7 articles in this issue
Akinyemi Olugbenga David Ofakunrin, Janet Ifeola Obayomi, Tolulope Olumide Afolaranmi, Udochukwu Micheal Diala, Collins John, Bose Ozoiza Toma, Esther A Envuladu, Seline N Okolo
Background : Overweight and obesity during childhood are gradually becoming a major public health problem in many developing countries in view of their increasing prevalence. This study determined the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age ... see more
Smita Kishor Kadu, Hrishabh Manish Jaiswal, Nilesh Balaji Giri, Santosh Yadawrao Ingle
Purpose: To study how the non contact tonometer faired against the gold standard - Goldmann applanation tonometer for measuring the intraocular pressure, and to assess if the non contact tonometer was reliable as a mass screening tool for glaucoma detecti... see more
Fiogbe E. M. Salomon, Akpovi D. Casimir, Segbo A.G. Julien, Bognon Gilles, Medehouenou T.C. Marc, Sagbo G. Gratien, Agbangla Clement
Background : Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the major underlying causes of jaundice in neonates. However, the exact cause of the hyperbilirubinemia is still unknown. This study was aimed to assess liver function in G6PD defi... see more
Yetunde Olubusayo Tagurum, Chundung Asabe Miner, Martin Dauda Gwomson, Pankyes D Yakubu, James A Igbita, Moses P Chingle
Background: Risk is the likelihood that a person may be harmed or suffers adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard and for welders, there are several hazards lying around them in their workplace. This study aimed to assess the risks in welding worksh... see more
Munira Zakir, K Anuradha Reddy
Background: Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin which has been called as a prohormone off lately. Vitamin D during pregnancy has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes in both mother and offspring with short and long term effects.... see more
Madhuri Mehendale, Monalisa Singh, Arun H Nayak
Background: Approximately half of small for gestational age (SGA) cases are due to maternal or fetal pathology, and may result in significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. The estimated fetal weight (EFW) measurement is the cornerstone of ultrasonogra... see more
Ashwini Satish Sakhalkar, Kamlesh Rajeev Chaudhari, Soma Dey
Introduction: Surgical site infection in cesarean deliveries is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, increasing both in duration of patient hospitalization and hospital costs. There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of SSI in both develo... see more