ABSTRACT Electronic Health Records (EHR) are being flaunted as the “perfect” replacement for paperbased patient records yet many researches show that adoption and success rate of this Information Technology is less than satisfactory. Involvement of users in system specification and evaluation of performance of EHR has been suggested in... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Patient waiting time is the time interval between when a patient presents him/herself for health care services and when he/she finally leaves the health facilities. This project work examined the causes of patient waiting time in the outpatient department at the General Hospital Mokwa. Using simple random of twenty one questionnaires to... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of women’s empowerment on utilisation of reproductive health services in Ghana. Women’s empowerment dimensions included access to economic resources and social norms, while reproductive health services comprised: (contraceptive use, timing of first antenatal visits, skilled birth attendance and place of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between intrinsic motivation and intention to be physically active outside school by secondary school students in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The target population of the study comprised all secondary school students in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. However, simple... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is gaining ground in all areas of life and developing nations are taking advantage of this opportunity in various sectors including the development of health care systems. This paper presents a study that identifies the effects of health informatics as tools for effective health... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION Teenagers all over the world attract attention. The life and sexuality of the young people are very important for our generation. They are the future of this age. Their attitude and character today determine the future of our world. Their current problem today will equally determine the future problem of the world. In our society,... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Premarital sex leading to abortion is a common phenomenon among youths especially the undergraduate which has led to several physiological and sociological health issues such as sepsis, uterine damage, and sometimes infertility with social stigma and broken homes. The study was conducted among undergraduate students of Olabisi Onabanjo... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine the causes and effect of malnutrition on pregnant women in Onna Local Government Area. To guide this work, three objectives and hypotheses were sets and formulated: to identify the causes of malnutrition among pregnant women; to determine the effects of malnutrition among pregnant women; and to... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Africa with approximately one fifth of the world’s population is by far the continent with the least document in terms of data on substance abuse (Data for Africa, 2011).Nigeria the most populous country in Africa and the eight most populous in the world with an estimate population... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Background: The Moringa oleifera plant which is also known as miracle tree has been reported to have many medicinal uses with high nutritional values. Objective: This study, evaluated the effect of M. oleifera le aves as food supplement in Wistar rats. Methods: Two experimental feeds A containing no M. Oleifera and B having 15 % M.... Continue Reading
The need for transparency has made a beautiful mirror of a point ushered into the research plane. The issues detected were overtly accepted and are all being worked on vivaciously. The spirit of error detection in health management practice is one that usually humours the principal since all health odds go through them to get treated. However, the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Over time information concerning exclusive breastfeeding has been passed to nursing mothers. This suggests that several print media communicators sources such as healthcare personnel’s or healthcare workers, family and friends, social media, television, radio, newspaper, billboard, flyer have been used as an important tool to influence... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Introduction Satisfactory allocation of resources is essential as far as efforts to combat HIV/AIDS menace, especially in Africa. In determining HIV patients location, the nature of services must be in line with the behavioral, geographic and the social characteristics of the patients. This study, therefore, examined the spatial... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Health Information Technologies such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is considered by health care professionals, consumers and policy makers to be fundamental in transforming the health care industry. Given the complex nature of the health care industry, the limitations of using paper-based medical records are obvious, hence a... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the factors influencing low contraceptive use among adolescents in the Kintampo north municipality. Cross-sectional study design was used for the study using a sample size of 100 adolescents in the municipality. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. Results of the study showed that, there was... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page I Certification Ii Dedication Iii Acknowledgement iv Table of contents v Abstract viii CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study 1... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been a major health problem worldwide. Many world health bodies since the discovery of HIV and AIDS have been reporting frightening increases in the prevalence rates of the virus and the syndrome. According to... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE § Introduction § Background to the study § Statement of the problem § Justification for the study § Objectives of the study CHAPTER TWO § Concept of epilepsy § Types of epilepsy § Effects of epilepsy § Causes of epilepsy § Signs and symptoms of epilepsy § Diagnosis § ... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to survey the knowledge of primary school pupils on communicable diseases in Kwara State. Two hundred respondents got through the use of purposive random sampling technique were selected from four schools that formed the research population. The instrument used to obtain information for the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project work titled “A feasibility study on the production of yogurt” a case study of Fan Milk Nigeria Plc, Oregun – Ikeja has been written to p-rovide an intensive knowledge of the practical aspect of producing yogurts in addition to the theories which involves the economical and nutritional benefits of yogurts already learnt... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Lemon grass (Cymbogon citratus) is an abundant, locally available plant. In this work, essential oil was extracted from it using solvent extraction method. In this work two methods of extraction was used, solvent extraction and enfleurage methods were used to extract essential oil from lemongrass. Solvent extraction method yielded 2.08%... Continue Reading
(MWMV (Botany) ABSTRACT The antiviral activities of plant leaves extract of four species, were investigated. The extract were tested for antiviral activities on the host plant (Cocumba) against Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus. Results showed that two plants ( Phyllanthus... Continue Reading
Determinants of maternal mortality in General hospital Calabar, Cross River State. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The growing concern on improving reproductive health at the global level has created a demand for research especially in the area of maternal health. Maternal health, which is the physical well being of a... Continue Reading
IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH) DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCES, ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the factors influence the utilization of PMTCT services among pregnant women in... Continue Reading