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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 [PDF]

, 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 ...
Okoro Samuel Chukwu, C.S. Ugwuocha, D.C. Ilang, B. Ugwu, D.O. Okata-Nwali, O.J. Owolabi, M.M. Egwu-Ikechukwu, C.C. Nnabugwu, O.C. Azuama, K.E. Aroh, Chukwuma Victor Uzoh, A.C. Kalu, Isaiah Yusuf   +12 more
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Electroencephalography: Experience at Abakaliki Nigeria

Global Journal of Health Science, 2021
BACKGROUND: Electroencephalography (EEG) remains the most important investigative modality in the evaluation of individuals with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The pattern of EEG done in a tertiary hospital at Abakaliki Nigeria is not known.
Chukwuemeka O Eze, Olaronke F Afolabi, Emeka O Onwe, Richard L Ewah, Ugochukwu U Nnadozie, Francis C Okoro, Eugene C Nzei, Chiamaka Okereke   +7 more
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Management staff’s perspectives on intervention strategies for workplace violence prevention in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: a qualitative study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionHealth workers have increasingly become victims of workplace violence. However, negligible action has been given to developing workplace violence (WPV) prevention programs in hospital settings in low-middle-income countries.
Adaoha Pearl Agu, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Alfred F. Una, Alfred F. Una, Benard Ituma, Benard Ituma, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Francis I. Onwe, Onyinyechukwu Uzoamaka Oka, Dorathy O. Igwe-Okomiso, Urudinachi N. Agbo, Richard Ewah, Jesse C. Uneke   +18 more
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COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among community members and health workers in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: study protocol for a concurrent-independent mixed method analyses of intention to receive, timeliness of the intention to receive, uptake and hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination and the determinants

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has gravely affected the lives and economies of the global population including Nigeria. The attainment of herd immunity through mass COVID-19 vaccination is the foremost control strategy, however, the deployments of ...
Ugwu I Omale, Osarhiemen Iyare, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Onyinyechukwu U Oka, Victor U Uduma, Azuka S Adeke, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Olaedo O Nnachi, Okechukwu O Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M Okeke, Glory E Nkwo, Ugochi IA Nwali   +12 more
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Co-infection and Risk Factors Associated with STIs among Pregnant Women in Rural Health Facilities in Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2021
Globally, sexually transmitted infections are recognized as a public and reproductive health challenge. The study determined the prevalence, co-infection, and risk factors associated with HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis infections among pregnant women ...
MaryJoy Umoke PhD, Peter Sage PhD, Tor Bjoernsen BSc, Prince Christian Ifeanachor Umoke PhD, Christian Ezeugworie MBBS, Daniel Ejiofor BSc, Ogbonna Agha BSc, Chioma Adaora Nwalieji BSc, Rosemary N. Onwe BSc, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor MSc, Obinna Jude Chukwu MBBS   +10 more
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COVID-19 vaccination acceptance (uptake, hesitancy, intention to receive and timeliness of the intention to receive) and the determinants among health workers in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: an analytical cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Health workers are at particular risk of contracting the COVID-19. However, non-acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination has been a noticeable challenge the world over and in Nigeria where supply constraints have also been an issue.
Ugwu I Omale, Osarhiemen Iyare, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Onyinyechukwu U Oka, Victor U Uduma, Azuka S Adeke, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Olaedo O Nnachi, Okechukwu O Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M Okeke, Glory E Nkwo, Ugochi I A Nwali   +12 more
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Correlates of patients´ satisfaction with antenatal care services in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Antenatal care is a specialized pattern of care organized for pregnant women to improve their chances of a safe delivery. Assessment of patients´ perception of healthcare services is one of the ways of measuring the quality of healthcare as
Chidebe Christian Anikwe, Chinedu Chukwuemeka Ifemelumma, Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe, Cyril Chijioke Ikeoha, Ogah Emeka Onwe, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie   +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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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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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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