Perceptions of marriage, family and work in Nigeria : a study of Lagos market women

This study investigates Nigerian women's views and perceptions of marriage, family and work as represented by Lagos market women traders. The analysis centres primarily on a small market which I have called Koso, even though data collected from other market women traders in Lagos are also incorporated into the analysis. Women's views are compared with that of men in order to discern the extent to which these differ or are in congruence with those of men, on such issues as: changing definitions of marriage, function of bride-wealth (termed by the Yoruba owó ōrí), relationships between co-wives, between a wife and her husband's mother and sisters, between a married woman and her uterine kinsmen, the rights and obligations between husbands and wives, role of sex in marriage, attitudes towards divorce, and the like. The study concludes that Koso women's models of their lives are heavily influenced by the dominant models of male Yoruba (Nigerian) society. However, certain differences emerge. For instance, the study indicates, among other things, that women's perceptions of the institution of polygyny are at variance with the male dominant models. Thus, while women agree with men that this institution has certain values that are good, this belief is based on conceptions of polygyny that differ markedly from their male counterparts. In the women's view, polygyny is seen as defending their interests in that it reduces the woman's obligations towards her husband and his kinsmen, as well as lessening the senior wives' burdens, thereby allowing them more time in which to concentrate on their trading ventures as well as their children. Continued in thesis ..

Case Report Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Postpartum Preeclamptic Woman without Seizure

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a cliniconeuroradiological entity presenting with headache, confusion, visual disturbances or blindness, and seizures. Parieto-occipital white matter changes due to vasogenic oedema can be observed on imaging modalities. It rarely occurs without seizures and after delivery. We report a 33-year-old multigravida with a history of preeclampsia in term pregnancy complicated by PRES without seizures at the postpartum period. Clinical improvement with complete resolution without any complications was observed on the 6th day after delivery. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is reversible when early diagnosis is established and appropriate treatment is started without delay

Fecal Transplantation for —“All Stool May Not Be Created Equal”

Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive bacterium that is recognized as a causative organism of pseudomembranous enterocolitis. This infection has become a major public health challenge and is a source of considerable morbidity and mortality in those infected. We present a 62-year-old African American female with a long history of HIV infection, who presented with abdominal pain and continuous diarrhea due to pseudomembranous colitis. After failing multiple episodes of conventional therapy, it was decided to treat her with fecal microbiota transplantation. Fecal microbiota transplantation was given on 3 separate occasions from a biological-related donor without success. It was only after a fourth transplant was done with a nonrelated donor that the patient resolved her diarrhea within 48 hours. We suggest that fecal samples from different donors have different abilities to cure Clostridium difficile colitis in at least this immunosuppressed patient