Background: Infection accounts for 13% of the approximately three million newborns deaths that occur globally every year. Poor umbilical cord hygiene in the first week of life is a well documented risk factor that increases the likelihood of neonatal infections. To curb this tren...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14056
Schools have the responsibility to educate their students and encourage them to live healthy and hygienic behavior. This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the status of the school health instruction in 56 randomly selected schools in Nnewi North Local Governmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23737
Domestic violence (DV) is a common social menace that can directly or indirectly affect the health of a child. Despite the attention received by violence against women internationally, only a few studies have probed into its effect on child’s mortality. This study aimed to assess...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23855
Background: Malnutrition which mostly is a consequence of improper feeding practices has been shown to contribute to over 50% of under-5 mortality. This means that appropriate age-specific nutritional prescription is the surest way of significantly shrinking childhood mortality e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14689