Abstract Condom use is of greater benefit to the youths. It is a tool that serves a great deal in prevention of HIV/AIDS and HIV related infections, so are other STD/STIs and unwanted pregnancies. Despite such benefits, youths do not use condoms. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the KAP of youths attending KIU-TH towards condom use in... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Globally, about 36.7 million people are living with HIV of which 51% are women worldwide. In Africa there is still prevalence of new HIV infections with 12% occur in married couples many of whom are unaware of both partners’ sero-status. The study purpose was to establish factors contributing to increased HIV infection among Married... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses on the management of diarrhea among children under five years of age on Pediatric ward at KIU- TH. Methodology: The study design was descriptive and cross sectional in nature involving collection of information using questionnaires and enrolled 30 respondents (nurses)... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing introduced by Federal Government of Nigeria to help reduce the risks and minimize the costs of healthcare. Since its inception, only the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has comprehensively taken off. This study investigated the knowledge... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT. A descriptive survey design was used to assess the Psychosocial Challengesin Ibagwa-aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria. The specific objectives of the were to: identify the mental challenges of the elderly in Ibagwa-aka community; identify the emotional challenges of the elderly in the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Surgical aseptic technique is the application of those strict principles and procedures aimed at preventing the invasion of surgical sites by micro organisms. Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) has become a priority worldwide. Approximately 50,000 deaths are estimated to occur annually across Europe, as a consequence of surgical... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT One major component of access to healthcare is utilization of healthcare services. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was designed to reduce the impact of poverty on the ability of the enrollee to utilize healthcare services. The question is has NHIS increased the utilization of health care services and offered financial... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Uganda has one of the highest levels of childhood stunting in sub-Saharan Africa. Western Uganda has persistently registered highest levels of childhood malnutrition despite being referred to as “the food basket” of the country. To assess factors contributing to malnutrition, its consequences and prevention among children under five... Continue Reading
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nursing is the largest health care profession in the health care context (price et al., 2013), however the shortage of nurse is not a recent phenomenon. Its central significance given the fact that the care permeates every stratum and segment of any parathions, which are elaborate in mature, places them in advantage... Continue Reading
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The postnatal period refers to the first six weeks after birth. It is critical to the health and survival of a mother and her newborn but the quality of care for those who seek services is often poor and many women and their infants are not encouraged to seek care until 6 weeks after delivery. Therefore the purpose of the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Antenatal care is named one of the pillars of safe motherhood, early and frequent attendance of antenatal care during pregnancy is important to identify and control risks factors in pregnancy. However many women in sub-Saharan Africa start antenatal care late and do not complete the recommended visits by WHO. Therefore they don’t fully... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION There is no Health without “MENTAL HEALTH” but many people seldom talk and some only pay little attention to doing things to promote their mental health. Many people who have mental health challenges may not even know that they have such not to talk of seeking help! Hello, welcome to this course. We are happy to have you doing NSC... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Factors such as better training, meeting of higher needs, having some values as the organization experience etc. are said to impact motivation in an organization. In Hospital and other health institutions, motivation of nurses is key to their performance. A nurse does not only need to be committed to his/her duty but must also be... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy refers to pregnancy occurring in young girls between the age of 13 and 19 years. It can also be referred to as pregnancy in a young girl who is yet to complete her secondary school education and is not skilled in any trade that could make her live a sustainable lifestyle. (Gyan 2017) Sociologically, teenage... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual sick or well in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, knowledge or will, and to do so in such a way as to help him regain independence as quickly as... Continue Reading
This study was on coping strategies of clients with fertility challenges attending Obstetric and Gynecological clinic of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the use of escape/avoidance coping strategy by couples with fertility challenges, determine the use of self-controlling... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Cancer of the cervix remains the most common malignant neoplasm of the female genitalia and the second most common cancer in women.. Cervical Cancers screening serves to detect the possibility that a cancer is present. The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and acceptability of Cervicals Cancer Screening among... Continue Reading
A RESEARCH STUDY ON ATTITUDE OF NURSES TOWARDS RELAPSE PREVENTION AMONG PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS IN FEDERAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL BARNAWA, KADUNA ABSTRACT The problem of every hospital when the targeted objective is not achieved is that there is something wring either with health care givers, the patients or the general public. In order to improve... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project has the aim of studying the fertility and mortality rate in Osogbo Local Government. The study employed the use of statistical methods like moving Average, least square and Demography analysis. The result of the analysis shows that there is relationship between fertility and mortality. It is also the predictive power of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The problem of every hospital when the targeted objective is not achieved is that there is something wring either with health care givers, the patients or the general public. In order to improve the standard of health of the patients and keep them progressively fit. The reason why such lapse are present here to be sought and the remedy... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is a problem of global importance among communicable diseases. It is second leading disease causing death worldwide killing nearly 2 million people each year in Nigeria. Non-compliance of patients on tuberculosis treatment in an irregular and unreliable way has greatly caused risk of treatment failure, relapse and the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Immunization is a modern miracle; it has saved millions of lives worldwide and its origin dates back ancient Greece. In the 14th century the Chinese discovered and used a primitive form of vaccination called variolation. The aim was to prevent small pox by exposing healthy people to tissue from the scabs caused by the disease this is the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Food is anything which when taken into the body servesto nourish or build up the body tissues or to supply bodyhealth (Nurses Dictionary 2010). Man is made up of what he eats. The constituents of food which are proteins carbohydrates, fats vitamins, minerals, water nourishes the body and makes man healthy and good looking. These... Continue Reading