Publications by authors named "Anne C Ndu"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated food safety hygiene practices among public food handlers in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria, focusing on the risks of food contamination due to multiple handlers.
- Approximately 66.5% of the 400 food handlers surveyed demonstrated good knowledge of food hygiene, but only 35.0% showed good environmental safety practices.
- Key factors influencing better safety practices were identified as educational level, knowledge level, and participation in safety training, highlighting the need for more frequent training to minimize foodborne illnesses.
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- Hand hygiene is crucial in preventing the spread of harmful germs in healthcare settings, and a study was conducted to assess nurses' knowledge and practices at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH).
- The study involved 395 nurses, finding that 58.2% had moderately good knowledge of hand hygiene, but only 29.2% practiced effective hand washing.
- Key mistakes in the hand washing technique included not using a towel to turn off the faucet and inadequate cleaning of areas like fingernails and palms, with no significant differences in hand hygiene knowledge based on age.
Background: Yellow fever (YF) outbreaks continue to occur in Nigeria with a high mortality rate despite a well-established mode of transmission and the availability of a potent vaccine. This review is aimed at describing the epidemiology, determinants, and public health responses of yellow fever outbreaks in Nigeria from 1864 to 2020.
Methodology: The guidelines for the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) were used to conduct the review from November 2020 to April 2021.
Food Security Status and Factors Affecting Household Food Security in Enugu State, Nigeria.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
September 2021
Introduction: In Nigeria, high inflation rates, increasing consumer price index, insurgency, and displacement of households have negatively affected household income expenditures on food resulting in food insecurity. This study aimed at determining the food security status and factors affecting this among households in Enugu state, Nigeria.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 800 households in Enugu state, Nigeria.
Background: Patients' views of the services they receive in a healthcare service help identify critical areas that may need improvement. This survey set out to determine patients' satisfaction with quality of general services and specifically with staff attitude and the hospital environment, while on admission at a teaching hospital in Enugu, south-east Nigeria.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered questionnaire on 170 patients (54% females and 46% males, aged between 20 and 65 years), post admission, selected by multistage sampling.
Background: Lassa fever outbreaks are common in Nigeria. The study aimed to assess knowledge, misperception, preparedness and barriers towards Lassa fever among health care workers (HCWs) in a tertiary hospital in Enugu.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among 400 HCWs of a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria.
Lassa virus (LASV) causes Lassa fever (LF), a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. LASV strains are clustered into six lineages according to their geographic location. To confirm a diagnosis of LF, a laboratory test is required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLassa virus (LASV) is endemic in parts of West Africa where it causes Lassa fever (LF), a viral hemorrhagic fever with frequent fatal outcomes. The diverse LASV strains are grouped into six major lineages based on the geographical location of the isolated strains. In this study, we have focused on the lineage II strains from southern Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malaria accounts for 60% of outpatient visits in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of malaria and its treatment practices in Enugu state, Nigeria.
Methods: Qualitative data was collected through the use of focus group discussions (FGDs), from six villages three each from urban and rural areas of Enugu state, Nigeria.
Background: Doctors and laboratory scientists are at risk of infection from blood borne pathogens during routine clinical duties. After over 20 years of standard precautions, health care workers knowledge and compliance is not adequate.
Aim: This study is aimed at comparing adherence and knowledge of standard precautions (SP) among Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLSs) and doctors.
Objective: To describe our experiences in the management of a case of Lassa fever (LF) and follow-up of nosocomial primary contacts during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Methods: Clinical management of the index case and infection control/surveillance activities for primary contacts are described. Laboratory confirmation was by Lassa virus-specific reverse-transcriptase PCR.
This study was undertaken to explore how rural households perceive and prioritize tropical endemic diseases in different Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Southeast Nigeria. Marked differences in perception and prioritization of endemic diseases exist across the LGAs. Malaria is ranked highest as the most serious disease, followed by typhoid fever and HIV/AIDS.
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