iosr-JNHS   Volume-4 ~ Issue-5 ~ Sep-Oct 2015

Abstract: Heartburn is a common symptom in pregnancy affecting up to 80% of women in the third trimester. A range of interventions have been used to relieve symptoms including advice on diet and lifestyle, antacids, antihistamines, and proton pump inhibitors. The safety and effectiveness of these interventions to relieve heartburn in pregnancy have not been established. Aim: Explore the strategies used by pregnant women to alleviate heartburn during pregnancy .We would include studies examining single interventions, multiple interventions, or comparing different interventions. Design: An exploratory descriptive design comprising 302 pregnant women recruited from maternity clinics of all medical health centers in Port-Said City.

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Abstract: This study investigated the Difference in the knowledge of syphilis between rural and urban secondary school students in North-Eastern Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis were postulated. Descriptive survey was adopted and multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 384 respondents from twelve secondary schools in three states of the study area. A researcher-developed questionnaire on modified Likert scale was used to obtain the information from the respondents. The demographic information of the respondents was described using frequency counts and percentage while t-test statistical technique of inferential statistics was used for testing the stated hypothesis..

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Abstract: Aim: To study the effect of headache snags and core strengthening for cervical spine in relieving cervicogenic headache Objectives: 1) To study the effect of headache snags and core muscle strengthening on cervical spine in relieving cervicogenic headache. Methodology: 30 subjects with age group 20 to 45 years, both males and females, who fulfilled the criteria were randomly selected. Examination of cervical spine was done. The data was documented and statistically analyzed RESULT: When the results were compared within the group with the help of paired t test the p value for VAS was (p=0.000) and the p value for strength of core muscle was (p=0.000). Conclusion: Thus the result shows that headache SNAG with deep core muscle strengthening is more effective than TENS with deep core muscle strengthening.

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Abstract: Maternal mortality has for long been a serious problem that is engulfing the lives of many childbearing (pregnant) women mostly in the developing countries as a result of many contributory factors. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 focuses on improving maternal health, with target 6 aiming to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by three quarters by 2015 through some strategic plan of actions but the trend is not welcoming.

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