Evaluation of creatine kinase activity and inorganic phosphate concentration in adult nigerian homozygous and heterozygous hemoglobin phenotypes.

Background: Biochemical parameters vary in subjects with different hemoglobin phenotypes, compared with normal controls.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate serum creatine kinase (CK) activity and inorganic phosphate concentrations in Nigerian adults with homozygous and heterozygous hemoglobin phenotypes.

Subjects And Methods: A prospective study, carried out at the hematology out-patient clinic of our hospital, a community health center and a private hospital, all in Anambra state.

Nigerians' use of native and Western medicine for the same illness.

The impact of dual systems of health care on those who use them is not well understood. A study was undertaken in Nigeria to study this impact. A questionnaire about use of dual health care systems was prepared and tested and then administered to a study sample.