BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Type 2 diabetes is becoming epidemic and several studies have shown that diabetes is associated with increased co-morbidities and impaired functional health in the general adult population. Type 2 diabetes is one of the co-morbidities associated with metabolic syndrome that carries with it increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. The purpose of this study is...

1Department of Haematology, Special Investigations Laboratory, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,3Department of General Medical Practice, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,4Department of Chemical Pathology, Universit...

1 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. 2 Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 3 Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., 4 Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. 5 Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, N...

examination of faecal samples of 6,430 school children aged between 2 and 20 years, for gastrointestinal parasites using sedimentation and kato smear techniques was carried out in benin city, nigeria between january 1997 and december 1998. four thousand two hundred and thirty six (65.8%) were infected. three species of protozoa and 8 species of helminths were recorded as follows: entamoeba hist...

background : plasmodium falciparum infection is endemic in most tropical countries and will definitely infect human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) positive patients living in this region at one time or the other during the course of their infection. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malaria infection in hiv-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in benin c...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University College of Medicine, Nigeria 3Department of Microbiology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 4Department of Family Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babcock Un...

62 Optimal Transportation and Spatial Integration of Regional Palm Oil Markets in Nigeria L.O.E. Nwauwa, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria K.O. Adenegan, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria M.A.Y. Rahji, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, U...

Patrick Nguku, Fausta Mosha, Elizabeth Prentice, Tura Galgalo, Adebola Olayinka, Peter Nsubuga Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria,Tanzania National Health Laboratory, Tanzania, Medical Microbiologist, AMPATH, South Africa, Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Kenya, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria, ...