Category: Journal Articles

This study aims to screen adolescent girls in Nnewi, South-Eastern Nigeria for the presence of potential pathogens like genital mycoplasmas and also to know the associated risk factors predisposing them to these organisms. A cross-sectional study involving the use of high vaginal swabs (HVS) from 100 adolescent girls aged between 13 and 18 years was […]

This study determined patterns of microbial isolates in genital tract of women with preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) compared with cases without PPROM. Endocervical swabs of women with confi rmed diagnosis of PPROM were examined microbiologically and compared in blinded pattern with gestational-age-matched controls. One hundred and fi ve microbiological results each for cases […]

The study was done to ascertain variations in haematological indices of malaria patients living with HIV in umuahia. A total of 106 subjects were recruited for the study. 80 subjects were HIV positive patients and 26 subjects were malaria-HIV co infected patients.60 subjects were females and 46 were males. All the subjects were selected from […]

Glucose‑6‑phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency and methemoglobinemia adversely impact on blood transfusion safety by significantly increasing blood storage lesion. Objective: To determine G6PD enzyme deficiency and methemoglobin levels among blood donors in a tertiary hospital‑based blood bank in Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: One hundred blood donors who met the criteria for blood donation were prospectively […]

Hyperglycaemic complication is the most common cause of hospitalization amongst diabetes patients in Nigeria. Research showed that diabetes self-management education (DSME) assists in controlling hyperglycaemia in diabetes patients. We assessed the opinions of practice nurses and dieticians on implementing DSME in a Nigerian population. 517 nurses and dieticians completed a self-administered questionnaire tool. Results showed […]

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) continues to be a common problem worldwide affecting all strata of women in the society despite therapeutic advances. Candida is the most common microorganism responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis in adolescent women. Owing to the scare, yet inconsistent reports about the possible association between the ABO blood group and vulvovaginal candidiasis, this study […]

The paper sought to investigate challenges facing Festus Aghagbo Nwako Library and the librarians in ICT training. Data was collected through observation and interview methods. The population of the study is made up of all the librarians in the library. The major challenges discovered were insufficient fund, inadequate number of professional librarians, inadequate facilities, lack […]

Malaria and typhoid fever are life threatening illnesses of tropical and subtropical regions of the world with almost similar clinical manifestations. An investigation on the relationship between malaria parasitaemia and widal positivity was carried out among 100 patients who consulted doctors at the general out patients department of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi . […]

The level of cobalmin was evaluated in the malnourished infants in Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Serum cobalamin levels were assayed in 30 healthy infants and 20 malnourished infants aged 1-12 months. Serum blood sample was used for the estimation of cobalamin using competitive ELIZA method. The result was analysed using t-test and level of significance […]