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Is there racial/ethnic variance in cervical cancer- specific survival of older women in the united states? 美国老年妇女宫颈癌特异性生存率是否存在种族/民族差异?

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-10 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55428

L. Holmes, J. Hossain

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Knowledge, attitude and provision of emergency contraception among health professionals in Borno state northern Nigeria 尼日利亚北部博尔诺州卫生专业人员的知识、态度和紧急避孕措施的提供

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-10 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55433

A. Geidam, A. Kullima, G. Sadiq

{"title":"Knowledge, attitude and provision of emergency contraception among health professionals in Borno state northern Nigeria","authors":"A. Geidam, A. Kullima, G. Sadiq","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55433","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and \u0000provision of emergency contraception among health \u0000professional’s (physicians, pharmacist and nurse/midwives) in Borno State in northern Nigeria. \u0000Methods: A validated self administered questionnaires \u0000issued to randomly selected physicians, pharmacist and \u0000nurses/midwives. The questionnaire enquired about \u0000knowledge, attitudes and provision of emergency \u0000contraception. Results: Overall awareness about emergency contraception is 80.6% among the health professionals, but was lower among nurse/midwives (69.8%). The awareness of the various methods of emergency contraceptives was poor, with only 97 (49.5%) of the respondent aware of Estrogen as a method and only 10(5.1%) knows that Danazol can be use for \u0000emergency contraception. In 20 (10.2%) of the cases the \u0000respondent were not sure of the correct timing of EC. Only 71 (36.2%) of the respondents had ever provided EC before. Among the professional groups, physicians were more likely to approve the use while pharmacists were more likely to have provided EC before. Conclusion: Although the awareness of emergency contraception among health care providers in Borno State is high, its provision and the knowledge of the various methods \u0000are poor. There is the need of re-educating our health \u0000professionals on emergency contraception. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Emergency contraception, Health professionals, \u0000Knowledge, Attitude","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"411 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79887451","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: 6

Prevalence of urinary Schistosomiasis in Umuowele, Agulu community, Anambra state, Nigeria 尼日利亚阿南布拉州阿古鲁社区Umuowele尿路血吸虫病流行情况

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-10 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55435

E. Ude, O. Akinwal, C. Ukaga, M. Ajayi, D. Akand, P. Gyang, M. Adeleke, A. Dike

{"title":"Prevalence of urinary Schistosomiasis in Umuowele, Agulu community, Anambra state, Nigeria","authors":"E. Ude, O. Akinwal, C. Ukaga, M. Ajayi, D. Akand, P. Gyang, M. Adeleke, A. Dike","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55435","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To apply molecular techniques in producing a \u0000proper data on the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in Umuowele community located around Agulu Dam, Southwest Nigeria. Methods: Urine samples from 108 pupils were screened for schistosomiasis using haematuria and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of schistosome Dra1 repeat. Six snails collected from the human-water contact site in the lake were also screened for schistosome infection by PCR \u0000amplification of the Dra1 repeat while PCR-Restriction \u0000Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used for \u0000snail species identification. Results: Haematuria revealed 48.1% prevalence rate among the pupils while PCR showed 58.3%. Three snails were also positive for schistosome infection one of which was identified \u0000as Bulinus truncatus while the other two belonged to the \u0000genus, Physa. Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of S. haematobium infection among the participants. PCR was able to detect infection in cases otherwise shown to be negative by haematuria, thereby making it possible for all the infected participants to receive treatment. Bulinus truncatus is one of the snails which may be responsible for the transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in the community. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Bulinus truncatus, Schistosoma haematobium, \u0000PCR-RFLP, schistosome infection.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75794305","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: 5

Toxicological profiles of commercial herbal preparation, Jobelyn 商业草药制剂的毒理学概况，Jobelyn

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-10 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I4.55438

J. Eniojukan, B. Aina

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引用次数: 9

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of salmonellae isolated from food handlers and cattle in Lagos, Nigeria 从尼日利亚拉各斯的食品加工人员和牛身上分离的沙门氏菌的抗微生物药物敏感性

