Background: Unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortions are major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. In the Western Region of Ghana, unsafe abortions account for 3.8% of all maternal deaths. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) give women opportunity to prevent unwanted p...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/29478
Aims: The study was undertaken to investigate the attitudes of residents (involved and not involved) to the bush meat trade and conservation at a market town in rural lowland forest, Rivers State, Nigeria. Methodology: Against the background of meteoric rise in and alarming incre...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28255
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess eating habits and nutritional status of nursing and midwifery students in Ekiti State so as to identify their nutrition education need. Study Design: The study adopted descriptive research design. Place and Duration of Study: Samples w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/29287
Aims: This study examined smoking prevalence and knowledge about its health implications among health care professional students in Ekiti State, South-Western Nigeria. Theoretical Framework: The Precede-Proceed Model was the theoretical framework for the study. Methodology: The r...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27946
Reservoir rock properties such as permeability and porosity can be determined using routine core analysis. However, the optimum brine concentration to determine these petrophysical properties with fluid saturation method has remained unattainable. Therefore, brine concentrations...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28930
This investigation was aimed at ascertaining the effects of pH, effect of temperature and effect of sodium acetate concentration on crystal violet decolouration by immobilized and free cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a nutrient. The immobilized cells were immobilized sodium al...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/29120
This study examined spatiotemporal climate variability and trends of observed rainfall and temperature data from 1991-2010 over Gamo Gofa zone, southern Ethiopia. Normalized anomaly and coefficient of variation were analyzed to observe the variability of climate. Linear regressio...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28667
Aim: The aim of the study was to find out how livelihood strategies and socio-economic conditions influence watershed degradation in Kaiti sub-watershed in Makueni County, Kenya, and their effects on the environment. The study examined the livelihood strategies and options of the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28412
Aims: The study investigated the suitability of three agricultural wastes commonly found in Nigeria namely Pineapple leaf (Ananas cosmosus), banana peduncle and banana leaf (Musa sapientum) for their pulp and paper-making potentials. Study Design: Fresh Musa sapientum waste and p...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/29248
Activated locally sourced clay as replacement for imported commercial bentonite for use as viscosifiers was studied. Tests and analyses were performed on local clay samples obtained from five (5) locations: Ini, Ibiono, Ikono, Itu and Uyo Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28719