1 and kelch 13 genes distribution among children that are 5 years and below in Akure, Nigeria.

Malaria parasite resistant to drugs has been a major barrier to effective treatment of malaria. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the distribution resistant Kelch protein gene on chromosome 13 (Kelch 13) and multidrug resistant () mutant genes among children aged five years and below who attended Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, Nigeria. Thin and thick smears were prepared from the blood collected aseptically through venepuncture from five hundred (500) children.

Current pattern of Ponderal Indices of term small-for-gestational age in a population of Nigerian babies.

Background: Small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborns constitute a special group of neonates who may have suffered varying degrees of intrauterine insults and deprivation. Variations in birth weight, length and Ponderal Index (PI) depend on the type and degree of intrauterine insults the babies were exposed to. The objective of the study was to determine the current prevalence of term SGA births in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital and the current pattern of Ponderal Indices among term SGA in a population of Nigerian babies.