Background: Risk factors of intestinal helminthiasis include poor personal hygiene/care, and behavioural aberrations such as finger sucking, nail biting and pica which had been found to enhance intestinal ova transmission. Objectives: To determine risk factors of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: Fresh stool samples from 140 ...

The seroprevalence of syphilis in students from a tertiary institution in Benin City, Nigeria was investigated. Venous blood samples (5 mL) were collected from 214 apparently healthy students aged 19-38 years (118 males and 96 females) between February and October 2009 and the serostatus of syphilis determined qualitatively using the rapid plasma reagin test. Seropositive sera were confirmed us...

The study was done to assess the influence of smoking on respiratory symptoms and respiratory function in sawmill workers in Benin City. 150 sawmill workers who were all males and aged between 18 and 50 years, and had been in continuous employment in sawmill factories for a minimum of one year were studied. They were selected by a two-stage random sampling process from sawmills in Benin City. T...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in Benin City. A total of 441 school children, 229 males and 212 females of mean age 13.52 years ± 1.83 who had no previous history of orthodontic treatment were assessed for occlusal, space and dental anomalies. Angle's classification was used to assess buccal sagittal relationships. The results showed that 15.9% of the subject...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Injection safety has over the years become important in view of the many diseases that are transmitted through unsafe injection practice. The objective was to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety by nurses in mission hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A stru...

INTRODUCTION Unsafe injections are a major source of infection with blood borne pathogens including hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus. World Health Organization estimates the burden of disease associated with unsafe injection practices to be about 1.3 million early deaths, loss of about 26 million years of life and an annual burden of 535 million US dollars i...

Dirisu John1*, Agbakoba Nneka2, Eki-Udoko Fidelis3, Elo-Ilo Jacinta C4, Oladipo Olukayode5 and Okwelogu Somadina6 Author Affiliations 1Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty Laboratory Science, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria 2Department Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe 3Department Paediatrics, University Benin Teaching Hospital, City, 4Department 5Institute Child Health, Benin, 6Departmen...

BACKGROUND The association between periodontal status, oral hygiene status and severity of tooth wear lesion varies from community to community and also from occupation to occupation. AIM To determine the association between periodontal status, oral hygiene status and tooth wear among the adult male population in Benin City, Nigeria. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study was conducted among 65 ma...

BACKGROUND A good proportion of pregnant women patronize traditional birth homes in Nigeria for ante-natal care. This study aimed at determining the prevalence, risk factors, and susceptibility profile of etiologic agents of urinary tract infection among ante-natal attendees in a traditional birth home in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODS Clean-catch urine was collected from 220 pregnant women att...