ed by: Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com www.bioline.br/md www.ajol.com Received: October, 2006 Accepted (Revised): December, 2006 Published January, 2006 Full length Research Article Determinants of Food Security Status of Rural Households Living With HIV/AIDS in Southwestern Nigeria Adenegan, K.O. and Adewusi O.A. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria..

Parasitic diseases, which can reside inside or outside the host, have a devastating impact on human and animal health worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Little is known about current haemoparasitic status of polo horses Ibadan, Nigeria. This study aims to find out scope extent haemoparasites their associated haematological serum biochemical changes Blood samples were randomly coll...

Purpose To determine the knowledge, awareness, and factors associated with the practice of dual contraception among female undergraduates in Ibadan, Nigeria. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge and practice of dual contraception among female undergraduates in the University of Ibadan and The Poly...

BACKGROUND Febrile seizures are commonly encountered in emergency paediatric practice. Initial pre-hospital intervention given by caregivers has been shown to impact outcome. OBJECTIVES To describe the spectrum of pre-hospital interventions given for the treatment of childhood febrile seizures in Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS All consecutive cases of febrile seizures seen at the emergency room o...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) infection control interventions are not routinely implemented in many Sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria. This study was carried out to ascertain the magnitude of occupationally-acquired pulmonary TB (PTB) among health care workers (HCWs) at two designated DOTS centers in Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS One year descriptive study (January-Decemb...