item: #1 of 46 id: rejhs-143234 author: Joseph-Shehu, E.M.; Irinoye, O.O.; Ajani, G.O.D title: Relationship between blood pressure, body mass index and health promoting lifestyle practices of women in selected rural communities in Osun State Nigeria date: 2016-09-02 words: 5609 flesch: 63 summary: Therefore, failure to engage in health promoting lifestyle consistently may be associated with the increasing prevalence of preventable non- communicable diseases. RJHS Vol 4(2).cdr Relationship between blood pressure, body mass index and health promoting lifestyle practices of women in selected rural communities in Osun State Nigeria. keywords: blood; bmi; community; health; hypertension; lifestyle; pressure; relationship; respondents; rural; study; women cache: rejhs-143234.pdf plain text: rejhs-143234.txt item: #2 of 46 id: rejhs-143235 author: Sani, U.M.; Isezuo, K.O.; Waziri, U.M.; Ahmad, M.M.; Ibitoye, P.K. title: Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in children with Down Syndrome at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto date: 2016-09-02 words: 4537 flesch: 60 summary: RJHS Vol 4(2).cdr Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in children with Down Syndrome at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto 1 1 1 2 3 Sani UM. , Isezuo KO. , Waziri UM. , Ahmad MM. , Ibitoye PK Abstract Objective: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) frequently occur in children with Down syndrome. keywords: chd; children; defect; diseases; heart; hospital; patients; septal; sokoto; study; syndrome cache: rejhs-143235.pdf plain text: rejhs-143235.txt item: #3 of 46 id: rejhs-158769 author: None title: 403 Forbidden date: None words: 19 flesch: 68 summary: Apache/2.4.46 (Ubuntu) Server at www.ajol.info Port 443 403 Forbidden Forbidden You don't have permission to access this resource. keywords: apache/2.4.46 cache: rejhs-158769.htm plain text: rejhs-158769.txt item: #4 of 46 id: rejhs-245956 author: Abiodun, O.M.; Omobuwa, A.O.; Fakunle, A.G.; Oluwagbaye, V.T.; Komolafe , M.O. ; Adewale , O.; Akindele, A.A.; Fasanu , A.O.; Komolafe, J.O. title: Premature progesterone rise incidence & its effects on in vitro fertilization cycles date: 2023-04-17 words: 5820 flesch: 60 summary: Number of follicles retrieved & age of subjects were strongly associated with progesterone level. Patients were divided into two groups of progesterone level on pre-HCG trigger day ≤1.5 and >1.5 and further subdivided into Buserelin group (84 patients), day 5 Cetrotide group (9 patients) and day 6 Cetrotide group (18 patients) keywords: cycles; day; hcg; health; ivf; level; ppr; pregnancy; progesterone; rise; subjects cache: rejhs-245956.pdf plain text: rejhs-245956.txt item: #5 of 46 id: rejhs-245958 author: Sanjeev , K.; Krina , V. title: Prevalence of Gram-negative bacteria and their antibioticresistance pattern at tertiary care hospital Amreli Gujarat India date: 2023-04-17 words: 3576 flesch: 62 summary: In 2017, the World Health Organization issued a list of antibiotic resistant bacteria in which carbapenem reistant Enterobacteriaceae was in the critical priority group for an urgent needs to develop new antibiotics [24]. This is a result of gram-negative bacteria developing an increased rate of antibiotic resistance [2]. keywords: antibiotic; bacteria; resistance cache: rejhs-245958.pdf plain text: rejhs-245958.txt item: #6 of 46 id: rejhs-245959 author: Anaba , E.L.; Dawodu, O.O.; Arabambi , A. title: A cliniccopathologic correlation study of 2396 histopathologic skin biopsy specimens date: 2023-04-17 words: 4013 flesch: 57 summary: Umarji S, Ravikumar G, Antony M, Tirumalae R. Comparison of clinical diagnosis with histopathology in inflammatory skin diseases: a retrospective study of 455 cases. Although most skin diseases can be diagnosed clinically, skin diseases have a limited pattern of clinical presentation making the conclusive diagnosis of some cases difficult (4). keywords: clinical; correlation; cpc; diagnosis; diseases; skin cache: rejhs-245959.pdf plain text: rejhs-245959.txt item: #7 of 46 id: rejhs-245960 author: Awolola, E.; Maharaj, S. title: Assessment of challenges inhibiting effective delivery of health care services among frontline Professional health workers during COVID 19 Lock down in Nigeria date: 2023-04-17 words: 7417 flesch: 57 summary: Psychological support is key, perhaps as was done with HIV/AIDS in the African continent where utilizing the large numbers of HIV counsellors or retired nurses to counsel health professionals had an ameliorating effect on health care professionals (51). Social distancing is one strategy to prevent spreading COVID-19 but creates challenges for health professionals. keywords: care; challenges; covid-19; distancing; doctors; health; health professionals; healthcare; les; nigeria; nurses; pandemic; patients; physiotherapists; professionals; public; services; study cache: rejhs-245960.pdf plain text: rejhs-245960.txt item: #8 of 46 id: rejhs-245961 author: Ogunmodede, A.J.; Adegunloye, O.; Oguntayo , R.; Ajokpaniovo , M.; Buhari , O.I.N.; Bolarinwa , O.A.; Malomo , S.; Oyeleke , J. title: Psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in higher institution