A feminist study of women using mobile phones for empowerment and social capital in Kaduna, Nigeria

The purpose of this study is to identify how Nigerian women have adopted and are using mobile phones for social capital building and empowerment. The study which is qualitative in nature utilises interviews to gather the experiences of the mobile lives of 22 women. Results obtained are analysed using a theme template analysis approach. This project will contribute to our understanding of the role of mobile technologies in developing regions and economies. This study adds to our understanding of how women in Nigeria use the mobile phone to maintain social capital. The study expands our understanding of what socialization and empowerment mean to women in developing countries. The study adds to the literature on the implication of new communication technologies and social networking sites (SNS) for social capital. The findings point out that for the women in the study, the major benefit of owning a mobile phone is the ability to remain connected with family, friends and kin, no matter where life leads them to. Addition findings show that the mobile phone creates opportunities or the women to expand their social networks to include people that they ordinarily would have not had the opportunity to be connected with

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with Complications at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria: A Case Report

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SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2018 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also the launch of our Doctoral School, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have received a tremendous contribution from our postgraduate research community; with over 100 presenters, the conference truly showcases a vibrant PGR community at Salford. These abstracts provide a taster of the research strengths of their works, and provide delegates with a reference point for networking and initiating critical debate. With such wide-ranging topics being showcased, we encourage you to take up this great opportunity to engage with researchers working in different subject areas from your own. To meet global challenges, high impact research inevitably requires interdisciplinary collaboration. This is recognised by all major research funders. Therefore engaging with the work of others and forging collaborations across subject areas is an essential skill for the next generation of researchers

Perceptions and practice of epidural analgesia among women attending antenatal clinic in FETHA

Paul O Ezeonu,1 Okechukwu Bonaventure Anozie,1 Fidelis A Onu,1 Chidi U Esike,1 Johnbosco E Mamah,1 Lucky O Lawani,1 Robinson C Onoh,1 Emmanuel Okechukwu Ndukwe,1 Richard Lawrence Ewah,2 Rita Onyinyechi Anozie3 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2Department of Anaesthesia, 3Department of Radiology, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Background: The pain of childbirth is arguably the most severe pain that most women will endure in their lifetime. Epidural analgesia is widely used as an effective method of pain relief in labor. It provides almost complete relief of pain if administered timely, and does not affect the progress of the first stage labor.Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the awareness and utilization of epidural analgesia in labor in pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA).Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study involving 350 women attending the antenatal clinic between April 2016 and July 2016. A total of 335 questionnaires were correctly completed, and used for analysis.Results: The average age and parity of the respondents were 27.6±8.2 years and 2.4±1.8, respectively. About 58.2% of respondents were civil servants, 98.5% were married, and 74.6% had a tertiary level of education. About 43.3% of the respondents are aware of the use of epidural analgesia in labor, but only 7.5% had used it; 95% of these were satisfied and desired to use it again. The reasons responsible for the poor uptake were desire to experience natural labor, cost, and fear of side effects. However, 70% of those who had not used it expressed the desire to use it.Conclusion: Epidural analgesia is one of the most effective methods of pain relief in labor. However, the present study indicates that knowledge and practice of epidural analgesia among parturients are low. Efforts should be made to raise awareness, dispel misconceptions, and subsidize the cost of providing this invaluable care in modern day obstetrics. Keywords: epidural, labor pain, practice, obstetric analgesia, perceptio