Health Sciences

Aim: Eating disorders (ED) are among the most common psychiatric problems seen in females of reproductive age group. It has got a persistent impact, comorbid psychopathology, medical complications, and elevated mortality. This article is mainly focussed to explore the impact of depression among the adolescent young females and the women of reproductive age group. Materials and Methods: It is a questionnaire based study, where 70 females (age: 13-45 years) were selected.

In the Gaza strip, congenital malformations are the first leading cause of infant deaths. The present study aims to collect and evaluate the available recorded information about the occurrence of major birth defects (BD) in the Gaza Strip in patients between 0 and 2 years of age and compare this between the two periods under review, the first 6 months 2006 and the corresponding six months in 2010. We collected the records of children between 0 and 2 years admitted with major structural birth defects (BD) in the major pediatric hospitals of the Gaza Strip.

Background: Methacrylates serve as a base for resin-based dental materials, extensively used in practice. They may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, allergic dermatitis, stomatitis, etc. Acrylic monomers often cross-react. Numerous studies confirm the sensitization to methacrylates in dental professionals, but quite a few evaluate the incidence of cross-sensitization in students of dentistry and from dental technician school.

Background: The research work was to investigate the level of awareness and utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) for malaria prevention in Igbomotoru Community in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Five research objectives include to investigate the level of awareness on ITN as a preventive measure for malaria, investigate the number of homes in possession of ITN, investigate the level of utilization of ITN for malaria prevention, and investigate reasons for non-utilization if any.

Background: Task specific training requires some level of function which is not possible in severely paretic upper limb of the post stroke patients. Mental practice and task observation seem to offer beneficial effect to the upper limb of the patients. However, this effect is not so clear probably due to reduced number of repetition of the tasks practiced. Aim: The aim of this study was to find out whether high repetition of mental practice combined with task observation can provide significant improvement in motor function in patients with severe hemiparesis following stroke.

Objectives: This study explores the associations between parental employment status and the future and educational expectations and life satisfaction of a national representative sample of adolescents. Methods and analysis: Data were obtained from 5050 adolescents, attending school and with a mean age of 13.98 years old (SD=1.85).

In Ijebu-ode, borehole water is the most reliable and readily available source of water to the various households. Though, borehole water (groundwater) quality can be satisfactorily well but a poor siting and management of a borehole can pose potential risks to consumers. For instance, lack of observing maximum distances from source of contamination, poor sanitation and waste management will eventually directly or indirectly contaminate the water and the consumers’ health is being jeopardised.

Retention, stability and support are the basic principles on which the success of a complete denture relies on. The skill lies in applying these principles efficiently in critical situations. Extreme resorption in one or both of the residual alveolar ridges accompanied by resilient maxillary denture bearing tissues in the edentulous patient presents a difficult restorative problem and may lead to problems with prosthetic rehabilitation.

Solid waste collection and disposal is a serious problem in many urban cities in Nigeria. It is further heightened by the growing populations, rapid economic growth and consumption patterns which have accelerated the generation rate of solid waste, thus making its collection and disposal a major challenges. This paper assessed the determinants of solid waste collection and disposal; differentials of high and low density areas of Sango – Ota metropolis. The descriptive research method was employed for the study.

The concept of health behaviours and risk behaviours has emerged as a major issue in the population health, health promotion and epidemiology literature. Generally, ‘health behaviour’ and ‘health risk behaviour’ are terms that are often used interchangeably. It is well recognized that people’s health status and their behaviours are linked inextricably. The concept of health risk behaviour has been used to describe behaviours with potentially has negative effects on health which contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.