Knowledge and Food Handling Practices of Nurses in a Tertiary Health Care Hospital in Nigeria.

Food safety in hospitals is important to protect patients whose immunity may be compromised by their illness. The safety of food served to patients is dependent on its handling acquisition of raw food items, to preparation, packaging, and distribution. The study described in this article assessed the knowledge and food handling practices of nurses in the food chain to patients in the hospital wards.

Triplet Delivery following Unilateral Twin Salpingocyesis.

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman with primary infertility of six-year duration who had IVF/ICSI on account of male factor infertility. Transvaginal scanning done on the 30th day following embryo transfer revealed an empty uterine cavity with two gestational sacs containing active fetal echoes in the right adnexum. Patient reluctantly had right salpingectomy via open laparatomy.

Sexual assault against women at Osogbo southwestern Nigeria.

Background: Sexual assault against women is common all over the world. However, reliable data on the subject in developing countries including Nigeria is not available.

Objective: To review the patterns of sexual violence against women treated at the hospital over a 7-year period.

Pattern of contraceptives choice among the married women attending the family planning clinic of a tertiary health institution.

Background: Rampart population growth is the most fundamental problem of our times. It affects adversely the advancement of nations and the wellbeing of all peoples. The fertility rate in Nigeria remains high at a national average of about 5.