The pyrethroid knockdown resistance gene (kdr) has become widespread in Anopheles gambiae in West Africa. A trial to test the continuing efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) was undertaken in experimental huts at 2 sites in Benin, the first where kdr is present at high frequency (Ladji), the second-where An. gambiae is susceptible (Malanville). Holes wer...

This paper describes the inadequacies of public provision for solid waste collection and disposal in Benin City (and also in other Nigerian cities) and the limitations of the privatized schemes that have sought to address these inadequacies. Its description of solid waste management in Benin City draws on the author’s interviews with 591 households which revealed that three-fifths had no solid ...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a widely grown vegetatively propagated food crop in the Benin Republic. The taro leaf blight (TLB) epidemic 2009, caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, has destroyed production and wiped out many landraces West Africa. A survey was conducted southern region of to assess status TLB, ethnobotany, farmers' perceptions taro, identify constraints. structured questionna...

While scientific studies can show the need for vaccine policy or operations changes, translating scientific findings to action is a complex process that needs to be executed appropriately for change to occur. Our Benin experience provided key steps and lessons learned to help computational modeling inform and lead to major policy change. The key steps are: engagement of Ministry of Health, iden...

AIM ; To study the effect of reproductive factors on breast cancer risk in Niger Delta women. SETTING: University of Benin Teaching Hospital and Central Hospital Benin. DESIGN: Case-control study. SUBJECTS: Seventy one women diagnosed with breast cancer and their age-matched controls. FINDINGS: Mean age of cases was 46.7 years, control was 45.7 years. Family history of breast cancer RR2.03 P 0....

The present study assessed the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in 65 Nigerian medical students attending the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Their ages ranged from 17 to 28 years with a mean age for men of 20.9 years and for women of 18.8 years. Approximately 8% of the men and 0% of the women were current cigarette smokers, whereas alcohol use was observed in 14.6% of the me...

ABSTRACT: In order to estimate the potential prevalence of "Syndrome X" in newly diagnosed cases of insulinoplethoric diabetes mellitus, patients were selected from the emergency (accident) ward, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. Both risk factors (plasma lipids) and allied metabolic aberration (plasma glucose and creatinine) were assessed in 100 subjects comprising of...

Highly erratic rainfall patterns in northern Benin complicate the ability of rural farmers to engage in subsistence agriculture. This research explores gender-specific responses to climate variability in the context of agrarian Benin through a household survey (n = 260) and an experimental gaming exercise among a subset of the survey respondents. Although men and women from the sample populatio...

This study is an assessment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder among the staff University Benin using a descriptive survey research design. It was aimed at gathering relevant information on occurrence OCD academic and non-academic Benin. The population included all (188) (84) in Faculty Education, Benin, Nigeria. sample size for this 136 Education. done by stratifying into Academic Non-Academic s...