Science Journal of Public Health

Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024

  • Research Article

    Evaluation of Health Challenges Among Pregnant Women Visiting Paiko Town Clinic and Model Clinic for Antenatal: A Case Study Paiko Paikoro Local Government Niger State

    Jamil Hassan Abdulkareem*, Fatima Zahra Abubakar Otaru, Yusuf Yahya Miya, Ajayi Philomena Hope, Abdulmalik Abdulraman

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 18-23
    Received: 25 November 2023
    Accepted: 17 January 2024
    Published: 19 March 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.sjph.20241202.11
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    Abstract: The study aims to assess the health challenges pregnant women are facing in Paiko, Paikoro Local Government and the study went further to compare pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two healthcare clinic facilities in Paiko with the view to ascertain their health challenges and taking into consideration of age variation. However, few wome... Show More
  • Research Article

    Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption in Mozambique: Analysis Based on Household Budget Survey (IOF 2022)

    Sandre José Macia*, Carlos Francisco Xavier Filimone, Américo António Humulane

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 24-30
    Received: 1 March 2024
    Accepted: 15 March 2024
    Published: 2 April 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.sjph.20241202.12
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    Abstract: Worldwide the excessive consumption of alcohol in 2016 was considered as responsible for 5% of deaths and more than 200 illnesses and injuries. There are several studies conducted around the world to understand the prevalence of alcohol consumption. However, in Mozambique, there are few studies conducted to determine the prevalence of alcohol consu... Show More
  • Research Article

    Evaluation of Obstacles to Low Coverage of Routine Vitamin A Supplementation in 2021 in the Guédiawaye Health District in Dakar, Senegal

    Maty Diagne Camara, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Yoro Diop Diallo, Ibrahima Fall, Oumar Bassoum, Mayacine Diongue, Jean Augustin Tine, Ndeye Marieme Sougou, Mamadou Makhtar Leye, Adama Faye, Ibrahima Seck

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 31-50
    Received: 3 March 2024
    Accepted: 19 March 2024
    Published: 2 April 2024
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    Abstract: Introduction: Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly the most serious deficiencies of iron, vitamin A and iodine, are a major public health problem in developing countries. Vitamin A deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies and one of the most serious, as it greatly increases the risk of death and predisposes to numerous infe... Show More
  • Research Article

    Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Positive Cases: A Prospective Study in a COVID-19 Referral Hospital

    Mohammad Ripon Sikder*, Marzuk Ahamed, Mohammad Salehin Abedin, Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Sohel Rana Sumon, Mohammad Mojibur Rahman, Abdur Rab Akanda

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 51-56
    Received: 1 November 2023
    Accepted: 7 December 2023
    Published: 17 April 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.sjph.20241202.14
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    Abstract: Background: The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also referred to as COVID-19, was first identified in China and rapidly spread throughout the globe, leading to a worldwide public health crisis. COVID-19 is an extremely transmissible disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The main symptoms were of heightened body temperature, inflammation of the... Show More