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Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Discontinuation Among Women in Osogbo, Western Nigeria 尼日利亚西部奥索博妇女停止使用宫内节育器

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-08-11 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I5-6.57837

A. Adeyemi, Da Adekanl, J. Komolafe, A. Afolabi

引用次数: 1

Perception of Routine HIV Counselling and Testing for Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV Infection in Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria 对尼日利亚南南河流州预防母婴传播艾滋病毒感染的常规艾滋病毒咨询和检测的认识

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I1-2.55744

M. Mezie-Okoye, C. Tobin-West

{"title":"Perception of Routine HIV Counselling and Testing for Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV Infection in Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria","authors":"M. Mezie-Okoye, C. Tobin-West","doi":"10.4314/NMP.V57I1-2.55744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NMP.V57I1-2.55744","url":null,"abstract":"Nigeria is ranked the second most HIV/AIDS affected country in the world with 3.5million adults living with the virus and a very high prevalence among young girls and women of the reproductive age groups. Introducing HIV counselling and testing services within existing maternal and child health care package is therefore, a priority intervention for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus in Nigeria, because it provides opportunity for informed decision-making about options for delivery and infant feeding. This study is aimed at determining the perception, acceptance and satisfaction with the HIV counselling and testing services offered in PMTCT centres in Rivers State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at three PMTCT centres in the State, using a semi-structured and pre-tested questionnaire adapted from the National Guidelines for VCT services in Nigeria. Acceptance rate of HIV testing was high (89%), and the degree of satisfaction with services provided was also high (98.6%). However, three major barriers to accessing the services were identified as distance from home 31.7%, cost of transportation to clinics 20.1% and long waiting time to receive test results (16.5%). Overall, 98.1% would recommend the services to other pregnant women. Women were mostly satisfied with the pre-test counselling for HIV and there was high acceptance of HIV testing among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Rivers State. This is calling for the training of more counsellors to meet the different individual counselling needs and to scale up PMTCT services to the primary health centres, nearer to the people for maximum benefits. Key words: Perceptions, VCT, PMTC services, Rivers State, Nigeria","PeriodicalId":85759,"journal":{"name":"The Nigerian medical practitioner","volume":"341 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79537501","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}

引用次数: 3

Post-Neonatal Tetanus in Nguru, Yobe State, North-Eastern Nigeria 尼日利亚东北部约贝州恩古鲁的新生儿破伤风

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I3.55752

R. Akuhwa, M. Alhaji, M. Bello, S. Bulus

引用次数: 15

HIV - sero Positivity and Intestinal Helminthiasis among Children in a Tertiary Health Facility in Benin-City, Nigeria. 尼日利亚贝宁市三级卫生机构儿童中艾滋病毒血清阳性和肠道蠕虫病。

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I3.55750

V. Wagbatsoma, E. Ogbaini, H. Esene, K. Ibadin

{"title":"HIV - sero Positivity and Intestinal Helminthiasis among Children in a Tertiary Health Facility in Benin-City, Nigeria.","authors":"V. Wagbatsoma, E. Ogbaini, H. Esene, K. Ibadin","doi":"10.4314/NMP.V57I3.55750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NMP.V57I3.55750","url":null,"abstract":"To determine the effect of HIV sero - positivity on the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis. Descriptive, crossectional study design was undertaken. A cross sectional study among 496 HIV sero- positive (cases) and 490 HIV sero- negative (controls) children 1 – 15 years attending paediatrics clinic were surveyed for intestinal helminthiasis. Faecal samples were collected and examined for the presence of characteristic helminth ova using formol ether concentration method while intensity of infection was determined using McMaster counting chamber. Overall prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis was 15.4%. Prevalence was higher among the cases, 21.4% than the control, 9.5% and the difference in rate of infection was found to be statistically significant (PÂ 0.0000). The prevalence of helminthiasis is significantly higher among the cases than the controls. It is likely that in the cases, HIV status could have accentuated their susceptibility to helminthiasis. Regular deworming of cases alongside improved personal hygiene should be practiced to reduce infection burden. Key words: HIV sero - positive, intestinal helminth, children, health facility.","PeriodicalId":85759,"journal":{"name":"The Nigerian medical practitioner","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86366900","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}

引用次数: 3

Pattern of Morbidity and Mortality in a Children’s Ward – the Awka Experience 儿童病房的发病率和死亡率模式——Awka的经验

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/nmp.v57i1-2.55745

O. Ejiofor, J. Ofomata

{"title":"Pattern of Morbidity and Mortality in a Children’s Ward – the Awka Experience","authors":"O. Ejiofor, J. Ofomata","doi":"10.4314/nmp.v57i1-2.55745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/nmp.v57i1-2.55745","url":null,"abstract":"Pattern of morbidity and mortality in children in a hospital setting is essential because it serves as a guide to what happens in the larger society. By these findings, health facilities could be modified and improved upon for better management of those cases. To document the pattern of morbidity and mortality in children’s ward of Amaku General Hospital Awka (AGHA) Anambra State, the hospital records of children aged above one month to 18 years admitted to the children’s ward of AGHA from 1st January 2007 to 31st December 2008 were retrieved and reviewed. Of the 491 patients admitted during the period, 400 patients met the criteria for the study. The youngest child was 7 weeks old and the oldest 18 years. The commonest causes of admission were severe malaria (21.75%), Gastroenteritis (15.50%), febrile convulsion (14.75%), pneumonia (13.75%) andHIV/AIDS (10%). The commonest causes of death were severe malaria with anemic heart failure (30.61%), Gastroenteritis with severe dehydration (20.41%), pneumonia (16.33%) and HIV/AIDS (12.25%). Among the deaths, infancy period was mostly affected (36.74%). Having seen the pattern of morbidity and mortality in our area to be infection related, we recommend to government and society the improvement in our environmental sanitation, sustained health education, reducing poverty while promoting routine immunization, growth monitoring, Breastfeeding of our children and introduction of new vaccines. Keywords : Pattern, morbidity, mortality, children’s ward, Awka","PeriodicalId":85759,"journal":{"name":"The Nigerian medical practitioner","volume":"139 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86590875","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}

引用次数: 0

Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction due to diabetes mellitus: An overview 糖尿病引起的心血管自主神经功能障碍:综述

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I1-2.55746

F. Salawu, M. Abdurrahman, A. Olokoba, A. Danburam

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Agenesis of the Gallbladder: A Case Report 胆囊发育不全1例报告

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-06-21 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V57I1-2.55748

J. Ashindoitiang, C. Atimomo

引用次数: 0

Urinary catheter related infections in University of Benin Teaching Hospital(UBTH) Benin City, Nigeria 尼日利亚贝宁市贝宁大学教学医院(UBTH)尿管相关感染

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-01-13 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V55I1-2.49410

R. Mordi, M. Ibadin

引用次数: 1

Prevalence of hypertenstion and other cardiovascular risk factors in an Africa Sub-Urban religious community 非洲郊区宗教社区高血压患病率及其他心血管危险因素

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-01-13 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V55I1-2.49405

B. Adefuye

引用次数: 10

Chlamydia serology and ectopic pregnancy in Ibadin 伊巴达县衣原体血清学与异位妊娠

The Nigerian medical practitioner Pub Date : 2010-01-13 DOI: 10.4314/NMP.V55I1-2.49409

Ma Okunlalo, Km Okonikoko, A. Adeyemi, Fab Adeyeni-Doro

引用次数: 3