Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the severest forms of abuse in humanity due to its lasting effect on the child. The perpetrators are usually close acquaintances of the victims. This study aims to analyse the gender difference in the pattern of CSA among adolescents...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i101564
Background: The widespread use of digital technologies has led to increased screen exposure among adolescents, raising concerns about their potential health implications. Prolonged screen time has been associated with various adverse outcomes, including obesity, problems with cog...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2025/v22i4504
Aim: Respiratory diseases are common causes of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Variations in the pattern of respiratory diseases exist globally, due to environmental conditions, poverty, hygiene and so on. This study sought to determine the pattern of respiratory dis...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i1662
Background: Obesity represents a major global heath challenge because of the established health risks and substantial increase in its prevalence in children and adults in both developed and developing countries. Paediatric obesity has become a thing of concern in the last few dec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2026/v9i1123
Background: In the literature, there appears to be a lot of data on speech delay in children but most emanated from the western world, but little from sub-Sahara Africa especially Nigeria. This study therefore is to determine the prevalence and the risk factors of speech and lang...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i130430