Sickle cell disease, a genetically determined disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Nigeria, a country with the highest burden of the disease in the world. Information cited in this article was mainly from published works on this subject in Nigeria and elsewhere. The information was extracted over a period of 5months from May 2015 to September2015, from hard copies of scientifi...

This paper highlights the tenets of globalization and how its elements have spread to sub-Saharan Africa, and Nigeria in particular. It assesses the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria and its relationship with globalization. It further describes the conceptual framework on which to view the impact of globalization on NCDs in Nigeria. It assesses the Nigerian dimension...

Though it has been rightly said that what is wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology; there is no doubt that modern life is dominated by technology. There is universal recognition of the need to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education as we enter the era of globalization where the free flow of information via satellite and the internet hold sway in global in...

BACKGROUND Epilepsy is a chronic disorder marked by intermittent, often unpredictable seizures which may be embarrassing and disruptive to the normal activity of daily living. This review was undertaken to provide information / data on the prevalence, seizure types, treatment issues and psychosocial impact of epilepsy in Nigeria. METHOD We searched the PUBMED database with emphasis on studies...

One of the most notable changes in the banking sector in Nigeria has been the increasing number of women who have entered the banking profession in recent years. Throughout the country, men have typically dominated the position of bank manager. In recent years, however, there has been a substantial increase in the number of women who are bank managers in Nigeria. This trend has generated consid...

Background There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face catastrophe and become impoverished. The study aims to examine the financial burden of OOP health payments among households in Nigeria.   Methods Secondary data from the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) of 2009/2...

background: the south-southern zone of nigeria is one of the zones in the country that has reported consistent high prevalent rates of hiv/aids pandemic in the last decade. in spite of bio-medical reasons adduced for the spread of the pandemic, socio-cultural factors may be major issues in the access to both prevention and treatment services especially for women. hence, this study investigated ...

background: in view of the massive rural-to-urban migration in nigeria, investigations on transmission of urinary schistosomiasis were carried out in ur-ban and semi-urban communities in nike lake area of enugu state, nigeria. methods : urine samples of school children were tested for micro-haematuria using reagent strips followed by microscopic examination for schistosoma haematobium eggs. wat...

background: intestinal helminths in dogs provide a potential source of infection in humans due to the close contact be­tween humans and dogs. due to the limited information on parasites infecting dogs in kaduna state, nigeria, a cross sec­tional study was conducted with the aim of determining the diversity and prevalence of intestinal helminths of dogs in the area. methods: during the survey, 1...

this study used the partial least squares (pls) approach to examine the effect of corporate reputation on the customer loyalty of the food and beverages industry in nigeria. the data for this study were collected from the customers in kano state nigeria. out of 250 distributed questionnaires, 212 usable questionnaires were returned. before examining the effect of corporate reputation on the cus...