Public Health Technology Research Papers/Topics

THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS AMONG YOUTH IN UNITED KINGDOM

ABSTRACTHomelessness among youth in the UK is increasingly disturbing, with an estimatedannual increase of 10% of the homeless people. It was revealed that homelesspeople are more likely to die young, with an average age of death of 47 years. Theyoung adult suffering from it remains the worse hit. Homelessness increases the riskof having mental health problems and encountering barriers to social well-being dueto stigmitisation. Factors contributing to the development of homelessness werehighl...

PREVALENT OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV-POSITIVE CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI (NAUTH), ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

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Evaluation Of The Effects Of Malaria On Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic At Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba Abia State

ABSTRACTThis topic focus on the evaluation of the effects of malaria on pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at abia state university teaching hospital, aba abia state  Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) is a major public health problem in endemic countries. There is a wealth of evidence showing that the risk of malaria (both infection and clinical disease) is higher risk of malaria, this review provides an update on knowledge acquired since 2000 on P. falciparum and P. vivax  inf...

DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE

TABLE OF CONTENTDIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE: THE WAY FORWARD IN NIGERIA 1INTRODUCTION 1OVERVIEW OF DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE 1IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICES 2Improvements in healthcare quality 3Improves Efficiency and Financial Performance 4ADOPTION OF DIGITIZATION 5Aligning with national health priorities 5Assessing the health and ICT context 5Measuring effectiveness 6Adapting to a flexible and iterative process 6FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF DIGITIZATION 6Cost o...

The influx of pornographic materials and its consequences on youth

This seminar paper examines the influx of pornographic materials and its effect on youths. Two major and broad factors responsible for the widespread of pornography are identified and fully examined. These include the technological and sexual revolutions. While the former facilitated the ease with which pornography could be accessed, the latter liberalized the attitude toward pornography. How these were fully done are systematically explained in this paper.   The paper also examines...

Knowledge on the health implications of skipping breakfast and the attitude towards the intake of breakfast among undergraduates in babcock universit

font-family:" palatino="" linotype","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:arial"="" lang="EN-US">Abstract:Breakfast is the most important food in the morning, but often missed and skipped by students. The major objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the breakfast habits on undergraduate students with special reference to Babcock University. Similarly, the study was to find out the breakfast food intake patterns of students and its impacts on their academi...

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFERTILITY AMONGST WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN DELTA STATE

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THE CAUSE OF INFERTILITY AMONGST WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE

ABSTRACTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has defined infertility as a failure to conceive over 12 months of exposure which is a good practical guide to management, and leaves a longer term residual incidence of infertility of 10–15%. Epidemiological data suggest that approximately 80 million people worldwide are infertile. WHO indicates the highest incidence in some regions of Central Africa where the infertility rate may reach 50%, compared to 20% in the Eastern Mediterranean region, an...