Hepatitis e prevalence, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures among secondary school adolescents in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Joy C. Ebenebe, Henry Chima Okpara, Chioma Pauline Mbachu, Jacinta C. Elo-Ilo, I Egbuonu, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, JO Chukwuka, C.I. Ndukwu

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
BMC Public Health

Background Currently, there is a paucity of data on the knowledge and practice of preventive measures for Hepatitis E infection in Nigerian populations. This study provided data on the prevalence, knowledge and practices of prevention in an adolescen

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11702-y

Hypoglycaemia in children aged 1 month to 17 years admitted to the children’s emergency room of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria

Autor: JO Chukwuka, Joy C. Ebenebe, Ogochukwu C. Ofiaeli, Nwaizu C. Azuka

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Child Health. 15:25

Background. Hypoglycaemia is a common presenting feature of illness among children admitted with various conditions into the paediatric emergency room. Objective. To determine the prevalence of hypoglycaemia among children admitted into a Nigerian te

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https://doi.org/10.7196/sajch.2021.v15i1.01761

Malaria parasitaemia among febrile under-five children at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, South-East, Nigeria

Autor: CE Ezeudu, JC Ebenebe, JO Chukwuka, EF Ugochukwu, GI Amilo, OI Okorie

Publikováno v: Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria. 25(2)

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium and transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. It continues to be a global challenge with about half of the world's population being at risk of the disease and under–5 chi

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29944307

Evaluation of MBJ20® Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer in the Assessement of Severity of Neonatal Jaundice

Autor: EF Ugochukwu, Henry Chima Okpara, Obumneme Ezeanosike, Chinelo Madubuike, JO Chukwuka

Publikováno v: International Journal of Neonatal Screening; Volume 2; Issue 4; Pages: 8
International Journal of Neonatal Screening, Vol 2, Iss 4, p 8 (2016)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the MBJ20® transcutaneous bilirubinonometer by Beijing M&B Electronic Instrument Co. Ltd. (Beijing, China) in the assessment of severity of neonatal jaundice. Two hundred and twenty-two paired samples from

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Level of Awareness of the Baby Friendly Initiative among Home Economics Teachers in Nigeria

Autor: CC Ezechukwu, I Egbuonu, JO Chukwuka

Publikováno v: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 50:331-333

A cross-sectional questionnaire was used to assess the level of awareness of the Baby Friendly Initiative among Home Economics teachers in Nigeria. Only 34.5 per cent of the teachers were able to define BFI as the Baby Friendly Initiative while 60 pe

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https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/50.6.331