Factors Responsible For Rural Residential Water Supply Shortage In Southeastern Nigeria

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Risk factors for rural residential fires.

CONTEXT AND PURPOSE Rural households report high fire-related mortality and injury rates, but few studies have examined the risk factors for fires. This study aims to identify occupant and household characteristics that are associated with residential fires in a rural cohort. METHODS Of 1,005 households contacted in a single rural county, 691 (68.8%) agreed to participate. One household with ...

Epidemiology of stroke in a rural community in Southeastern Nigeria

BACKGROUND The prevalence and incidence of stroke vary from community to community worldwide. Nonetheless, not much is known about the current epidemiology of stroke in rural Nigeria and indeed Africa. METHODS We carried out a two-phase door-to-door survey in a rural, predominantly low-income, community in Anambra, Southeastern Nigeria. We used a modified World Health Organization (WHO) proto...

Contraceptive choices of women in rural Southeastern Nigeria.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contraceptive choices and usage of women in rural Aba, Southeastern Nigeria, and identify factors influencing their choice and usage of modern contraceptive methods. METHODS The records of new and old acceptors of family planning methods between 1 November 2005 and 31 October 2007 at the reproductive health clinic of a primary health care center in Osisioma Ngwa loca...

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.indd

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank to help the poor gain access to water supply and sanitation services that are accessible, safe, and sustainable. Th e fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the World Bank, its affi liated organizatio...