Entrepreneurship Development Programs and Job Creation in Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria

Pattern and Causes of Ocular Injuries in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

This study aim was to determine the pattern and causes of eye injuries in patients attending out-patient eye department of an urban eye center in southern Nigeria. It was a one-year retrospective study was conducted at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology. Based on research objectives, an instrument was designed and all records of patients with ocular injuries we...

The Prevalence of Salmonella typhi Carriers in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella typhi in Calabar Municipality. One thousand five hundred (1500) stool specimens were collected from food handlers, i.e. food-hawkers, canteen workers, restaurant workers and people working in drinking parlours. Eight hundred and twenty (54.7%) males and 680 (45.3%) females, aged between 5 and 55 years, participated in the study....

The occurrence of Mansonella perstans among residents of Calabar metropolis in Cross River State of Nigeria.

The occurrence of Mansonella perstans was studied among people who had resided in Calabar metropolis for at least one year prior to the time of this study, which lasted from February to August, 2011. One thousand residents, comprising 530 males and 470 females, with an age range of 4 to 59 years, participated in the study, after an informed consent. Two millilitres of venous blood were collecte...

Analysis: Role of Entrepreneurship in Job Creation

Agricultural Extensification and Biodiversity Loss in Ikom Cross River State, Nigeria

The study analyzed agricultural extensification and biodiversity loss in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study used primary data with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire to collect data from one hundred and ten respondents (110) through simple random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics. The results revealed that ...