The activity of red blood cell Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in one hundred and twenty six healthy male individuals who are Nigerians residing in Jos was evaluated. The enzyme activity was determined quantitatively by spectrophotometer assay method. The activity of red cell G6PD enzyme was subnormal in 20 % of the population studied. This agrees with previous report of the prevalence...

AIMS To investigate the screening properties of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) in the detection of alcohol-related problems among Nigerian university students. METHODS Eight hundred and ten students completed the AUDIT. A percentage of them were assessed for alcohol-related diagnosis with structured clinical interview. RESULTS The AUDIT at cut-off of 5 and above could...

The Niger Delta, a sensitive ecosystem rich in biodiversity, has witnessed considerable violence as a result of the tense relationship among oil companies, the Nigerian state, and oil-bearing communities. Environmental damage from the extraction and movement of fossil fuels is a central point of dispute among the parties while the precise extent of ecological damage remains unknown. Drawing o...

The present research with a sociological approach studies the relationship between ethnic identity and civic engagement in the city of Ilam. The research methodology is survey and data collection tool is questionnaire. The statistical population includes all male and female people higher than 15 years old in the city of Ilam based on census in 2006. According to Cochran sampling, 400 people wer...

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of Nigerian insurance companies using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Because of the unavailability of the required data, the study is limited to ten Nigerian insurance companies for the period of five years from 2008 to 2012. The input employed were commission expenses and management expenses, while premium and investment income...

Wild poliovirus isolation from a Nigerian child with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) seeking medical care in Singapore ♦ On 19 May 2006, wild poliovirus was isolated by the Singapore National Polio Reference Laboratory from a Nigerian child seeking medical care in Singapore. ♦ The Singaporean government took steps to avert a public health threat. ♦ No additional cases were detected and Singapore ...

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to explore ethnic differences in demographic and socioeconomic determinants of poor physical and mental self-rated health (SRH) in the United States. Methods: We used data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) 2001- 2003, which included a national household probability sample of 18237 individuals including 520 Vietnamese, 5...

The Nigerian government‟s implementation of an SME incubation model has not been particularly successful. The challenges faced in Nigeria perhaps reflect how policies or models taken from elsewhere need to be adapted to local contexts for better chances of success. This is especially policies or models borrowed from developed countries and implemented in developing country contexts. Therefore t...

UNLABELLED Nasal parameters measurements are useful in anthropology to distinguish people into racial and ethnic groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey among Nigerians aged 18 to 70 years of Nigerian parentage randomly selected at the ENT Clinic of the University of Ilorin teaching hospital (U.I.T.H.), Ilorin, Nigeria without gender discrimination had measurement of their nasa...

This paper examines the patterns and trends in attitudes towards wife-beating among women in Nigeria and their determinants. Using the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey datasets, a multivariate logistic regression was fitted to assess the relationships between sociocultural factors and a woman’s attitude towards being beaten by her spouse. The results indicate a significant change over time...