students in Nigeria date: 2023-04-17 words: 5920 flesch: 59 summary: Validity of PHQ-9 as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian University students. Barry et al (9) reported that poor psychological well-being in university students is strongly related to other factors such as lower educational attainments, belonging to a minority ethnic group, substance abuse, history of violence, as well as poor reproductive and sexual health. keywords: department; factors; ghq; health; ilorin; morbidity; nigerian; respondents; students; study; university cache: rejhs-245961.pdf plain text: rejhs-245961.txt item: #9 of 46 id: rejhs-245962 author: Rabiu , T.B.; Uthman , I.I.; Folami , E.O. title: Intensive care unit deaths among neurosurgery patients in a tertiary hospital in South Western Nigeria date: 2023-04-17 words: 3700 flesch: 65 summary: RJHS 11(1).cdr Intensive care unit deaths among neurosurgery patients in a tertiary hospital in South Western Nigeria 1,2 1 2,3 *Rabiu TB , Uthman II , Folami EO Abstract Background: Neurosurgical patients are the most critical ICU admissions. This study evaluates ICU mortalities of neurosurgical patients in a general ICU setting at the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria. keywords: admissions; care; death; health; hospital; icu; les; neurosurgical; nigeria; patients; study cache: rejhs-245962.pdf plain text: rejhs-245962.txt item: #10 of 46 id: rejhs-245963 author: Mohammed, B.A.; Oyaramade, A.; Ogunlaja , A.O.; Ogunlaja, I.P. title: Uterine rupture; An obstetric tragedy still with us. A six year review of cases in a specialist hospital, NorthWest Nigeria date: 2023-04-17 words: 3269 flesch: 54 summary: The study determined the trends, risk factors, feto-maternal outcomes following uterine rupture as seen at ASYBSH. Method: The study was a retrospective review of cases of uterine rupture managed at the ASYBSH between March 2015 and February 2021. keywords: cases; health; hospital; incidence; maternal; nigeria; rupture; study; uterine; women cache: rejhs-245963.pdf plain text: rejhs-245963.txt item: #11 of 46 id: rejhs-245965 author: Bola-Oyebamiji, S.B.; Azeez, R.A.; Farinloye , E.O.; Folami, E.O. title: Knowledge, acceptability and utilization of epidural analgesia in antenatal clinic attendees at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital (UTH), Osogbo, Osun State date: 2023-04-17 words: 4561 flesch: 59 summary: Key words; labour pain, epidural analgesia, awareness, knowledge, acceptability, utilization *Corresponding author Bola-Oyebamiji, S.B. Email address: sekinah.bola-oyebamiji@uniosun.edu.ng 1 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Osun State University/UniOsun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria 2 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, UniOsun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria 3 Anaesthesia Department, Osun State University/ UniOsun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria Received: July 20, 2022 Accepted: January 26, 2023 Published: April 19, 2023 Original Article Research Journal of Health Sciences Res. The questionnaire is divided into 7 sections: Socio-demographic characteristics, perception of pregnant women on labour pain, awareness on obstetric analgesia, awareness on epidural analgesia, knowledge, acceptability, and utilization of epidural analgesia in labour. keywords: acceptability; analgesia; epidural; health; hospital; knowledge; labour; level; pain; utilization; women cache: rejhs-245965.pdf plain text: rejhs-245965.txt item: #12 of 46 id: rejhs-248010 author: Mukoru, I.L.; Adebayo, O.; Oyabambi, O.A.; Kanmodi, K; Ojo, O.F.; Oiwoh, S.O.; Agbogidi, J.M.; Williams, A.; Ibiyo, M.J.; Samuel , A.; Ogunsuji, O.; Ogunjimi, L. title: Fast food consumption habits among young people in south western Nigeria date: 2023-05-22 words: 5083 flesch: 66 summary: Table 2: Profile related to fast food consumption among participants Consumption of fast food (n=300) n RJHS 11(2).cdr Fast food consumption habits among young people in south western Nigeria 1 2 3 4,5 6 Mukoru, I.L. , *Adebayo, O. , Oyabambi, O.A. , Kanmodi, K , Ojo, O.F. , 7 8 9 10 11 Oiwoh, S.O. , Agbogidi, J.M. , Williams, A. , Ibiyo, M.J. , Samuel A. , 12 13 Ogunsuji, O. , Ogunjimi, L. Abstract Objective: The study assessed the profile and factors associated with fast food consumption among young people in tertiary educational institutions in Ibadan, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 300 eligible undergraduates in four campuses in Ibadan, Nigeria. keywords: consumption; department; food; health; hospital; ibadan; mean; nigeria; participants; study; university; years cache: rejhs-248010.pdf plain text: rejhs-248010.txt item: #13 of 46 id: rejhs-248011 author: Owolabi, A.G.; Atandero, M.O.; Oluwaseyi, O.T.; Afolabi, O.O. title: Assessment of the knowledge and perception of prostate cancer and uptake of screening among public transport drivers in selected motor parks in Akure, Ondo State date: 2023-05-22 words: 4736 flesch: 56 summary: RJHS 11(2).cdr Assessment of the knowledge and perception of prostate cancer and uptake of screening among public transport drivers in selected motor parks in Akure, Ondo