Publications by authors named "U B Ovwigho"
Antenatal care gives opportunity for care of women during pregnancy, prevention and treatment of diseases as well as behavioral change interventions. The perception of users about services influences service utilization. This study was performed to assess user satisfaction with antenatal care services at the centre and to identify constraints at service points.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalaria in the first 6 months of life in urban African infants with anemia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
December 2001
A total of 446 infants in the first 6 months of life who presented at an urban children's hospital with complaints of any illness whatsoever were recruited into a study with the aim of determining the contribution of malaria to infant morbidity in a malaria-endemic urban area in Nigeria. Sixty-eight of the infants were in their first month of life and 79, 77, 61, 97, and 64 were in their second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth month of life, respectively. Overall, 107 (24.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntimalarial drug response of Plasmodium falciparum from Zaria, Nigeria.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
November 1995
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the sensitivity of Zaria strains of Plasmodium falciparum to several antimalarial drugs five years after chloroquine resistance emerged in the area.
- Out of 43 children treated with chloroquine, 83.7% showed sensitivity, but 16.3% were resistant, with similar resistance levels noted in cultured isolates.
- The findings confirmed resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine while indicating emerging resistance to quinine, suggesting chloroquine remains the first-line treatment and mefloquine should be reserved for severe cases.