MORBIDITY PATTERN AND LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY MEASURES AMONG QUARRY WORKERS IN GUSAU METROPOLIS, ZAMFARA STATE.

Introduction: Quarrying is a thriving occupation providing widespread employment opportunities to the poor indigenes of Zamfara State. The workers are more susceptible to various morbidities due to numerous hazards in their working environment. This study aims to assess the morbidity pattern, availability, and compliance with safety measures among quarry workers in Gusau metropolis, Zamfara State.

Predictors of hypoxaemia during steady-state among children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in North-Western Nigeria.

Unlabelled: Abstract

Background: Haemoglobin desaturation, which presents as hypoxaemia, is a known phenomenon in the cycle of red blood cells sickling in sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Thus, early and accurate recognition of hypoxaemia is important in order to ameliorate its adverse effects on vital organs. This study was carried out to investigate clinical and laboratory features that predict hypoxaemia in children with SCA during steady-state.

Exercise-induced bronchospasm among school children in Gusau, Nigeria.

Background: Childhood asthma was said to be rare in Northern Nigeria three decades ago. However, since then, there has been rapid industrial development with increase in especially textile and quarry factories. Hyperresponsiveness of the bronchi of asthmatic children to various challenge tests differentiate them from non-asthmatic children.

Ability of mothers to assess the presence of fever in their children: implication for the treatment of fever under the IMCI guidelines.

Background: Fever is a common reason for seeking medical attention, with febrile illnesses accounting for 10% to 20% of pediatric visits to emergency departments. A history of fever or presence of fever by palpation or measured temperature is required on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) algorithms as a reason for the assessment of fever, which will lead to specific classifications that are linked to treatment protocols. Therefore, the WHO and its partners assume that mothers are able to assess their children for the presence of fever.

Fetal macrosomia greater than or equal to 4000 grams. Comparing maternal and neonatal outcomes in diabetic and nondiabetic women.

Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of fetal macrosomia in diabetic and nondiabetic women.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted at Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from January 2004 to December 2006. A total of 766 macrosomic newborns met the inclusion criteria.