Youths’ inquisitiveness draws and attracts them to innovations; social media is not different. Among undergraduates, the use of as an evolving way life may have reached addiction level with its consequences. Given this disturbing situation, study explored compulsive encouraging factor in academic procrastination among students consequences on students’ achievement undergraduate Nnamdi Azikiwe U...

Skin fungal infections are common global problems with attendant morbidity amongaffected individuals. Children are mostly affected because of predisposing factors such aspoverty, overcrowding, and lack of guidance. Investigation on the prevalence ofsuperficial fungal infections among primary school pupils was carried out in Awka SouthLocal Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Six public p...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the second commonest cancer of females worldwide and the commonest cancer of the female genital tract in our environment. It can be prevented through early detection by cervical screening (Pap smear). OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among female undergraduates. METHOD A pre ...

Background/Aim: The grandmultiparae have basically been regarded as high risk obstetric patients. This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence in this area as well as evaluate the problems, associated factors and ways of reducing the burden. Methodology: This was a retrospective study of the problems of grandmultiparity (five or more previous viable babies) at Amaku General Hospital, Aw...

Fifty different pediatric syrups were randomly sampled from patent medicine stores and pharmaceutical shops within Awka (Anambra State, Nigeria) between November 2007 and May 2008. Syrups were ashed before digestion using conc. aqua regia, HCl: HNO(3) (3:1). Chromium, nickel and manganese were assayed with AAS 205A. The highest levels of nickel were seen in Magcid suspension (4.13 mg/L) and Gav...

The aim of this study is a comparative analysis the nutritional and vitamin composition sweet orange, watermelon pineapple fruits. fruit samples used in were purchased from eke Awka market standard AOAC method was utilized determination proximate compositions while spectrophotometer determining mineral concentrations. result showed moisture content as 94.00, 92.50 95.00%, ash (2.33, 3.62 2.50%)...