Background: Aplastic anaemia is syndrome of bone marrow failure characterized by peripheral pancytopenia and loss of haemopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. It is a relatively rare disease with high risk of death if untreated. Objective: To evaluate the incidence, management...
Background: Iron deficiency is a common problem affecting children world-wide. It has been recognized to have an association with stroke. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among children with sickle cell anaemia with cerebrovascular a...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/18154
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is a chronic anaemia that is characterized by episodes of severe bone pain from blood vessels occlusion by sickled red blood cells when deoxygenated, and eventual end organ affectation and multi-organ failure. The aim of this study was to compare t...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/17811
Aim: To determine the prevalence of congenital malaria among newborn babies delivered at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Antenatal clinic and labour ward of the University of Port Harcourt T...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1436
Background and Aim: Anaemia is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics. World Health Organization estimated that anaemia affects one-quarter of the world's population and is concentrated within preschool age children and in resource-poor countries like ours. The...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/851
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most important causes of neonatal jaundice in Far Eastern, Mediterranean and African countries including Nigeria. Although neonatal jaundice is common in our area of practice (Rivers state), no document...
Objective: The study was conducted to determine the incidence of hypoglycaemia and some associated factors in children presenting as emergency in Aba, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital based prospective descriptive study conducted in the children’s emergency war...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13339
Background: Medical experts for many years have daunted the occurrence of pregnancy in homozygote sickle cell patients. This is because of associated high risk for mother and fetus. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and maternal and fetal outcome of pregnant mo...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11602
Background: Childhood under-nutrition is prevalent in many developing countries including Nigeria, and is an underlying cause for more than half of all childhood deaths. Based on the recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the prevalence of under-nutrition between 20...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430170