Background: Transmission of HBV infection has been documented from hepatitis B surface antigen negative blood donors. Objective: To determine the prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B virus infectivity among hepatitis B surface antigen negative blood donors at the Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/37188
Background: The birth of a baby with cleft lip is regarded as evil in many Nigerian communities. Cleft lip babies tend to suffer from social neglect or infanticide due to superstitious beliefs associated with their births. This study aimed to explore the awareness, beliefs, and a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/29487
Background: Nutrition is an important element of a child’s survival and development. To achieve MDG 4 in Nigeria, nutritional status of under-five children needs to be improved as malnutrition remains an underlying factor in about one third of under-five deaths in Nigeria. Unfort...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25292
Background: Acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious complication encountered in critically ill children and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Major causes of childhood mortality in our environment are conditions frequently complicated by kidney failure, yet kidn...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21837
Aim: To document the conditions requiring dialysis in children at the University College Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria, at the end of the 20th century, as well as the available dialytic modalities and short-term outcomes of dialysis for future comparisons. Patients and Methods: The da...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20470
This study determined the Pb pollution levels of lead (Pb) in Ibadan. Until 1970, Ibadan was the largest city in Sub-Saharan Africa and the current largest city in West Africa. Dust samples were randomly collected from selected sites, cleaned, air-dried and sieved. Pb level was d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/10566
Aims: This study explored the knowledge and attitude concerning Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) among young women who are apprenticed to learn hairdressing in Agbowo community, Ibadan, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was cross sectional in design. Place and Duration of Study: Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12822
Background: The thyroid gland is an endocrine organ which has an important function in regulation of physiological functions of normal body metabolism. Thyroid neoplasms are usually presented with palpable solitary or multiple nodules. This retrospective study aimed at describing...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2936