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Enhancing Maternal and Child Health: A Cross‐National Analysis of Nutrition Service Readiness in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Large variations exist in the availability of essential nutrition commodities and services across seven sub‐Saharan African countries, highlighting disparities in health system readiness. Despite high procurement rates for key commodities, logistical challenges impede consistent service delivery at the facilities, especially for newer interventions ...
Romance Dissieka, Djeinam Toure, Akriti Singh, Mahamadou Mansour Ndiath, Rolf D. W. Klemm   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial and Heavy Metal Analysis of Irrigation Water and Vegetables Grown and Consumed in Abakaliki Metropolis

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2017
In this research, the Heavy metal and Microbial content of vegetables and its irrigation water in Abakaliki were studied. The samples were collected from Onuebonyi Inyimagu village in Izzi Local Government Area (LGA) and Iyiudele farm located at ...
Fidelis Azi, Michael O.Odo, Peter A.Okorie, Helen A. Njoku, Ngozi Uchenna Oledimma, Veronica N. Nwobasi, Amechi S. Nwankwegu   +6 more
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Nutrition knowledge, dietary diversity, and household food security among mothers of under-five children in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Discover Public Health
Maternal and child malnutrition remains a pressing public health issue in Nigeria, particularly in Ebonyi State where food insecurity, poor dietary diversity, and cultural feeding practices persist.
Akinade E. Ogunniyi, C. U. Okoye
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and 2 among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Mile Four Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal Of Microbiology, 2022
Herpes simplex virus type (HSV-1 and 2) infections are one of the major sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type-1 and 2 among pregnant women attending
Ugadu, I. O, Nwuzo, A. C, U. N., Njoku, O. M, Njoku, C. J., Ayomoh, E. E   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Domestic Violence in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State

Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 2020
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FO Edegbe, CO Okani, CJ Uzoigwe, CC Amagwu   +3 more
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Heterogeneous Oral Health Outcomes by Combustible Cigarette Smoking, E‐Cigarette Use and Dual Use: A Cross‐Sectional Population‐Based Analysis

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combustible cigarette smoking is a well‐established risk factor for poor oral health, but the implications of e‐cigarette use and dual use remain uncertain. Distinguishing the effects of vaping from the lingering consequences of prior smoking is a persistent challenge in the literature. Objectives To assess how distinct nicotine use
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Mohammed Moshabbab Alqahtani, Roqayya Mohammed Ahmed Alhayyani, Mona Majrashi, Anas Ali Alhur, Waleed Almutairi, Oshibe Joseph Daberechi, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B and D Virus Co-Infection: A Study of Seroprevalence and IgM Response among Patients in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

African Journal of Medicine, Surgery and Public Health Research
Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver commonly caused by viral infections, exists in five primary forms: Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. Among these, Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective virus that requires co-infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) for ...
Okosigha Saviour Azibanyam, Imarenezor Edobor Peter Kenneth, Anyiam Vivian Ifeoma   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hygiene practices in abattoir and slaughter slab, determinants and assessment of abattoir and slaughter slab facilities in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State South-East Nigeria

African Health Sciences, 2021
Background: Workers in slaughterhouses engaging in unhygienic practices create conducive environments for zoonoses and meat contamination. Knowledge of hygiene practices and their determinants provides evidence for the design of targetedinterventions ...
Adaoha Pearl Agu, Cosmas Kenan Onah, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Richard Chukwuka Nnabu, Alfred Friday Igwe Una   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fungal skin infections among prison inmates in Abakaliki, Nigeria [PDF]

Mycoses, 2007
SummaryOf 402 prison inmates screened for fungal skin lesions, 79 (19.7%) showed skin lesions, which proved mycologically positive by microscopy and culture. Dermatophytes were responsible for skin lesions in 61 (77.2%) of the inmates, while non‐dermatophytes accounted for 18 (22.8%) of the lesions.
C A, Oyeka, I I, Eze
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Microfluidic nanochips for rapid exosome isolation and multiplex biomarker profiling from a single blood drop: Toward sample‐to‐answer liquid biopsy

Clinical and Translational Discovery, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2026.
A microfluidic nanodevice that analyses a single volume droplet of whole blood (10–50 microlitres (µL)) forms a fast and fully integrated exosome‐derived liquid biopsy. The closed system architecture involves plasma separation on chip, exosome enrichment by immunoaffinity and various size based, electrokinetic, acoustofluidic or hybridized strategies ...
Daniel Ejim Uti, Esther Ugo Alum, Josephine E. Egbung, Waheeb Sami Aggad, Hailah M. Almohaimeed, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Manpreet Kaur, Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source