Objective To study the peak expiratory flow rate variability (PEFRVar) in apparently healthy
school children in Oredo, Nigeria. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study of 438 …

To study the peak expiratory flow rate variability [PEFRVar] in apparently healthy school
children in Oredo, Nigeria. We carried out a cross-sectional study of 438 subjects [10-15 years], …

Background Prevention of BC of which the cornerstone is creating awareness and early
detection is important in adolescents and young women because of their worse outcomes. Early …

… It is well documented that Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the cause of cervical cancer
which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially in low- and middle-income countries…

Background Mucocutaneous lesions occur at one point or the other during the course of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. These lesions can be the initial presenting …

… Such a situation is bound to be commoner in developing communities where the doctor-patient
ratio is phenomenally high and laboratory facilities scarce (2). As a result of the large …

A saving grace of the COVID-19 pandemic in high-income and upper middle-income countries
has been the relative sparing of children. As the disease spreads across low-income and …

A recent WHO sponsored study observed that health establishments in some developing
countries tend to discourage breast-feeding. In order to determine the factors responsible for it, …

… Diphtheria is a disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae and its …
This is particularly important as the benefit of active immunity is achieved only after the second …

… Oviawe[3] on the other hand observed a prevalence of 0.7% in children living in the rural
community. In other African countries, the prevalence rate varies remarkably from 0.0% (rural …