ABSTRACT Effects of heavy metals on the Air Pollution Tolerance Indices (APTI) of five medicinal plants growing within quarry site in Ishi-Agu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were studied. Following laboratory analysis of the leaves of the plants for metal load and four biochemical parameters of APTI computation. The metal load was determined by the Atomic Absorption spectrophotometric method, while the ascorbic acid was determined by the titremetric method, leaf extract pH by the electro-chemical te...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies amongst diabetics in Enugu. This is important as it has been indicated that presence of HCV in diabetics could lead to insulin resistance and thus increases diabetic complications. A total of 138 diabetics were recruited for this study, with a population control of 102 apparently healthy subjects, within the same age. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on the demographic, comorbid ...
Abstract This study was aimed at determining the extent to which University Matriculation Examinations (UME) - now Unified Tertiary Institutions Matriculation Examinations (UTME) score predicted students’ final grades in four departments (Nursing Sciences, Medical Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Rehabilitation Sciences) of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. A non experimental, retrospective corr...
ABSTRACT Reduction in the under-five morbidity and mortality rates as a result of improved nutrition and health care services has increased the number of school going children. Assessment of the school child’s nutritional status becomes imperative in ensuring that the gains are sustained so that they can benefit maximally from education. This work assessed the anthropometric, dietary pattern and micronutrient status of school children aged 6 – 15 years in a rural community of Enugu State...
This was cross section study carried out in ultrasound department of Sudan university of science and technology (SUST) and kosti hospital , during the period from September 2018 to November 2018.MSKUS is consider as cost effective diadnostic modality to screen rotator cuff tears. Increase the thickness of rotator cuff tendons may indicate pathology ,there for the cut of point normal thickness should be known the question to be answer :can ultrasound be able to identify the normal thickn...
ABSTRACT Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of occupational- related sickness, injuries, absences, and disability. Inflammation may be one of the mechanisms causing lumbo-sciatic pain. Exercise has been found to reduce pain and increase function which promotes a return to work in subjects with low back pain. Little is known about the potential mechanisms responsible for the effect of exercise on low back pain. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of eight weeks of interva...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between motivational variables and job satisfaction as perceived by nurse and midwife educators in Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Akwa Ibom State. The objectives of the study were to: (i) Determine the relationship between staff recognition and job satisfaction as perceived by nurse and midwife educators in Akwa Ibom State. (ii) Determine the relationship between promotion and job satisfaction as perceived by nurse and midwife educators ...
ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of worldwide preventable morbidity and mortality. Globally certain risk factors have been found to account for up to 90% of cardiovascular disease and a large percentage are preventable through the reduction of the modifiable risk factors. However it is reported that there are millions of people with undiagnosed cardiovascular disease risk factors who are not being managed to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease. A qualitative...
ABSTRACT The present study investigated herb-drug interactions involving cold water extract of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves, with five classes of antibiotics, namely: Tetracyclines - Tetracycline (TET) and Doxycycline POX); I Penicillins - Penicillin G(PG) and Ampicillin (AMP); Cephalosporins - Cefuroxime (CF); Arninoglycosides -Gentamicycin (GEN) and Streptomycin (STREP) and Fluoroquinolones-Ciprofloxacin (CIP) and Norfloxacin (NF);. In vitro interactions between the neem leaf extract an...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of stress, personality and self blame on suicidal ideation among prison inmates. Two hundred and ninety six (296) prison inmates (males= 258, females= 38) drawn from two prison yards in Anambra State, participated in this study. Four scales were used for data collection namely; Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI), Self Blame Sub Scale (SBSS) of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CEMRQ) and Suicidal Ideation Scal...
ABSTRACT It is widely known that hepatitis C virus (HCV) slowly and progressively damages the liver while the human host may be unaware of the infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV in apparently healthy individuals in Enugu metropolis. This is important because it will explain the prevailing liver disease experienced in the society. A total of 214 apparently healthy individuals were recruited from Enugu North, Enugu South and Enugu East for this study. The...
INTRODUCTION In pharmaceutical sciences, microspheres have been extensively studied for use as drug delivery systems, where they have been shown to protect sensitive drugs from enzymatic degradation and allow controlled release, and tissue targeting of the formulated drug. Starch modification, can be used to tailor starch to specific applications. Pantoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor which suppresses the acid production by inhibiting the H+ K+ATPase. In this study, M. pruriens starch, a loc...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of maternal nutrition knowledge and nutritional status on pregnancy outcome in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to describe the general characteristics of pregnant women in rural and urban areas of Ebonyi State, to assess the nutrition knowledge of the respondents; assess their dietary practices and their perception of the effect of poor nutrition on pregnancy outcome in rural and urban areas of Ebonyi stat...
ABSTRACT Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) a causative agent of haemolytic uremic Syndrome (HUS) and haemorrhagic colitis especially in children, believed to originate from cattle is increasing with the day in parts of Nigeria. In order to ascertain the probable sources to assist a control regimen, laboratory analysis was carried out using standard bacteriological techniques for the isolation and identification of Escherichia coli (E.coli) and EHEC.A study was done on the distributi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to comparatively assess patients’ and nurses’ perceptions of nurse caring behaviours in Jos University Teaching hospital (JUTH) and Plateau State Specialist Hospital (PSSH) Jos. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was employed to study 332 patients and nurses. No sampling was done as all the subjects who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Data were collected using a modified Caring Behavior Assessment questionnaire (CBA-Q...