Malaria parasite status and cholesterol level of malaria patients in parts of the IMO River Basin of Nigeria.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between malaria parasite status and cholesterol level of 110 consenting subjects (55 patients and 55 controls) in parts of the Imo River Basin of Nigeria.

Methods: Giemsa staining was used for malaria parasite examination while Randox cholesterol kit was used for cholesterol level estimation.

Results: About 49 persons (90%) with malaria had low cholesterol (<180 mg/dL).

Socio-demographic correlates of sexual behaviours: a cross sectional survey of adolescents in Imo State secondary schools.

The study was designed to determine the socio-demographic correlates of sexual behaviours of the adolescents in Imo State secondary schools. Three objectives and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A cross sectional survey design was used and sample size was 3360 (2.

Adsorption and corrosion-inhibiting effect of Dacryodis edulis extract on low-carbon-steel corrosion in acidic media.

The inhibition of low-carbon-steel corrosion in 1M HCl and 0.5M H(2)SO(4) by extracts of Dacryodis edulis (DE) was investigated using gravimetric and electrochemical techniques. DE extract was found to inhibit the uniform and localized corrosion of carbon steel in the acidic media, affecting both the cathodic and anodic partial reactions.

Cardiac risk indices of staff of Federal University Of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

Non-communicable diseases are the major health burden in the industrialized countries and are increasing rapidly in the developing countries owing to demographic transitions and changing lifestyles among the people. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasingly becoming a great cause of morbidity and mortality. A total of 100 senior and 141 junior staff in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, Nigeria was randomly selected for a study on cardiac risk factors.