Sexual behavioral pattern, consequences and adopted solutions among senior secondary schools students in a military barracks in Nigeria.

Purpose: To determine the sexual behavioral pattern, consequences, and adopted solutions among senior secondary schools students in Ojo military barracks, Lagos.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 400 senior secondary schools students in Ojo military barracks, Lagos, selected using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using pre-tested, self-administered semi-structured questionnaires.

HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and misconceptions among women attending government-owned antenatal clinics in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria.

This study assessed the level of knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention among women. Using a semi-structured pretested questionnaire we obtained relevant data from 420 respondents in five randomly selected antenatal clinics (ANCs) in Gwagwalada Area Council (GAC) of Abuja, Nigeria. Knowledge about the existence of HIV/AIDS was high (92.

Place of birth or place of death: an evaluation of 1139 maternal deaths in Nigeria.

Objective: to describe the incidence of maternal death by age, marital status, timing and place of death in Ibadan North and Ido Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Design: a retrospective study using multistage sampling with stratification and clustering to select local government areas, political wards and households. We included one eligible subject by household in the sample.

Community Study of maternal mortality in South West Nigeria: how applicable is the sisterhood method.

A significant reduction in maternal mortality was witnessed globally in the year 2010, yet, no significant reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Nigeria was recorded. The absence of accurate data on the numbers, causes and local factors influencing adverse maternal outcomes has been identified as a major obstacle hindering appropriate distribution of resources targeted towards improving maternal healthcare. This paper reports the first community based study that measures the incidence of maternal mortality in Ibadan, Nigeria using the indirect sisterhood method and explores the applicability of this method in a community where maternal mortality is not a rare event.

Pattern of substance use among senior students of command secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of drug use among senior secondary school students within military locations in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2006.

Results: Five hundred ten students participated with a mean age of 15.

Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of menopausal symptoms among women in Ibadan in the 4-week period preceding the survey and factors associated with these symptoms.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional, community-based study was carried out on Nigerian women aged 40 to 60 years, using the multistage sampling technique. Quantitative data were collected on sociodemographic, obstetric, and gynecological variables as well as symptom experience in the preceding 4 weeks using a structured questionnaire that included a standardized Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).

Cervical cancer risk factors and predictors of cervical dysplasia among women in south-west Nigeria.

Aim: This study identified predictors of cervical dysplasia and assessed the prevalence of risk factors for cervical cancer among women of different socioeconomic classes in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Method: In a two-phase study, self-reported information on cervical cancer awareness, risk factors and cervical cancer screening practices was obtained from 278 randomly selected working women. A random subset was screened for dysplasia using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA).

A community-based investigation of the avoidable factors of maternal mortality in Nigeria: the pilot experience.

Background: Reduction of maternal mortality is one of the major goals of several recent international conferences and has been included within the Millennium Development Goals. However, because measuring maternal mortality is difficult and complex, reliable estimates of the dimensions of the problem are not generally available and assessing progress towards the goal is difficult in some countries. Reliable baseline data are crucial to effectively track progress and measure that targets or goals of reducing maternal mortality have been met.

Men's perception of maternal mortality in Nigeria.

Innovative and effective options toward reducing maternal mortality rates in African nations must include the active participation of all stakeholders. This study was carried out to assess men's level of knowledge and attitude to preventing maternal deaths. In a cross-sectional, community-based survey complemented with exploratory in-depth interviews, data were collected from men from different socio-economic areas using a two-stage cluster sampling technique.

Pregnancy prevention practices among women with multiple partners in an HIV prevention trial.

Background: Women enrolled in microbicide and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention trials are not allowed to continue use of study products when pregnant because of fetal safety concerns. High pregnancy rates among women in trials can undermine statistical measures of safety and effectiveness.

Methods: Women enrolled in a PrEP trial in Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon had an overall pregnancy rate of 52 per 100 person-years of observation.

Prevalence of depression among adults in Oyo State, Nigeria: a comparative study of rural and urban communities.

Objective: This study was designed to assess the current prevalence of depression in Oyo State, Nigeria and the rural-urban variation in prevalence.

Setting: This is a two-phase community-based cross-sectional study. The urban areas selected for the study are the Ibadan North-West and Egbeda local government areas.

Health workers' support for breastfeeding in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Breastfeeding in Nigeria is universal, and exclusive breastfeeding was introduced in 1992, yet no study has assessed health workers' support for breastfeeding at the grassroots level. This study assessed health workers' tangible support for breastfeeding at primary care facilities in Ibadan and factors affecting it, including knowledge of and attitudes toward breastfeeding. Among the 386 workers, there was moderate support for breastfeeding (median score = 15.

Prevalence of STI/HIV co-infections among special treatment clinic attendees in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are poorly recognised and inadequately treated in Nigeria despite the fact that they constitute a major risk factor for sexual transmission of HIV infection. This study was carried out to ascertain STI/HIV co-infection rates and also to obtain relevant socio-demographic and reproductive health data associated with STI/HIV infections among special treatment clinic (STC) attendees. This information is urgently needed for designing STI/HIV control strategies.

Condom use with sex workers and abstinence behaviour among men in Nigeria.

Non-regular, non-cohabiting relationships and condom neglect are known to fuel the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. Reproductive health needs of the men, the major decision-makers in this community, have been grossly neglected in this regard. This exploratory, community-based study assessed condom use among married men when with commercial sex workers (CSWs) and abstinent behaviour when their wives were unavailable for sex.

Male sexual behaviour during wife's pregnancy and postpartum abstinence period in Oyo State, Nigeria.

The traditional proscription against sex for women during pregnancy, and particularly in the postpartum period, in south-west Nigeria leaves many men without sexual access to their wives for extended periods of time. This practice raises the question whether men abstain or seek other sexual partners. A community-based study was conducted using 3,204 married men from randomly selected local government areas of the state.