ABSTRACT Plants continue to be a major source of medicines as they have been throughout human history. A 2008 report from the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (representing botanic gardens in 120 countries) revealed that 5 billion people still use medicinal plants to partly cater for their health care needs. According to the World Health Organization, medicinal plants would be the best source of a variety of drugs (Toroglu, 2011). The fact that plants synthesize a wide variety of ch...
ABSTRACT An estimated 25-30 million women become pregnant annually in malaria-endemic areas of Africa; most of them live in areas of stable malaria transmission (WHO, 2004). The immunosuppression associated with pregnancy and the absence of specific immunity to the unique subset of P. falciparum that sequester in the placenta, especially in primigravidae, have been adduced as reasons for the increased susceptibility of pregnant women to malaria infection (Fried and Duffy, 1996; Hviid and Sal...
abstract this paper analyses the generation and management of waste electronic waste generated in the households of harare and muture. current studies is solid waste management have focused on the waste management practices of general municipal solid waste.
ABSTRACT Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections passed from one person to another during sexual contact though some are also passed from mother to child during pregnancy, birth or while breast feeding. STIs constitute an important public health problem. The early detection and treatment of STIs are important aspects of a comprehensive approach to reducing the spread of HIV. Although public-sector services are available even in the most resource-poor countries, they are not acce...
ABSTRACT Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division leading to growth of abnormal tissue (Stephan, 2011). The two main characteristics are uncontrolled growth of the cells in the human body and the ability of these cells to migrate from the original site and spread to distant sites (metastasis). If the spread is not controlled, cancer can result in death. Breast Cancer (BC) is a malignant growth that begins from the cells of the breast (Stephan, 2011). It is in...
ABSTRACT This study is centered on the idealism of George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770 - 1831). It is anchored on a tripod of theme, problem and methodology. The theme of this study is Hegel‟s idealism. The problem is the status of women in Hegel‟s idealism, and the methodology is postmodernist phenomenological ontology. This tripod of theme, problem and methodology is further premised on the theoretical framework of Inter-subjectivity which offers us the opportunity to explore the polar...
Abstract Chronic illness is the term used to describe diseases which have non-reversible pathological condition that cannot be corrected by medical intervention. Examples include sickle cell disease, cancer, Aids, bronchial asthma among others. Many children are affected by chronic illness and cared for in the homes. The diagnosis of chronic illness in a child evokes a lot of influences on the dynamics of both immediate and extended families. This study investigated the influence of a child�...
ABSTRACT Asthma is currently a worldwide problem, with increasing prevalence in both ?r children and adults; a prevalence rate of 5 - 10% has been reported for Nigeria. The pathophysiological features of the disease are bronchoconstriction, airway hyperresponsiveness and chronic inflammation. Drugs used in the management include bronchodilators which are short-term relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs which are long-term controllers. Despite the availability of oral and inhaled medications, ...
ABSTRACT The study analysed market integration and pricing efficiency of soyabeans in Benue and Enugu States, Nigeria. Low household demand for soyabeans makes its production and marketing less popular amongst farmers and marketers which leads to marketing inefficiency. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 207 respondents. Secondary data comprising monthly retail prices (urban and rural) of soyabeans from 1999 to 2013 was also collected BNARDA and ENADEP. Descriptive statistics, ...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the knowledge and attitude towards risk of acquiring HIV and use of voluntary counseling and testing in senior secondary schools Enugu. The study sought answers to five research objectives and tested five hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of one thousand, three hundred and fifty eight (1358) adolescent students. Sample size of four hundred and sixteen (416) senior secondary schools students in Enugu State were selected for the stud...
Abstract Namibia is currently a signatory on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a non-Annex I party. As a non-Annex I party, Namibia is required to ‘provide information on greenhouse gas inventories’, but they currently lack sufficient baseline data. The study aims to answer whether increased rainfall increases the amount of carbon stored above and below ground for two important timber species (Burkea africana and Pterocarpus angolensis) found along the ...
ABSTRACT Sorethroat is a common reason for presentation in primary paediatric care. Because only a minority of cases of pharyngitis is caused by bacteria, physicians have been guided by various recommendations on the judicious use of antibiotics to avoid overprescription. In the absence of guidelines, the treatment approaches between physicians may differ. The management of children with sorethroat by physicians inBeninCity,Mid-WesternNigeriawas evaluated. The experience and practice of 25 ...