Background: Maternal mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa has remained high and this is a reflection of the poor quality of maternal services. Aim: To determine the causes, trends, and level of maternal mortality rate in Abakaliki, Ebonyi. Materials and Methods: This was a review of the records of all maternal deaths related to pregnancy over a ten‐year period, that is, January 1999 to December 2008...

BACKGROUND Both maternal socio-economic status (SES) and growth measures are themselves interrelated and are also related to infant birthweight. The objective of this study is to compare the relative importance of such maternal measures as determinants of birthweight of female infants-the prospective mothers of the next generation. METHODS The study base was derived from a population-based mu...

aims: metacognition deals with active monitoring and adjusting the results and cognitive processes to gain the purpose. academic self-efficacy is dependent on students’ perception of learning and is an important factor in the success of students reasoning. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of metacognitive skills training on metacognitive awareness, self-efficacy and academic achi...

background type of personality and emotional intelligence affects a person’s mental function and capabilities, which can influence academic achievement. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the relationship between emotional intelligence, type of character and academic achievement. materials and methods this is a cross-sectional study on students of kashan university of medical scienc...

BACKGROUND/AIM To evaluate vitamin D levels and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in healthy newborns and their mothers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-nine healthy pregnant women (≥ 37 weeks of gestation) were enrolled in the study. Previous history of pregnancies and births, nutritional status, multivitamin supplementation, educational status, type of clothing, and the economic level of t...

Background. Information regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited. This study therefore evaluated maternal dietary intake and how it relates to the nutritional status of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic conditions in Northern Ghana. Methods. This study was cross-sectional in design inv...

Implementing recommendations is a complex process involving all levels of health care. Effecting change in the health system can be broadly divided into four areas: policy, administration, clinical practice and training. Changes at the policy level require advocacy by lobby groups, as these changes are mainly political in nature. Changes at administrative level require a diversion of resources,...

background: determining satisfaction level helps the development and improvement of universities. this study was designed to investigate satisfaction level and prioritize factors affecting students' satisfaction with educational quality in kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: this is a descriptive-analytical study. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire ...

Background: Many factors affect exclusive breastfeeding, include method of delivery, parity, maternal age and education, smoking, ethnicity, pregnancy complications, infant health, and environmental factors such as hospital practices, and social support. Recently, maternal obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for poor breast-feeding practices whose role has not...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of maternal depressive symptoms on child problem behavior trajectories and how the father's positive involvement may modify this association. DESIGN Secondary data analysis using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. SETTING A nationally representative household sample of men and women from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. PARTICIPA...