OBJECTIVE To evaluate the knowledge of, and perception of female undergraduates in the Niger Delta of Nigeria towards Emergency Contraception. METHODS Anonymous self administered questionnaires were applied to randomly selected non-medical female undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt in May 2005. RESULTS Six hundred questionnaires were retrieved out of 610 distributed. The respo...

Background: The Expanded Program on Immunization was launched in Nigeria in 1980 but the target for immunization coverage has been elusive. As part of its social responsibilities the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) supported immunization activities in the Niger Delta region of the country. In this study a cross sectional study was carried out to estimate the coverage of BCG, OPV, DPT...

making an informed decision with regards to a suitable business location or site selection for organizations is becoming challenging for business decision makers globally; and even more challenging in business environment that are saddled with uncertainties. the continues raise of multiple criteria variation of site preferences has also necessitated the application of advanced decision making t...

The prevailing armed conflicts in Nigeria particularly the Niger Delta region and North East have caused massive destruction to human lives environment at large. high-level weapons, bombs other explosives employed by Militants, Boko Haram group Nigerian military counter-terrorism strategies impacted negatively on farmlands, water-bodies, wildlife natural forests. paper examines history activiti...

The agitation for resource control in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has frequently snowballed into violence and militancy. Although the demand borders on transfer of ownership management processes exploitation crude oil found abundantly region, exact parametres are not defined by agitators. This paper examined various variants demanded different groups agitators Delta. It particularly argued tha...

This study set out to determine the pattern, seasonal presentation and the challenges encountered by anesthesiologists in the care of patients with hypertension in pregnancy at caesarean section in a centre short of anaesthetic manpower without an intensive care unit Method A retrospective assessment of anaesthetic records of patients presenting in theatre for caesarean section was done with pa...