Background: In Nigeria, malaria remains an important public health problem accounting for 25% of infant mortality, 30% of under-five mortality and 11% of maternal mortality. Between 2000 and 2010, at least 50% of the population had an episode of malaria per year while under-five...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40520
Tukur Dahiru, Khadija Hamza Liman, Suleiman Sa’id Bashir, Nura Mohammad Suleiman, Zara Zambuk, Mairo Mu’azu, John-Camillus Igboanusi, Ruth Oguntunde, Muhammad Bello Garba & Umar Mohammed Umar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2018
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health problem in many low-income countries including Nigeria. Worldwide, it can be estimated that 190 million preschool-age children are Vitamin A deficient causing 1–2 million deaths annually. In Nigeria the prevalence of VAD is 29.5% with...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38536
Background: Deaths within the early neonatal period is constituting large proportions of child deaths. While risk factors associated with child death has been extensively studied, there appears scanty research on the risk factors associated with early neonatal period. Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/28247
Aim: This study aimed at determining fertility desires and contraceptive practices of rural women in Sokoto as well as factors affecting them. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, involving 218 women who were recruited using a multi-stage sampling technique...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/34228