Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Secondary School Students in Benin City

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Secondary School Students in Benin City (Pp. 145-151)

A total of 180 secondary school students (62 males and 118 females) selected randomly from the three local government areas in Benin City were screened from March to May 2007 for the presence of bacteria in their urine. Standard bacteriological methods were used in the screening of mid-stream urine samples collected to determine significant asymptomatic bacteriuria. Results obtained from the st...

Knowledge and Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students in Benin City Nigeria to Sickle Cell Disease

Since the discovery of sickle cell disease by DR J.B. Herrick in 1904, the disease has been given several names by various tribes based on their understanding. In Nigeria about 30,000 children are born each year with sickle cell disease. There is no legislation in Nigeria on premarital screening and only about 63.6% of university students know their Haemoglobin genotype. This descriptive study ...

Prevalence of Malocclusion among School children in Benin City, Nigeria

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in Benin City. A total of 441 school children, 229 males and 212 females of mean age 13.52 years ± 1.83 who had no previous history of orthodontic treatment were assessed for occlusal, space and dental anomalies. Angle's classification was used to assess buccal sagittal relationships. The results showed that 15.9% of the subject...

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients.

the prevalence of dental crossbite in students of secondary schools of Kerman city in 1994-95

crossbite is a term used to indicate an abnormal buccolingual (labiolingual) relationship of the teeth and can results in unfavorable effects when it is left untreated.the last growth spurt which occurs about the age of 11-12 years in females and 14-15 years in males,can be useful to plan treatment of this malocclusion.therefore,this investigation was designed to determine the prevalence of den...