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Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 38, Iss 2, Pp 73-77 (2024)
Digitsucking is a common habit among infants and toddlers, it is a normal adaptive process and attempts at stopping are discouraged before 2- 4 years of age. Prevalence varies along racial lines. This study is intended to document the prevalence and
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https://doaj.org/article/33f9bf48b4e345f0bd6100bf62587f9b
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 34, Iss 3 & 4, Pp 63-67 (2024)
Summary. Background: Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON), a major cause of blindness in neonates, may be septic or aseptic. Its infective causes have shown changing patterns over time and in different centres worldwide. In view of the paucity of informatio
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https://doaj.org/article/735348a38e3f450aadd7a3ce61b7b271
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 38, Iss 3, Pp 142-145 (2024)
Necrotizing fasciitis(NF) is a potentially life threatening soft tissue infection characterized by rapidly spreading inflammation with necrosis of fascia, subcutaneous tissues and overlying skin and is associated with signs of systemic toxicity. We
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https://doaj.org/article/31cfbd10f5a14756a4f38d0f75961e39
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 40, Iss 3, Pp 243-247 (2024)
Background: This study aims to asses the nutritional status among adolescent school girls using their serum zinc levels and to correlate it with their height. Method: This is a cross-sectional study of adolescent girls attending public secondary s
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https://doaj.org/article/f9c1ba8244e842a1ba38c1447b38fcb7
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 40, Iss 3, Pp 259-263 (2024)
Background: In the sub- Saharan Africa, one in every five children dies before their 5th birthday, mostly from preventable causes. Recent data f rom Nigeria, show infant and under-5 mortality rates of 88 and 143 deaths per 1000 live births respective
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https://doaj.org/article/48cd8b56b7ab434d83ef1b13f416c027
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 40, Iss 3, Pp 227-231 (2024)
Background: Child sexual abuse is broadly defined as both direct genital contact and indirect interactions such as ‘exposure’ or internet-based activity (for example, the sending of electronic sexual pictures to minors). Though sexual abuse is co
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https://doaj.org/article/0ab76450d1d94f44aa7df4edf4036a3a
Autor:
Ibeziako SN, Ibekwe RC
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 103-107 (2024)
Summary: A five-year review of the pattern and outcome of paediatric admissions in the Children Emergency Room (CHER) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, showed a total of 10,267 admissions, a discharge rate of 50.4 percent,
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https://doaj.org/article/5dc5514a39734ec08308cb293a7e1dc5
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 41, Iss 2, Pp 136-144 (2024)
Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of type I collagen (COL I), characterised by excessive bone fragility with low bone mineral density (BMD). Type II is associated with extreme bone fragility leading to int
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https://doaj.org/article/2cfa2964b1134b1cbe0ff58bb323ec58
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 42, Iss 4, Pp 329-334 (2024)
Background: Diagnosis of ADHD depends on manifestation of symptoms in at least two different settings. This therefore emphasizes the importance of multiple informants, parents and teachers. However perception could differ because of differences and
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https://doaj.org/article/1125bd134a614a7db4a2df0da5091102
Publikováno v:
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 14-21 (2024)
Background: Majority of secondary school students are adolescents; an age group with a tendency to engage in health- compromising risky behaviours in order to deal with anxiety and gain admission to peer groups. This exposes them to risk of Hepatitis
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https://doaj.org/article/d47f14e96d8447f3a06e87189885f1bd