ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV PROGRAMME IN KONTAGORA GENERAL HOSPITAL, KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-09-13
Globally, HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of mortality among women of reproductive age and contributes a great deal to the death of infants and children. Even in countries that ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD OF RIVERINE COMMUNITIES IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-01-01
The exi?ting practice in Nigerian construction industry is that many contractors are faced with problems of risk. which cannot be totally eliminated but could be managed by specialist and professionals ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD OF RIVERINE COMMUNITIES IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-01-01
Among all the natural hazards to which humans are exposed, floods are the most widespread and account for most damages and loss of life. Aside their frequent occurrences they are ...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF FLOODON THREE COMMUNITIES IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA.  

2012-11-11
The problem of flood in communities is having adverse effects on both human being and the environment. Loss of Iíves and properties coupled with agricultural crops are some of the ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF ROAD TRAfflC ACCIDENTSON ACCIDENTVICTIMS IN KONTAGORA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERSTATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-07-07
Road traffic accidents which are generally unintended and preventable are· a common risk every day to life that can happen to almost every one, anywhere. The problem of road traffic ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF BUILDING COLLAPSE IN MINNA, NIGERIA.  

2012-11-11
This research assessed the causes and possible risk of building in Minna, Nigeria and the highlight on the causes and effects of building collapse disaster in human settlement and examine ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF INFORMAL SOLID WASTE DUMPSITES IN BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

Community solid waste dumpsites are one of the popular methods of waste disposal around the world, but some developing countries still continue to practice indiscriminate dumping of waste. These informal ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT METHODS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-01-01
The management of hazardous wastes, especially healthcare wastes generated in the various health institutions across the country has been of serious concern to environmental health practitioners and other environmentalists. This ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO -ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FIRE DISASTER IN BOSSO AREA NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-02-10
Natural fires are not common in Nigeria. Most of the losses and destruction due to fires experienced in Nigeria can be prevented if only attention is given to minimizing negligence ...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FLOOD IN AKARE, MINNA NIGER STATE.  

2014-03-03
Floods are purely environmental hazards of meteorological causes, but very often induced by man's improper utilization of the physical environment. Floods are among the most dramatic forms of interaction between ...