This study was designed to analyse the Technical efficiency of cultured fish production in Kwara state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study estimated the technical efficiency of cultured fish farms; examined cost efficiency and long term elasticity of cultured fish production. The data used for this study were collected over one production cycle in 2013 using a well-structured questionnaire. A tot...

This research note reports on an on-going study of guinea worm infection, dracunculiasis, in Kwara State of Nigeria. Work already undertaken illustrates the linkage between urbanisation, population mobility and the recent rapid diffusion of the disease. Prevalence surveys are being carried out to identify the extent of the problem. Studies of local water sources and water collection practices a...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of emergency obstetrics care (EOC) signal functions in health facilities in a developing setting with high maternal morbidity and mortality indices and to determine if there are differences between public and private health facilities in terms of availability of these signal functions. A survey of health facilities was carried out in six of ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge, practice and attitude of traditional mental health practitioners (TMHPs) in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kwara State, Nigeria, on mental health care; to organise training sessions aimed at improving their knowledge base, practice and; to evaluate such training after allowing for a period of practice. STUDY DESIGN/INTERVENTION: Pre-training evaluation...

BACKGROUND Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous malaria parasite species to humans remains an important public health concern in Okelele, a rural community in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. There is however little information about the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To determine the population genomic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in malaria patients...

this paper examines factors that predispose pastoralist women to social and environmental vulnerability and how the women cope with their livelihoods when their husbands relocate with cattle during dry season. the paper adopts a case study research design to select kwara state of nigeria where focus groups discussions and interviews were held to elicit information. it was found that food insecu...