Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of Nigerian men working in a tertiary institution toward infant feeding. Study Design: The study was cross sectional in design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in University of Ibadan, Ibad...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20348
Aims: HIV and AIDS is a major public health challenge and India alone accounts for 2.5 million of the Asian sub continent 2009 estimated 4.89 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. The oral manifestations are often among the first symptoms of HIV/AIDS and thus can be useful in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16485
The renewal of the staff in companies, with no possibilities sometimes for the newcomers to meet experienced workers already retired, is considered by some analysts as a “skills drain”. In such a context, improving the occupational training program is a crucial challenge for any...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21632
Background: Women are vulnerable to HIV infections because of their biological make up and present means used for HIV and STIs prevention. At first was male condom of which women had no control as a strategy of HIV and AIDS prevention as well as prevention of unwanted pregnancy....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/10891
Aims: To ascertained and compared the knowledge and attitude of public and private health-care workers in South-East, Nigeria on hospital-acquired infections. Study Design: A cross sectional surveillance report. Place and Duration of Study: Randomly selected hospital workers in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/18272
Background: Epilepsy is usually stigmatized in the developing world because of the poor knowledge. The health workers in Nigeria are generally regarded as the custodians of medical information irrespective of their designation in the health care institution. Their opinion in heal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19812
Background: An increase in the number of medically compromised patients in dental clinics may cause serious problems for practicing dentists all over the world. When a dentist does not understand well the relationship between oral and systemic diseases, dental care may become a q...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19576
Olusola Adedeji Adejumo, Olusoji James Daniel, Yetunde Abiola Kuyinu, Kikelomo Ololade Wright, Ebunoluwa O. Jaiyesimi & Olumuyiwa O. Odusanya·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2015
Background: The success of the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) strategy depends on the ability of the health-care system to identify and follow-up tuberculosis (TB) suspects. This study compared the knowledge of private and public DOTS providers in Lagos State Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21206
Aims: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and lifestyle practices of hypertensive patients to help educate them to properly manage the condition and help reduce incidence among the populace. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive survey. Place and Duration of Study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19891
Objective: This research is based on the identification of the mathematical knowledge, sensibilities, and skills of Panama’s Elementary Public School teachers who teach fraction concepts and are looking to identify the reasons why the Panamanian students do not show any interest...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16084
Background: Sudan is now facing the reality of double burden disease. Non-communicable diseases constitute a larger burden in terms of morbidity and mortality and the trend is increasing. Behavioral factors are strongly implicated as risk factors and are subject to behavioral cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19162
Andrew Martin Kilale, Esther Ngadaya, Gibson Benard Kagaruki, Yakobo Leonard Lema, Julius Muhumuza, Bernard James Ngowi, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga & Sven Gudmund Hinderaker·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Aim: To determine knowledge and perceptions about tuberculosis in agropastoral communities in Northern Tanzania. Study Design: This was a cross sectional study on habits and attitudes to tuberculosis. Methods: The study was conducted between June 2011 and May 2012.We enrolled tub...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18973
Background: Contraceptive usage remains a challenge in developing countries. Despite high contraceptive awareness and knowledge, studies have shown disappointingly very low contraceptive usage. The 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report places modern contracepti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16282
Aim: Mosquito borne diseases especially malaria is a serious public health problem in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world especially the developing countries including India. Besides available key interventions to control the spread of vectors and vector borne dise...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17311
Addressing disputes of everyday moral diversity in research and related activities embraces concepts-of-right-and-wrong conduct. To transmit scientific information and theories, besieging gaps abound. Various communication tools have been explored to address exchange of informati...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16691