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Teenage Pregnancy: Prevalence, Pattern and Predisposing Factors in a Tertiary Hospital, Southern Nigeria

Michael Ifeanyi Onwubuariri & Terhemen Kasso · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Any pregnancy occurring in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday is considered as a teenage pregnancy. Globally, approximately a tenth of all births are to women younger than 20 years old and more than 90% of such births occur in developing countries. So...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330165

Corneal Ulcers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Nigeria - A Ten Year Review

Affiong A. Ibanga, Bassey A. Etim, Dennis G. Nkanga, Uduak E. Asana & Roseline E. Duke · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aim: To review the pattern, trend, predisposing factors, characteristics and visual outcome of corneal ulcers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) between January 2003 and December 2012 with a view to providing improved quality patient management. Study Design: R...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25168