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Introduction : Malaria and diarrhoea are the two of the most common childhood killer diseases world-wide. There have been varying findings from published data on the interaction between malaria and diarrhoea. Objective : To determine the prevalence and to identify predictors of diarrhoea in under-fives with malaria. Subjects and Methods : Subjects were children (6 months – 59 months) diagnosed with malaria using blood film microscopy seen from June 2012 to July 2013 in University of Benin...

Climate change is currently a major human security issue globally which poses threats to agriculture,malnutrition, shelter, security, disease and poverty in developing countries. This paper identified constraints toclimate change adaptation among cassava farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. A multistage random samplingtechnique was used in the selection of agricultural blocks, cells and cassava farmers. A structured questionnairewas administered to 120 randomly selected cassava farmers. The data...

Airway management is an integral part of anesthetist's training and clinical practice. Studies have suggested that opportunities for anesthesia trainees to learn and practice endotracheal intubation have decreased over time. We sought to examine the current training and practices of airway management by anesthetists practicing in Nigeria.A structured questionnaire was administered to delegates at an annual conference of the Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists. A total of 49 respondents...

Although the typical Nigerian entrepreneurship has always been conceived at the family level success would depend on possession of basic qualities in addition to the skills and knowledge about the technical and functional aspects of owning and managing an enterprise. Entrepreneurship growth and development beyond the family, micro, small and medium levels require knowledge and professional abilities associated with entrepreneurship education. The study was designed to evaluate the...

This study sought to determine teachers’ perception of the effectiveness of Computer-Assisted-Instruction (CAI) in the teaching of junior secondary school Social Studies in Nnewi education zone, Anambra state. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Three research questions and three hypotheses (at 0.05 level of significance) guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all the twenty-nine Social Studies teachers in the education zone. There was no sampling since...

In this period of global economic crisis, many business organizations have collapsed while many others are on the brink of collapsing.Many of those companies flourishing before have now laid-off their workers as financial activities are in low ebb.Loans are highly difficult to secure from the banks for business activities as most banks are merging with others to avoid collapse.Many white collar jobs are heading extinction.This paper therefore, presented issues in entrepreneurship training in...

These case series were aimed at highlighting late presentations of aggressive periodontitis (AP) in a teaching hospital as well as proffering possible reasons for such presentations which would serve as part of the solution to prevent such presentations in the future.Aggressive periodontitis is a severe form of destructive periodontitis traditionally believed to present around puberty. However, many cases seen in a teaching hospital presented much later for yet-to-be explained reasons.Seven...

Priapism is a serious urological complication of sickle cell disease with adverse clinical and psychological implications. The study is aimed at determining the prevalence of priapism among adult male SCD patients seen at the university of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City; to assess their knowledge of the complications, to characterize the pattern of presentation and to assess their health behavior with regard to priapism. This is a descriptive study. Adult male SCD patient seen in...

INTRODUCTION: APLA have been associated with a number of obstetric complications however their role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia has remained an issue of controversy. There is a dearth of information on APLA in preeclamptic women in our environment. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in preeclampsia among women presenting to UBTH Benin City and to determine pregnancy outcome in APLA positive women with preeclampsia. ...

The aim of this study was to assess the socioeconomic impacts arising from the oil pollutions in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, including a possible solution. Nigeria is a developing country with inherent government failures in legal enforcement, and petroleum companies are unable to comply with pertinent petroleum-related legislation. The study target oil spillage and gas flaring as the principal petroleum-related pollutions, and conducts a field study to determine the pollution impacts...

This study was designed to find out the strategies for fostering creativity among business education graduates in Nigeria. The instrument that was used to collect the data for this study was a questionnaire. The study sample comprised all the 71 Business Education lecturers in the universities and colleges of Education in Edo and Delta states in the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were the statistical tools used for the analysis of data. The...

In the fast-changing Library and Information Science (LIS) landscape, continuing education is the only strategy for the continued relevance of the library and information professionals in professional practice. The paper reports the research study, which examined the accessibility of continuing education events by academic librarians in Nigeria. The study adopted the case study method using academic librarians in Imo State, South–East, Nigeria. Data were analysed using percentages and...

The heavy metal pollution of effluents from three food industries in Nnewi/Ogidi areas of Anambra State was carried out.Effluents from three food processing industries within Nnewi and Ogidi were sampled for a period of eight months, four months rainy season and four months dry season, for effective comparison.The wastewater samples were analyzed for heavy metal pollution using atomic absorption spectrophotometer.Results obtained were compared with the Federal Ministry of Environment...

One of the major challenges facing student teachers on attachment teaching practice is coping with stress. This study examines some of the forms of stress, their causes and the means of dealing with the stress from the perceptions of female students, mentors and lecturers. One hundred (100) female students, forty (40) mentors (teachers and school heads) as well as ten (10) male and ten (10) female lecturers were involved in the study. Data were collected through open-ended questionnaires and...

The Ministry of Education attempts to promote quality education in schools by developing and reviewing the curriculum and other learning materials. It also builds the capacity of teachers to implement the curriculum and organizes regular supervision of schools to check on quality standards. Despite these efforts, pupils continue to perform dismally in mathematics and by large science subjects. Over the years, the performance of pupils in mathematics at the National Kenya Certificate of...