Knowledge and Perception of Menopause and Climacteric Symptoms among a Population of Women in Enugu, South East, Nigeria.

Background: Menopause alters the physiological, biochemical and psychological environment of a woman. Thus the knowledge and perception of its symptomatology is invaluable to enable appropriate adjustment to this natural phenomenon.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and perception of menopause and climacteric symptoms among a sample of women in Enugu, South East Nigeria.

The relevance of VDRL as routine test in pregnant women: a critcal study.

Aim: To critically determine the relevance of Venereal Diseases Research Laboratories (VDRL) investigation as a routine serological screening for syphilis among pregnant women who receive antenatal care at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH).

Methods: A retrospective chart review of result of serological test for syphilis among pregnant women during a five year period (1st January, 1997 to 31st December 2001) was undertaken.

Results: A total of 7469 women booked.

Morbidity and mortality following tubal ectopic pregnancies in Enugu, Nigeria.

Our objective was to determine the current incidence, clinical pattern, surgical and medical management, maternal morbidity and mortality from tubal pregnancies in Enugu, Nigeria. The records of all patients treated for tubal pregnancy at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2003 were reviewed. The number of tubal ectopic pregnancies was 136, while the total number of hospital deliveries was 6,003 giving a ratio of 1:44.

Knowledge, attitude and use of emergency contraception among female undergraduates in Eastern Nigeria.

Our objective was to investigate the knowledge, use and attitude towards emergency contraceptive pills among female undergraduates. This was done using a randomly selected sample of female undergraduate students at three tertiary institutions in Enugu, Nigeria. The majority of the respondents (95%) were aware of contraception.

Histological analysis of endometrial curettings performed for infertility in Nigeria.

Over a 10-year period (January 1985 - December 1994) 1060 consecutive infertile patients had endometrial biopsy as part of the infertility evaluation protocol. Four hundred and six patients (38.3%) had primary infertility while 654 (61.

HIV/AIDS awareness and sexual practices among undergraduates in Enugu, Nigeria.

Objective: To assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Nigeria undergraduates and to determine how the knowledge has influenced their sexual behaviour.

Materials And Methods: A pre-tested self - administered questionnaire survey of a random sample of undergraduates of two University Campuses in Enugu, Nigeria.

Results: All the 505 respondents had heard of HIV/AIDS.

Correlation between intrapartum fundal height and birth weight.

In a prospective cross-sectional study, the correlation between symphysiofundal height (SFH) and birth weight was evaluated in 2646 consecutive parturients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, over a 19-month period. The standard deviations of the observed birth weight were least when the SFH measured 33-39 cm, which corresponded to the birth weight range 2500-3999 g. The overall standard deviation was 275 g.