Community Medicine

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    Increasing PMTCT knowledge and uptake of services among women of reproductive age using Community Resource Persons (CORPs) in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria
    (Michael Joanna Publications, 2014-07-09) Apagu D.G1; Tagurum Y.O; Hassan Z
    Background: In Nigeria, the total number of infants at risk of MTCT, assuming no multiple pregnancies is 259,000 with an estimated MTCT rate of 25-40%. Aim: The objective of the study was to determine the effect of training Community Resource Persons (CORPs) on the knowledge and uptake of PMTCT services among women of reproductive age in the communities. Methods: The study was a community-based, interventional study conducted among 833 women. Trained CORPs carried out house to house health education intervention for three months. Results: There were 833 married women of reproductive age recruited for the study. The mean age of the respondents were 29.6 ± 7.0 and 28.8 ± 6.1 years respectively for the intervention and control groups, the median age for both was 29 years. The comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS was low as only 35.5% of the respondents in the intervention group had good knowledge. This rose to 40.8% following intervention. Those with fair comprehensive knowledge of PMTCT improved from 54.5% to 67.8% at pre and post-intervention respectively, while in the control group it slightly declined from 58.1% to 57.5% at the beginning and end of the study. Uptake of PMTCT services among pregnant women in the intervention population improved from 58.1% to 65.4% compared to 62.7% to 63.0% in the control group. Conclusion: The study has demonstrated that the use of CORPs has significantly improved the knowledge and uptake of PMTCT among women of reproductive age in the intervention population. Therefore, CORPs should be used to improve the knowledge and uptake of PMTCT services.
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    Medical Emergencies in Primary Schools and School Ownership of First Aid Boxes
    (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2015) Agbo HA; Envuladu EA; Hassan Z; Enokela E; Zoakah IA
    Introduction: The school system aims at developing pupils academically and socially. In the process of achieving this, pupils are prone to accidents and medical emergencies due to their vulnerabilities. The ability of the school system to respond to these challenges may depend on the availability of well equipped First Aid Boxes (FABs) and the promptness of initiation of first Aid treatment. Objectives: The study determined the prevalence and types of medical emergencies in primary schools and the level of ownership of FABs. Methods: Using a multi-stage sampling technique, twenty-two primary schools were studied and a cross sectional study design was employed. Interviewer administered questionnaire and check-list were the instruments of data collection. SPSS statistical software version 16.0 was used for the analysis. Results: The 22 primary schools had a total population of 6,933 pupils; (4.9%) of the 139,494 population of the district. Twenty seven percent of the respondents experienced bruises, falls, and cuts; (22.7%) fever, cuts and episodes of convulsion; (13.6%) fever, bruises, stomach pains, falls and fractures. About (59.1%) of the primary schools had FABs with only (45.5%) of these schools with FABs containing the basic items. Conclusion: This study has brought to light the level of ownership of FABs in primary schools as well as prevalence and types of medical emergencies in primary schools. In view of this, actions need to be taken to address the identified gaps.