State *Owolabi, A.G. , Atandero, M.O. , Oluwaseyi, O.T. , Afolabi, O.O. Abstract Objective: Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men globally. (1) In Nigeria, Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men (2).Nigeria ranked first out of nine countries with the highest prevalence of prostate cancer in Africa. keywords: cancer; drivers; health; knowledge; participants; perception; prostate; prostate cancer; public; screening cache: rejhs-248011.pdf plain text: rejhs-248011.txt item: #14 of 46 id: rejhs-248013 author: Fasanu , A.O.; Atanda , O.A.; Taiwo , A.O.; Afolabi , A. title: Prevalence and risk factors for preterm delivery in UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo - A 5 year retrospective review date: 2023-05-22 words: 3911 flesch: 62 summary: RJHS 11(2).cdr Prevalence and risk factors for preterm delivery in UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo - A 5 year retrospective review 1 1 1 2 Fasanu A.O. , Atanda O.A. , *Taiwo A.O. , Afolabi A. Abstract Introduction: Preterm delivery is the leading cause of death in the neonatal period. Information on the patients' age, parity, educational status, weight, body mass index, number of antenatal visits, identifiable causes of preterm delivery and others were all extracted. keywords: 0(0.0; age; delivery; factors; health; patients; pregnancy; preterm; prevalence; risk; study cache: rejhs-248013.pdf plain text: rejhs-248013.txt item: #15 of 46 id: rejhs-248014 author: Oyekanmi, B. A.; Osho, I. B.; Kolawole , J. C. title: Antimicrobial, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Phyllanthus niruri linn date: 2023-05-22 words: 5109 flesch: 59 summary: The albino rats of weight ranging from 83 to 105 g were administered with P. niruri ethanol extract but indicated no toxicity at 1500 mg dose. Group CII P was a positive control, inoculated and administered with a standard antibacterial (Ciprofloxacin) group 2 to group 5 were inoculated and administered with 300 mg, 600 mg, 1200 mg, and 1500 mg doses of P. niruri ethanol extract respectively. keywords: activity; coli; control; ethanol; extract; group; health; niruri; phyllanthus; rats cache: rejhs-248014.pdf plain text: rejhs-248014.txt item: #16 of 46 id: rejhs-248018 author: Folami, E.O.1; Olajumoke, T.O.; Kolawole, I.K.; Ojo, A.K.; Raji, S.A.; Folami, R.O. title: Comparison of the efficacy of atracurium pretreatment versus magnesium sulphate for prevention of suxamethonium-induced fasciculation and post-operative myalgia date: 2023-05-22 words: 4802 flesch: 58 summary: This study compared the efficacy of pretreatment with atracurium versus magnesium in the prevention of suxamethonium induced fasciculation and postoperative myalgia by measuring the incidence of fasciculation, duration of fasciculation, severity of fasciculation, incidence of myalgia and severity of myalgia. Results: Muscle fasciculation occurred in 39 (78%) patients in Group A and 27(54%) patients in Group B (p= 0.001). keywords: atracurium; fasciculation; group; incidence; magnesium; myalgia; patients; pretreatment; study; sulphate; suxamethonium cache: rejhs-248018.pdf plain text: rejhs-248018.txt item: #17 of 46 id: rejhs-248021 author: Onuoha, S.C.; Okafor, C.O.O.; Eronmosele, B.O.; Ovia, K.N.; Nwosu, M.C.; Onwere, C.C.; Ude, I.U.; Ezeme-Nwafor, A.C.; Ani, P. title: Prevalence and antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolated from abattoir and aquaculture environment in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria. date: 2023-05-22 words: 5266 flesch: 59 summary: The result of the prevalence of E. coli showed that AB (33.3 %) had the highest 3 frequency of E. coli isolates from drainage, followed by AB (22.2 %), AB (16.2 %), while 4 2 AB (5.6 %) shows the least prevalence (Figure 1 1). There was also highest frequency of E. coli isolates from butcher table from AB (37.5 %), followed by AB (25.0 %), 3 4 while AB and AB (6.3 %) had the least 2 5 prevalence (figure 1). keywords: abattoir; amc; antibiotic; aquaculture; caz; coli; ctx; escherichia; health; journal; mem; microbial; nigeria; resistance; tob; water cache: rejhs-248021.pdf plain text: rejhs-248021.txt item: #18 of 46 id: rejhs-248025 author: Adesina, K.A.; Afolalu, O.O.; Oyekale, R.A.; Afere, D.M. title: Hand Hygiene: major panacea for prevention of the spread of Covid-19 in a Nigerian south-western university date: 2023-05-22 words: 5018 flesch: 62 summary: As shown in Table 3, the barriers to the practice of hand hygiene reveal that 133(49.1%) experienced unavailability of materials for the promotion of good hand hygiene practice, while 111 (41.0%) reported the lack of running water on campus or in the hostel as obstacles. Similarly, various interventions have been developed to improve hand hygiene practices and compliance in the community (16). keywords: covid-19; hand; hand hygiene; health; hygiene; knowledge; practice; prevention; respondents; study; washing cache: rejhs-248025.pdf plain text: rejhs-248025.txt item: #19 of 46 id: rejhs-248027 author: Fatungase, O.M.; Olateju , S.O.; Emmanuel , E.A.; Adefuye , P.O.; Shorunmu , T.O.; Shoyemi , R.O.; Dada , S.A.; Omoregie , Y.O. title: Pattern and outcome of Anaesthesia techniques