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Unmet Needs For Safe Blood During Violent Conflicts In Yobe State, Nigeria
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states of North-East Nigeria have faced violent conflicts since 2010. One of the priority emergency health needs during violent conflict is safe blood. However, the extent of need for safe blood during violent conflict in Yobe State is unknown. To address this information gap, the investigators reviewed blood transfusion registers in three purposively selected sites
Bacteriological Assessment Of Raw Groundnut Seeds Vended In Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria
Bacteriological assessment of wholesome and unwholesome raw groundnut seeds sold in Port Harcourt metropolis of Nigeria was carried out in Department of Microbiology and Environmental biology (Microbiology Laboratory in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) using standard microbiological methods. The bacterial count ranged significantly (P>0.05) from 0 to 8×105 cfu/ml and 2×105 to 1.0×106 cfu/ml for wholesome and unwholesome respectively. For
Teenage Pregnancy Among Senior High School Children As A Public Health Issue In The Amansie West District Of Ghana
Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is slowly killing the fate of our youth and the future of our nations. Globally, about 16 million lasses between the ages of 15 to 19 and some 1 million girls below the age of 15 give birth every year especially in low- and middle-income countries. Method: A random sampling technique was devised in choosing Manso Adubia
Building Permit In Informal Settlements - "a Measure Of Development Control Or Source Of Municipal Revenue": The Case Of Ubungo Municipality
This study assesses the effectiveness of building permit process as a measure of development control in informal settlements. It is motivated by the established strategy by the Municipality of issuing building permit in informal settlement. This has been prompted by the inability of the Municipality to efficiently plan and survey its areas. However, despite the fact that for over two
The Efficacy Of Selected Endemic Plants For The Management Of Dermestes Maculatus (degeer, 1774), (coleoptera: Dermestidae) Beetle Larvae In Dried Clarias Gariepinus
Seeds of Alligator pepper (Aframomum melegueta, Schumann) and African nutmeg (Monodora myristica, Gaertn) and pods of Aridan fruits (Tetrapleura tetraptera, Schumach and Thonn), were ground separately into powder and each tested for their efficacy for the management of the Dermestes maculatus (Degeer) larvae in dried African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell). Fifty grams (50g) of the three plant powders were