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55421

S. Smith, M. Bamidele, H. Goodluck, M. Fowora, A. Emmanuel, Omonigbehin, B. Opere, O. Aboaba

{"title":"Antimicrobial susceptibilities of salmonellae isolated from food handlers and cattle in Lagos, Nigeria","authors":"S. Smith, M. Bamidele, H. Goodluck, M. Fowora, A. Emmanuel, Omonigbehin, B. Opere, O. Aboaba","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55421","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Food handlers play an important role in the \u0000transmission of typhoid bacilli and other Salmonella spp. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella spp. from food handlers and cattle and compare the patterns with specimens from patients. Methods: A total of 206 stool samples from apparently healthy food handlers from bukkas (cafeteria) and 100 stool samples from cattle were collected in Lagos Metropolis between June 2006 and June 2007. The prevalence and susceptibility patterns of the S. typhi isolates from the samples and those obtained from the stool samples of 27 patients were determined. \u0000Results: Salmonella species isolated from the stool samples collected from food handlers were S. typhi, S. enteritidis, S. choleraesuis, S. paratyphi A and S. arizona with prevalence of 6.8%, 5.3%, 2.9%, 1.5% and 0.5%, respectively. S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium were isolated from 100 faecal cattle samples with prevalence of 12% and 3%, respectively. Nearly all the isolates (including the clinical isolates) were sensitive to nitrofurantoin, nalidixic acid, and ofloxacin, while \u0000all were sensitive to ciprofloxacin. Conclusion: Food handlers working in bukkas (cafeteria) and cattle are possible reservoirs of Salmonalle species in Lagos. Other than fluoroquinolones, Salmonalle species exhibit high levels of resistance to most antibiotics. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Salmonella species; Food handlers; Cattle, \u0000Antibiotic resistance; Lagos.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78101972","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: 24

Success of the Control of Tuberculosis in Nigeria: A Review 尼日利亚结核病控制的成功:回顾

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I1.55382

P. Erah, W. Ojieabu

{"title":"Success of the Control of Tuberculosis in Nigeria: A Review","authors":"P. Erah, W. Ojieabu","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I1.55382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I1.55382","url":null,"abstract":"Tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as the single leading cause of death from any single infectious agent and has continued to be a major public health problem all over the world. Of the over 14 million cases worldwide reported by World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2008, Nigeria ranked fifth in terms of incidence. Depending on the prevailing social factors such as socioeconomic status of the people, malnutrition, crowded living conditions, incidence of HIV/AIDS, level of development of health infrastructures, quality of available control programmes, degree of drug resistance to anti-tuberculous agents, etc, prevalence, patterns of presentation, and outcomes of treatment from TB can vary from one country to another and from one region of a country to the other. Attempts to deal with \u0000the problems of the disease led to the development of Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) by WHO in 1995, and more recently the Stop TB strategy in 2006. In Nigeria, the DOTS programme has been implemented in all States and local government areas in the country and 3,000 DOTS centres have been operating across the country since 2006. This article reviewed the available information on the success of the control of TB in Nigeria has observed a significant improvement in TB detection and treatment. However, neither the set target \u0000for the detection rate nor the cure rate have been achieved nationally as several challenges have militated against the effective implementation of the DOTS programme. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Tuberculosis control, treatment success, DOTS \u0000programme, Stop TB strategy.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82440277","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: 35

Sexual practices and knowledge about Hiv/aids among Nigerian secondary school students 尼日利亚中学生的性行为和艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V1I4.55377

T. Ola, B. Oludare

{"title":"Sexual practices and knowledge about Hiv/aids among Nigerian secondary school students","authors":"T. Ola, B. Oludare","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V1I4.55377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V1I4.55377","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among \u0000secondary school students in Ekiti State, Nigeria to determine their knowledge about HIV/AIDS, sexual practices and their sources of information. METHODS: Using a self-administered questionnaire, 779 randomly selected students, aged 12 yr and above, attending 10 secondary schools from five Universal Basic Education (UBE) Local Government Areas in Ekiti State, Nigeria were surveyed to determine their knowledge about HIV/AIDS, sexual practices and their sources of information. The data collected were analysed using SPSS version 14. \u0000RESULTS: Majority of the respondents across the classes \u0000(99.4%) were knowledgeable about the modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS. In spite of this, they still engaged in risky sexual practices like having casual sex, multiple sexual partners, nonuse of condom and having sex for economic reasons. Most of the students in the exit classes acquired information about some sexual practices like oral sex from the Internet. CONCLUSION: Although there appears to be adequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS among youths, risky sexual practices are still common. Developing, restructuring and strengthening HIV/AIDS risk reduction interventions are highly recommended. \u0000 \u0000Key Words: Adolescents; Sexual practices; knowledge of \u0000HIV/AIDS.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89486737","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: 9

A 6-month review of medical admissions in a nigerian teaching hospital 对尼日利亚一家教学医院的住院情况进行为期6个月的审查