in patients presenting with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia for caesarean section in a Teaching Hospital date: 2023-05-22 words: 6028 flesch: 58 summary: RJHS 11(2).cdr Pattern and outcome of Anaesthesia techniques in patients presenting with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia for caesarean section in a Teaching Hospital Abstract Objectives: To review the pattern of anaesthesia techniques among pregnant women with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia who had caesarean section in our health facility and their management outcome Methods: A retrospective analysis was undertaken for all the obstetric patients with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia who had caesarean sections under different types of anaesthesia in a tertiary hospital between st st January 1 2014 and December 31 2018. Furthermore, conclusion drawn from a prospective study on analysis of general versus spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery by Ravi T et al in Asia among sixty parturient with similar socio-demographics who had been diagnosed to have severe pre-eclampsia, also support that spinal anaesthesia should be considered as first choice of anaesthesia technique for severe pre- eclamptic parturient (13). keywords: anaesthesia; caesarean; delivery; eclampsia; factors; general; health; outcome; patients; pre; section; spinal; study; techniques; women cache: rejhs-248027.pdf plain text: rejhs-248027.txt item: #20 of 46 id: rejhs-248029 author: Atere, A.D.; Kosamat , Y.A.; Adeyemi, O.A.; Zubairu, S.O.; Akanni, O.E. title: Evaluating some haemostatic profiles and platelet aggregation in gestational diabetes mellitus subjects date: 2023-05-22 words: 4552 flesch: 59 summary: Weight and height were measured for all participants, and body mass index (BMI) was determined as described by Atere et al (19). (24) who showed that PCV in gestational diabetic women (33.84 ± 3.26%) was significantly (p<0.05) higher when compared to controls (32.06 + 2.15%) keywords: aptt; blood; coagulation; diabetes; gdm; health; mean; ndnp; ngpw; platelet; study; subjects; women cache: rejhs-248029.pdf plain text: rejhs-248029.txt item: #21 of 46 id: rejhs-248030 author: Odatuwa-Omagbemi, D.O.; Enemudo , R.E.T.; Otene , C.I.; Imonijevwe , E.S.; Ajise , F.; Maduka , C.O.; Uyebi , P.; Ekpekpe, M.D. title: External fixators usage in two hospitals in Delta State south-south Nigeria date: 2023-05-22 words: 5246 flesch: 60 summary: These factors may include: type of external fixator applied (pins or External fixators usage in hospitals Odatuwa-Omagbemi et al. Res. The most common indication for external fixator application was open fractures in 67.7% of cases, followed by bone gaps resulting from bone loss (11.1%). keywords: application; delta; external; fixation; fixators; fractures; health; nigeria; open; patients; pin; state; study; type cache: rejhs-248030.pdf plain text: rejhs-248030.txt item: #22 of 46 id: rejhs-248031 author: Akinwusi , P.O. title: Editorial felicitation on appointment as vice-chancellor Professor Omolola O. Irinoye, PhD. date: 2023-05-22 words: 1706 flesch: 44 summary: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rejhs.v11i2.11 Medal of the School of Nursing, UCH, Ibadan (1980); the Departmental Award, Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, (1984); Award for an outstanding piece of Master's work given by the Centre for Women's Studies, University of York, York, U.K. (1999); Federal Government Scholarship Award (1989/90); the British Chevening Scholarship Award (1997/98); The Carnegie Fellowship Award for Female Academic Staff of the Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (2004). As a certified Trainer for Distance Learning Education by the National Universities Commission and has facilitated several trainings for capacity building for the deployment of e-Learning in Open and Distance learning for the Centre for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and for further development of the nursing programme of the National Open University of Nigeria. keywords: health; national; nursing; research; sciences; university cache: rejhs-248031.pdf plain text: rejhs-248031.txt item: #23 of 46 id: rejhs-249939 author: Fehintola , A.O.; Omitinde , S.O.; Archibong , M.S.; Ayegbusi , O.E.; Abimbola, J.A.; Loto , O.M. title: Gynaecological Pan-endoscopy (Hystero-laparoscopy) in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: A ten-year clinical audit date: 2023-09-30 words: 5067 flesch: 54 summary: In their survey, Zand et al. (19) reported that 70% of endoscopy procedures were operative. The type of endoscopy procedures and duration of surgery also have a significant relationship to the occurrence of complications in our study. keywords: complications; endoscopy; health; hospital; journal; laparoscopy; nigeria; pan; procedures; study; surgery cache: rejhs-249939.pdf plain text: rejhs-249939.txt item: #24 of 46 id: rejhs-249940 author: Olarinoye , J.K.; Omotoso , A.B.; Ogunmodede , A.J.; Opeyemi , C.M.; Olagbaye , B.A.; Sanni , N.; Aderibigbe , A.B. title: Assessment of health-related quality of life and its determinants