FISCAL FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM INDIA  

2018-03-09
The term fiscal federalism defines the financial relationship between uniis of government in a federal government system. Fiscal federalism is part of broader public finance discipline. The term was inh·oduced ...

EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C AND SYMPATHETIC STIMULATION BY HANDGRIP CONTRACTION ON BLOOD PRESSURE, SERUM AND URINE ELECTROLYTES AFTER SALT LOADING IN HUMANS  

2018-03-23
Hypertension, which is the persistent high blood pressure in the artery, is caused by many pathophysiological factors, some of which are increased sympathetic nervous system activity, overproduction of sodium retaining ...

COMPARING THE HYPOGLYCEMIC EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF THE LEAF, STEM AND SEED KERNELS OF MANGIFERA INDICA ON MALE WISTAR RATS  

2018-03-24
This research was carried out to compareand to determine which of the leaf, stem bark and seed kernel aqueous extracts of Mangifera indica (MI) has the most significant hypoglycemic and ...

EFFECTS OF HIGH SALT INTAKE AND VALSARTAN ON BLOOD PRESSURE OF SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT  

2018-03-24
A high salt diet is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease having a high tendency of developing hypertension. Previous studies have shown that high dietary salt intake ...

USAGE OF NON-PRESCRIBED OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS FOR INFANTS BY MOTHERS ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN SAGAMU TOWN  

2018-04-04
The use of non-prescription drugs (NPDs) for children and infants' ailment without a doctor's evaluation and prescription can lead to unnecessary medication use and it is not free of risks. ...

PATIENTS' PERCEPTION OF AND SATISFACTION WITH TUBERCULOSIS SERVICES IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-04-04
ln Nigeria, Tuberculosis (IB) remains a major issue despite availability of TB control programme and free anti TB drugs. The decisions about patients' health are made on the bases of ...

KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICE REGARDING HAND WASHING AMONG PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN ABEOKUTA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE  

2018-04-05
Health care associated infections are most commonly transmitted by the hands of Health care workers and other hospital personnel. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge, perception and ...

CONDOM USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING BABCOCK UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILISAN REMO, OGUN STATE  

2018-04-05
The WHO estimates that 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide and 50% of all adults with HIV infection are women predominantly infected via heterosexual transmission, An estimated 2.6 ...

PATTERN OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AMONG FOOD INDUSTRY WORKERS IN ADO-ODO OTA LGA OF OGUN STATE  

2018-04-05
The rapid industrialization in the past three decades, which arose from the global technological advancement, has consistently rendered Nigerian workers, especially those in the food and beverage industry, vulnerable to ...

WORK-RELATED MUSCULO- SKELETAL DISORDERS AMONGST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE  

2018-04-05
The term musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) describes a series of micro traumas of body structures like bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons, blood vessels and peripheral nerves that accumulate in the body ...