The role of men in maternity care in Africa is understudied, despite their economic dominance and decision making power. In a patriarchal society like northern Nigeria, pregnancy and childbirth are often regarded as exclusively women’s affairs. Using data from interviewer administered questionnaires and in-depth interviews; we assessed birth preparedness, complication readiness and male partici...

Aim: The purpose of this pilot study was to genetically identify and characterize Coxiella burnetii from Amblyomma varigatum ticks collected on cattle in North central Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 partially fed ticks morphologically identified as adult A. variegatum ticks collected from cattle owned by Fulani pastoralists were evaluated for the presence of C. burnetii using PCR...

The study was conducted to establish the presence of Campylobacter species, determine its prevalence and assess some of the epidemiological variables such as breed and season in the distribution of Campylobacter species in raw cow milk in the state. During October, 2007 and September, 2008, a total of 146 raw milk samples were collected from lactating cows in selected dairy herds in the state. ...

Overweight and obesity which are known to pose serious health problems becoming increasingly prevalent in Nigeria is a sub-Saharan African country. This study utilized the 2018 Demographic Health Survey examine demographic socio-economic risk factors of overweight among Nigerian women aged 15-49 years. Exploratory analysis was used provide basic description data while semiparametric structured ...

Two Hundred and six day old Fulani Ecotype chicks (FEC)were used to investigate the effect of feeding two types diet (Chick starter Broiler formulated meet standard nutritional requirement pullets broiler chicks) on growth traits performance from O 8 weeks. The contained 23% Crude Protein (CP) 3000Kcal/kg Metabolizable Energy (ME), Chick 21% CP 2800Kcal/Kg ME. measured were body weight (BW), le...