Publications by authors named "Josephine N Okorie"
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- Adolescent motherhood and child malnutrition are serious issues in Africa, with a study in Mangu LGA highlighting the lack of data on their impact on children's health.
- A survey of 200 mothers revealed that 39% initiated breastfeeding within the first hour, but only 28.5% practiced exclusive breastfeeding, with a notable 37.5% prevalence of adolescent motherhood.
- The findings indicate higher rates of severe stunting among children of adolescent mothers compared to older mothers, showing that adolescent motherhood significantly contributes to malnutrition in infants.
The global burden estimate of hypertension is alarming and results in several million deaths annually. A high incidence of sudden deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the civil workforce in Nigeria is often reported. However, the associations between Dietary Patterns (DPs), individual, and workplace characteristics of hypertension among this workforce have not been fully explored.
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