Information is very scarce on the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection among blood don... more Information is very scarce on the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection among blood donors and patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Nigeria. Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) ELISA was used to determined the prevalence of HBsAg among 175 blood donors (aged 20-40 years) and 490 HIV-infected patients (aged 17-60 years) in Jos, Nigeria. Twenty-five (14.3%) of the blood donors and 127 (25.9%) of the HIVinfected individuals were HBsAg seropositive, indicating a higher HBV infection among HIV-infected persons than among healthy blood donors. A slightly higher HBsAg seroprevalence was recorded in the males (14.6%) than females (12.9%) of the blood donors. Among the HIV-infected patients, the males had considerably higher HBsAg seroprevalence than the females (31.8 vs 22.1%) with the highest prevalence of HBsAg occurring in the 51-60 years age group (44%), followed by those of 31-40 years (28.2%). Results confirmed the high endemicity of HBV infection in Jos, Nigeria and the significantly greater prevalence of HBV infection among HIV -infected patients than among blood donors.
Worldwide, child adoption is one of the main options for infertile couples that help in alleviati... more Worldwide, child adoption is one of the main options for infertile couples that help in alleviating the psychological and social consequences of childlessness. The study set out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice to adoption in a rural community in Esan central Local government area of Edo state, Nigeria. The cross sectional study was carried out in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Two hundred and sixty six women attending the Infertility clinic in October, 2013, were recruited consecutively, and interviewed using structured pre-tested questionnaires. Data was analysed using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16, and presented as charts, tables and associations tested with Chi-square. Slightly above half of respondents had good knowledge. Attitude towards adoption was poor and less than 10% practiced adoption. Knowledge was significantly associated with practice. Health education should target identified groups, and aim to clear gaps in knowledge o...
Evaluation of Anticoccidial Activity of Citrus aurantium L. Ethanolic Leaf Extract against Experimental Eimeria tenella Infection in Broiler Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
Information is very scarce on the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection among blood don... more Information is very scarce on the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection among blood donors and patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Nigeria. Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) ELISA was used to determined the prevalence of HBsAg among 175 blood donors (aged 20-40 years) and 490 HIV-infected patients (aged 17-60 years) in Jos, Nigeria. Twenty-five (14.3%) of the blood donors and 127 (25.9%) of the HIVinfected individuals were HBsAg seropositive, indicating a higher HBV infection among HIV-infected persons than among healthy blood donors. A slightly higher HBsAg seroprevalence was recorded in the males (14.6%) than females (12.9%) of the blood donors. Among the HIV-infected patients, the males had considerably higher HBsAg seroprevalence than the females (31.8 vs 22.1%) with the highest prevalence of HBsAg occurring in the 51-60 years age group (44%), followed by those of 31-40 years (28.2%). Results confirmed the high endemicity of HBV infection in Jos, Nigeria and the significantly greater prevalence of HBV infection among HIV -infected patients than among blood donors.
Worldwide, child adoption is one of the main options for infertile couples that help in alleviati... more Worldwide, child adoption is one of the main options for infertile couples that help in alleviating the psychological and social consequences of childlessness. The study set out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice to adoption in a rural community in Esan central Local government area of Edo state, Nigeria. The cross sectional study was carried out in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Two hundred and sixty six women attending the Infertility clinic in October, 2013, were recruited consecutively, and interviewed using structured pre-tested questionnaires. Data was analysed using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16, and presented as charts, tables and associations tested with Chi-square. Slightly above half of respondents had good knowledge. Attitude towards adoption was poor and less than 10% practiced adoption. Knowledge was significantly associated with practice. Health education should target identified groups, and aim to clear gaps in knowledge o...
Evaluation of Anticoccidial Activity of Citrus aurantium L. Ethanolic Leaf Extract against Experimental Eimeria tenella Infection in Broiler Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
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