Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Volume 42 Number 1 January-March 2015

ORIGINALS

Premature discharge of children from hospital admission at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria: A 3-year review
Umar LW, Musa S, Musa A, Adeoye GO
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Bacterial aetiology of septicaemia in children of post-neonatal age at the Institute of Child Health, Banzazzau, Zaria
AbdulAziz ZA, Ehinmidu JO, Adeshina GO, Bugaje MA
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Knowledge and attitude towards sexually transmitted infections among female students living in hostels in a university community of the south-south region of Nigeria
Ntia HU, Ekott M, Okwejie M, Nchewi A, Hagan M, Afulukwe I
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Improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure (BCPAP) device at the National Hospital Abuja gives immediate improvement in respiratory rate and oxygenation in neonates with respiratory distress
Audu LI, Otuneye AT, Mairami AB, Mukhtar MY
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Pyuria as a diagnostic test for urinary tract infection in children with sickle cell anaemia in Zaria, Nigeria
Yauba MS, Aikhionbare HA, Ogunrinde GO, Bugaje MA
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Adolescent blood pressure pattern in Rivers State, Nigeria: A rural - urban comparison
Okagua J, Anochie IC, Akani NA
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Management of childhood pain and healthcare providers’ willingness to use topical anaesthetic cream for minor procedural pain in Nigeria
Ughasoro MD, Udem ND, Ibeneme CA, Uzochukwu BSC, Onwujekwe OE
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Reliability of bedside blood glucose estimating methods in detecting hypoglycaemia in the children’s emergency room
Oyenusi EE, Oduwole AO, Oladipo OO, Njokanma OF, Esezobor CI
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Prevalence of alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria
Alex-Hart BA, Opara PI, Okagua J
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Awareness of autism amongst primary school teachers in Yenagoa city, Bayelsa State
Paul NI, Gabriel-Brisibe CU
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Co-morbidities in children hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Mustapha MG, Ashir GM, Elechi HA, Rabasa AI, Alhaji MA, Farouk AG
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The social-economic and family background of the child with a CNS birth defect in a developing country in the current era
Joel-Medewase VI, Adeleye AO
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The performance of an Histidine rich protein-2 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) against the standard microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria parasitaemia among febrile under-five children at Nnewi
Ezeudu CE, Ebenebe JC, Ugochukwu EF, Chukwuka JO, Amilo GI, Okorie OI
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CASE REPORTS

Conducting defect with atrial septal aneurysm in a preterm neonate: A case report from resource limited setting
Odetunde OI, Ekwochi U, Chinawa JM, Ejim EC, Ezugwu FO
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Haemolacria (bloody tears): A perplexing symptom: A report of two cases
Oyenusi EE, Ananti CH
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Amoebic liver abscess: Drained by ultrasound guided percutaneous aspiration
Ejike O, Eleweke N
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Dandy Walker malformation (variant): late presentation with childhood blindness
Ndu Ik, Chinawa JM, Chikani M, Ibekwe R, Aronu AE, Edelu BO, Asinobi I
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Management challenges and outcome of congenital giant intra-lingual fibroma in a 2-year old boy
Osifo OD, Akpoduado DD
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