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Ophthalmic facilities and ophthalmologists required to manage Traumatic Hyphaema (TH) patients are scarce in most developing countries like Nigeria. Hence it is important to document the pattern of TH with a view to preventing eye injuries that cause them. We aim to document the pattern of TH in Ilorin, Nigeria, and draw out implications for the design of appropriate health education messages that will prevent causative eye injuries and ensure early presentation of patients with TH to the...
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The objectives of the study are to quantify the burden of urinary schistosomiasis among junior students in a secondary school and to assess factors that may contribute to the prevalence of the disease among the student populace. Junior students in a secondary school located within 10 minutes walking distance to University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan were studied. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study, involving class teachers as interviewers. A total of 592 students...
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Context: A timely instrumental vaginal delivery can help to avert a caesarean section. A recent study at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, found that women with dystocia in the second stage who had caesarean delivery because of the absence of functional vacuum aspirators or inexperience on the part of birth attendants constituted 35% of avoidable caesarean sections. Objective: To determine the rate, indications and outcome of vacuum deliveries at the University of...
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Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for several non-communicable public health problems including cancer, ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive airways disease. The prevalence of smoking among adolescents and the associated environment deserve attention. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2001 to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking, exposure to advertisements, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, deterrents from smoking and...
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The global and national education context for initializing a community school is discussed here to aid with the understanding of the concept of the community school and Egypt's history in terms of its initiative in the development of the community school. This includes mobilization, mounted initiatives, phrase and strategies, training pedagogies, and core inputs and processes. Also, a description of the fundamental principles guiding the community-school initiative is given. As part of a...
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The global and national education context for initializing a community school is discussed here to aid with the understanding of the concept of the community school and Egypt's history in terms of its initiative in the development of the community school. This includes mobilization, mounted initiatives, phrase and strategies, training pedagogies, and core inputs and processes. Also, a description of the fundamental principles guiding the community-school initiative is given. As part of a...