Publications by authors named "Tochukwu Okeke"
Introduction: Despite much emphasis on the reproductive health of women, maternal mortality is still high, especially in postnatal period.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of postnatal care use and reasons for defaults among mothers attending the child immunization clinics in Enugu, Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional comparative study of 400 consecutive nursing mothers who presented at the Institute of Child Health of UNTH and ESUTH, Enugu for Second dose of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV2) for their babies at 10 weeks postpartum.
An issue that affects the academic engagement, performance, health and wellbeing of university undergraduates is bullying. Substantial literature has examined the predictors of bullying perpetration, but there is little research on the contributions of internet-related factors and the propensity to take risks in bullying. We examined the roles of IGD, risk-taking behavior, and internet addiction in social bullying.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous folkloric and experimental reports have demonstrated the antimalarial efficacy of Azadirachta indica (AZA) extracts. However, one of the major challenges facing its application for the clinical treatment of malaria is the design of an acceptable dosage form.
Objective: Consequently, we developed AZA extract-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for the formulation of suppositories, denoted as nanosuppositories, for intrarectal treatment of malaria.
Background: Prenatal gender disclosure is a nonmedical fetal ultrasonography view, which is considered ethically unjustified but has continued to grow in demand due to pregnant women's requests.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of primigravidae who want prenatal gender disclosure and the reasons for it.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of randomly selected primigravidae seen at Enugu Scan Centre.
Article Synopsis
- Malaria and hookworm infections significantly contribute to the prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women in rural communities of Enugu, Nigeria, impacting pregnancy outcomes.
- A study conducted on 226 women revealed that 53% had malaria, 27% had hookworm infections, and about 40% were anaemic, indicating a strong association between these infections and anaemia.
- The study highlights the higher risk of anaemia due to malaria compared to hookworm infections, indicating the need for effective interventions to manage these health issues in pregnant women.
Objective: To determine the relationship between asymptomatic malaria parasitemia and some oxidative stress parameters in pregnant Nigerian women.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving 130 normal pregnant women at various trimesters, who were attending antenatal clinic at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) and Kenechukwu Specialist Hospital in Enugu. A comparable group (control), made of 30 non pregnant women was also recruited.