Lipid Profile of Apparently Healthy Adults in Aba Metropolis, South Eastern Nigeria

This study was designed to evaluate the lipid profile pattern of apparently healthy adults in Aba metropolis and hence, identify the possible contributions of hyper lipidaemia in the ever increasing cardiovascular risk burden in our society. Subjects for this study were apparently healthy adult respondents who met the inclusion criteria and willingly granted their informed consent. They were measured for their weights (in kg), height (in metres), age, sex, body mass index (BMI), blood sugar and lipid profile. The data obtained were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences and the student t-test was performed at p < 0.05. The results showed that 30% of the subjects had BMI in the overweight range (25-29.9kg/m2) while 16.56% had BMI in obesity range (>30.00kg/m2). A high mean total cholesterol (34%) and LDL (17%) cholesterol values were observed among healthy adults. Hyperlipidaemia was more prevalent among females than males and may be associated with the increasing cardiovascular risk burden.Keywords: Lipid profile, Apparently healthy adults, Aba, Nigeria

Study of the relationship between Black men, culture and prostate cancer beliefs

Prostate cancer is the leading cancer for men worldwide, with increasing incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the UK and USA, Black men of different backgrounds are at higher risk of developing prostate cancer but continue to have little involvement with related health services. Lack of knowledge and culture have been implicated as reasons for this but culture in Black ethnic groups has not been very well explored. This scoping study asks how ethnicity, as represented by culture, interacts with Black men's beliefs around prostate cancer. The objective is to understand the meaning of prostate cancer and the role of culture in Black men's beliefs about the disease. Using a symbolic interactionist approach to explore meaning-making in Black men around culture and prostate cancer reveals varied ways in which culture affects interaction with health services. A thematic analysis of 25 studies included in the final scoping study shows that there are three main themes under which cultural issues can be examined: personal, societal and structural. The study reveals that knowledge is contextual and that personal and societal beliefs and structural factors intertwine to create a system that can preclude Black men from taking part in prostate cancer-related health practices, and discusses some of the ways in which these can be addressed

Anthropometrical study of the sella turcica in a Nigerian population

No Abstract. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy Vol. 5(1) 2006: 32-3