among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Ilorin, Nigeria date: 2023-09-30 words: 5233 flesch: 66 summary: RJHS 11(3).cdr Assessment of health-related quality of life and its determinants among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Ilorin, Nigeria 1 2 2 3 4 *Olarinoye J.K. , Omotoso A.B. , Ogunmodede A.J. , Opeyemi C.M. , Olagbaye B.A. , 1 5 Sanni N. , Aderibigbe A.B. Abstract Background: The impact of foot ulceration on the psychosocial wellbeing of the Nigerian diabetic patients has not received enough attention. The impacts of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) on the quality of life (QoL) of 104 adults living with diabetes were assessed using The Diabetes Foot Ulcer Scale and their determinants. keywords: dfu; diabetes; domains; foot; foot ulcer; health; life; nigeria; patients; qol; study; ulcer cache: rejhs-249940.pdf plain text: rejhs-249940.txt item: #25 of 46 id: rejhs-249941 author: Oyebade, A.O.; Oshineye, A.O.; Olarinmoye, A.T.; Kayode, O.O.; Akinpelu, A.A.; Oladosu, M. title: Monkeypox related knowledge, attitudes and practices among students in a tertiary institution in southwest, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study date: 2023-09-30 words: 4535 flesch: 58 summary: We also observed 87.8% of respondents with high monkeypox related attitude score. A low proportion (37.8%) of respondents had high monkeypox related knowledge score while 62.2% had low monkeypox related knowledge score. keywords: 278; association; attitudes; health; knowledge; monkeypox; nigeria; practices; respondents; score; study; years cache: rejhs-249941.pdf plain text: rejhs-249941.txt item: #26 of 46 id: rejhs-249942 author: Surakat, O.A.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Golden, A.; De Los Santos, T.; Adeleke, M. A.; Faulx, D.; Ademolu, K.O.; Bankole, S.O.; Kalnoky, M.; Stevens, , E.; Yokobe, L. title: Field test and sensitivity of Onchocerciasis rapid test in Ogun State, Nigeria date: 2023-09-30 words: 7006 flesch: 62 summary: The calculated sensitivity of OV-16 RDT to skin snip or ELISA degree of agreement in this study was not as high as previously obtained, although may in similar or higher than those observed in operational analysis of OV-16 ELISA [20, 27, 29]. The correct application of this RDT may provide a field-deployable alternative to OV-16 ELISA in identifying communities at greater risk of infection and transmission of onchocerciasis, including evidence of previous infection in cases with no MF count. keywords: control; elimination; elisa; health; negative; nigeria; ogun; onchocerciasis; ov-16; positive; rdt; results; sensitivity; skin; snip; state; study; test cache: rejhs-249942.pdf plain text: rejhs-249942.txt item: #27 of 46 id: rejhs-249943 author: Tajudeen, W.A.; Adesina, K.A.; Fakorede, J.I.; Muraina, O.A.; Ikotun, B.M.; Adesiyan, H.J.; Olayinka, A.O.; Omisore, A.G. title: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of disease prevention among health talk-giving healthcare workers in primary health centres at Osogbo date: 2023-09-30 words: 7409 flesch: 61 summary: This thus emphasizes the reason why primary health care workers should have adequate diseases prevention knowledge coupled with a favourable attitude as well as practices. This study revealed that there was no gap between knowledge and practices which is in line with the study on Tuberculosis (16) and another Ethiopian study on infection prevention among health care workers (12). keywords: attitude; care; disease; disease prevention; health; healthcare; knowledge; nigeria; practices; prevention; respondents; study; workers; years cache: rejhs-249943.pdf plain text: rejhs-249943.txt item: #28 of 46 id: rejhs-249944 author: Ibraheem, R.M.; Ariyibi, S.O.; Gobir, A.A.; Johnson, A.R.; Yusuf, M.J.; Adeleke, N.A. title: Relevance and challenges of neuroimaging for childhood tuberculous meningitis diagnosis in a resource-constraint country: A case report and literature review date: 2023-09-30 words: 3134 flesch: 58 summary: Conclusion: The cranial CT scan findings facilitate TBM diagnosis for which prompt treatment commencement is crucial for a good outcome. Vol 11(3), September 2023 240 Neuroimaging in tuberculous meningitis diagnosis Ibraheem keywords: diagnosis; health; meningitis; tbm; tuberculous cache: rejhs-249944.pdf plain text: rejhs-249944.txt item: #29 of 46 id: rejhs-249945 author: Akindele , R.A.; Omopariola , S.O.; Adeyemo , A.T.; Afolabi , B.A.; Awodele , K.; Folami , E.O.; Adeyemo , A.T. title: A correlation of 8-hour and 12-hour with 24-hour urinary protein among pregnant women with preeclampsia in a teaching hospital in South-Western Nigeria date: 2023-09-30 words: 5316 flesch: 60 summary: This study sought to determine how the quantitative measurement of urine protein from 8-hour and 12- hour samples correlate with that of a 24- hour sample in diagnosing preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: 52 eligible pregnant women with preeclampsia were recruited between April 2017 and April 2018. There were significant correlations between the protein values of 8-and 12-hour urine samples with those of 24-hour urine samples Conclusion: 8-hour and 12-hour values of urine protein correlated positively