Commonly used pesticides and handling practices which might expose farmers and their
environment to chemical hazards were investigated in the Irepodun/Ifelodun local government …

Domestic cooking with biomass fuels exposes women and children to pollutants that impair
health. The objective of the study was to investigate the extent of household air pollution from …

Background In 2014, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
reported that the highest prevalence of symptoms of severe asthma was found in the low- …

Background Postoperative pain and analgesia present challenges in bariatric surgery patients.
Multimodal analgesia may provide better efficacy, less complications and expedite fast-…

Background: Exposure to particulate matter from burning biomass fuels is believed to affect
oxidant-antioxidant balance and to induce oxidative stress. Methods: Fifty-nine mother-child …

Background Asthma prevalence is generally lower in rural locations with some indication of
an urban-rural gradient. However, among children with asthma, certain rural exposures …

Background Nearly 3 billion people live without electricity today. This energy poverty means
that they have to resort to biomass fuels for their household energy needs. When burned, …

The incidence of hearing impairment (HI) is higher in low- and middle-income countries when
compared to high-income countries. There is therefore a necessity to estimate the burden …

Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is problematic in bariatric surgery
patients and has negative impacts on perioperative outcome. Antiemetic prophylaxis may …

Cooking with kerosene emits toxic pollutants that may impact pregnancy outcomes. Sixty-eight
women in their first trimester of pregnancy, kerosene users (n = 42) and liquefied natural …