Broken homes and its implications on the health of children
Introduction Broken homes occur as a result of the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent…
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Health education on the scourge of cancer and its nutritional recommendations
Introduction Cancer is a major burden of disease worldwide. Each year, tens of millions of people are diagnosed with cancer…
Career development in health information management in Nigeria
Introduction There have been many practitioners in all aspect of health who regarded health information as an essential factor in…
Religious and cultural activities affecting women’s utilization of cervical cancer screening
Introduction According to Canavan and Doshi (2010), cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix which is due to…
Nutritional knowledge and health benefits of cocoyam
Introduction According to Braide and Nwaoguikpe (2011), cocoyams are herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the family Araceae and are grown…
Barriers to effective communication in health information management
Introduction Nothing affects human relation more than communication. It is the cohesive element of what makes all cooperative ventures possible….
Conflict management among health workers in Nigeria
Introduction Colonialism brought industrialization with a new pattern of work which involves wage employment. Wage employment is the situation whereby…
The choice of use of photochromic lens to anti-reflective lens among spectacle wearers
Introduction Photochromic lenses were originally developed by Roger Araujo at the corning glass works Inc. In the 1960s, and are…
Guidance and counselling, a pre-requisite for junior secondary school education
Introduction From the ordinary use of the word Guidance, the impression is that it refers to directing, steering, leading, piloting…
Ignorance of counterfeit pharmaceutical products among consumers and its consequences
Introduction Counterfeit productions could be imitation of names, products. Packaging, repacking, labelling or making of any good whereby those produced…
Students’ involvement in cultism as a panacea for passing sessional examination
Introduction According to Ajayi (2000) cultism is defined as a devotion to the doctrine or to the practices of a…
Implication of cultural beliefs on health and health care services
Introduction Culture is a way of life of a people. Therefore the way of life of the people can determined…
Cultural practices and its health implications
Introduction Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary (7th Edition) defines culture as the customs and belief, art, way of life and social…
Cybersex and the Nigerian youths: A re-invention of square wheels for leaders of tomorrow
Introduction From time immemorial, the quest for sexual satisfaction has led humans to explore various means using different media. With…
Dead body disposal and its health implication on man and its environment
Introduction Dead body disposal is the practice or an act of removing the deceased/dead person from the environment. According to…
Deviant behaviour and its consequences on the academic performance of students
Introduction Deviance in school can be explained as any act of students’ behaviour that tends to deviate from the laid…
Causes and effects of diabetes mellitus
Introduction According to the World Health Organisation (WHO, 1999), diabetes mellitus is a condition of metabolic disorder which occurs as…
Vulnerability and risk of students to drugs and substance abuse
Introduction Drug use, including alcohol, among adolescents have been a public health concern for decades and although drug use trends…
Consequences of the practice of early marriage syndrome in our society
Introduction Early marriage which can also be referred to as child marriage is defined as any marriage carried out in…