Background: Prediabetes is an intermediate phase in the natural history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in which individuals have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not enough to be classified as diabetes mellitus. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Disclosure of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) sero-status is a difficult process that involves communication of information about a potentially stigmatizing and transmissible illness. ...

This study examined the influence of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women of child bearing age on the survival of their under- five years children. The cross-sectional descriptive study relied on ...

Background: Results from several clinical trials show that comprehensive behavioural intervention programs improve lifestyle behaviors and lower blood pressure. The study compared the effect of structured lifestyle ...

Background: Surveys conducted in schools for the blind have become useful alternatives to population-based surveys in generating data on childhood blindness and Low Vision (LV). It has been observed that some of the students ...

Context: Intestinal parasitosis is an infection by intestinal parasites and is of important public health concern in the tropics and subtropics. The Almajiri pupils have peculiar characteristics in the community that ...

Aim: The study was undertaken to determine the effect of change in lifestyle measures on blood pressure control among adult hypertensive patients. Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial involving hypertensive ...

hypertensive patients. Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial involving hypertensive adults aged 20 years and above presenting in the General Outpatients' Clinic (GOPC) of Jos University Teaching Hospital ...

Background: An accurate estimation of foetal birth weight is an integral part of the assessment of pregnant women in modern obstetric practice. Globally, there is a rise in the prevalence of maternal obesity, a condition ...

The capability of any organization greatly lies in the competence of its workforce that makes up the strength of the organization. The efficient and effective performance of the workforce in turn, rest on the resource ...