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University of Nigeria, Nsukka

EducationNsukka, Nigeria
About: University of Nigeria, Nsukka is a education organization based out in Nsukka, Nigeria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 10211 authors who have published 13685 publications receiving 138922 citations.
Topics: Population, Health care, Public health, Malaria, Igbo


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TL;DR: It is highlighted that health care expenditure and social gender disparities ultimately may determine whether women have equitable access to care for CKD and end-stage kidney disease and research is needed urgently to elucidate the reasons behind these disparities.

65 citations

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TL;DR: The prevalence of Plasmodium parasitaemia in pregnant Nigerian women is still very high nearly a decade after Roll Back Malaria, so it is pertinent to reappraise Roll back Malaria strategies or to design a more effective programme for the prevention and treatment of malaria in pregnancy.
Abstract: Malaria during pregnancy is a major cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. In malaria-endemic areas, the condition may remain asymptomatic but is still associated with complications. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and its relationship with various sociodemographic characteristics. The study was performed at three hospitals in Enugu, the centre of southeast Nigeria, during the rainy season between March 2006 and October 2007. Pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at the index pregnancy were randomly selected and counseled, and peripheral blood samples were collected for malaria parasite and packed cell volume estimation. Age, parity, gestational age at booking, degree of anaemia and parasite density were recorded. Of 125 pregnant women tested, 73 had microscopic Plasmodium parasitaemia, giving a prevalence of 58.4%. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia was more common in primigravidae, in the second trimester and in the younger age group. Anaemia in pregnancy was prevalent (55.2%) and there was no significant difference in the density of parasitaemia in those with mild, moderate and severe anaemia. The prevalence of Plasmodium parasitaemia in pregnant Nigerian women is still very high nearly a decade after Roll Back Malaria. It is therefore pertinent to reappraise Roll Back Malaria strategies or to design a more effective programme for the prevention and treatment of malaria in pregnancy.

65 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined household energy use and its determinants in Nigeria based on the 2004 Nigeria Living Standard Survey data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics and found that most households in Nigeria use firewood as cooking fuel and kerosene for lighting.
Abstract: This study examined household energy use and its determinants in Nigeria based on the 2004 Nigeria Living Standard Survey data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. The study utilised descriptive statistics and multinomial logit models. Most households in Nigeria use firewood as cooking fuel and kerosene for lighting. This shows that most Nigerian households do not have adequate access to environmentally-friendly modern energy sources. Energy use in Nigeria supports fuel stacking rather than energy ladder hypothesis. Among the factors that significantly influence household energy use for cooking are educational levels of father and mother, per capita expenditure and household size. Adequate measures should be taken to ensure that most households in Nigeria have access to modern environmentally-friendly sources of energy. This will pave the way for sustainable development in the country. The results of this study should serve as an invaluable guide to the Nigerian government and policymakers. Keywords: Energy use; Multinomial logit; Poverty; Determinants; Nigeria. JEL Classifications: I32; Q40; R20

64 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed mapping of the study area was carried out using topographic maps, aerial photographs and multiple field surveys to understand the actual features impacted on the landslides by geology, from which future predictions of occurrence and identification of instability could be based.
Abstract: Landslides in Nigeria occur in various forms and vary in mode, scale and frequency. The variations appear to be significantly controlled by geologic setting, hence the need to study in detail the distinctive features that differentiate landslides in sedimentary environments from those on metamorphic localities. The aim is to understand the actual features impacted on the landslides by geology, from which future predictions of occurrence and identification of instability could be based. The recognition of features that are characteristic of certain geologic setting may be a major step in early warning development in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives detailed mapping of the study area was carried out using topographic maps, aerial photographs and multiple field surveys. The landslides on the sedimentary terrain were mainly shallow, low-volume movements, material slumps and short runout slides some of which activated on slopes that followed the dip of strata, along wavy shear surfaces controlled by impermeable bedding planes. Runoff-triggered movements caused by erosion of channel bed and banks and failures caused by sediment bulking of runoff with material eroded from headwater slopes are also common on the sedimentary terrain. In comparison, the landslides on the metamorphic terrain were complex translational and rotational movements and mudslides on steep slopes sometimes involving a combination of slide and flow with curved headscarps and slickensided shear surfaces. The looseness of slope materials and their relatively low strength parameters account for the dominance of landslides on the sedimentary zone.

64 citations

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TL;DR: Effect of an aqueous extract of Spondias mombin leaves on whole animals, and isolated gravid and non-gravid uteri of mice, rats and guinea-pigs is studied.

64 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh118102556187
Peter J. Houghton6322814321
Alessandro Piccolo6228414332
R. W. Guillery6010613439
Ulrich Klotz5621310774
Nicholas H. Oberlies522629683
Brian Norton493229251
Adesola Ogunniyi4727211806
Obinna Onwujekwe432828960
Sanjay Batra393297179
Benjamin Uzochukwu381639318
Christian N. Madu361345378
Jude U. Ohaeri361213088
Peter A. Akah331643422
Charles E. Chidume331533639
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202360
2022129
20211,654
20201,560
20191,191
2018884