Aim: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of Low Birth Weight (LBW) and its association with some maternal factors in the study area. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study of 108 consenting and parturient mothers who had their antenatal bookings and singlet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2021/v4i160
Background: The sanitary state of the environment and general hygiene has long been known to play a critical role in the cause and spread of infectious diseases, be it directly or indirectly. Objective: This study was aimed at exploring the implications of some WASH practices...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130157
Background: Despite the complex nature of inter-relationship between malnutrition and malaria, there has been continued emphasis and need to further re-examine the twin issues side-by-side with a view to forging an integrated public health care strategy. Objective: This study...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i730255
Background: As a foremost disease of public health significance, malaria has wrecked untold havoc among children and pregnant women in developing countries with Africa and Nigeria being worst affected. Objective: This study was aimed at documenting the prevalence and socio-demogr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430268
Background: As one of the key indicators of malnutrition, stunting has been considered to be a very vital proxy for not only chronic nutritional deficit but for long term socioeconomic deprivation among children and the society at large. Objective: This study was aimed at determi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i330379
Topmost among the 21st century innovations in pedagogy is the introduction of the constructivist approach in which students are afforded wide latitude of involvement in constructing, reconstructing and ascending a scaffold of knowledge based on student centered learning (SCL) app...
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Research Article10.9734/jesbs/2021/v34i1030359
Rose Mela Danjin, Haruna M. Moda, Mela Danjin, Pauline J. S. Doka, Vivian Kelechi-Ebisike & J. Ebisike Kelechi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
This objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and common Menstrual Hygiene (MH) practices among female students at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Tal, Billiri Local Govt Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive study design was adopted for th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10890