Our study assessed the health profile of neonates in relation to anemia in pregnancy and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). This was a retrospective study where a systematic random sampling technique was used to select a total of 1046 case records of pregnant women registered for ante-natal care at Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, between 2005 and 2009. Socio-demographic char...

Isolated islands provide valuable opportunities to study the persistence of viruses in wildlife populations, including population size thresholds such as the critical community size. The straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, has been identified as a reservoir for henipaviruses (serological evidence) and Lagos bat virus (LBV; virus isolation and serological evidence) in continental Africa. H...

CONTEXT Little is known about the frequency and patterns of use of emergency contraceptive pills among women in urban Kenya and Nigeria. METHODS To recruit women who had used emergency contraceptive pills, individuals aged 18-49 were intercepted and interviewed at shopping venues in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria, in 2011. Information was collected on 539 Nairobi and 483 Lagos respondents...

Deparments of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B.12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Histopathology & Molecular Pathology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK *Correspondence: Dr. Fatimah B. Abdulkareem, Dept of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine University of Lagos, P.M.B.12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria E-mail: [email protected] Abbreviations: CD, cluster di...

this paper investigates the relationship between the lagos megacity and ota township, a small township onits periphery. the study examines linkages between and lagos in terms of growth, urban development as well as mobility. 553 questionnaires were administered to household heads across the 12 residential districts of ota township. survey was carried out by systematic random sampling. classifie...

There is currently scarce information on the occurrence and distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the air from industrial estates in Nigeria. Hence, the present study aims to evaluate the extent and sources of pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air from some industrial estates in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria. Ten air samples have been collected from the...

To investigate the presence of Lagos bat virus (LBV)-specific antibodies in megachiroptera from West Africa, we conducted fluorescent antibody virus neutralization tests. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in Eidolon helvum (37%), Epomophorus gambianus (3%), and Epomops buettikoferi (33%, 2/6) from Ghana. These findings confirm the presence of LBV in West Africa.

Cervical cancer is an abnormal growth of the cells cervix which lower-most part uterus. This can spread to other parts body, including lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum. Therefore, this research was aimed at assessing knowledge cervical prevention screening uptake among female non-health care providers working in various departments two general hospitals Lagos. Annually, Nigeria 14,943 ...

ed by: African Index Medicus (WHO), CAB Abstracts, Index Copernicus, Global Health Abstracts, Asian Science Index, Index Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com & www.bioline.br/md Received: August, 2006 Accepted (Revised): November, 2006 Published January, 2007 Full length Research Article Antagonistic Effect of Vitamin E on the Efficacy of Artesunate against Plasmodium berghei Infection in Mice...

A preliminary investigation was conducted to screen for astrovirus in Lagos. Two hundred and fifteen (215) faecal samples collected from children under 5 years old with diarrhoea (161) and without diarrhoea (54) admitted at paediatric clinics in Lagos State were studied. The stool specimens were examined for the presence of human astrovirus antigen using a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA (Astro...