SCHISTOSOMIASIS PRESENTING AS COLONIC POLYPOID MASSES IN A NIGERIAN PATIENT.

Intestinal Schistosomiasis is a serious disease and is commonly produced by and . The presence of viable ova of the organism in the colon elicits inflammation, formation of granuloma, ulcers, haemorrhage and colonic fibrosis with subsequent longterm sequelae. Schistosoma mansoni is endemic in the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America.

Post-partum mental disorders in Sagamu.

Background: Pregnancy and labour are sufficiently stressful to precipitate mental disorders in women after delivery. This may arise newly, as a recurrence or an exacerbation of previously existing mental illness in the individual woman. Postpartum mental disorders are under reported in our practices.

Postpartum sexual abstinence and breastfeeding pattern in Sagamu, Nigeria.

This was a prospective study involving 371 mothers. The mean age of the mothers was 27.5 (.

Maternal deaths in Sagamu in the new millennium: a facility-based retrospective analysis.

Background: Health institutions need to contribute their quota towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) with respect to maternal health. In order to do so, current data on maternal mortality is essential for careproviders and policy makers to appreciate the burden of the problem and understand how best to distribute resources. This study presents the magnitude and distribution of causes of maternal deaths at the beginning of the 21st century in a Nigerian referral hospital and derives recommendations to reduce its frequency.

Sexual behaviour and contraceptive practice of future doctors in Southwest Nigeria.

The sexual behaviour and contraceptive practice of 498 clinical students of a randomly selected medical college in Southwest Nigeria was studied in June 2003. More than two-thirds (67.5%) of the students had (ever had) sexual intercourse while 49.