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Body circumference parameters predict body mass index in children aged 2-5 years
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2017)
Body circumference parameters have become simple screening measurements that can be used as an indicator of body fat distribution to detect pediatric obesity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships ...
Understanding internal accountability in Nigeria’s routine immunization system: Perspectives from government officials at the national, state, and local levels
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of ...
‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeria
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
The purpose of this article is to critically assess the approach of Nigerian courts to interpreting section 42 of the Constitution. This article argues that Nigerian courts are yet to develop a substantive equality approach ...
Factors influencing the choice of child delivery location among women attending antenatal care services and immunization clinic in Southeastern Nigeria
(Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2017)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In Nigeria, most deliveries take place at home or with traditional birth
attendants (TBAs). This study examined the factors that influenced or determined utilization of healthcare
facility ...
Understanding internal accountability in Nigeria’s routine immunization system: perspectives from government officials at the national, state, and local levels
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of ...
A multi-centre evaluation of oral cancer in Southern and Western Nigeria: an African oral pathology research consortium initiative
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Oral cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among African populations. Lack of standard cancer registries and under-reporting
has inaccurately depicted its magnitude in Nigeria. Development of multi-centre ...
Beyond entrepreneurship education: Business incubation and entrepreneurial capabilities
(Emerald, 2017)
As a way of dealing with Nigeria’s macroeconomic challenge of unemployment and its
concomitant socio-economic problems, the federal government, in 2006, made entrepreneurship study a
compulsory course for all higher ...
The role of packaged water in meeting global targets on improved water access
(IWA Publishing, 2017)
Packaged water (as either refill, bottled, or sachet water) has become an important element of water
security in many low- and middle-income countries, owing to poor reliability and lack of piped water
infrastructure. ...