This study mapped out the agricultural land suitability in Zaria using Geospatial Techniques (GT) with a view to highlight areas of improvement production enhance food security. The Agricultural Land Suitability (ALS) is fitness specific crop. ALS selects that best suits and supports crop optimal yield, by matching qualities crop’s requirements; hence increasing productivity per unit at minimum...

BACKGROUND Accurate mortality statistics are needed for policy formulation, implementation and monitoring of health intervention that are aimed at improving the health status of the people. Mortality level is one of the indicators of the quality of life and status of health of a population. However, accurate collection, collation, analysis and interpretation of such data is poorly organised in ...

BACKGROUND Management of surgical emergencies in Nigeria is characterised by mismatch between supply of facilities and demand for care. This study aimed to evaluate the waiting time between presentation at hospital with acute abdominal disease and operative intervention. PATIENTS AND METHOD We prospectively studied adult patients with abdominal diseases requiring emergency operation. The inte...

The study examines the increasing levels of concentration of metal pollutants in river Kubanni Zaria, Nigeria. The main sources of data for the study are sediments from four distinctive zones of river Kubanni and materials from previous studies on the river. The samples were collected from the river for a period of eleven months, they were prepared in the laboratory and the Instrumental Nitroge...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To document the premenstrual and menstrual symptoms of Muslim women, with a view to providing adequate and sensitive care. METHODS Two hundred Muslim women were interviewed at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and Muslim Specialist Hospital, both in Zaria between August and October 2003. RESULTS Premenstrual symptoms were present in 23.8% of the women and breast...