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The influx of pornographic materials and its consequences on youth

This seminar paper examines the influx of pornographic materials and its effect on youths. Two major and broad factors responsible for the widespread of pornography are identified and fully examined. These include the technological and sexual revolutions. While the former facilitated the ease with which pornography could be accessed, the latter liberalized the attitude toward pornography. How these were fully done are systematically explained in this paper.   The paper also examine...

The cause of infertility amongst women of child bearing age

ABSTRACT   Background Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples in Africa and the world at large, as such associated with several social meanings. This study therefore explored the causes of infertility amongst women of childbearing age in Nigeria using the West Region as a case study.  Scope of study This study focuses on women of child bearing age. It is investigating the causes of infertility amongst women of childbearing age. Operati...

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING ON NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH

ABSTRACTThe way a country finances its health care system is a key determinant of the health of its citizenry. Selection of an adequate and efficient method(s) of financing in addition to organizational delivery structure for health services is essential if a country is set to achieve its national health objective of providing health for all. Health care in Nigeria is financed by tax revenue, out-of-pocket payments, donor funding, and health insurance (social and community). However, achievin...

WATER

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Water is very important for life. We need water to drink, to wash our hands, to cook, to water plants and many other things. What other important uses for water do we have? mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Without water, the plants would die and people and animals would go thirsty. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Did you ever wonder why water was so important? Do you know why water is water? mso-fareast-font-fa...

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolates in Neonates at a Children Hospital, Nigeria

Blood-stream infection is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality. Neonatal septicemia is a common complication for neonates in neonatal intensive care unit around the world. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify the bacteria responsible for neonatal septicemia and to determine the susceptibility pattern of isolates in Outreach Children’s hospital in Festac town, south-western Nigeria. 432 blood samples were collected for this study. The samples were processed in accorda...

PERCEIVED MANAGEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN SELECTED HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN OSUN STATE.

INTRODUCTION Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. Originally, it was conceived of as pressure from the environment, then as strain within the person. (Michie, 2002). According to Mojoyinola (2008), Stress is derived from the word “stringi”, which means “to be drawn tight”. Stress can be defined as a physical or psychological stimulus that can produce mental tension or physiological reactions that may lead to illness. According to Sauter (1999), Occupational stres...

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN MEDICAL LABOURATORY

                                                        ABSTRACTObjective of the present study is to determine the health and safety in medical laboratory, the economic implications of safety precautions in laboratory practice make compliance difficult especially for laboratories in countries with poor economies. However, economic factors are not the only determinants of a safe work environment. Worker's perception of health and safety al...

Pediatric imaging unattractive specialty in Radiography

ABSTRACTRadiological imaging is extremely valuable as a diagnostic tool in the pediatric population, but it comes with a number of distinct challenges as compared to the imaging of adults. This is because of the following: It requires dedicated imaging protocols to acquire the images, there is need for sedation or general anesthesia for longer procedures such as MRI, specific training is required for the healthcare personnel involved, thorough knowledge and expertise should be applied for eva...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a phenomenon that is yet to gain consensual credibility in the field of science and research. It is, rather a subjective experience and/or sensation to those who are vulnerable to it. It is claimed to be a kind of subtle bliss which is triggered by sonic, visual or digital media stimuli, or by inducing it by intentional conditioning. This paper expounds on the theory: its origin, facts, significance, and ultimately if it has any benefits to huma...

Knowledge and practice of management of diarrhoea in under 5 children among mothers attending infant welfare clinic NAUTH, Nnewi

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY   1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW   2.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK INTRODUCTION 2.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.3 EMPIRICAL FRAME-WORK mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">2.4 Treating And Management of Diarrhoea at Home - Treatment Plan 2.5 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW ...

PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TOWARDS THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAKFAST IN A PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTION.

ABSTRACTLife in the university involves both academic and social learning for students who are from different social, economic and ethnical backgrounds hence a change of environment which can impact on personality, attitudes and behavior of the students. This may be extended to the feeding habits and eventually to nutritional status of the students may make poor choices which may affect their nutritional status as they join university and this may continue throughout their campus life (Cruz, ...

HEALTH INFORMATICS: GATEWAY TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH , FCT ABUJA.

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 delivery system in Nigeria using the Federal Ministry of Health, FCT as a case study. to achieve the objective of the study, both primary and...

Knowledge, attitudes, perception and barrier of e-Health medical record keeping as against the hand written medical record keeping in lagos state teaching hospital

ABSTRACT The adoption and promotion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), including Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, in healthcare delivery is growing rapidly in most developing countries including Nigeria. The aim of this study is to evaluates the attitude, perception and barrier of implemented EHR at Lagos state university teaching Hospital by assessing the preparations made prior to the systems introduction as well as the factors that impede or promote the system...

Knowledge on the health implications of skipping breakfast and the attitude towards the intake of breakfast among undergraduates in babcock universit

Abstract:Breakfast is the most important food in the morning, but often missed and skipped by students. The major objectiveof this study was to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the breakfast habits on undergraduate students with special reference to Babcock University. Similarly, the study was to find out the breakfast food intake patterns of students and its impacts on their academic performance. The nature of the study was quantitative in nature and Population was the ...

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND INTENTION TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE OUTSIDE SCHOOL BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT IN IJEBU-ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE

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 random sampling technique was adopted in selecting two hundred and fifty (250) students in ten(10) public and private secondary schools from the s...


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