BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Child sexual abuse among adolescents is an often overlooked issue in pediatrics, yet it is a major cause of low self esteem and stigmatization in adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the socioeconomic determinant and pattern of child sexual abuse among adolescent attending secondary schools in South East Nigeria. METHODS This was a cross-sectional...

Family planning is a key strategy in the control of fertility among women. This study sought to determine various factors that influence modern family planning use in Nigeria. The study used data from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2013. Analysis was carried out using Stata version 12.1. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine association between various factors and...

Terrorism refers an unlawful violence or any other harmful act committed against civilians by groups persons for political ideological goals, a premeditated, politically motivated perpetrated non-combatant targets sub national clandestine agents, usually intended to influence audience. Since the emergence of Boko Haram terrorist group in North-East Nigeria 2002, human lives had been lost their ...