with values in 24-hour samples and may be useful for initial assessment of cases of preeclampsia for prompt interventions. keywords: collection; correlation; hour; hour urine; preeclampsia; protein; proteinuria; samples; study; urine; values cache: rejhs-249945.pdf plain text: rejhs-249945.txt item: #30 of 46 id: rejhs-249946 author: Osalusi, B.S.; Koleowo, O.; Ogunsemi, O.O.; Ogunjimi, L.; Afe, T.O.; Ale, A.; Agboola, A.O.J.; Deji-Agboola, M.A. title: Effect of psychoactive substance use on academic activities and performance among undergraduates of University of Lagos date: 2023-09-30 words: 7780 flesch: 64 summary: Student substance use is associated with different factors like sex, age, peer pressure, family substance abuse, personal pleasure, and poor academic achievement (3,5,6). The ever use, past twelve month, and past month prevalence of substance use is displayed in table 2. Academic Activities Most (65.89%) of the respondents attend classes every day. keywords: academic; alcohol; e n; gpa; health; male; mean; mean gpa; students; study; substance; substance use; university; use; user cache: rejhs-249946.pdf plain text: rejhs-249946.txt item: #31 of 46 id: rejhs-249947 author: Mbah, I.O.; Eseigbe, P.; David, O.S.; Kabilis, E.D.; Ihekaike, M.M. title: Risk factors for chronic kidney disease among adults in a tertiary hospital community in north-central, Nigeria. date: 2023-09-30 words: 5464 flesch: 64 summary: There was an independent association between older age (p = 0.010), being widowed/divorced (p = 0.041), and 2 having diabetes (p = 0.006) with an eGFR <60ml/min/1.73m Conclusion The prevalence of CKD risk factors in this study population was high. Data on the prevalence of risk factors for chronic kidney disease from sub-Saharan Africa are scanty, more so in the northern part of Nigeria. keywords: chronic; ckd; diabetes; disease; egfr; factors; health; hospital; kidney; nigeria; participants; prevalence; risk; study; university cache: rejhs-249947.pdf plain text: rejhs-249947.txt item: #32 of 46 id: rejhs-249948 author: Aina , O. F; Owoeye , A. O; Oluwaniyi , S. O; Amoo , I. G title: A comparative study of EEG findings among subjects in seizure-remission and patients with epilepsy in a resource constrained west African psychiatric hospital. date: 2023-09-30 words: 4094 flesch: 62 summary: Aside from clinical evaluation, EEG recording is also an important investigation used to monitor and evaluate seizure remission (8, 9, 10). This is similar to findings from previous studies that subject's age at onset of seizure and time of EEG recording is related to presence or absence of epileptiform activities in the EEG tracings (20). keywords: activities; eeg; epilepsy; epileptiform; recording; remission; seizure; study; subjects; years cache: rejhs-249948.pdf plain text: rejhs-249948.txt item: #33 of 46 id: rejhs-249949 author: Oyebade, A.O.; Oshineye, A.O.; Olarinmoye, A.T.; Kayode, O.O.; Akinpelu, A.A.; Oladosu, M. title: Monkeypox related knowledge, attitudes and practices among students in a tertiary institution in southwest, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study date: 2023-09-30 words: 4535 flesch: 58 summary: We also observed 87.8% of respondents with high monkeypox related attitude score. A low proportion (37.8%) of respondents had high monkeypox related knowledge score while 62.2% had low monkeypox related knowledge score. keywords: 278; association; attitudes; health; knowledge; monkeypox; nigeria; practices; respondents; score; study; years cache: rejhs-249949.pdf plain text: rejhs-249949.txt item: #34 of 46 id: rejhs-252245 author: Braimoh, R.W.; Ediale, T.I.; Mabayoje, M.O.; Ale, O.K.; Bello, B.T.; Amira, C.O. title: Comparison of CKD-EPI, C-G and MDRD equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease population in South-Western Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 4890 flesch: 70 summary: MDRD equation had similar accuracy with CKD-EPI equation at this level. Jafar 30 et al also documented superior accurate performance of CG to MDRD equation (65% versus 50%, respectively). keywords: ckd; creatinine; disease; epi; equations; health; kidney; mdrd; mean; mgfr; population; study cache: rejhs-252245.pdf plain text: rejhs-252245.txt item: #35 of 46 id: rejhs-252247 author: Mamven , H.M.; Kwaghe , G.V.; Habib , G.Z.; Galadima, S.U. title: Kidney dysfunction and mortality risk in hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A large Covid-19 centre experience date: 2023-08-03 words: 5997 flesch: 68 summary: The study's objective was to determine the relationship between glomerular filtration rate and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Sample size determination For obtaining the minimum sample size, assuming that 18.4% of COVID-19 patients with eGFR > 60mls/min will die during the study,(14) and a prevalence of reduced eGFR in COVID-19 patients of 30% (14), with a power of 90% and alpha of 0.05, we would like our study to have adequate power to detect a relative risk of 2.0. keywords: admission; covid-19; dysfunction; egfr; function; health; hospital; kidney; mean; min; mortality; patients; risk; study cache: rejhs-252247.pdf plain text: rejhs-252247.txt item: #36 