1 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 3 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 4 Haematology Department, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City,...

ENURESIS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN CHILDREN: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF TREATMENT 1 2 Abiodun MT, Oluwafemi RO Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria Department of Paediatrics, Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria Correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Moses Temidayo Abiodun Email: Department of Child He...

An assessment of personality and psychological distress of people living with delusional halitosis attending Oral Wellness Centre (OWC) at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City over a six-month period was undertaken. Five (5) patients with age range of 18-30 years and a mean age of 24 years (SD = 4.47) were included in the study. These individuals manifested multiple symptoms as...

This paper presents the way a gigabit NREN (National Research and Education Network) covering the whole country of Benin and that will connect over twenty university centers was built using mainly local unused infrastructures and local permanent staff already paid by the State of Benin (predominantly personnel from the Université d'Abomey-Calavi, UAC, in Benin and from Benin Armed Forces). The ...

examination of faecal samples of 6,430 school children aged between 2 and 20 years, for gastrointestinal parasites using sedimentation and kato smear techniques was carried out in benin city, nigeria between january 1997 and december 1998. four thousand two hundred and thirty six (65.8%) were infected. three species of protozoa and 8 species of helminths were recorded as follows: entamoeba hist...

DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20130019 Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is defined as a monogenic disease that characterizes the homozygous state of hemoglobin S (Hb S). Hemoglobin S polymerizes under adverse conditions such as deoxygenation, acidosis or dehydration. Its polymers deform erythrocytes and lead to a diverse and complex pathophysiology(1,2). Beta-S globin haplotypes (βS haplotypes) are important ...

Background. Malaria remains an important public health issue in Benin, with Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus s.s being the predominant vectors. This study was designed to generate information on An. funestus distribution, molecular speciation, Plasmodium infection rate and insecticide susceptibility status across Benin. Methods. Mosquito samples were collected from December 2014 to...

and traditional methods of contraception has always been shown to be poor among Nigerian adolescents. The 1990 Demographic and Health Survey found that only 11% of sexually active women aged 15–19 ever used any modern contraceptive method. Such rates of contraceptive use are much lower than levels seen in similar age-groups in many Sub-Saharan African countries, or than levels in industrialized...

Efficient tuberculosis treatment requires the use of good quality medicines. The present study developed a method of dosage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of fixed doses of four anti-tuberculous (Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol Hydrochlorate, Rifampicine). The elaborated protocol was thereafter used to assess the quality of med...