Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objectives: An outpatient programme for rehabilitation of patients with severe ventilatory impairment due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was conducted. Its main purpose was to assess the feasibility of the programme for COPD patients.

Methods: Initial assessment included a shuttle walking test, administration of the chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRDQ), assessment of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HAD) and sickness impact profile (SIP).

Anaesthesia for minilaparotomy female sterilization in JUTH, Nigeria: a fourteen-year review.

This is a retrospective study aimed at evaluating the various anaesthetic methods used for minilaparotomy female sterilization. During the fourteen-year period, 2913 clients had minilaparotomy female sterilization. Their mean age was 36.

Twins in Jos Nigeria: a seven-year retrospective study.

Introduction: A retrospective analysis of twin pregnancy was carried out between 1st January 1992 and 31st December 1998 to determine the incidence, epidemiological variables perinatal and maternal outcome of twin pregnancy in the institution.

Material And Methods: The case notes of the 413 twin pregnancy, 6 triplets and 1 quadruplet delivered during the period, and the labour records of all the deliveries were analyzed. Statistical analysis was with chi-squared test.

Breastfeeding pattern in Jos, Nigeria, before baby-friendly hospital initiative.

Interviews were conducted amongst 800 mothers attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, to obtain information on prenatal care, knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to breastfeeding. Of the 653 women who had antenatal care, 75 per cent had breastfeeding education, though devoid of practical demonstration of breastfeeding techniques. Breastfeeding was universal, but only 439 (55 per cent) mothers started breastfeeding within 24 hours of delivery with a mean initiation time of 1.

Mothers' attitudes towards donated breastmilk in Jos, Nigeria.

In many developing countries, the use of pooled human milk is not widely accepted. Six hundred eighty breastfeeding mothers were interviewed to ascertain their acceptance of donated breastmilk. Their attitudes toward stored breastmilk, human milk banking, and breastfeeding in the event of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity were solicited.