Diabetes mellitus is a common complication in pregnancy. Its classification has been reviewed to ... more Diabetes mellitus is a common complication in pregnancy. Its classification has been reviewed to reflect the various aetiological factors. Pre conception care, early antenatal bookings dedicated multidisciplinary ante natal care, and delivery in a centre with neonatal facility would reduce morbidty and mortality associated with the condition.
The study is aimed at accessing the prevalence of gestational diabetes among pregnant women in Maiduguri Metropolis. 250 pregnant women were recruited for the study, all in their second and third trimesters attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, State Specialist Hospital, Borno Medical Clinic and Nakowa specialist hospital antenatal clinics. Questionnaires were administered on each woman and data was collected. Results showed presence of risk factors among respondents. These includes having miscarriages, stillbirths, glucosuria, having GDM in previous pregnancies, history of diabetes in first degree relative, being obese, being delivered of large and small babies in previous pregnancies etc. 11.2% of the respondents were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus in this pregnancy. This could be attributed to lack of adequate exercise and feeding among respondents. Recommendations in this study include prenatal counseling, antenatal care, exercises, eating balanced diet etc. by pregnant women to improve maternal and child health and reduce morbidity and mortality of both mother and child.
There is empirical evidence that the health of a nation significantly enhances its economic devel... more There is empirical evidence that the health of a nation significantly enhances its economic development, and vice versa, for that the health sector in any country has been recognized as the primary engine of growth and development.
This thesis examines the linkages between socioeconomic characteristics, cultural and religious i... more This thesis examines the linkages between socioeconomic characteristics, cultural and religious impact of family planning and contraceptive use in Kano municipal area. This was achieved through the collection of primary data drawn randomly across some local government area from patients and some staff attending hospitals within Kano city. Information from two hundred and eighty (280) respondents were gathered and analyzed. The results suggest that there is high knowledge of contraceptives, a general negative attitude towards limiting family size for economic reasons, and consequently low rates of contraceptive use. Respondents who were willing to use contraceptives were more willing to use them for child spacing purposes than explicitly for limiting family size. Path-analytic decompositions of the effects of predictor variables show that education has the largest direct and total effects on contraceptive use. Surprisingly, findings from this study show also that major religious body support contraceptive practices, however large family size is still desired – ‘as God grants’. Most importantly, attitudes also have effect on contraceptive use since knowledge of contraceptive is already high among the respondents who do not even use contraceptives. Attitudes of males are especially important for decisions about contraceptive use - as a result, family planning programs that continue to focus solely on women will continue to achieve only limited successes in northern Nigeria(and likely in the many patrilineal society where similar programs are pursued). Majority of the respondents being female (62%) found in the hospital agreed that there is a relationship between family planning and the standard of living
Diabetes mellitus is a common complication in pregnancy. Its classification has been reviewed to ... more Diabetes mellitus is a common complication in pregnancy. Its classification has been reviewed to reflect the various aetiological factors. Pre conception care, early antenatal bookings dedicated multidisciplinary ante natal care, and delivery in a centre with neonatal facility would reduce morbidty and mortality associated with the condition.
The study is aimed at accessing the prevalence of gestational diabetes among pregnant women in Maiduguri Metropolis. 250 pregnant women were recruited for the study, all in their second and third trimesters attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, State Specialist Hospital, Borno Medical Clinic and Nakowa specialist hospital antenatal clinics. Questionnaires were administered on each woman and data was collected. Results showed presence of risk factors among respondents. These includes having miscarriages, stillbirths, glucosuria, having GDM in previous pregnancies, history of diabetes in first degree relative, being obese, being delivered of large and small babies in previous pregnancies etc. 11.2% of the respondents were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus in this pregnancy. This could be attributed to lack of adequate exercise and feeding among respondents. Recommendations in this study include prenatal counseling, antenatal care, exercises, eating balanced diet etc. by pregnant women to improve maternal and child health and reduce morbidity and mortality of both mother and child.
There is empirical evidence that the health of a nation significantly enhances its economic devel... more There is empirical evidence that the health of a nation significantly enhances its economic development, and vice versa, for that the health sector in any country has been recognized as the primary engine of growth and development.
This thesis examines the linkages between socioeconomic characteristics, cultural and religious i... more This thesis examines the linkages between socioeconomic characteristics, cultural and religious impact of family planning and contraceptive use in Kano municipal area. This was achieved through the collection of primary data drawn randomly across some local government area from patients and some staff attending hospitals within Kano city. Information from two hundred and eighty (280) respondents were gathered and analyzed. The results suggest that there is high knowledge of contraceptives, a general negative attitude towards limiting family size for economic reasons, and consequently low rates of contraceptive use. Respondents who were willing to use contraceptives were more willing to use them for child spacing purposes than explicitly for limiting family size. Path-analytic decompositions of the effects of predictor variables show that education has the largest direct and total effects on contraceptive use. Surprisingly, findings from this study show also that major religious body support contraceptive practices, however large family size is still desired – ‘as God grants’. Most importantly, attitudes also have effect on contraceptive use since knowledge of contraceptive is already high among the respondents who do not even use contraceptives. Attitudes of males are especially important for decisions about contraceptive use - as a result, family planning programs that continue to focus solely on women will continue to achieve only limited successes in northern Nigeria(and likely in the many patrilineal society where similar programs are pursued). Majority of the respondents being female (62%) found in the hospital agreed that there is a relationship between family planning and the standard of living
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The study is aimed at accessing the prevalence of gestational diabetes among pregnant women in Maiduguri Metropolis. 250 pregnant women were recruited for the study, all in their second and third trimesters attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, State Specialist Hospital, Borno Medical Clinic and Nakowa specialist hospital antenatal clinics. Questionnaires were administered on each woman and data was collected. Results showed presence of risk factors among respondents. These includes having miscarriages, stillbirths, glucosuria, having GDM in previous pregnancies, history of diabetes in first degree relative, being obese, being delivered of large and small babies in previous pregnancies etc. 11.2% of the respondents were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus in this pregnancy. This could be attributed to lack of adequate exercise and feeding among respondents. Recommendations in this study include prenatal counseling, antenatal care, exercises, eating balanced diet etc. by pregnant women to improve maternal and child health and reduce morbidity and mortality of both mother and child.
The study is aimed at accessing the prevalence of gestational diabetes among pregnant women in Maiduguri Metropolis. 250 pregnant women were recruited for the study, all in their second and third trimesters attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, State Specialist Hospital, Borno Medical Clinic and Nakowa specialist hospital antenatal clinics. Questionnaires were administered on each woman and data was collected. Results showed presence of risk factors among respondents. These includes having miscarriages, stillbirths, glucosuria, having GDM in previous pregnancies, history of diabetes in first degree relative, being obese, being delivered of large and small babies in previous pregnancies etc. 11.2% of the respondents were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus in this pregnancy. This could be attributed to lack of adequate exercise and feeding among respondents. Recommendations in this study include prenatal counseling, antenatal care, exercises, eating balanced diet etc. by pregnant women to improve maternal and child health and reduce morbidity and mortality of both mother and child.