The average acoustic power and intensity levels from diagnostic ultrasound machines at five major Hospitals in Benue State were measured using ultrasound power meter UPM-DT-10AV. The ultrasound machine at Christian Hospital Mkar, Immaculate Conception Hospital Makurdi, Federal Medical centre Makurdi, Myom Hospital Gboko and Lobi Specialist Hospital Makurdi were used for the research work. The u...

BACKGROUND No information exists on the nutritional status of primary school children residing in Makurdi, Nigeria. It is envisaged that the data could serve as baseline data for future studies, as well as inform public health policy. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among urban school children in Makurdi, Nigeria. METHODS Height and weight of 2015 (979 boys ...

Studies on the vector competence and their role in the transmission of malaria and filariasis in Makurdi, Nigeria were carried out over a 6 month period in four localities. A total of 475 adult female mosquitoes were morphologically identified and dissected using standard procedures to determine the parity rates, insemination rates, age structure, oocyst, sporozoite and microfilarial worms. 156...

by M. S. Odimayo, W. I. Olanrewaju, S. A. Omilabu, and Boaz Adegboro Department of Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria Olanrewaju Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Department of Microbiology & Parasitology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nig...

Information and adequate data on intensity–duration–frequency of rainfall are regularly required for a variation hydrologic, environmental hydraulic applications. This paper presents intensity-duration-frequency equations Makurdi, Nigeria. Rainfall intensities from Makurdi were used to establish empirically derived constants about thirteen different equations. These evaluated statistically usin...

A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes in local chickens, broilers and layers slaughtered in Makurdi metropolis between September 2007 and April 2008. A total of 440 samples were collected from male and female chickens. Of the total samples examined, 200(45.5%) were from domestic chicken, 140(31.8%) from broilers and 100(22.7%) from layers. Of the tota...

Radio propagation prediction is one of the fundamentals of radio network planning. It is therefore vital that the propagation prediction models are as accurate as possible; taking into account the practical limitations that characterized the propagation environment. In this paper, the performance of Okumura – Hata Model, COST 231 – Hata Model, Standard Propagation Model and Stanford University ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) receiving care at the Federal Medical Center Makurdi, Nigeria. METHODS Between March and December 2009, a total of 253 women infected with HIV-1 had cervical smears taken for cytology. HI...

Nigeria being a tropical nation with high temperature and some Nigerian bakeries use mud oven which expose workers to direct contact heat increasing their risk of stress. This research work tends evaluate stress on bakery in Makurdi, Benue State. Forty questionnaires were validly filled handed from the at various bakeries. Data such as age, duration exposure well estimation satisfaction level d...