Background: Use of modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria remained at 10% between
2008 and 2013 despite substantive investments in family planning services. Many women in …

Task sharing is a strategy with potential to increase access to effective modern contraceptive
methods. This study examines whether community health extension workers (CHEWs) can …

Maternal mortality ratios often reflect on the quality and availability of emergency obstetric
care (EmOC) services. Ten health facilities in Kaduna State were assessed to determine their …

Background: As part of its Family Planning 2020 commitment, the Nigerian government is
aiming for a contraceptive prevalence rate of 36% by 2018, and in 2014, approved a policy to …

This paper describes how pregnant women in three northern Nigerian communities
responded to maternal complications that occurred outside of a hospital setting. The sample …

Background: Eclampsia, defined as the occurrence during pregnancy of hypertension,
oedema, proteinuria and/or other neurologic abnormalities, causes substantial morbidity and …

It is common in International Relations to read that “war made states and states made war”.
Despite a growing literature on the relationship between visual culture and geopolitics, there …

Cult film has evolved from its tradition of breaking cultural taboos and creating controversy to
the subtle art of film appreciation facilitated by devoted and loyal fans. This study assesses …

In nature, DNA exists primarily in a highly compacted form. The compaction of DNA in vivo
is mediated by cationic proteins; histone in somatic nuclei and arginine-rich peptides called …

The aim of this paper was to discuss mentoring as a strategy for improving academic
performance and competencies of nursing students and a solution to the massive failures of …