Uchenna Ekwochi

The Knowledge and Practice of Forced-Feeding among Mothers and Caregivers in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Ikenna K. Ndu, Uchenna Ekwochi, Chidiebere D. I. Osuorah, Josephat Chinawa, Issac Asinobi, Jude C. Eze, Ogechukwu F. Amadi & Arinze C. Egwuonwu · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Background: According to the Convention of the Right of a Child, every infants and child has the right to good nutrition. In delivery of good nutrition to the child, it is however important to encourage a child to eat in a responsive-feeding (RF) rather than forced-feeding (FF) m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/19826

The Risk of Nosocomial Infection Transmission in the Paediatric Outpatient Clinic in a Developing Country

Ogechukwu F. Amadi, Awoere T. Chinawa, Isaac N. Asinobi, Uchenna Ekwochi, Obinna C. Nduagubam, Chukwunonso C. Iheji, Chikezie J. Okamkpa & Ikenna K. Ndu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Objective: As more care is provided for children in outpatient facilities, it is increasingly important to understand the potential for disease transmission and this is particularly so for nosocomial infections which are infections originating in hospitals. Knowledge of the profi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1530990