Generalized anxiety disorder screening using gad-7 among in-school adolescents of anambra state, nigeria: a comparative study between urban and rural areas.

Background: Previous studies have reported that general anxiety disorder manifestations differ in diverse settings.

Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence of probable anxiety disorders among in-school adolescents in urban and rural areas of Anambra State.

Methods: A total of 1187 in-school adolescents were recruited using a multi-stage sampling technique.

Desire for prenatal gender disclosure among primigravidae in Enugu, Nigeria.

Background: Prenatal gender disclosure is a nonmedical fetal ultrasonography view, which is considered ethically unjustified but has continued to grow in demand due to pregnant women's requests.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of primigravidae who want prenatal gender disclosure and the reasons for it.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of randomly selected primigravidae seen at Enugu Scan Centre.

Falls among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Falls during pregnancy are major public health issues and a common cause of maternal injury during pregnancy. There is paucity of data on prevalence and risk factors of falls during pregnancy in African population including Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with falls during pregnancy in Enugu, Nigeria.

A survey of women's knowledge and perception of hormone replacement therapy (hrt) in Enugu, South East Nigeria.

Background: As a result of alteration in the physiological, biochemical and psychological environment of a woman due to menopause, there may be need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This concept is new in our poor resource setting, thus the knowledge and perception of HRT will be invaluable to appropriate adjustment to menopausal period.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and perception of hormone replacement therapy among women in Enugu South-East Nigeria.

Non-immune hydrops fetalis.

Background: Non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) is a rare fetal condition with a very high mortality in spite of advances in prenatal diagnostic techniques, early detection, and individualized management. Despite advancement in fetal therapy and rapidly developing new knowledge about the aetiology and prenatal diagnosis, its management has remained controversial.

Methods: This is a descriptive review ofNIHF.