Use and pattern of previous care received by infertile Nigerian women.

Background: Prevalence of infertility in sub-Saharan Africa is high yet fertility care, its development and access is limited in resource-poor countries like Nigeria so infertile women resort to different forms of treatment. This study aimed to determine the use and pattern of previous treatments.

Methodology: This was a descriptive Cross Sectional study conducted at a tertiary hospital in North-Western Nigeria.

Pattern of pediatric HIV/AIDS: a five-year experience in a tertiary hospital.

Objectives: to determine the mode of transmission, clinical presentation and the outcome in children with HIV/AIDS at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Nigeria.

Methodology: a five-year retrospective study of children with HIV/AIDS from January 2001 to December 2005. Screening was based on World Health Organization criteria.

The use of the condom-catheter for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage - the Sokoto experience.

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the most common cause of maternal mortality globally. In about 50% of cases PPH is due to uterine atony. When conservative and medical methods of treating PPH due to uterine atony fail, surgical intervention is required to save the woman's life.