iosr-JNHS   Volume-10 ~ Issue-3 ~ May – June 2021

Abstract: Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide whereas it ranks the 1st most frequent preventable cancer among Nepalese women. This study was aimed to assess awareness regarding cervical cancer and screening practices among reproductive age group (15-49 years) females. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out among 412 females attending female OPD of Patan hospital, Lalipur, Nepal. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for selection of sample and data was collected by structured interview schedule. Obtained data were analyzed in descriptive and inferential statistics by using SPSS version 16. Results: The findings of the study revealed that that more than half (54.6 %) of the women had fair knowledge, nearly one third (30.8 %) had poor knowledge.....

keywords: Awareness, Cervical cancer, Pap smear, Reproductive age, Screening

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Abstract: Background : Poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes such as still births, pre-term births, neonatal and maternal deaths are major global challenges. The outcomes of pregnancy may be good or poor due to interplay of many antecedent factors. From a retrospective approach, there is limited research evidence on factors influencing poor outcomes of pregnancy in the two teaching hospitals in Lagos, Therefore the goal of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing poor outcomes of pregnancy between 2015 and 2019 in the two teaching hospitals in Lagos State.
Materials and methods : A retrospective design was adopted and total enumeration was used to obtain data from review of delivery registers of 11,343.........

Keywords: Factors, poor outcomes of pregnancy, retrospective

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Abstract: For decades now cervical cancer among women of childbirth has been identified is a global health issue, the cancer burden is felt more acutely in developing countries, where resources are not sufficiently available for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, hence, making it a public health concern. To achieve the objectives of this study, relevant literatures were review and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collections was used to elicit information on the factors that contributes to the increasing rate of cervical cancer among women of childbearing age in Abia North. The study found that lifestyle, genetic factors and untreated sexually transmitted infections are some of the causes of cervical cancer. The study further recommends regular medical checkup and health education to women and the public on the dangers of some lifestyle and risky behaviours, as it will go a long way in addressing the increasing rate of cervical cancer as well as other health conditions.......

Key words: reproductive health, disease, childbearing age, public health, and lifestyle

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Abstract: Pregnancy and childbirth are special events in women's lives and indeed in the lives of their families. This can be a time of great hope and joyful anticipation. The primary aim of antenatal visit to achieve at the end of pregnancy; a healthy mother and a healthy baby. The quality of visit is more important than the quantity. Pregnancy requires specialized care generally agreed to preventive activity. Globally, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) fell by nearly 44% over the past 25 years, to an estimated to 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015. Developing regions accounted for approximately 99% (302,000) of this estimated global maternal death in 2015.......

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Abstract: In Nigeria in spite of 76 % of all pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once, the most common causes of deaths are due to factors that could have been detected and addressed. This study therefore hoped to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led Intervention on knowledge of danger signs among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in two Teaching Hospitals in Lagos state. The conceptual model for the study was adapted from Bloom's taxonomy of learning domain.
The study adopted a longitudinal case control study, where intervention of a nurse led education was given to the experimental group. The two groups include (experimental and control groups). Intervention of a nurse led health education was given to.......

Keywords: Nurse-led Intervention programme, danger signs, knowledge, teaching hospitals

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Abstract: Telerehabilitation (TR) is a medical option that should be embraced in contemporary society to curb the spread of coronavirus. An umbrella along with mapping review based on a meta-meta-analysis (MMA) has recently been conducted using available scientific revelations to establish whether TR could be a critical option for traditional rehabilitation systems in occupational therapy practices.......

Keywords: Telerehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Telehealth.

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