Evaluation of the population - Genetics of Haemoglobin(s) in a rural population of Borno State

Laboratory studies were carried out on the blood samples of 2000 respondents drawn from thirty-two (32) indigenous ethnic groups in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State; Nigeria. Of these respondents; 753 were females (37.65) and 1247 were males (62.53). The result of study showed haemoglobin electrophoretic patterns AA 79.50(1590); AS 20.10(402 and SS 0.40(8). The incidence of Hb. AS and Hb. SS vary significantly from the results observed in similar studies in Garki; Kano (1) (28.90respectively) and Ibadan (Hb. AS 24). It also significantly varies from the national average reference (2) (AA 651; AS 25; SS 2)

The epidemiology and management of sexually transmitted diseases in Maiduguri metropolis

Organization of special venereology clinics in many developing countries; including Nigeria; as a means of controlling sexually transmitted diseases in these countries. The epidemiology; and especially the bihavioural determinants of these diseases; are so varied; even within the same country; that such clinics alone may not be enough or even contribute significantly to the control of these diseases. This study of the epidemiology and treatment patterns of the STDs in Maiduguri in North Eastern Nigeria shows that in spite of the availibility of two special treatment (STD) clinics in the town; only a very small percentage (0.8 percent) of the patients in that city are seen in these clinics. Some of the social and health management factors responsible for this attendance pattern are identified and discussed in the study