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Knowledge, Attitudes/Beliefs and Practices in Medical Waste Management - An Appraisal of Jos North LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria
(International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, 2015-12) Erekpitan O. Ola-Adisa1, Y. P. Elijah Mangden2, Yohanna C. Sati3, James O. Adisa4
Bio-medical waste is defined as wastes that is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings that are contaminated with patients' body fluids, syringes, needles, ampoules, organs and body parts, placenta, dressings, disposables plastics and microbiological wastes. Medical wastes poses a significant impact on health and environment. Proper waste management strategies ensure health and environmental safety. This study aims is an appraisal of waste management practices in Jos North LGA of Plateau State from a longitudinal study of 70 medical establishments in the LGA. The study reveals a waste-collection system that is sound in principle but with deficiencies because of the declining quality of the waste managers’ service delivery, examining belief systems of stakeholders to determine the effect these have on actual implementation of waste management strategies in Jos North. Questionnaire administration to service providers and other relevant stakeholders and the subsequent analysis as a research instrument revealed knowledge gaps in the user base. The results showed that 50% of the general waste produce is non-infectious, majority of the waste is not segregated. The study also shows that most of the sampled facilities do not segregate their waste, nor use protective clothing such as gloves during waste handling. The study also shows majority of the medical facilities dispose of their waste on daily basis and have monthly and yearly record of their financial lending on waste management ranging from N20, 000, 00 to N100, 000, 00. Appropriate suggestions are made in order to curtail the risks of infection as result of improper disposal of medical waste in all medical establishments in Nigeria.
Perceived Social Support and Its Association with Depression Among Patients Infected with HIV: A Hospital Based Study in Jos, Nigeria
(International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science, 2019) Halima Mwuese Sule1, *, Mark Davou Gyang1, Michael Terkura Agbir2, Kingsley Mayowa Okonoda3
The chronicity of HIV infection predisposes the infected to mental health problems such as depression that demand a need for social support. The perception of social support is key to its beneficial effects. This study aimed to assess
the level of perceived social support and its association with depression among patients infected with HIV in a hospital in Jos, Nigeria. In a cross-sectional study, 386 participants selected by systematic random sampling were interviewed to obtain their sociodemographic information, and they were assessed for perceived social support and depression using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the PHQ-9 Questionnaire respectively. Data was analysed using Epi info version 7. Half the proportion of participants (50.5%) had a moderate level of perceived social support, while 39.9% and 9.6% had low and high levels of perceived social support respectively. Female gender, age ≥ 45 years, absence of a history of being affiliated with a HIV support group, low educational status, low income, unemployment and shorter duration of known HIV diagnosis were negatively associated with lower levels of perceived social support. The prevalence of depression was 32.6%, and lower levels of perceived social support were significantly associated with depression. The results suggest gaps in the social support needs of the participants. This highlights a need for interventions aimed at improving the perception of social support among people living with HIV. Further studies are needed to identify those unmet needs so as to device strategies to address them in order to close the gaps in perception and enhance mental health in HIV care.
Phytochemical Screening And Analgesic Studies Of The Root Bark Of Hymenocardia Acida, Tul (Euphorbiaceae)
(International Journal of Drug Development & Research, 2011) Olotu N. Paul*1, Ibrahim Hajara2, Ilyas Naija 2, Ajima Ukpe3 & Olotu A. Ijeoma4
The research work covers the phytochemical screening and Analgesic studies of the root bark of Hymenocardia acida, Tul, (Euphorbiaceae) which is claimed by the Hausa in the Northern Nigeria to be used traditionally for the treatment of
headache, chest-pain, rheumatic pain, toothache, ear pain, migraine and sickle cell crisis. The various phytochemical tests revealed the presence of carbohydrates, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and cardiac glycosides. The result of
analgesic activity of the extracts showed a significant and dose dependent analgesic activity when compared to the untreated control group at P<0.05. This justifies the use of the plant in ethnomedicine for the treatment of headache, chest pain, rheumatic pain, toothache, ear pain, migraine and sickle cell crisis.
Efficient implementation of Some Block Extended Trapezoidal rule of first kind (ETRs) class of method Applied to First Order Initial Value Problems of Differential Equations
(Global Journal of Mathematics, 2016) E.J.D. Garba2., M.G. Kumleng2 and Tsaku, N3.
The numerical solution of first order ordinary differential equations is here approached by approximating a class of ,3k 5k and 7k step block extended trapezoidal rule of first kind respectively. The stability properties of the method
discussed. Some numerical test, reported to show efficiency and accuracy of our newly developed method.
Noisiness and Perceived Noise Levels in Some Food Processing Industries in Jos
(Advances in Physics Theories and Applications, 2013) Domtau, D.L1. Chagok, N.M.D. 2*, Gyang, B.N. 3, and Mado, S.D.
Measurement of noise sound pressure levels in food processing industries, a social survey to determine the extent to which the workers were disturbed by the noise in the same industries, in Jos, were carried out. In all the industries, only one had equivalent continuous noise level below 85dBA. The results of the physical measurements showed that the noise was predominantly broad-band, continuous and steady state. Noisiness and perceived noise levels were obtained from the results of the physical measurements. The result showed that perceived noise levels were not more than 2dB higher than their corresponding equivalent continuous noise levels implying that the human ear perceives noise (2 dB maximally) higher than that measured by a sound level meter on A-weighting scale. For noise levels at 90dB and above small increase would result to higher noisiness increase. However, noise level and perceived noise level have continuous and steady dependence at all values. The correlation coefficient for noise rating and perceived noise level ϒ1=0.8599, and the correlation coefficient for noise annoyance and perceived noise levels ϒ1=0.8892, both showing strong positive correlations between objective and subjective assessment of noise.