BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an endemic infection in Nigeria. Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposures to HBV-infected blood and body fluids. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and determinants of HBV vaccine coverage among HCWs in two teaching hospitals in Nigeria. METHODS This cross-sectional study was undertaken in 2011 and 2012 in two teachi...

Exploitation of fuel wood in pre-colonial Africa did not affect ecological balance. Carbon generated was sunk into living trees in exchange for oxygen. However, the coming of colonialism, industrial revolution, introduction of scientific or industrial forestry and urbanization has substantially altered the balance between exploitation and forest sustainability. The impact of fuel wood exploitat...

Nigeria, due to its large population, has the highest absolute number of female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide, accounting for about one-quarter of the estimated 115-130 million circumcised women in the world. The objective of this review is to ascertain the current status of FGM in Nigeria. Pertinent literature on FGM retrieved from internet services [Google search on FGM in Nigeria, www.o...

the concentration (mg/kg dry weight) of cd, cr and pb were determined in onion leaves samples using the atomic absorption spectrometry. a total of 16 onion leaves each were collected from both the study and control sites for analysis. the heavy metals, cd, cr and pb in onion leaves of study sites were found in the range of 0.667 – 0.933, 3.870 – 7.870 and 5.870 – 7.537mg/kg respectively, ...

the study assessed beneficiaries’ satisfaction in the management of loag-contract components by cooperatives involved in the farm credit delivery in edo state. the objective was to identify the components of the farm loan contract, examine the management strategies and rate the beneficiaries’ satisfaction of such management strategies. this was done by purposively selecting 40 cooperatives invo...

an experiment was conducted to determine the differences in body weight (bw), feed intake (fi) and some egg production traits of two strains of layer chickens (isa brown and nera black) and correlate the relationships between the tested traits. the study commenced when the layers were 26 weeks old and a total of 200 (100 of each strain) were used. sixty fresh eggs (30 from each strain) were col...

the study examined prospects of selected forest fruits and vegetables in enugu north agricultural zone of enugu state, nigeria. structured interview schedule and focus group discussion were used to collect data from a sample of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents. data were analyzed using matrix rank ordering, percentage, mean scores and standard deviation. results of the study identified ...

introduction : human cytomegalovirus (hcmv) is able to go into latency and is the most common cause of congenital infections in humans. its clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic forms to severe fetal damage, and in rare cases, fetal death due to abortion. this prospective cross-sectional study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of hcmv infection in pregnant women attending a...

large volumes of mostly irreparable electronic waste (e-waste) are shipped to africa on a monthly basis, of which nigeria receives the largest share. e-waste management practices in nigeria have remained completely primitive until date; and e-waste workers have little or no occupational safety knowledge and devices. the thousands of chemicals in e-waste have been reported to be toxic to human h...

background: in many sub-saharan african countries the rate of antenatal care (anc) has been increased but skilled birth attendance rate is still low. the objective of this study was to evaluate the reasons why women prefer home delivery when facility based delivery is available at minimal cost. methods: this study was conducted in northwest nigeria using a qualitative method (phenomenology) amo...