not translate into the uptake of cervical cancer screening among study participants. Other factors were responsible. Therefore, multi-dimensional approaches toward addressing limiting factors to the uptake of cervical cancer screening and vaccination should be encouraged. Making screening facilities available and at a subsidised rate may encourage increased uptake. Continuous public health education and enlightenment are also recommended. Keywords: Cervical Cancer, Screening Uptake, Influencing Factors, Reproductive Age Women.","PeriodicalId":497163,"journal":{"name":"Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136364283","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}

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Biostratigraphical investigation of middle-early Miocene sediments from a section of AK-1 well, onshore Niger Delta: Insights from calcareous nanofossils 尼日尔三角洲AK-1井段中新世中早期沉积物的生物地层研究:来自钙质纳米化石的见解

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.439

Kabirat Adebiyi, Olugbenga Fajemila, Moshood Olayiwola

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Inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus fermentii and Lactococcus lactis against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms 发酵乳杆菌和乳酸乳球菌对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的抑制作用

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.460

Aminat Fajingbesi, M. M Sheikh-Lemu, M. O Tella, O. T. Ganiyu, S. Y. Biyaosi

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On the action of a fuzzy group on a fuzzy set 关于模糊群对模糊集的作用

Fountain Journal of National ad Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-28 DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v12i1.445

Lukman Shina Akinola

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