Modifying sexual behaviour of patients attending human immunodeficiency virus treatment centres in lagos.

Aims And Objectives: This study was carried out among patients attending human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment centres in Lagos to assess their sexual behaviour, conduct a health education intervention on safe sexual behaviour among the patients in the study group and re-assessing the sexual behaviour in both control and study groups.

Subjects And Methods: A multi-stage sampling method was used to recruit 253 control and 256 intervention patients. The study sites selected were HIV treatment centres in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (control), and Ifako-Ijaiye and Isolo General Hospitals (intervention).

Socio-demographic determinants of stigma among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Lagos, Nigeria.

Background: Patients living with tuberculosis (TB) experience significant disruption of their social life and are exposed to stigma and discrimination. This situation impacts on treatment adherence by individual patients and on disease control especially in developing nations. Different aetiological propositions have been propounded, including the relationship of tuberculosis with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Maternal and perinatal mortality in ward A, Ikosi-Isheri LCDA in Lagos State, Nigeria: from "guestimates" to near actuals.

Background: The problem of authentic statistics on maternal and peri-natal mortality has persisted in Nigeria probably because of inadequate involvement of community members in data management.

Objective: The objective of this study was to improve the accuracy of information on pregnancy outcome in a ward in Lagos state.

Methods: Residents of Ward A of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State were educated on the importance of accurate health data.

Smoking habits of King Saud University students in Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking among university students of King Saud University in Abha City, to determine ecological factors for the problem, and to assess the studentsâ knowledge about the health effects of smoking, and attitudes towards public action against smoking.

Materials And Methods: All medical students at the University College of Medicine (MC) (n=202), and a representative sample of students of the College of Education (CE) (n=300), were subjected to a modified Arabic version of the World Health Organization standard questionnaire for young people to study their knowledge, attitudes and practices of smoking.

Results: The study revealed the following results among students of the CE and those of the MC, respectively.

HIV: knowledge and sexual practices amongst students of a school of communnity health in Lagos, Nigeria.

A cross sectional study was conducted amongst students of a school of health technology in Yaba. Lagos. Nigeria to determine their knowledge about HIV/AIDS and their sexual practices.