Department of Community Health and Primary Care

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    Anaemia prevention in pregnancy among ante-natal clinic attendees in a general hospital in Lagos
    (Nigeria Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2013) Yesufu, B.M.; Olatona, F.A.; Abiola, A.O.; Ibrahim, M.T.
    Anemia is the world's second leading cause of disability and thus one of the most serious global public health problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that an average of 56% of pregnant women in developing countries, are anaemic. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to. determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of prevention of anaemia in pregnancy amongst pregnant women attending the Antenatal Clinic at Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital. METHODS: The design was cross-sectional descriptive study. Simple random sampling method was used to select two hundred and twenty respondents (220). A pretested, structured, interviewer administered questionnaires were used for data collection. RESULTS: Majority (95%) of the respondents was aware of anemia in pregnancy but the mean knowledge score was 56.5%. Less than half (46.3%) of the respondents thought that contraceptives could help prevent anemia in pregnancy by reducing closely spaced pregnancies. Only 31.8% were compliant with the use of iron supplements. About one third (33.2%) didn't combine drinking tea with meals while 47.3% of the respondents didn't use iron supplements with milk products. CONCLUSION: The study showed that most of the respondents had a moderate level of knowledge, and positive attitude towards contraceptive use but a high proportion were not compliant with the daily use of iron supplements. It is recommended that health education of women as well as close family members should be reinforced to improve the compliance with supplements.
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    Knowledge, attitude and practice of drug abuse among public secondary school students In Lagos
    (Highland Medical Research Journal, 2013) Adebowale, A.T.; Olatona, F.A.; Abiola, A.O.; Oridota, E.S.; Goodman, O.O.; Onajole, A.T.
    Background: The use of alcohol, tobacco and other substances constitutes one of the most important risk–taking behaviour among adolescents and young adults in secondary schools. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria concerning drug abuse. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study which employed a multistage sampling method to select 400 participants. Data was collected using semi-structured pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaires. Results The mean age was 13.8±1.9 years. More than 50% knew the meaning of drug abuse, the dangers in using drugs wrongly and the legal status of drug abuse. Many of the respondents had positive attitudes to using illegal drugs (58.5%). The drugs mostly used by the students were coffee and analgesics while Indian hemp, alcohol and cigarettes were abused sparingly. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of the students concerning drug abuse was fair, many of the respondents had positive attitudes to using illegal drugs and the drugs mostly used were the socially acceptable ones; but they are likely to lead to the use of stronger ones later in life. Drug and alcohol education should therefore be strengthened in schools through the curriculum and drug abuse days. Legislation guiding sales of drugs should beenforced, the public should be educated and the sale of drugs monitored.
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    Prevalence of hypertension and obesity among intercity commercial bus drivers in Lagos State, Nigeria
    (2017) Olatona, F.A.; Abiola, A.O.; Alomaja, O.J.; Amira, C.O.; Odugbemi, T.O.; Akodu, B.A; Moronkola, RK
    Background: There is a growing burden of hypertension and obesity in developing countries and commercial bus drivers are a vulnerable occupational group due to environmental and lifestyle characteristics linked with their jobs. Objective: The broad objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity and hypertension among commercial bus drivers in Lagos State. Methods: The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study design among 507 commercial bus drivers. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for the collection of data on socio-demographic characteristics, hypertension history, lifestyle habits, and biometric measurements. Data analyzed with Epi-Info version 7.1.4.0 statistical software. Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out. P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The response rate was 98% and the mean age of respondents was 43.28+/- 10.76 years. Prevalence of hypertension and obesity were 35.8% and 16.1% respectively. There was a statistically significant (p< 0.05) relationship between age, number of years of driving, tobacco smoking, coffee drinking, alcohol consumption, and prevalence of hypertension and obesity. Conclusion: Prevalence of hypertension and obesity among the commercial bus drivers were similar to that of the urban population. Health education programs to modify lifestyle habits and thereby reduce the prevalence of hypertension and obesity are recommended.