Tag: Children

PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA AMONGST PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS IN KANO METROPOLIS Abstract Background –Recent reports had identified a rising prevalence of bronchial asthma, with the …

RENAL FUNCTION TESTS AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA ATTENDING THE HAEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CLINIC OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA Abstract Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA), …

DETERMINATION OF SERUM ZINC LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE AND UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN Abstract Malaria is the most important parasitic disease afflicting …

ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN CHILDREN WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) / ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) SEEN AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL, ABUJA Abstract Background: HIV infection has been associated …

THE PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION USING STOOL ANTIGEN IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SURULERE LGA, LAGOS STATE Abstract Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is known to …

BIOMARKERS AND RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF ILORIN EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KWARA STATE Abstract Chronic diseases are …

PATTERN OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ILE-IFE AND AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Abstract Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is …

SERUM ZINC LEVELS IN HIV POSITIVE CHILDREN SEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU Abstract Zinc deficiency is prevalent in low income countries and is implicated in …

SERUM VITAMIN A LEVELS IN MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AGED SIX TO FIFTYNINE MONTHS IN INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA Abstract Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is …

IRON STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN STEADY STATE AGED 1-15 YEARS IN ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA Abstract Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a common genetic disorder …

PREVALENCE 0F HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN IN HIV –INFECTED AND NON- HIV INFECTED CHILDREN ATTENDING THE OUT –PATIENT CLINIC OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI Abstract Nigeria has …

SERUM ZINC STATUS OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 15 YEARS ON HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY AT THE JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, JOS, NIGERIA Abstract …

ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA USING ANTHROPOMETRY Abstract The survival and wellbeing of children is largely dependent on nutrition. Malnutrition …

PREVALENCE AND SPECTRUM OF SKIN DISEASES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE Abstract Skin diseases are commonly observed in the general …

PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW VARIABILITY IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 10 TO 15 YEARS IN NASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE Abstract Peak Expiratory Flow Variability (PEFvar) is …

THE PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF PERSISTENT PROTEINURIA IN SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ILE IFE, NIGERIA Abstract The presence of excessive urinary proteins has been associated with persistent and progressive kidney …

THE SERO-PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C AND CO HEPATITIS B AND C INFECTION AMONG CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA SEEN IN HEALTH FACILITIES IN JOS Abstract The understanding …