Postnatal foot length in the estimation of gestational age in relation to intrauterine growth pattern among Nigerian neonates.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between postnatal foot lengths and estimated gestational age (EGA) in relation to intrauterine growth patterns determined at birth among Nigerian neonates.

Design: Hospital-based, cross-sectional.

Setting: Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria.

Tape Rule Measurement of Foot Length as Proxy for Vernier Digital Calliper in Estimating Gestational Age among Nigerian Neonates.

Background: Estimating gestational age at birth could be challenging, particularly in settings where the expertise to use conventional methods is lacking. The use of the postnatal foot length has been proposed for this purpose. The ideal tool for measuring foot length, the Vernier Digital Calliper, is not readily available in resource-poor settings.

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with unusual presentations in Sagamu, Nigeria: a case report and review of the literature.

A 24-day old female Nigerian neonate presented with protracted vomiting, fever and dehydration but without palpable abdominal tumour or visible gastric peristalsis. There was no derangement of serum electrolytes. The initial working diagnosis was Late-Onset Sepsis but abdominal ultrasonography showed features consistent with the diagnosis of IHPS.

School health services and its practice among public and private primary schools in Western Nigeria.

Background: Globally the number of children reaching school age is estimated to be 1.2 billion children (18% of the world's population) and rising. This study was therefore designed to determine the school health services available and its practices in primary schools in Ogun state, Western Nigeria.

Safeguarding the health of the Nigerian worker: the role of a workplace HIV/AIDS policy.

Background: In recent times, HIV/AIDS has been a cause for concern and a major threat to human well being and development. An important dimension brought to light, is the socio-economic impact of HIV infection on low and middle-income countries. The population mostly affected are the young, vibrant, economically-productive workforce.