Predictors of male condom utilization in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Background: Nigerian men play major roles in the reproductive decision-making process, including issues concerning fertility. Despite efforts made by the government to reduce the incidence of HIV by using condom as a means of dual protection, the utilization of male condom is still relatively low in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess the condom utilization and predictors of condom use among male respondents in Plateau State.

Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infections among Children with Cerebral Palsy in Makurdi, Nigeria.

Background. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are prone to urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods/Objectives.

Catamenial pneumothorax: a case report.

A case of catamenial pneumothorax in a 17-year-old girl is presented. It is the first reported case in a Nigerian. Pleural blebs were found at thoracotomy and good response to dry sponge pleurodesis has been confirmed.

Canine diaphragm muscle after 1 yr of continuous electrical stimulation: its potential as a myocardial substitute.

Skeletal muscle has been rendered fatigue resistant by chronic stimulation and therefore has potential as an active substitute for damaged myocardium. It is therefore important to know whether stimulation produces any deleterious effects in the long term. Hemidiaphragm muscles of four dogs were examined after chronic stimulation for 1 yr at either 2 or 4 Hz.

Histochemical and fatigue characteristics of conditioned canine latissimus dorsi muscle.

To induce fatigue resistance in the latissimus dorsi muscle of the dog in preparation for possible myocardial assistance, eight adult male beagles underwent unilateral electrical stimulation of the thoracodorsal nerve at a frequency of 2 Hz (120 stimuli/min) and 10 Hz (600 stimuli/min) for a 6-week period. The conditioned muscles were compared with their unconditioned contralateral controls by fiber typing, pyrophosphate gel electrophoresis, isometric characteristics, and fatigue rates. At the end of the period of stimulation, the conditioned muscles had a greater percentage of slow-twitch, fatigue-resistant fibers on acid and alkaline stains (100 +/- 0.