BACKGROUND Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is one of the major social problems causing significant distress in men. Despite the increasing difficulty in management, knowledge, and understanding of factors responsible for its development are important for prevention and care. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence and risk factors for ED among men in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, in order to determine...

The Niger Delta wetlands are of international importance for their biodiversity, and support a large human population. The value and distribution of wetland ecosystem service benefits and costs across the three main stakeholder sectors (local community, government and corporate) were investigated. Results show that the net monetary value of the wetlands is $11,000 per delta household of which $...

Background Regions with geographically diverse ecology and socio-economic circumstances may have different disease exposure and child health outcomes. This study assessed variations in the risks of under-five deaths across regions of Nigeria and determined the individualand community-level factors that explain possible variations between regions. Methods Multilevel multivariable logistic regres...

The purpose of this study was to highlight the activities of youths, mediators and negotiators in various oil producing communities and oil companies in Delta State. Nine participants were selected from the institutions in Delta State and two resource persons were appointed from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The research questions were on the methods utilized on dispute reso...

Background Increasing morbidity and mortality associated with HIV/AIDS may be attributable to the lifestyle of individuals. Appropriate sexual behaviour and lifestyle modification may be helpful strategies for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in many countries. Aim The study was designed to assess the impact of attitudes and sexual behaviour on control of HIV/AIDS among unmarried people livin...

Alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C 1.1.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of acetaldehyde to ethanol during fermentation. In this study, activity crude alcohol (ADH) isolated from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) fresh Raphia hookeri and Elaeis guineensis palm wine(saps) Niger Delta region (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo River States) was determined at a temperature range ...