Attitudes and practices regarding contraception among male students in a Nigerian tertiary educational institution: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Limited data exists on attitudes and practices of young men in tertiary institutions towards contraception. This study assesses attitudes and practices regarding contraception among male students in a tertiary educational institution in northwestern Nigeria, identifying factors influencing these attitudes.

Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted from July to August 2021 at Kaduna Polytechnic, Nigeria, involved 160 male students chosen via multistage sampling.

ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITIES IN KADUNA, NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA.

Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a disease of public health concern. UNAIDS at the global level aims to achieve 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those who know their status are accessing ART treatment, and 95% of people on treatment achieve suppressed viral load by the year 2030. Adherence remains a critical factor necessary to achieve this target.

Mean quality of life of hypertensive and diabetic patients: A comparative study of patients in secondary and tertiary health facilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Introduction: Hypertension and diabetes have become major non-communicable diseases of public health importance globally, considering the magnitude of the diseases, the propensity to worsen the patients' quality of life and the associated mortality. This study compared the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of hypertensive and diabetic patients in both tertiary and secondary health facilities in Kaduna State, north-western Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive comparative cross-sectional study amongst 325 patients, of which 93 (28.

Marriage to first pregnancy interval and related factors among women in North Central Nigeria.

Background: The age at which a woman gets married may affect the timing and occurrence of her first pregnancy as well as the total number of children she will have in her lifetime. Factors which affect the marriage to first pregnancy interval include the age at marriage of the woman, her educational level, and cultural and religious beliefs among others. This study seeks to find out the marriage to first pregnancy interval and factors that affect this interval as well as the average number of children of women in North Central Nigeria.