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	<title>Level of Health - Medical Blog &#187; Nigeria</title>
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		<title>Pattern and Factors Affecting the Outcome of Pregnancy: DISCUSSION</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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This is a retrospective study and so is subjected to limitations of the design of such studies. It is, however, a good tool to use to review past activities and make amends as appropriate. It is economical, produces rapid results and has been found useful in many developing economies. The total number of deliveries and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattern and Factors Affecting the Outcome of Pregnancy: RESULTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were 2,393 deliveries between January 1997 and December 2002, with 127 (5.30%) patients fulfilling the criteria for hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. The yearly breakdown from 1997 to 2002 is as follows 16/438 (36.5 per 1,000), 13/402 (32.3 per 1,000), 13/194 (67.0 per 1,000), 19/940 (20.2 per 1,000), 25/443 (56.4 per 1,000) and 41/476 (86.1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattern and Factors Affecting the Outcome of Pregnancy: SUBJECTS AND METHODS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical records of pregnant patients between January 1997 and December 2002 at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu (in southwestern Nigeria) were retrieved and analyzed. The obstetrics department of the hospital had its full complement of specialist obstetricians about late 1996. Patients who were labeled as hypertensive and satisfied the inclusion criteria as stated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattern and Factors Affecting the Outcome of Pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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INTRODUCTION
Hypertension (HTN) is the most common non-communicable disease in Nigeria. The crude prevalence rate for females is 11.2%, while the age-adjusted rate is 9.3%. HTN is also the most common medical disorder of pregnancy worldwide. It has been estimated that 5-10% of all pregnancies are complicated by HTN.
The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy fall into four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETES: A STUDY OF MOUTHGUARDS: DISCUSSION</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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DISCUSSION
Because some sports (e.g., rugby, football) become progressively rougher during the teenage years, the use of mouthguards by these children should be encouraged; their value in protecting children playing American football has been shown. The different functions of mouthguards have equally been described by Stevens.
The present study has shown that football (soccer), which is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETES: A STUDY OF MOUTHGUARDS: RESULTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESULTS
In this survey, the 1,127 adolescent athletes who completed and returned the questionnaires gave a completion rate of 93.9%. Table 1 shows the age and gender distribution of the athletes, with more boys than girls involved in sports.

Table 1. Age and Gender Distribution of the Subjects



Age Group

Frequency



Total


(Years)
Males
Females





n
%

n

%
n
%


12-15
389
59.0

270


41.0

659
58.5


16-19
294
62.8

174


37.2

468
41.5


Total
683
60.6

444


39.4

1127
100.0



Table 2 gives the distribution of these adolescent athletes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETES: A STUDY OF MOUTHGUARDS: MATERIALS AND METHODS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MATERIALS AND METHODS
This survey was part of an effort to create awareness concerning mouthguard use in sports in Ibadan, Nigeria, initiated by the author.
A 13-item (besides demographic characteristics such as age, gender, name of school) questionnaire was constructed and copies distributed to 1,200 secondary school students in 23 schools randomly selected from different parts of [...]]]></description>
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