HEALTH AND KINETICS

HEALTH AND KINETICS

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN TARABA STATE NIGERIA

Background The COVID-19 vaccines provide renewed hope in the fight against the recent pandemic. To ensure widespread vaccination, it is crucial to analyze vaccine willingness and its determinants among physicians, key health care influencers. This study aimed to assess acceptance rate and identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among Thai physicians. A cross-sectional online-based questionnaire […]

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FEVER AS A PREDICTOR FOR MALARIA INFECTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN IMO STATE NIGERIA

Background: Malaria is a major cause of fever in endemic countries, although the prevalence of malaria has been declining across Sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of clinical presentation attributable to febrile illness due to malaria to febrile illnesses have remained high. It is therefore important to determine the proportion of fever cases attributable to malaria. Methods:

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EFFECT OF EPISTEMIC BELIEF ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMICS ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS

This study aimed to identify the effect of epistemic belief on students’ academics achievement in public primary schools. The participants of the study were 203 teachers teaching in public primary schools. The Epistemological Belief Scale was used which adapted to Nigeria through reliability and validity work by Deryakulu and Büyüköztürk (2005) and consisted of three

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EFFECT OF ADEQUATE NUTRITION ON THE WEIGHT, HEIGHT, ARM CIRCUMFERENCE, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, SKIN FOLD AND THIGH OF THE PRE-SCHOLARS

The “calories in, Calories out” mantra fails to take into account modern research that finds that fat, carbohydrates and proteins have a very different effect on the metabolism via countless pathways, such as their effects hormones, effect on hunger and  appetite, thematic effects worse, this theory according to Agus et al (2000) fails to take

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GLYCOPYRROLATE AND DEXAMETHASONE IN THE CONTROL OF PONV AFTER INTRATHECAL FENTANYL AND BUPIVACAINE FOR CAESAREAN SECTION,

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an undesirable outcome that parturients who undergo caesarean section experience. Complications of PONV range from discomfort, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance to pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. Different drugs have been employed as prophylaxis against PONV with varying degrees of success and outcome. AIM The aim of this study was

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IMPACT OF ADEQUATE NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY ON CHILD BEARING MOTHER

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.0 Background More than half a million women die every year due to pregnancy related causes. Almost 4 million neonatal deaths are also registered of the majority of 200 million women who conceive every year, many are living in developing countries, suffer from ongoing nutritional deficiencies, repeated illnesses and long term cumulative consequences

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EFFECT OF PRE-OPERATIVE VAGINAL CLEANSING WITH POVIDONE IODINE ON POST-CAESAREAN SECTION INFECTIOUS MORBIDITY AT THE LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, LAGOS

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONCaesarean section is the most common major surgical procedure performed by obstetricians and currently accounts for approximately 29.1% of deliveries in the United States 1, 21.5% in England2 and the rates are rising worldwide depending on the nature and area of practice. Whilst the operation is widely embraced and utilised in the developed worlds,

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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND UPTAKE OF ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN AKWA IBOM STATE

Abstract Introduction: Routine Immunization (RI) is a key strategy in prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD). The Nigerian Demographic and Health survey 2013 showed that only 55% of children were fully immunized in Osun State. Historically, efforts to improve uptake of RI focused on health system factors with little attention on maternal related factors. This study

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ADOPTION POSSIBILITIES AND USE OF RFID IN NIGERIA HEALTH SECTOR

ABSTRACT RFID technology has become one of the technologies that have gained popularity in different nations and industries in the global economy with impart on supply chain and logistics, education, production, security and protocol; hospitality and tourism; military and health. It has transcended identification and tracking with rudiment barcoding to become a first aid collaborative

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ASSESSING THE COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANCE LEVEL IN HEALTHCARE SECTOR

ACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Th world in it history witness an infectious disease that shook almost on the whole countries. Astonishingly, in the first three months after COVID-19 emerged Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, a devastating number of new cases were reported across China and several countries around the world. And it was finally declared

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