Objective: The study aimed to determine the reasons and pattern of tooth extractions among 2-16 years old dental out-patients in Maiduguri.
 Methods: was cross-sectional retrospective. population consisted children aged who had at least one extracted over a period two Child Dental Health Department University Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Ethical clearance obtained from Hospital Comm...

INTRODUCTION Although evidence exists that adolescents' hypertension could lead to adults' hypertension, it is a general belief that measures for early detection and treatment of this condition is seldom undertaken especially in medically underserved communities such as Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria. This study investigated the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension among adolescents in Maidu...

Information and Communication Technologies have come to transform and reshape the school structures, curriculum, pedagogies, assessment and evaluation. Despite these advantages, very few institution of learning in Nigeria have been able to explore the inherent benefits of ICT to the fullest. The quest to attain Educational ends in response to the fast changing Society has indeed become a great ...

The study was designed to investigate the gross morphometric of heart of farmed African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The total of twenty fish comprises of both male and female were used for this study, the average weight of fish were 980 g, average length of fish were 42 cm, average weight of heart were 1.3 gm and average length of heart were 2.6 cm. Grossly the heart wer...

Background: HIV infection which progresses to AIDS in immuno-compromised individuals is a global public health problem, particularly affecting pregnant women amongst whom the risk of infection increases greatly. This study was design to determine the sero-prevalence and risk factors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of the University...

CONTEXT Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency associated with high perinatal morbidity and mortality unless prompt delivery by the fastest and safest route is carried out. OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse, predisposing factors, and fetal outcome. STUDY DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS A 20 year retrospective study of all women who presented with umbil...

Emmanuel Israel Edache1,2*, Adamu Uzairu2, Paul Andrew Mamza2 and Gideon Shallangwa2 Author Affiliations 1Department of Pure Applied Chemistry, University Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria 2Department Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Received: May 25, 2021 | Published: June 23, Corresponding author: Edache, Department DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.36.005895

-Compaction is one of the efficient ways to improve the strength and stiffness properties of soils, such as elasticity modulus and shear modulus. Moreover, compaction decreases soil settlement, improves bearing capacity and the stability of sloped embankments. An optimum water content is required to provide the best path to enter energy into soil and compact it. A constant value of energy appli...

Background: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Nigeria and the world at large. Substantial number of cases of tuberculosis occurs in children, especially in this era of HIV pandemic. Chest radiograph is an important examination in evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis. There is paucity of literature on the chest radiographic features predictive of HIV in pulmonary tuberculosi...