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Potential health risk and levels of heavy metals in water resources of lead–zinc mining communities of Abakaliki, southeast Nigeria

Applied Water Science, 2020
Heavy metals are potential health risk, especially in mining sites where they deteriorate from sulfide-rich ore bodies. Lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury are very carcinogenic, while others are toxic.
P. Obasi, B. Akudinobi
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Factors associated with the practice of and intention to perform female genital mutilation on a female child among married women in Abakaliki Nigeria

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also known as Female Genital Cutting or Female Circumcision is the harmful excision of the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
C. Onah, E. Ossai, Okechukwu Matthew Nwachukwu, Gloria Ekwutosi Nwankwo, Hyacinth Ogbonna Mbam, B. Azuogu   +5 more
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Audit of mammography requests in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2017
Breast cancer is the leading cancer in women in both developed and developing countries. Screening mammography detects breast cancer even before a lump can be palpated, with better prognosis. The introduction of mammographic technique for screening breast cancer, despite its importance, has been slow to adopt and virtually non-existent in many parts of
Eni, UE, Ekwedigwe, KC, Sunday-Adeoye, I, Daniyan, ABC, Isikhuemen, ME   +4 more
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Poultry slaughterhouse wastewater as reservoirs for spreading extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2023
. Ugbo EN, Jacob JI, Effendi MH, Witaningrum AM, Agumah BN, Ugbo AI, Moses BI. 2023. Poultry slaughterhouse wastewater as reservoirs for spreading extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Abakaliki, Nigeria.
E. N. Ugbo, Jennifer Jacob, M. Effendi, A. Witaningrum, B. Agumah, A. Ugbo, B. Moses   +6 more
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An assessment of sexual maturation among school girls in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Sexual maturation is an important milestone which starts between 8 and 14 years in girls. However, varying ages of onset of sexual maturation have been reported in different environments, with more recent studies showing earlier ages of onset
Onyinye Uchenna Anyanwu, Roland Chidi Ibekwe, Ada Rosemary C Nwokocha, Chidozie Bede Ibe   +3 more
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Changes in Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil in Timber Sawmill Dumpsite in Abakaliki, Abakaliki Southeastern, Nigeria

British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2013
A study to assess changes in the physical and chemical properties of soil in timber saw mill dumpsite was carried out in Abakaliki between 2007 and 2008. Results showed that soil textural class remained sandy loamy. The lowest soil bulk density of 1.34 and 1.20 g cm-3 were obtained in the unburnt dumpsite in 2007 and 2008 resulting to 12% and 20 ...
Okonkwo, C. I., Arinzechukwu, P., Njoku, C.   +2 more
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Intravenous urography findings in women with ureteric fistula

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Ureteric fistula is one of the major morbidities that can arise from pelvic surgeries. It mainly results from gynaecological and obstetric procedures. Intravenous urography is an imaging modality for the upper urinary tract.
Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe, Maradona Ehikioya Isikhuemen, Monday Osaze Eliboh, Emmanuel Nyan Yakubu, Babafemi Charles Daniyan   +5 more
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Isolation, Identification and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Public Health Threat Enteric Bacteria from Milk and Dairy Products Retail in Abakaliki, South-East, Nigeria

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
Milk and foods made from milk is manufactured into more stable dairy products of worldwide value, such as butter, cheese, ice cream, and yoghurt. Consumption of contaminated milk or dairy products by pathogens causes human gastrointestinal infection ...
O. S. Chukwu, C. Uzoh, I. Yusuf, K. Aroh, O. J. Owolabi, A.C. Kalu, M. Egwu-Ikechukwu, C. C. Nnabugwu, O. C. Azuama, D. Ilang, B. Ugwu, D. Okata-Nwali, C. Ugwuocha   +12 more
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Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Abakaliki

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2005
Background: The increasing prevalence of HIV infection in Nigeria makes it desirable to document the clinical features of the disease in environments where there are often limited financial resources for HIV testing. Objectives: The study was aimed at determining the mode of transmission, clinical presentation, and outcome of HIV infection in children ...
Ojukwu JU, Ogbu CN.
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Ameliorative effects of aqueous seed-extract of Dacryodes edulis on doxorubicin-induced cardiac tissue damage in albino rats

Kuwait Journal of Science, 2021
Ameliorative effects of aqueous seed-extract of Dacryodes edulis on doxorubicin-induced cardiac tissue damage in albino rats were investigated. The animals were divided into groups and fed for 14 days to acclimatize.
Matthias C. Ominyi, Augustine A. Uwakwe, Friday N. Nweke, Fedrick U. Ali, Moses E. Ogbanshi, Lilian N. Ebenyi, Victor U. Nwankwo, Emmanuel O. Ogueji   +7 more
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