of 46 id: rejhs-252248 author: Kingu, U.A.; Ismail, J.I.; Kibusi, S.M. title: Leadership competencies of primary healthcare managers: a cross-sectional quantitative study of high, medium and low performing district councils in Tanzania date: 2023-08-03 words: 5775 flesch: 58 summary: Similarly, the scores from 5 to 7 were considered as fully competent, meaning that primary healthcare facility managers do not need assistances in performing their leadership duties and responsibilities (21). Leading people and teams With respect to leading people and teams, primary healthcare facility managers were assessed in their abilities to inform and educate influential decision makers, encourage ideas and identify opportunities and empower others to achieve goals (Table 1). keywords: competencies; competency; e n; facility; healthcare; journal; leadership; management; managers; research; study; tanzania cache: rejhs-252248.pdf plain text: rejhs-252248.txt item: #37 of 46 id: rejhs-252249 author: Amoko, A.; MacLeod , E.T.; Koforade , A.Y. title: Common facts and fictions about HIV transmission, prevention and treatment among PLWHA attending a tertiary healthcare centre in North-Western Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 5487 flesch: 57 summary: However, about 40% of the respondents thought there was commercially available vaccine to prevent HIV infection; 35.9% of the respondents thought that to prevent HIV transmission, all personal items should be separated from the items of infected persons, and 28.1% thought all physical contacts with infected persons should be avoided. Vol 11(4), December 2023 320 Common facts and fictions about HIV transmission, prevention and treatment Amoko et al. healthcare personnel as a source of information on HIV infection. keywords: aids; health; hiv; hiv transmission; infection; knowledge; prevention; respondents; study; transmission; treatment cache: rejhs-252249.pdf plain text: rejhs-252249.txt item: #38 of 46 id: rejhs-252250 author: Osarenkhoe, O.J.; Aiwuyo, O.H.; Osaghae, D. title: Congenital heart diseases: Pattern of clinical presentations in children less than 2-years of age in a pediatric practice in southsouth Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 3930 flesch: 60 summary: Congenital heart disease: Pattern of clinical presentation in children Osarenkhoe et al. Res. Congenital heart disease: Pattern of clinical presentation in children Osarenkhoe et al. Table 7: Echocardiographic Diagnosis of CHD (27pts) S/N Types Frequency (%) 1 Ventricular Septal defect, VSD 6 (26.7) 2 Patent Ductus Arteriosus, PDA 6 (20.0) 3 Tetralogy of Fallot, TOF 2 (6.7) 4 Atrial Septal Defect, ASD 2 (6.7) 5 Transposition of Great Arteries, TGA 1 (3.3) 6 Tricuspid Atresia, TA 1 (3.3) 7 Patent foramen ovale, PFO 1 (3.3) 8 Atrioventricular Septal defect, AVSD 1 (3.3) 9 Dextrocardia (VSD + PDA + Atrial situs solitus) 1 keywords: chd; children; clinical; disease; findings; heart cache: rejhs-252250.pdf plain text: rejhs-252250.txt item: #39 of 46 id: rejhs-252251 author: Yusuf, A.O.; Adedire, A.; Ala, A.O.; Olanrewaju, S. title: Magnitude of limb loss attributable to diabetes mellitus in a tertiary institution in Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 4173 flesch: 61 summary: It is a major risk factor for DFU but has not been proven to be a significant predictor of lower limb amputation in DM patients (16, 22). Female preponderance was observed in our study and this appears to be in tandem with what is usually seen in the larger population of DM patients. keywords: amputation; dfu; diabetes; foot; health; hospital; limb; loss; nigeria; osogbo; patients; study cache: rejhs-252251.pdf plain text: rejhs-252251.txt item: #40 of 46 id: rejhs-252252 author: Enikuomehin, A.C.; Junaid, O.A.; Adejumo, O.A.; Ogundele, O.A.; Lawal, O.M.; Akinbodewa, A.A.; Fakhraddeen, Y.M. title: COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary hospital in Southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study date: 2023-08-03 words: 4217 flesch: 61 summary: The aim was to determine the willingness of type 2 DM patients to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors. This was determined by using a prevalence of willingness of diabetic patients to accept COVID-19 vaccine from a previous study carried out in Saudi Arabia (14) reported to be 36.2%; 95% confidence interval and a sample error of 5%. keywords: covid-19; diabetes; health; mellitus; patients; study; vaccination; vaccine; willingness cache: rejhs-252252.pdf plain text: rejhs-252252.txt item: #41 of 46 id: rejhs-252253 author: Israel, O.K.; Olotu , A.A.; Idowu, A.; Ojewuyi, A.R.; Odusan , M.O.; Adeniji , O.A. title: Biologic quality of households' drinking-water in an urban local government area of Oyo State, Southwest, Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 5619 flesch: 61 summary: Most previous studies had focused on determining water-qualities from water sources such as rivers and streams, the current study aimed at assessing water quality at the point-of- use (households). However, our study assessed the biological characteristics of household drinking water by estimating coliform counts in the water. keywords: