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Gender analyses on acceptance level of Reggio Emilia early childhood development program among parents in rural areas, Katsina State, Nigeria
Published 2020“…This study may be useful guidelines for rural areas in northern Nigeria policies.…”
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Nanogrid sizing using nested integer linear programming and time-of-use based load management
Published 2021“…A residential located in sub-Saharan semiarid climates of northern Nigeria is chosen as a case study. The proposed NILP is implemented in a multi-stage hybridization of relaxation LP and MILP in a nested loop for nanogrid configurations using photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine (WT) and battery energy storage system (BESS). …”
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Communication strategies to promote the uptake of childhood vaccination in Nigeria: a systematic map
Published 2016-02-01“…Design: We conducted the study in two Nigerian states: Bauchi State in Northern Nigeria and Cross River State in Southern Nigeria. …”
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High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa (AMoCo study)
Published 2023-03-01“…Our study aims to describe the magnitude and severity of abortion-related complications in two referral hospitals supported by Médecins Sans Frontières and located in such settings in northern Nigeria and Central African Republic (CAR). Methods We used a methodology similar to the World Health Organization (WHO) near-miss approach adapted in the WHO multi-country study on abortion (WHO-MCS-A). …”
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Non-compartmental toxicokinetic studies of the Nigerian Naja nigricollis venom
Published 2022-06-01“…To mimic a likely scenario of a snakebite envenoming, we used an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) approach to study the toxicokinetic parameters in rabbits, following a single intramuscular (IM) administration of Northern Nigeria Naja nigricollis venom. We used a developed and validated non-compartmental approach in the R package PK to determine the toxicokinetic parameters of the venom and subsequently used pharmacometrics modelling to predict the movement of the toxin within biological systems. …”
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Determinants of Sexual Practices Among Secondary School Students in Nigeria: Focusing on Socio-Cultural and School-Related Factors
Published 2020-12-01“…However, the following factors were found to predict a positive history of engagement in sexual practices amongst the respondents: age ≥ 20 years (aOR:5.24; 95%CI:2.21-12.46); age 15-19 years (aOR:1.99; 95%CI:1.02-3.88); studying in northern Nigeria (aOR:1.96; 95%CI:1.02-3.88); being a Yoruba (aOR:2.28; 95%CI:1.24-4.22); being male (aOR:1.89; 95%CI:1.17-3.04); and being a Muslim (aOR:2.17; 95%CI:1.30-3.64). …”
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A national perspective on exposure to essential surgical procedures among medical trainees in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey and recommendations
Published 2023-11-01“…Cumulative confidence scores were low across all graduates (maximum 25/60), but highest in graduates from Northern Nigeria and private institutions. Graduates recommended prioritizing medical students over senior trainees, using simulation-based training and constructive individualized non-toxic feedback from faculty. …”
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Biochemical Mechanism of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.l in Nigeria
Published 2020-12-01“…The aim of this study was to investigate the current activities of the detoxification enzymes in resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae s.l. in northern Nigeria. Methods: Anopheles larvae were collected from northeast and northwestern Nigeria between Aug and Nov 2018. …”
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Kayan mata: A silent and emerging form of female genital mutilation in Nigeria
Published 2022-06-01“…Kayan Mata is a group of traditional medicines used by women in different forms as sexual pleasure, enhancers, or aphrodisiacs in northern Nigeria. However, it has now spread to some southern parts of the country. …”
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‘We delivered at home out of fear’: Maternity Care in Rural Nigeria During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published 2023-05-01“…We assessed maternal health service utilization, predictors, and childbirth experiences amidst COVID-19 restrictions in a rural community of Kumbotso, Kano State, in northern Nigeria. Methods: Using an explanatory mixed methods design, 389 mothers were surveyed in January 2022 using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires, followed by in-depth interviews with a sub-sample (n=20). …”
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Assessment of unmet needs to address noncompliant households during polio supplemental immunization activities in Kaduna state, 2014–2016
Published 2018-12-01“…Vaccine rejection by caregivers persists in some parts of northern Nigeria, which compromises the quality of supplemental immunization activities (SIAs). …”
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Understanding the gaps in DR-TB care cascade in Nigeria: A sequential mixed-method study
Published 2020-12-01“…In 2015, children and patients in Northern Nigeria had odds of 0.3 [95% CI 0.1–0.7] and 0.4 [0.3–0.5] of completing treatment once diagnosed; while males were shown to have a 1.34 [95% CI 1.0–1.7] times greater chance of completing treatment after diagnosis. …”
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Democracy in Nigeria: the challenge of infectious disease control
Published 2008-04-01“…We examine the progress made and challenges faced from an infectious diseases perspective in Nigeria over the past eight years.In northern Nigeria in 2003, concerns about vaccine safety, i.e. rumours that the polio vaccine caused sterility, led to a halt in polio immunization. …”
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Determining proper irrigation method and schedule in maize production for semi-arid environment in Nigeria
Published 2017“…Two field experiments were conducted in the 2014 and 2015 seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Borno State which is located in the semi-arid region of Northern Nigeria. The experiments consisted of a factorial combination of irrigation methods and scheduling methods laid in a randomized complete block design that resulted in nine (9) treatments. …”
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Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics
Published 2018-07-01“…Nigeria’s Muslim-majority north, as with other regions such as Yemen’s northern Sa‘ada governorate, proved to be a fertile ground for Salafism in large part because it enabled local Muslims from more humble social backgrounds to challenge the longtime domi- nance of hereditary ruling families and the established religious class. In northern Nigeria the latter was and continues to be dominated by Sufi or- ders and their shaykhs whose long-running claim to communal leadership faced new and substantive theological and resource challenges following the return of Nigerian seminary students from Saudi Arabia’s Salafi scho- lastic institutions in the 1990s and early 2000s. …”
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An Analysis of the Street-Children Phenomenon in the City of Isfahan
Published 2013-02-01“…"Kaduna Beggar Children: A Study of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Nigeria". Child Welfare, 69(4): 371-380. …”
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