Nigeria suffers from a huge brain drain issue across different sectors, particularly in the
healthcare sector. The WHO assessed that there is a current shortage of 2.8 million …

Background Assessing subjective social status (SSS) may be easily accommodated in the
context of a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). To our knowledge, no …

Nigeria is among the 10 countries in the world with the worst maternal mortality. Though
most of these deaths can be prevented using antenatal care (ANC) and having institutional …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization prioritizes malaria surveillance for
accurate tracking of progress of intervention programmes. The malaria parasite rate (PR) …

Background:'Brought-in-dead'(BID) refers to the demise of an individual before presentation
to a health facility. This study assessed the pattern of paediatric BID cases seen at a tertiary …

Background: Evidence from the literature suggests that men are less likely to seek health
services compared to women. It is important to understand the factors that influence the …

Yellow fever is a vaccine‐preventable acute viral disease that can rapidly spread and cause
serious public health impact. Delay in seeking health care from health facilities is a potential …

Background: Coital lacerations could either be associated with normal or forced sexual
intercourse and may perhaps resolves with minimal treatment or could be deeper and more …

BACKGROUND: Neurological disorders are common with increasing prevalence worldwide.
The pattern of their presentation at Abakaliki Nigeria is not known. It is against this …

Good health is essential in ensuring the well-being of people yet, financial access to health
care remains a challenge in developing countries. Members of poor households, informal …