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HOME MANAGEMENT OF FEBRILE CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN BY CAREGIVERS BEFORE PRESENTING AT THE CHILDREN EMERGENCY CLINICS OF SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

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PROJECT ABSTRACT  This study examined home management of febrile conditions in children by caregivers before presenting at the Children Emergency (CHER) clinics of secondary and tertiary health facilities in Anambra state. A cross sectional survey design was employed for the study. Every consenting caregiver whose child was between zero and five years, and had fever … Read more

FACTORS RESTRAINING CHOICE OF NURSING AS A CAREER AMONG MALE SSSIII STUDENTS

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ABSTRACT The various institutions offering nursing programmes have continued to witness very low male enrollment while female enrollment continue to increase. This situation created the problem of sex stereotype, gender bias and lack of professional autonomy which could have been addressed if men were well represented in nursing profession. This work therefore was aimed at … Read more

FACTORS INFLUENCING MOTHERS’ DECISION TO DELIVER OUTSIDE THE HEALTH FACILITY WHERE THEY BOOKED FOR ANTENATAL CARE

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  ABSTRACT Out of health facility delivery is highly challenging and competitive to health facility delivery in many communities in Bayelsa State, as most women continue to engage in the practice. Therefore, the study is to explore in-depth, the factors that influence mothers’ decision to deliver outside health facility where they booked in Bayelsa State. … Read more

FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AMONG NURSES IN SELECTED TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN ENUGU URBAN

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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The increased emphasis internationally on clinical and cost effectiveness in health policy has highlighted the need for quality health services to be built upon the use of best evidence (McKenna, Ashton & Keeney, 2010). Various governments have introduced initiatives to support the development of evidence-based healthcare systems in … Read more

ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG CRITICAL CARE PRACTITIONERS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE

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ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine endotracheal suctioning knowledge and practice among critical care practitioners in intensive care units of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. The objectives of the study were to identify critical care practitioners’ knowledge of endotracheal suctioning, evaluate adherence to  procedure in endotracheal suctioning, assess their competence in performing endotracheal … Read more

EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON FOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES OF FOOD VENDORS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLSEFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON FOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES OF FOOD VENDORS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in public secondary schools at Oshimili south local government area in Delta state. The purpose of the study is to assess the practice of food hygiene and effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in the schools. … Read more

EFFICACY OF TELEPHONE CALL REMINDERS IN IMPROVING RATES OF ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION SERVICES UPTAKE BY MOTHERS IN TARABA STATE

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ABSTRACT The need to improve uptake of routine immunizations by mothers using reminder and recall strategies so as to prevent childhood vaccine-preventable diseases is a global public health concern. Globally, about 1.5 million children still die yearly from vaccine-preventable diseases. In Nigeria, 62.8% children are not immunized while 36.4% of children were partially immunized due … Read more

ECONOMIC BURDEN, PAYMENT STRATEGIES AND PAYMENT COPING MECHANISM AMONG TYPE2 DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION IN ABIA STATE, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

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ABSTRACT Diabetes is a chronic life- long illness that affects the quality of life, requiring close monitoring and control. Diabetics have high risk for high economic burden (direct and indirect health costs) and catastrophic expenditure where healthcare costs are paid out of pocket. This study determined the economic burden and assessed the payment strategies and … Read more

COPING STRATEGIES OF PARENTS WITH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN

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ABSTRACT The Purpose of this study was to examine the coping strategies utilized by parents who have physically or mentally challenged children in Enugu Urban. The study surveyed 154 consenting parents who have children enrolled in Therapeutic Day Care Center Enugu and Government School for the Deaf and Dumb Ogbete Coal Camp, Enugu using descriptive … Read more

CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES USED BY NURSE MANAGERS IN TEACHING HOSPITALS IN ANAMBRA STATE

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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Conflict is a normal part of any healthy relationship (George, 2011). After all, two people cannot be expected to agree on everything, all the time. Although there is no universal definition of conflict (Kelly, 2006; Patton, 2014), it can be described as a process in which one party … Read more