Explore Project Topics on: KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION IN KAHARO COMMUNITY TOWARDS UTILIZATION OF ORTHODOX MENTAL

  Mental illness is common today affecting 25% of people at some time during their  lives and accounting for 14% of global burden disease. However, the mentally ill  people continue to suffer harassment, stigma, and discrimination. There fore it is from  this back ground that the researcher wished to assess knowledge, attitude and  practices... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research project   was carried out to know the knowledge and attitude of the public towards mental illness. Mental illness is a complex problem. It is thought to be a unique response involving an individual’s personality as it interacts as it interacts with his environment at a time when he is particularly vulnerable to stress.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research project was carried out to know the knowledge and attitude of the public towards mental illness. Mental illness is a complex problem. It is thought to be a unique response involving an individual’s personality as it interacts as it interacts with his environment at a time when he is particularly vulnerable to stress. Early... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigate patient and provider related factors influencing utilization of community mental health facilities. There seem to be higher use of private health facilities. This could be attributed mostly to issues of easy access, shorter waiting time, longer or flexible opening hours, better availability of staff and drugs,... Continue Reading

This study assessed the preference of orthodox and traditional medicine in malaria treatment among community members in Enerhen, Delta-state Nigeria. A cross-sectional study design was adopted for the study to assess 375 participants selected through systematic sampling in Enerhen community. Data was collected through a semi-structured... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.................................................................................................... i DEDICATION....................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Mental health is a crucial component of health that has not received appropriate visibility, policy attention and funding for many years, especially in low and middle income countries. In these countries, between 76% and 85% of people with severe mental disorders receive no treatment for these disorders The... Continue Reading

1.0 INTRODUCTION Maternal mortality continues to be a global burden worldwide. Each year, more than 200 million women become pregnant and a large number of motxB Lhers die as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbirth1. According to United Nations report, maternal mortality has nearly halved since 1990, but levels are far from the target... Continue Reading

1.0 INTRODUCTION Maternal mortality continues to be a global burden worldwide. Each year, more than 200 million women become pregnant and a large number of motxB Lhers die as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbirth1. According to United Nations report, maternal mortality has nearly halved since 1990, but levels are far from the target... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION This chapter deal with background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, significance of the study, research question, scope and delimitation of the study and operational definition of terms. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Birth preparedness and complication readiness is the process of planning for normal... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION This chapter deal with background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, significance of the study, research question, scope and delimitation of the study and operational definition of terms. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Birth preparedness and complication readiness is the process of planning for normal... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Information and communication technology (ICT) has been the most fascinating phenomena that have characterized the 21st century. The growth of these technologies has over the years being accrued to researchers in the field of science and technology. The objective of this research was to determine the knowledge and utilization of ICT among... Continue Reading

No references to work done attached ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate utilization of contraception and sexual behaviour of adolescents in Senior Secondary School, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Total sampling was adopted.  An adopted structured anonymous closed and open-ended questionnaire was used for data collection.... Continue Reading

No references to work done attached ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate utilization of contraception and sexual behaviour of adolescents in Senior Secondary School, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Total sampling was adopted.  An adopted structured anonymous closed and open-ended questionnaire was used for data collection.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Hypertension is an important public health challenge at Auchi Nigeria. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological survey was to determine hypertensive patients’ knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and life-style practices so as to optimize their health and treatment needs. We examined a cohort of 108 randomly selected hypertensive... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of Study Lassa fever is one of the diseases for which weekly epidemiological reporting to the health authorities is being done in Nigeria. A rapidly changing epidemiological pattern had been reported over the years (Ogbu, Ajuluchukwu and Uneke, 2007). It causes mortality and morbidity where outbreaks... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was undertaken in order to gain an insight on the knowledge and attitudes of the AUN community towards Down syndrome, further research was conducted with number [3] families in both Adamawa and Rivers States in order to assess how parents cope with the care of a child with Down syndrome. The research also tried to ascertain the... Continue Reading

This study sought to ascertain the knowledge of utilization of brain CT in management of sickle cell disease. It also assessed doctors; their knowledge of SCD possible brain complications, and established the need for enlightenment in the indispensable role of CT in management of SCD patients. The survey study involved 222 medical doctors in UNTH.... Continue Reading

Abstract Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) continue to be a threat to hospital admissions and workers thus contributing to mortalities and morbidities. Sophistication and type of services given by health facilities may determine health worker’s attitude towards combating these infections. The objective of this study is to compare knowledge,... Continue Reading

IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to find out the knowledge and perception of drug use and abuse among students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The research was also aimed at ascertaining whether drug... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing introduced by Federal Government of Nigeria to help reduce the risks and minimize the costs of healthcare. Since its inception, only the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has comprehensively taken off. This study investigated the knowledge... Continue Reading

Malaria remains the most devastating human parasitic infection in the world today. it has been estimated that between 1-2 billion people throughout the world lives in areas at risk of malarial infection and each year up to 500 million people contract the disease out of which 1.7 million to 2.7 million people die. Several recent reports indicate... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Life in the university involves both academic and social learning for students who are from different social, economic and ethnical backgrounds hence a change of environment which can impact on personality, attitudes and behavior of the students. This may be extended to the feeding habits and eventually to nutritional status of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Life in the university involves both academic and social learning for students who are from different social, economic and ethnical backgrounds hence a change of environment which can impact on personality, attitudes and behavior of the students. This may be extended to the feeding habits and eventually to nutritional status of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing introduced by Federal Government of Nigeria to help reduce the risks and minimize the costs of healthcare. Since its inception, only the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) has comprehensively taken off. This study investigated the knowledge... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Life in the university involves both academic and social learning for students who are from different social, economic and ethnical backgrounds hence a change of environment which can impact on personality, attitudes and behavior of the students. This may be extended to the feeding habits and eventually to nutritional status of the... Continue Reading

Abstract The initiation to drug, alcohol and substance abuse early in life has exposed adolescents to voluntary drug consumption, smoking, drinking and substance abuse which have become a threat to our Nation. This study focused on... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Life in the university involves both academic and social learning for students who are from different social, economic and ethnical backgrounds hence a change of environment which can impact on personality, attitudes and behavior of the students. This may be extended to the feeding habits and eventually to nutritional status of the... Continue Reading

Background: Vasectomy is a simple effective and safe surgical procedure for permanent male fertility control. However, high acceptance rates of vasectomy have been reported in developed countries, while low acceptance rates have been reported in developing countries like Nigeria. Objective: This study was designed to investigate the knowledge and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Aim: to assess the knowledge, perception and attitude of radiographers in UNTH towards radiography role extension. Method: 24 radiographers (88.89%return rate) working in the hospital were studied. The study was structured such that each section of the study is related to specific objectives of the study which are: To obtain more... Continue Reading