Self-medication practice with antimalarials & the determinants of malaria treatment-seeking behavior among postpartum mothers in a rural community in Nigeria.

Background: The majority of the population has inappropriate malaria treatment-seeking behavior and little is known about self-medication practice with antimalarials among postpartum mothers.

Aim & Objectives Of Study: The study, therefore, aims to determine the prevalence of self-treatment practice with antimalarials and identify factors that determine inappropriate treatment-seeking practice in this susceptible group.

Research Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted using a purposive sampling technique.

Antidiabetic Effects of the Ethanolic Root Extract of P. Beauv (Annonaceae) in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats: A Potential Alternative Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus has been a menace to mankind from time immemorial. However, a natural product such as P. Beauv (Annonaceae) offers alternative treatment for diabetes mellitus.

The effect of female age on the outcome of intrauterine insemination treatment in a public hospital-assisted reproduction technology unit.

Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of female age on the outcome of ovarian stimulation (OS) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment.

Methodology: This was a 36 months' retrospective analysis of all IUI treatment cycles with prior OS. Based on the age of the women, 4 groups were identified for comparative analysis, namely women below 30 years, between 30 and 34; 35-39 years, and women aged 40 years and beyond.

Postoperative analgesia using bupivacaine wound infiltration with intravenous tramadol or dexamethasone following obstetric spinal anaesthesia.

Context: Effective management of postcesarean section (CS) pain is important for the well-being of mother and child; even in limited-resource areas, there are drug options which can be explored to achieve this.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of a combination of bupivacaine wound infiltration with either intravenous (IV) dexamethasone or tramadol after CS.

Setting And Design: This study was a randomized, double-blind, comparative study in a tertiary hospital.

Comparative analysis of the safety and tolerability of fixed-dose artesunate/amodiaquine versus artemether/lumefantrine combinations for uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy: a randomized open label study.

A comparative clinical study was conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of two commonly used fixed dose artemisinin-based combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. To achieve this, a total of 155 participants were recruited for the study. Eighty of these were drawn from pregnant women who came for routine antenatal care while 40 nonpregnant participants were recruited from apparently healthy females in the community.