access; coliform; community; drinking; facilities; health; households; nigeria; ogbomoso; quality; sanitation; state; study; water cache: rejhs-252253.pdf plain text: rejhs-252253.txt item: #42 of 46 id: rejhs-252255 author: Osundiya, O.C.; Ajepe , T.O.; Ileyemi , B.A.; Jaiyeoba, A.D. title: Rate of perceived exertion and cardiovascular response of community dwelling older adults to six-minute walk test date: 2023-08-03 words: 3491 flesch: 61 summary: Key words: Rate of perceived exertion, Ageing, Cardiovascular response, six-minutes walk test *Corresponding author Ajepe T.O. Email: tigbari@unilag.edu.ng Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Received: April 10, 2022 Accepted: May 9, 2023 Pulse Rate SPO2: Oxygen Saturation RPE: Rate of Perceived Exertion rs: Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient Table 3: Comparison of perceived exertion rate of male and female participants *Level of significance letter < 0.05 Key: SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure DBP: keywords: 6mwt; blood; cardiovascular; exercise; exertion; participants; rate; response; rpe; test; walk cache: rejhs-252255.pdf plain text: rejhs-252255.txt item: #43 of 46 id: rejhs-252256 author: Jimoh , O.S.; Ogunfunmilayo, T.A.; Waheed , S.A.; Lemboye-Bello, R.T.; Taiwo , N.A.; Oladosu-Aderolu , A.O.; Igbo, A.M.; Odunola , A.A. title: First laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy in a tertiary health facility in Abeokuta, Nigeria: A case report date: 2023-08-03 words: 3658 flesch: 54 summary: The comparison of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, total vaginal hysterectomy and total abdominal hysterectomy. A case report of LAVH in Low-resource setting Jimoh et al. performed at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife between 2005 and 2018 showed that vaginal hysterectomy accounted for 0.8% of gynaecological admissions with a rate of 2.3% of the major gynecological operations (8). keywords: case; health; hysterectomy; jimoh; laparoscopic; lavh; report; surgery; vaginal cache: rejhs-252256.pdf plain text: rejhs-252256.txt item: #44 of 46 id: rejhs-252263 author: Akinbowale, B.T.; Ademuyiwa, O.; Akinyele, A.A.; Akinwale, O.D. title: Postnatal home visit: An effective strategy to a successful postnatal care date: 2023-08-03 words: 4031 flesch: 61 summary: Therefore, to ensure effective postnatal home care visits, there should be availability of adequate tools and resources for the services, training of health care personnel, allocation of experienced health care workers, and community awareness of the importance of postnatal home care visits. However, it's the responsibility of health care workers, especially the midwives, to carry out postnatal home care visits to ensure the well-being of both the mother and the neonates, as well as the assessment of the environment where the newborn will be nurtured. keywords: baby; care; health; healthcare; home; journal; mothers; newborn; personnel; postnatal; postnatal care; visits cache: rejhs-252263.pdf plain text: rejhs-252263.txt item: #45 of 46 id: rejhs-252265 author: Adeyera, O.; Omisore, A.G.; Balogun, O.D.; Akinwusi, M.D.; Oyekanmi, O.D.; Abiodun, O.M.; Adesina, K.A. title: Prevalence of, disposition towards and factors associated with cohabitation among undergraduates in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 3980 flesch: 50 summary: Disposition towards premarital cohabitation among students Table 2 shows the disposition of the respondents towards premarital cohabitation among the respondents: A total of 198 (56.6%) of the respondents were against the act of cohabitation being banned among students. RJHS 11(4).cdr Prevalence of, disposition towards and factors associated with cohabitation among undergraduates in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria 1 1 2 2 2 Adeyera, O. , *Omisore, A.G. , Balogun, O.D. , Akinwusi, M.D. , Oyekanmi, O.D. , 1 1 Abiodun, O.M. , Adesina, K.A. Abstract Background: Cohabitation is increasingly common in tertiary institutions and is associated with reproductive health and other related challenges. keywords: cohabitation; health; nigeria; prevalence; respondents; students; study; undergraduates; university cache: rejhs-252265.pdf plain text: rejhs-252265.txt item: #46 of 46 id: rejhs-252267 author: Farinloye, E.O.; Abiodun, O.M.; Omisore, B.; Olowookere, S.A.; Fafowora, R.O.; Omobuwa, O.; Adeyemo, M.O.A.; Tajudeen, W.A. title: Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among female staff in a multicampus university in South-Western Nigeria date: 2023-08-03 words: 4899 flesch: 62 summary: This study was carried out to determine the knowledge of cervical cancer together with the determinants of the uptake of cervical cancer screening among female staff in a multi-campus university with six campuses spread across different geo-political regions in Osun State. Identifiable determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake were knowledge- based, thus continuous enlightenment of women of all age-groups becomes imperative. keywords: attitude; cancer; cervix; health; knowledge; respondents; screening; staff; university; uptake; women cache: rejhs-252267.pdf plain text: rejhs-252267.txt