POSTPARTUM HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF MOTHERS AT 12 WEEKS AFTER VAGINAL AND CAESARIAN DELIVERY IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN ENUGU NIGERIA

POSTPARTUM HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF MOTHERS AT 12 WEEKS AFTER VAGINAL AND CAESARIAN DELIVERY IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN ENUGU NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Childbirth is an experience full of change, enrichment, and challenge for couples and the family unit (Bloom, 2014). Childbirth takes not just one’s mind and body through […]

PERCEPTION OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAY IN SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN NURSING SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

ABSTRACT There is increased demand for nurses with higher degree to man the existing Department of Nursing to meet both the National University Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria student teacher ratio of 1:10 and 1: 6 for basic and post basic Nursing programmes. However, the completion rate required to meet these […]

PERCEIVED RELATIONSHP BETWEEN MOTIVATIONAL VARIABLES AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG NURSE AND MIDWIFE EDUCATORS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page                                                                                                                                i Approval Page                                                                                                                                    ii Certification                                                                                                                            iii Dedication                                                                                                                              iv Acknowledgement                                                                                                                  v Table of Contents                                                                                                                   vi List of Tables                                                                                                                          ix List of Figures                                                                                                                         x Abstract                                                                                                                                  xi   CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the study                                                                                                        1 Statement of the Problem                                                                                                       […]

PERCEIVED PROBLEMS AND ACADEMIC NEED ACHIEVEMENT  MOTIVATION AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL OF NURSING UCTH CAPLABAR IN CROSS RIVER STATE NIGERIA

PERCEIVED PROBLEMS AND ACADEMIC NEED ACHIEVEMENT  MOTIVATION AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL OF NURSING UCTH CAPLABAR IN CROSS RIVER STATE NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Schools, colleges and universities have no worth without students. Pitt, Powis, Jones and Hunter (2012) explains that students are most essential assets for any educational institute as the […]

PERCEIVED FACTORS AFFECTING NON STAY OF HEALTH WORKERS IN RURAL AREAS OF ENUGU STATE

PERCEIVED FACTORS AFFECTING NON STAY OF HEALTH WORKERS IN RURAL AREAS OF ENUGU STATE TABLE OF CONTENT Page Cover page                                                                                                                              i Title page                                                                                                                                ii Approval                                                                                                                                 iii Certification                                                                                                                            iv Dedication                                                                                                                              v Acknowledgement                                                                                                                  vi Table of content                                                                                                                      vii List of tables                                                                                                                           viii List of figures                                                                                                                         ix List of appendix                                                                                                                      x Abstract                                                                                                                                  xi […]

OCCUPATIONAL STRESSORS AND COPING STRATEGIES OF NURSES IN TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the Occupational Stressors and Coping strategies of nurses in Tertiary Hospitals in Enugu State. The study sought answers to four research objectives and tested seven hypotheses. The population of study consisted of four hundred and twenty-two nurses in tertiary hospitals in Enugu state. They were sampled using stratified […]

MALE INVOLVEMENT IN FAMILY PLANNING IN SOME SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITIES

ABSTRACT   Men involvement in family planning would increase its recognition, acceptance and practice by people especially within the rural communities.  This is because in rural communities in Nigeria including Enugu, men are still the gate keepers in our families who control power and major decision making.  Some of them decide whether their wives will […]

LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS AND GLYCAEMIC CONTROL AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINICS IN TEACHING HOSPITALS IN ENUGU STATE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the common conditions seen in primary health care. Chinenye, Uloko, Ogbera, Ofoegbu, Fasamande and Ogbu (2008) stated that DM is the commonest endocrine-metabolic disorder in Nigeria as well as in other parts of the world. It is a challenging chronic disease which […]

KNOWLEDGE OF BREAST CANCER AND EARLY DETECTION MEASURES AMONG REVEREND SISTERS IN ANAMBRA STATE

  ABSTRACT This study assessed the knowledge of breast cancer and early detection measures of reverend sisters in Anambra State. Eight objectives and eight research questions were raised to guide the study. Cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 324 respondents was drawn from an estimated population of 794 sisters of the […]

KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF MISOPROSTOL IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POST PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE AMONG PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE,NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the common cause of obstetric haemorrhage and the leading cause of maternal deaths in Nigeria. Injectable uterotonics, which include ergometrine, oxytocin and syntometrine are the conventional drugs used and also remain the first line drug for prevention and treatment of PPH. However, these drugs are heat-sensitive when exposed to hot […]