Attitude, practice orientation, benefits and barriers towards health research and publications among medical practitioners in Abia State, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Health research is an essential component of medical training, education, and practice and is fundamental in establishing the scientific basis of health care. Aim: The study was aimed at describing the attitude, practice, benefits, and barriers towards health research and publications in a cross-section of medical practitioners in Abia State, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out on 210 medical practitioners in Abia State.

Depression among ambulatory adult patients in a primary care clinic in southeastern Nigeria.

Background: Depression is a global health problem that occupies eminent position in clinical and community mental health. As the global prevalence of depression increases, the sociomedical challenges associated with it increase, especially in resource-constrained environment.

Aim: The study was aimed at describing depression among ambulatory adult patients in a primary care clinic in Southeastern Nigeria.

Pattern of Disabilities among Leprosy Patients in Abia State, Nigeria - a Retrospective Review.

Early case detection and prompt treatment have been identified as key strategies for effective control and elimination of leprosy disease. Hence, control efforts should include among others treatment of the disease and disability prevention. This study is aimed at determining prevalence and pattern of disability among leprosy patients treated in a Leprosy Center in Abia State, Nigeria.