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2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

PREVALENCE OF DIARRHOEAL INFECTIONS BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN 0-3 YEARSIN ANAMBRA STATE:A SURVEY OF FIVE RURAL COMMUNITIES

Bessie Nonyelum Esimai; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Elizabeth Ukamaka Agunwah; Onyekachi Ogba Okpata

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 70-76

This work was conducted to investigate the most prevalent parasitic infection and conditions that are responsible for diarrhoeal infection in the age range 0 - 3 years. The objective was to note how lack of infrastructural and social amenities could affect th...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Prevalence and Causes of Ocular Morbidities among School Children in Enugu-East Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria

Gloria C. Eze; Cosmas C. Anajekwu; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Ophthalmology | Pp. 13-17

Good vision is very important for people of all ages, especially children. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and causes of ocular morbidities among public high school students in Enugu-East Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Enugu State. The method u...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Plasmid Profiling of Bacteria Associated with Gastroenteritis among Children in Owo, Ondo State

Bola O. Ojo; O. Abdulbasit Abdulrahman; Abdulwasiu O. Haassan; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Priscilla B. Olamijuwon; Blessing O. Oyeromi; Deborah O. Oluwanisola; Uwumarogie Kelvin

2022 | Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Gastroenterology | Pp. 29-41

Antibiotic resistance among the children with gastroenteritis remains a major global problem around the world. This study was therefore carried out to determine the plasmid profile of bacterial isolates from children with gastroenteritis in Owo, Ondo State. A...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Pathological Changes among Norvegicus Rattus Exposed on Novel Smoked Bambusa Vulgaris (Bamboo) Leaf: Cigarette Substitute during COVID-19 Lockdown in Nigeria

Nnaemeka Okorie; Olayinka Catherine Adeniran; Okafor Patrick Adimabua; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Ezaka Ebere Anastasia

2022 | Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pp. 30-39

Background: This research titled; Pathology changes among Norvegicus Rattus exposed on novel smoked Bambusa vulgaris: Cigarette substitute during COVID 19 lockdown in Nigeria is stimulated following increase use of the aforementioned substances as a substitut...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

LEVELS OF MARKERS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND ATHEROGENICITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH SICKLE CELL TRAIT

Constance N. Nwadike; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 10-15

Sickle cell anemia is associated with recurrent multi-organ ischemia and infarction. This study was aimed atdetermining the level of the markers of myocardial infarction and atherogenicity in subjects with sickle cell trait. Atotal of 30 subjects were recruit...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE PHASE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN WITH DIPPERS AND NON DIPPERS BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH INCIDENT HYPERTENSION

Constance N. Nwadike; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 16-23

Inflammatory state could play a role in the alterations of circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP). This study wasaimed to evaluate the association of acute phase proteins with dippers and non-dippers blood pressure profile inpatients with new onset hypertens...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

OVERVIEW OF HYDROGEN FUEL TECHNOLOGY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

Tochi Andrew Owunna; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu2

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 18-25

Hydrogen is one of the best possibilities for storing renewable energy in the power generation industry, and ammonia and hydrogen can be utilized in gas turbines to increase the flexibility of the power system. In order to cut emissions in coal-fired power pl...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Occurrence of Chlamydial Infection Based on Clinical Symptoms and Clinical History among Pregnant Women Attending Clinics in Zaria Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Shango Patience Emmanuel Jakheng; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Emmanuel William Jakheng; Onyekachi Splendid Uwakwe ; Gloria Chizoba Eze; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; S. Vidya; Sunil Kumar

2022 | International Journal of Research and Reports in Gynaecology | Pp. 98-105

Chlamydia trachomatis also known as the “Silent Epidemic” is a major threat to the reproductive health of women in Africa. This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis based on clinical symptoms and clinical history among wo...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Non Governmental Organizations and Women’s Health Empowerment in Uganda: A Review

Mildred Akandinda a, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu b* and Medard Twinamatsiko Katonera

2022 | Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | Pp. 12-16

Background: East Africa experienced its NGOs boom a decade later, starting in the 1990s. Kenya, for example, experienced a rapid increase in registered NGOs, from 400 in 1990 to over 6,000 in 2008. Likewise, in Tanzania, the 41 registered NGOs in 1990 had inc...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

LASSA FEVER: CAUSES, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGMENT

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Matthew Chibunna Igwe; Ziana Kalyankolo; Chimaobi Chukwuemeka Nwankpa; Byamungu Pahari Kagenderezo; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 1-11

Acute viral hemorrhagic fever, known as Lassa, was first identified in 1969 in the town of Lassa, Borno State, Nigeria. Lassa is located in the valley of the Yeseram River near the southern end of Lake Chad. Three weeks after being infected with Lassa virus,...