scholarly journals Mycotoxin exposure biomonitoring in breastfed and non-exclusively breastfed Nigerian children

2022 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 106996
Author(s):  
Chibundu N. Ezekiel ◽  
Wilfred A. Abia ◽  
Dominik Braun ◽  
Bojan Šarkanj ◽  
Kolawole I. Ayeni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nigerian Children

The Self-Description Questionnaire-1: A Lithuanian Application

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Watkins ◽  
Anne McCreary Juhasz ◽  
Aldona Walker ◽  
Nijole Janvlaitiene
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Response Bias ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
And Gender

Analysis of the responses of 139 male and 83 female Lithuanian 12-14 year-olds to a translation of the Self-Description Questionnaire-1 (SDQ-1; Marsh, 1988 ) supported the internal consistency and factor structure of this instrument. Some evidence of a “positivity” response bias was found, however. Comparison of the Lithuanian responses to those of like-aged Australian, Chinese, Filipino, Nepalese, and Nigerian children indicated the Lithuanians tended to report rather lower self-esteem. The Lithuanian males also tended to report lower self-esteem than their female peers. Interpretation of the results are considered in terms of reactions to the recent upheavals in Eastern Europe, stable cultural dimensions, and possible cultural and gender biases in the items of the SDQ-1.

The validity of serum alkaline phosphatase to identify nutritional rickets in Nigerian children on a calcium-deprived diet

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Thacher ◽  
Christopher Sempos ◽  
Ramon Durazo-Arvizu ◽  
Craig Munns ◽  
Philip Fischer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Nutritional Rickets

Occlusal relationships and spacing or crowding of teeth in the dentitions of 3-4-year-old Nigerian children

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. OTUYEMI ◽  
E. O. SOTE ◽  
M. C. ISIEKWE ◽  
S. P. JONES
Keyword(s):  
Nigerian Children

scholarly journals Serum cytokines profiles in Nigerian children with Ascaris lumbricoides infection

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nmorsi Onyebiguwa Patrick Goddey ◽  
Irior Dominic Osagie ◽  
Abu Maliki
Keyword(s):  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Serum Cytokines

scholarly journals Aflatoxin exposure in Nigerian children with severe acute malnutrition

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 356-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy McMillan ◽  
Justin B. Renaud ◽  
Kevin M.N. Burgess ◽  
Adebola E. Orimadegun ◽  
Olusegun O. Akinyinka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Nigerian Children

scholarly journals Relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, total antioxidant capacity and pneumonia incidence, severity and outcome in Nigerian children

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bankole Peter Kuti ◽  
Alex Ifeoluwa Akinwumi ◽  
Demilade Kehinde Kuti ◽  
Kazeem Olanrewaju Amoo
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Total Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Severe Pneumonia ◽  
Lower Serum ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Serum Vitamin D ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
25 Hydroxyvitamin D

Abstract Background The pathologic basis of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) involves the generation of reactive oxygen species by immune cells leading to cellular damage and lung congestion. Serum antioxidants and vitamin D with immunomodulatory properties therefore hold prospects in the prevention and management of pneumonia in children. This case–control study set out to compare the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in Nigerian children with CAP and age- and sex-matched controls and to relate these parameters with pneumonia severity and outcome—length of hospital stay (LOH). Results A total of 160 children (80 each for CAP and controls) were recruited. The median (IQR) age was 1.8 (0.6–4.0) years, male:female 1.7:1, 63 (78.8%) and 11 (13.8%) of CAP group had severe pneumonia and parapneumonic effusions, respectively. Serum 25-OHD (33.8 (18.3) ng/ml vs. 41.9 (12.3) ng/ml; p = 0.010) and TAC (6.1 (4.4–8.1) ng/dl vs. 7.2 (4.7–17.5) ng/dl; p = 0.023) were lower in children with CAP than controls. Lower serum 25-OHD was observed in severe than non-severe pneumonia (30.5(17.1) ng/ml vs. 46.3 (17.6) ng/ml; p = 0.001) but LOH did not correlate with serum 25-OHD and TAC. Conclusion Children with CAP had lower serum vitamin D and antioxidants than controls, and severe pneumonia was significantly associated with suboptimal serum vitamin D. They however were not related to pneumonia outcome. Optimal serum vitamin D and antioxidants may play a role in reducing the incidence of childhood CAP in Nigerian children.

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