Herbert A. Obu

The White Coat and the Physician; a Snapshot of the Physicians’ Perspective

Herbert A. Obu, Josephat M. Chinawa, Pius Manyike, Ikechukwu Obi, Ikenna K. Ndu, P. O. Nkwo & Awoere Tamunosiki Chinawa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: The white coat is synonymous with medical profession and helps for easy identification by patients and colleagues. Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine doctors’ perception on mode of dressing of their colleagues, especially wearing of white coats an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15150

Self Esteem among Adolescents in Nigerian Secondary Schools: A Neglected Issue

Josephat M. Chinawa, Herbert A. Obu, Pius C. Manyike, Ikechukwu E. Obi, Odetunde O. Isreal & Awoere T. Chinawa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Self esteem among adolescents is a neglected issue in pediatrics, especially in this part of the world. Females ages fourteen to seventeen seemed to have positive self-esteem and so do the males but self esteem is low at middle ages. Females tend to have a low self es...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12492