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Invasive candidiasis in a neonatal intensive care unit in Lagos, Nigeria
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Invasive candidiasis has been identified globally as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Systemic candidiasis presents like bacterial sepsis and can involve multiple organs.
Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa +6 more
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Knowledge of community members on COVID-19 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 INTRODUCTION: More cases of COVID-19 continue to be reported in Nigeria. Level of knowledge could prompt individuals to take precautionary measures and reduce the spread.
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi +1 more
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Spatial drivers of COVID-19 vulnerability in Nigeria
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 INTRODUCTION: The spread and diffusion of COVID-19 undoubtedly shows strong spatial connotations and alignment with the physical indices of civilization and globalization.
Mayowa Johnson Fasona +2 more
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Quantification of historical drought conditions over different climatic zones of Nigeria [PDF]
Acta Geophysica, 1-11 (2019), 2018 The impact of extreme climate such as drought and flooding on agriculture, tourism, migration and peace in Nigeria is immense. There is the need to study the trend and statistics for better planning, preparation and adaptation. In this study, the statistical and temporal variation of climatic indices Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI ) and ...
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Mother’s nutrition-related knowledge and child nutrition outcomes: Empirical evidence from Nigeria
PLoS ONE, 2019 Background Nutrition outcomes among young children in Nigeria are among the worse globally. Mother’s limited knowledge about food choices, feeding, and health care seeking practices contributes significantly to negative nutrition outcomes for children in
Olusegun Fadare +4 more
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The recruitment and retention of teachers of colour in Wales. An ongoing conundrum?
The Curriculum Journal, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 118-137, March 2023., 2023 Abstract There are a disproportionate number of teachers of colour (ToC) in Wales in comparison to pupils of colour. Teachers are less ethnically diverse than the pupils they are teaching with only 1.3% of teachers categorising themselves as being from a non‐White background.
Susan Davis +6 more
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Out-of-Pocket Payments, Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Poverty Among Households in Nigeria 2010
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018 Background: There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face catastrophe and become impoverished.
Bolaji Samson Aregbeshola, S. Khan
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English as an additional language (EAL): Decolonising provision and practice
The Curriculum Journal, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 62-82, March 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper examines ways in which approaches to English as Additional Language (EAL) can be decolonised in schools. In an attempt to break traditional divides between academic research and pedagogical practice in this area, this article adopts a collaborative perspective, between an EAL advisory and support teacher and an academic member of ...
Oakleigh Welply
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Deploying ADVISER: Impact and Lessons from Using Artificial Intelligence for Child Vaccination Uptake in Nigeria [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 More than 5 million children under five years die from largely preventable or treatable medical conditions every year, with an overwhelmingly large proportion of deaths occurring in underdeveloped countries with low vaccination uptake. One of the United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDG 3) aims to end preventable deaths of newborns and ...
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A Review of Heavy Metal Contamination of Food Crops in Nigeria
Annals of Global Health, 2018 Heavy metal contamination of food crops is an issue of global concern that ultimately results in toxicity and diseases in humans and animals through consumption of contaminated soils and food crops.
M. M. Onakpa +2 more
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