Campus courtship behavior and fear of human immunodeficiency virus infection by university students.

Data were collected by telephone from a random sample of 762 students at the University of Northern Colorado to examine students' fear of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and their suggested approaches to prevent the spread of the disease. Of the 762 students interviewed, 177 (24.1%) believed that HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was a threat to socialization on campus.

Pediculosis capitis among urban school children in Ilorin, Nigeria.

A survey of 6882 primary school children living in Ilorin, Nigeria revealed that 3.7% of the children were infested with Pediculus humanus capitis. Infestation rate among the children in the Islamic community was 4.

Birthweight and sociobiological factors in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Social and biological factors influencing birthweight of 3053 Ilorin babies were studied. The mean birth weights were 2.998 kg +/- 0.

Nutritional status and umbilical hernia in Nigerian school children of different ethnic groups.

The relationship between nutritional status and umbilical hernia was assessed among Hausa and Yoruba school children in rural areas of Kwara State, Nigeria. The prevalence of umbilical hernia in the rural school pupils was 19.4%.

Adolescent pregnancy: maternal weight effects on fetal heaviness: possible route to improved outcomes.

In a previous report of a zinc supplementation trial in pregnant adolescents zinc effect varied according to maternal weight (wt) status--normal (90-110% of expected wt), light or heavy, prompting this analysis of effects of wt status and gestational wt gain on fetal heaviness relative to length and gestational age (GA) and other pregnancy outcomes. One-third of adolescents shifted in or out of normal wt by delivery, creating seven outcome groups--light-light, light to normal, normal to light, normal-normal, normal to heavy, heavy to normal, and heavy-heavy. These wt class change groups varied significantly as to intrauterine growth (SGA, low AGA, high AGA, and LGA); by weekly grams gain per cm height (ht), birth wt, infant wt/length ratio, and occurrence of low birth wt (LBW).

The prevalence of infertility in a rural Nigerian community.

The prevalence of infertility in a rural Nigerian community is determined by a systematic random sampling of the population. The overall prevalent rate was 30.3%, giving indices of 9.

Anthropometric indicators of children's nutrition in two Nigerian communities.

On a sample of some 2000 children living in two ecologically different zones (the Wooded and Guinea savanna) in Kwara state, Nigeria, body measurements were taken, to serve as indicators of the state of nutrition. There was more undernutrition in the Guinea savanna than in the Wooded. More males than females were undernourished in the Guinea savanna but not in the Wooded.

Socio-biological factors influencing infertility in a rural Nigerian community.

An assessment of factors influencing infertility in a rural Nigerian community revealed a prevalence rate of 12.9% primary infertility. Secondary infertility among the subjects was 54.

Problems associated with conducting illness prevention and health promotion research in developing countries.

Conducting research projects that are related to illness prevention in developing countries is complex and challenging. In this article we discuss those areas common to health programs which pose potential problems to researchers; especially those foreign to the community in which a research project is taking place. Results from past experiences have indicated that failure to involve community members and indigenous research workers can lead to mistrust, misconceptions, and self-protection.

A comparative study of the growth status of children with and without SS disease at Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

An anthropometric study was conducted to determine the growth status of 1698 children with and without SS disease. Of the total subjects, 979 (57.7%) were from the University of Ilorin elementary school.

Pediculosis capitis among primary schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of Kwara State, Nigeria.

The prevalence of head lice (pediculosis humanus capitis) was investigated among urban and rural schoolchildren in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, Nigeria, and two neighboring rural communities. Among the pupils, 57 (3.1%) of 1,842 urban schoolchildren examined were infested, compared with only one (0.

Nutritional beliefs among rural Nigerian mothers.

At Shao, a rural community in Nigeria, 730 women were asked to state their awareness of pregnancy symptoms and nutritional beliefs during pregnancy. Among the participants, 92.3% mentioned the stoppage of menstruation while 81.

Promoting primary health care in contiguous urban and rural populations: Nigeria.

The World Health Organization's goal of "Health for All by Year 2000" through Primary Health Care (PHC) is commendable, but can only be attained with the involvement and collaboration of the non-health sectors as well as the health community. Thirteen rural and urban communities in Nigeria were assessed to develop social, health and primary health care profiles. A model for introducing PCH applicable to these communities was prepared.