Assessment of the compliance with minimum quality standards by public primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria.

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 relies on the delivery of quality healthcare services through effective primary healthcare (PHC) systems. This necessitates robust infrastructure, adequately skilled health workers and the availability of essential medicines and commodities. Despite the critical role of minimum standards in benchmarking PHC quality, no global consensus on these standards exists.

Alters One-Dimensional Profile of Serum Proteins Due to Mercury Chloride in Rats ().

<b>Background and Objective:</b> Several previous studies have shown that leaf ethanolic extract of <i>Etlingera hemisphaerica</i> (LE3H) has the potential to reduce the toxicity and teratogenicity effects of mercury. This study aimed to describe the effects of LE3H on the protein profile of <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> serum due to treatment with HgCl₂. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Four groups of male rats, K1 was injected intraperitoneally (IP) HgCl₂ (5 mg kg¹ b.

Amperometric microbial biosensor for sugars and sweetener classification using principal component analysis in beverages.

Unlabelled: Sugar and artificial sweeteners are additives in packaged food and beverage products that are widely used, where excessive sugar consumption can cause an increase in various diseases. Detection and classification of natural sugars sucrose, fructose, glucose, and artificial sweetener aspartame are needed to determine the effects of consuming these sweeteners. This study uses an amperometric biosensor integrated biochip-D, which uses as a bioreceptor through cellular metabolic respiration activity expressed in dissolved oxygen (DO) levels.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 6-Country Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Background: Few data are available on COVID-19 outcomes among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where high-risk comorbidities are prevalent. We investigated the impact of pregnancy on SARS-CoV-2 infection and of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy to generate evidence for health policy and clinical practice.

Methods: We conducted a 6-country retrospective cohort study among hospitalized women of childbearing age between 1 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

Traditional birth attendant-assisted versus unassisted births: a comparison of neonatal deaths in Nigeria, 2008-2018.

Purpose: to directly compare the risk of neonatal death between traditional birth attendant (TBA)-assisted and unassisted deliveries in Nigeria.

Methods: Using data on live births from the 2008, 2013, and 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys, this cross-sectional study compared risk of neonatal death for TBA-assisted versus unassisted births. We used survey-featured logistic regression to estimate the odds of neonatal death.