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2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

COVID 19: Factors Associated with Implementation and Practice of Covid-19 Prevention

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research | Pp. 37-42

COVID-19 has been reported as an ongoing global epidemic from Wuhan, China,since it first emerged in December 2019. Coronavirus disease, severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-2), is a zoonotic disease that can betransmitted from animals to huma...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

CONGENITAL FIBRINOGEN DEFICIENCY IN HAEMOPHILLIA: A REVIEW

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1 and Keerthana Gnanavel2

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 01-06

Afibrinogenemia is a rare blood clotting disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1: 1,000,000. It is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in one of the three genes encoding the three polypeptide chains of fibrinogen located on the long arm of c...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Codeine Substitute Challenges Drug and Substance Abuse Controls in Nigeria: Histopathology Evaluations of Norvegicus rattus on Lacatomtom

Nnaemeka Okorie a, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu b*, Olayinka Catherine Adeniran c, Azi Simon Onyema a and Ude, Ugomma Agwu

2022 | Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research | Pp. 8-22

Codeine substitute challenges to drug and substance abuse controls in Nigeria: Histopathology evaluations of Norvegicus rattus on lacatomtom is novel research that aimed to evaluate the Codeine substitute challenges to drugs and substance abuse; histopatholog...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Clinical characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS on ART in 2014 at tertiary health institutions in Enugu, Nigeria.

Matthew Chibunna Igwe1, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu2*, Alphonsus Ogbonna Ogbuabor1

2022 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 130

Background information: Survival of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has increasedsince the emergency of High Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in 1996. HIV cascadeshave been constructed so that the final outcome is one that will have a positive effect...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Chromium (Cr) Biosorption, from High Energy Battery (Heb) Effluent Using Fungi

Vajiha Banu Habeeb Mohamed1, Sumithra Pasumalarasu2, Kavitha Parangusadoss3, Kannahi Manoharan4, Vidya Sankarapandain5, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu6*, Sunil Kumar7 and Wilson Mathembele8

2022 | Journal of Biomedical Sciences | Pp. 1-6

In the current industrialized world, uses of batteries have gained importance asa result of its high performance and energy storage system. Though, battery wasconsidered safe and produced less carbon foot print, it also has its ill effects suchas heavy metal...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Challenges of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Working Class Women in a Teaching Hospital South East, Nigeria

Adaobi Maryann Ibekwe a, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu b*, Chisom Evelyn Ibekwe c, Chinonye Onyekwuo d, Chioma Vivian Ibekwe e, Amarachukwu Doris Okoro f and Chioma Blessing Ifezue g

2022 | Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International | Pp. 1-10

This research work seeks to investigate the challenges of exclusive breastfeeding among working class mothers in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Anambra State Nigeria. The objective of the present study is to investigate the attitude of work...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

BLOOD PRODUCTS IN BLOOD BANKING: PREPARATION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

Oladoyin Hellen Oloro1, *Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu2, Rachel Okwaja Puche3 and Olukayode Adeayo Lawal4

2022 | Madonna University Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences | Pp. 102- 109

Blood transfusion is a common procedure in which donated blood or components are given through an intravenous line, it is administered to replace blood and components that may be too low. Blood transfusion provides blood or components to people who has lost t...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEAL DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN: A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATHS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1, Amaechi Chukwudi Ofodile2 and Chetachi Blessing Okwuanaso2

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 39-42

Diarrhea remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years old worldwide. The burden is disproportionately high among children in low- and middle-income countries. Many studies have established that the diarrhea prevalence is high...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

EVALUATION RELEASE OF CYTOKINES (IL-6, IL-8, TNF) LEVELS IN STORED WHOLE BLOOD

Ijeoma Leticia Okoroiwu1 and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu2

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research [ | Pp. 01-05

This study was done to determine the release of cytokines (IL-6, IL-8 and TNF) in stored whole blood. Fifty (50) samples were collected from 50 subjects for the study. These comprise of 25 males and 25 females. The subjects comprise of adults aged 18-40 years...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Evaluation of plasma levels of interleukin 6 and iron status based on sleeping patterns of students in a Nigerian University

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1Mary Ezinne Nwazu2 and Getrude Uzoma Obeagu3

2022 | International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences | Pp. 1-6

Sleeping is so important for the vitality of human life. The study was done to evaluate levels of interleukin 6 and ironbased on different sleeping patterns of students of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. The project is across-sectional study...