Background: Adolescents are defined as young people aged 10 to 19 years. Studies show the adolescents are becoming more sexually active in recent times than in the past and may experience several risks in their sexual ...

Background: Teenage pregnancy is a social issue of public health importance that has received attention from many program designers, policy makers and most population researchers globally. It plaques both developed and ...

Background: An abortion is said to be safe if and only if it is carried out using a recommended method by WHO, appropriate to the pregnancy duration and by someone with the necessary skills. That rightly suggests that any ...

Introduction: Open defecation is the disposal of human faeces in fields, forests, bushes, open water bodies, beaches or other open spaces. The percentage of people without access to basic sanitation facilities in Africa ...

Background: Children under the age of five years are very vulnerable to so many conditions, including anaemia. Anaemia affects all nations globally and has significant adverse health consequences as well as adverse impacts ...

Introduction: Anaemia during pregnancy is one of the most common indirect obstetric causes of maternal mortality in low-income countries. It is responsible for poor maternal and fetal outcomes. The purpose of this study ...

Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Globally, the main causes of neonatal deaths are preterm birth complications (35%), intrapartum-related complications (including complications during ...

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 was declared a pandemic in March 2020. Vaccination is an important tool in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and deployed, one ...

Background Over the years, health care workers have been exposed to blood borne infections like HIV, HCV and HBV as a result of needle stick injuries. The prevalence of needle stick injuries keep on increasing among ...

Background: Universally, work-related illness and injury continue to be of great concern because it is the principal cause of surge in work productivity. It is estimated to cost nearly 2.8 trillion USD (4%) of annual GDP ...