Effect of Envenomation on Serum Hepatic Biomarkers in Snake (Echis Ocellatus) Bitten Individuals in Zamko Comprehensive Health Centre of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, North Central Nigeria.

Background: Snake bite is a neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world. About 5.4 million snakebites occur each year, resulting in 1.

Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: knowledge and correlates amongst antenatal care providers in healthcare facilities in Jos, Nigeria.

Background: Antenatal healthcare providers' (AHPs) knowledge about hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) and its screening best practices affect the management of affected pregnant women. We assessed the knowledge of HIP and associated factors amongst first line AHPs.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study involved 188 Doctors, Nurses and Community Health providers directly involved in providing antenatal care at all levels of health care in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, selected through total sampling technique.

Practices and barriers to screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy among providers of antenatal care in Jos, Nigeria.

Background: Screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) is an important component of comprehensive antenatal care. Screening practices for HIP in Nigeria and factors that influence these practices are not well understood.

Objective: We examined the screening practices for HIP and their correlates among antenatal healthcare providers (AHPs).

Laboratory Turnaround Time of Surgical Biopsies at a Histopathology Service in Nigeria.

Introduction: Laboratory turnaround time is defined as the time between the receipt of a sample in the laboratory and when the report is ready for collection/dispatch. It is a critical component of the quality assurance of a laboratory and has been identified as a key performance indicator of laboratory performance. This study is aimed at evaluating the turnround time in the histopathology unit of our center and comparing the findings with that of similar studies.