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Obesity among health service providers in Nigeria: danger to long term health worker retention?
(2015-09)INTRODUCTION:Obesity is a global epidemic. There are rising rates of obesity and its associated disorders, especially in developing countries, including among Health Service Providers (HSPs). Obesity is associated with ... -
Obesity among health service providers in Nigeria: danger to long term health worker retention?
(Pan African medical journal, 2015-09)Introduction: Obesity is a global epidemic. There are rising rates of obesity and its associated disorders, especially in developing countries, including among Health Service Providers (HSPs). Obesity is associated with ... -
Obesity amongst health service providers in Nigeria: danger to long term health worker retention?
(Pan African Medical Journal and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)., 2015)Obesity is a global epidemic. There are rising rates of obesity and its associated disorders, especially in developing countries, including among Health Service Providers (HSPs). Obesity is associated with early retirement, ... -
Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Public Health, 2012-08-07)Background: Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the associated risk of high blood pressure among ... -
Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the associated risk of high blood pressure among Nigerian ... -
Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 12, 616 (2012).
(BMC Public Health, 2012-08-07)Background Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the associated risk of high blood pressure among Nigerian ... -
Obesity prevalence in medical students in 2006
(American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Nigeria Chapter, 2013-11)Aims and objectives: This study investigates the prevalence of obesity and influencing factors among the medical students in the College of Medicine University of Lagos. Patients and methods: One hundred and ninety-eight ... -
Obesity: a review of its implications and considerations in oral and maxillofacial surgery
(Nig Q J Hosp Med, 2007-07-01)Obesity is defined as the accumulation of fatty tissue to such a level that overall health might be adversely affected. It is a complex, multifactorial metabolic condition which develops from interactions of genetic and ... -
Obidi, O. F., Nejo, A. O., Ayeni, R.A and Revaprasadu, N. (2018). Insights into Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacies of Synthetic and Organic Agents: The Case of ZnS Nanoparticles and Zingiber officinale Rosc
(Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 2018-03)The differences among the antimicrobial activities of synthetic nanoparticles (NPs), organic agents and conventional antibiotics against human pathogens are little known. We compared the antimicrobial activities of aqueous, ... -
Object Based and Pixel Based Classification Using Rapideye Satellite Imager of ETI-OSA, Lagos, Nigeria
(Geoinformatics FCE CTU, 2016)Several studies have been carried out to find an appropriate method to classify the remote sensing data. Traditional classification approaches are all pixel-based, and do not utilize the spatial information within an object ... -
Oblique Incidence Ionospheric Absorption Near the Magnetic Equator
(University of Lagos, 1984-07)Measurement of equatorial ionospheric absorption made by the A3 Method for quiet conditions near a period of maximum solar activity (1979 to 1981) are used for a detailed examination of Absorption of Radio Waves in ... -
The Obolo (Andoni) of the Eastern Niger Delta
(University of Lagos, 1977-06)This work traces the Obolo from earliest beginnings to 1931 when they were effectively brought under the British Colonial administration. It shows that they may have been living in the Niger Delta for some 700 years. Here, ... -
Observations on the Degradation of Crude Mineral Oil by an Estuarine Microbial Community.
(The Nigerian Society for Microbiology, 1984)An oil-degrading bacterium identified as Acinetobacter lwoffi. S2 was isolated by enrichment on the North Sea Forties oil from a water sample collected from the Medway estuary, Kent, England. This organism metabolises a ... -
Obstetric Performance in Pregnant Nigeria Women Aged 40 Years and Above at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) between 2007 and 2011
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2014)Advanced maternal age has been regarded as a risk factor for complications in pregnancy and with associated fetal morbidity. Methods: This was a case-control study comparing pregnancy outcome of 113 parturients aged 40years ... -
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens and Management of Exposure Incidents in Nigerian Dental Schools
(Journal of Dental Education, 2007)The goal of this study was to determine the frequency of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens amongst Nigerian clinical dental students, their HBV vaccination status, and reporting practices. A cross-sectional ... -
Occupational Hazards: Knowledge, Attitude and Society Practices among Workers of Dry Cleaning Industry in Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos State.
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The Occupational Prestige of Engineering: Perceptions of Student Engineers in Nigeria
(2002-09)Within the framework of occupational prestige assessment, a survey was carried out amongst future engineers in Nigeria to determine their perception of engineering profession relative to a range of occupations. A questionnaire ... -
The Occupational Prestige of Engineering: Perceptions of Student Engineers in Nigeria
(2002-09-23)Within the framework of occupational prestige assessment, a survey was carried out amongst future engineers in Nigeria to determine their perception of engineering profession relative to a range of occupations. A que ... -
The Occupational Prestige of Engineering: Perceptions of Students Engineers in Nigeria
(2002-09-23)Within the framework of occupational prestige assessment, a survey was carried out amongst future engineers in Nigeria to determine their perception of engineering profession relative to a range of occupations. A questionnaire ... -
Occupational risk assessment as a tool for minimizing workplace accidents in Nigeria Industries
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015-01-22)The purpose of this study was to examine the role of occupational risk assessment as a tool for minimizing workplace accidents. Occupational health should aim at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of ...