UKWURU PUBLIC HEALTH
Ukwuru Public Health is an Ukwuru science research journal. It spans all public health research conducted by Ukwuru Science Study Group (USSG), Independent Researchers (IR), and Companies.
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I. and Okeke, L.O.
Key Findings
Children under 5 years are more likely to present with illnesses.
As age increases, disease presentation decreases.
Number of hospital days is predicted by number of antibiotics administered.
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I. and Okeke, L.O.
Key Findings
622 (62.2%) children received antibiotics.
Gentamycin was the most prescribed antibiotic (18.1%). Cephalosporins were the most frequently prescribed class of antibiotics (38.8%) children.
The number of antibiotics administered were associated with educational status, being an in-patient, and the number of hospital days (p<.001)
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I.
Key Findings
The barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer are; lack of knowledge of symptoms of breast cancer, educational status, sociodemographic factors, personal affects/ perceptions, and health related factors.
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I. and Okeke, L.O.
Key Findings
Neonatal sepsis (5.5%) was the most prevalent disease, while the highest recurring comorbidity was epilepsy (7.0%). Neurological diseases had the highest prevalence (28.3%). There was a statistically significant association between disease categories and disease type (p<.001), age (p<.001), and educational status (p<.0.001).
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I. and Okeke, L.O.
Key Findings
A total of 1,910 days were recorded. On average, children spent 34 days in the hospital.
There was a statistically significant association between the number of hospital days and the number of antibiotics received (p<.001).
Ukwuru Public Health
An ongoing Study on: The Health of Populations in South-West Nigeria.
Authors
Ukwuru, E.I. and Okeke, L.O.
Description: A Retrospective study based on five
Current Stage: Data Analysis
