Hydatidiform mole as seen in a university teaching hospital: a 10-year review.

Hydatidiform mole (HM), is a known cause of early pregnancy wastage and has the risk of malignant potential. This is a retrospective study of 71 patients who were managed for hydatidiform mole at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, (UMTH) Maiduguri over a 10-year period, from January 1996 to December 2005, inclusive. The objective of the study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentations and histological types of HM.

Polygamy and the use of contraceptives.

Objectives: To compare contraceptive use among women in monogamous and polygamous marriages in Nigeria.

Methods: Structured questionnaires administered to married women enquired about their marriage type, sociodemographic characteristics, and contraceptive use.

Results: Of the 532 respondents, 33.

Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of Islamic scholars towards reproductive health programs in Borno State, Nigeria.

Some reproductive health policies and activities of international development organizations continued to be criticized by some religious groups. Such criticisms can be serious obstacles in the provision of reproductive health and rights information and services in many communities. This study was conducted to find the knowledge, perception and attitude of Islamic scholars on reproductive health programs and to get some suggestions on the scholars' role in the planning and implementation of reproductive health advocacy and programming.

Socio-clinical characteristics of modern contraceptives users at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

Objectives: To determine the incidence and socio-clinical characteristics of modern contraceptive users. And the common methods clients received their first information on family planning.

Design: A retrospective observational review of clients between 1st of January 1996 and 31st of December 2001.