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55402

O. Akoria, E. Unuigbe

{"title":"A 6-month review of medical admissions in a nigerian teaching hospital","authors":"O. Akoria, E. Unuigbe","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55402","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To provide an overview of morbidity and mortality in the medical wards of a teaching hospital and to generate discussions among staff members with a view to improving patient outcomes and data handling. \u0000Methods: A retrospective survey of admissions and \u0000mortalities in the medical wards of the University of Benin \u0000Teaching Hospital was undertaken from 1st January to 30th June 2006, using ward Record and Change books, and copies of death certificates. Morbidity data were assessed for two medical wards and mortalities for all medical admissions within the period under review were evaluated. Results: Health information was managed entirely manually. Data sources were quite often inaccessible or mutilated, and the utility of available data was limited by incomplete and incorrect documentation. No clinical coding of morbidities or mortalities was available. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its complications accounted for significantly more female than male admissions (26.1% and 16.2% respectively; p=0.005), and for more female than male \u0000deaths (34.6% and 29.6% respectively; p< 0.0001). Most \u0000deaths occurred between midnight and the start of the \u0000working day, with a second peak during prime working hours. Conclusions: Less than optimal health information \u0000management was apparent in the health facility studied. \u0000Mortality among the patients was highest in HIV-infected \u0000patients than other diseases. Capacity building and \u0000appropriate infrastructural development is required to improve the management of vitally important health information. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Health information; Morbidity; Mortality; Medical \u0000Wards; Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76641263","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: 8

Discordance Between Providers Estimated and Caregivers Self Reported Adherence to HAART and Immunological Response Among HIV Infected Children in Ethiopia 在埃塞俄比亚艾滋病毒感染儿童中，提供者估计和照顾者自我报告的HAART依从性和免疫反应之间的不一致

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55405

S. Biadgilign, A. Deribew, A. Amberbir, Kebede Deribe, A. Berhane

{"title":"Discordance Between Providers Estimated and Caregivers Self Reported Adherence to HAART and Immunological Response Among HIV Infected Children in Ethiopia","authors":"S. Biadgilign, A. Deribew, A. Amberbir, Kebede Deribe, A. Berhane","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55405","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Poor concordance between patient and physician \u0000reports of adherence might lead to inappropriate decisions \u0000regarding therapy. This study was undertaken to determine the rate of discordance between caregivers of children and physicians on adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). Methods: In a cross sectional study involving 390 respondents that was conducted in five hospitals in Addis Ababa, agreement between caregiver-reported adherence and providers’ estimate of adherence was compared using Kappa (k) statistic. The association between the CD4 counts \u0000and measure of adherence was evaluated using a receiver \u0000operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: Caregivers reported dose adherence was 87% in the last 7 days and physician estimated 84% of the children as adherent based on their judgment. Fair agreement was observed between caregivers-reported dose adherence and \u0000providers' estimate adherence (Kappa = 0.27, p=0.0001). In a ROC curve, the association between a current CD4 count slope and physician estimated was poor. \u0000Conclusions: There is fair agreement and high rate of \u0000discordance (18%) between physicians estimated and \u0000caregivers reported adherence. These recall for an \u0000intervention to augment better mutual understanding between physicians and caregivers on the issue of adherence to HAART under clinical care programme. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Adherence; CD4 count; Discordance; HAART.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80835670","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: 2

Prevalence and Awareness about Chlamydial Infection in Women Undergoing Infertility Evaluation in Lagos, Nigeria 尼日利亚拉各斯接受不孕症评估的妇女衣原体感染的患病率和认识

International journal of health research and innovation Pub Date : 2010-06-09 DOI: 10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55412

O. Oloyede, T. Fakoya, A. Oloyede, A. Alayo

{"title":"Prevalence and Awareness about Chlamydial Infection in Women Undergoing Infertility Evaluation in Lagos, Nigeria","authors":"O. Oloyede, T. Fakoya, A. Oloyede, A. Alayo","doi":"10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJHR.V2I2.55412","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To determine the prevalence and level of \u0000awareness of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection and \u0000possible correlative factors among women undergoing \u0000infertility evaluation. Methods: The study involved analysis of demographics and results of chlamydia screening in 77 infertile women undergoing evaluation over a six month period in Lagos, Nigeria. Results: The mean age was 32 + 6.4 yr (range 20-39 yr). Chlamydia screening was positive in 14 (18.2%). Awareness about the existence, symptomatology, mode of infection and complications was poor. Statistically significant correlation existed between prevalence of chlamydia infection and age, previous history of sexual infection and minimum of one sexual partner in the last one year (p <0.05). The prevalence also increased in secondarily infertile and married women. Conclusion: Chlamydia prevalence was relatively high in women undergoing infertility evaluation in Lagos, with positive correlative factors being increasing age of women, previous sexual infection and one or more sexual partners. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Prevalence; Awareness; Chlamydial infection \u0000screening; Infertility; Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":93450,"journal":{"name":"International journal of health research and innovation","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77496563","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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