Introduction: Monkeypox caused by monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae is usually a self-limited disease, however severe cases can occur with case fatality ratio of 3–6% being reported in recent times. This study is aimed at assessing monkeypox related knowledge, attitudes and practices among students in a tertiary institution in Southwest, Nigeria. Methodology: The study utilized a cross-sectional design and semi-structured questionnaire to collect data from 278 respondents from August to October 2022. Results: In this study, only 37.8% of respondents had good monkeypox related knowledge, 87.8% had good monkeypox related attitude while 96% had good monkeypox related practices. There was association between good monkeypox related knowledge and university education level (p=0.002) with 100 Level student having better knowledge. There was also association between good monkeypox related attitude and sex (p=0.012) with female respondents having better attitudes and there was association between monkeypox related practices and age (p=0.028) with respondents between the ages of 18-22 years having better practices. However, there was no association between monkeypox related knowledge, attitudes and practices and marital status, ethnicity and religion. Conclusion: Our findings revealed the crucial need for public health education on monkeypox infection to improve knowledge in order to prevent and protect students from monkeypox infection. Good monkeypox related attitudes and practices should be maintained and improved through measures for reduction of exposure to the virus and prompt detection and response.

Background: Hypertension has become a global health importance being the fact that it is deadly especially when it is asymptomatic. The prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among lecturers has not been fully documented. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension among Adeleke University Lecturers Ede, Osun State. Method: This was a cross-sectional study. Simple random sampling was used to select 104 lecturers who participated in the study. Blood pressure measurement was taken to determine the prevalence of hypertension among the participants, a structured interviewer administer questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23, Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 6.7%. Higher odds of being hypertensive were found in age (40-49 years) and overweight/obese. Factors that are significantly associated with hypertension are Body Mass Index (P = 0.002), history of hypertension (P = 0.036), walking per kilometre (exercise) (P = 0.012), and adding of salt (P= 0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was lower among the studied participants. Compulsory routine and constant seminars or health education on lifestyle changes for prevention and proper control of hypertension should be of importance among lecturers. Key words: Prevalence, Hypertension, Risk factors, Lecturers .

Dysmenorrhea is a major gynaecological issue among female students in Nigeria. This study investigated the Prevalence, lifestyle factors, and health effects of dysmenorrhea among female students at private Universities in Osun State, Nigeria. The cross-sectional descriptive study used a multistage sampling procedure to select participants randomly across selected private Universities in Osun State. A validated-structured questionnaire was used to gather data from participants. Data analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05 was done with IBM SPSS Software version 27.0. A total of 365 female students participated in the study, with a mean age of 20.2 ± 1.88 years. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 68.8%, out of which 49.4% of the respondents reported they experienced moderate pain and 31.9% reported they experienced severe pain. Up to 58.4% of the participants engaged in some form of exercise, and 61.4% of the respondents have good dietary patterns, whereas close to half (46.8%) of the respondents were sometimes absent from work or school due to pain. There was a significant association between good dietary pattern and dysmenorrhea [X= 18.241; p-value= 0.008]. This study has shown that dysmenorrhea is a public health challenge among the female population. Therefore, a holistic health education intervention must be carried out among female University students on basic coping strategies to minimize menstrual pains. Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Female Students, Lifestyle, Menstrual Pain, Prevalence

Pregnancy-related malaria is still a public health issue, as it contributes to a high infant mortality rate, low birth weight, and maternal mortality. Over 80% of the world's malaria cases were found in sub-Saharan Africa and India. More than 500,000 cases were reported in Nigeria, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria, are most at risk of malaria infection each year, with about 50 million pregnancies at risk. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine malaria prevalence and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Osun State, Nigeria. The study was retrospective of five years between January 2017- December 2021. The medical records of 277 pregnant women who tested positive for malaria were retrieved to examine the contributing factors and malaria-related complications. Data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software package, version 23. The Chi-square test was used to determine statistical significance. Data were presented in their simplest form and P - value < 0.05 was statistical significance. The prevalence of malaria reported among pregnant women was found to be 98.9% caused by Plasmodium falciparum. While most pregnant women who tested positive for malaria parasite had no complications, low birth weight was the most common complication among pregnant women who were infected with malaria, Proportion of malaria in pregnant women during the gestational period was found, according to the findings - 1st Trimester 33.2%, 2nd Trimester 47.3%, and 3rd Trimester 19.5%. There was no significant association between the prevalence of malaria and Genotypes (P=0.498). It was discovered that the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women was high with P. falciparum being the most common malaria parasite found in the stud. Prenatal care was found to be a major factor in the early detection of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy.

The world recently faced a serious pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) discovered on December 21, 2019. Public's knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 are likely to influence adherence to preventive practices. This study seeks to determine the COVID-19 related knowledge, attitude and practice of students of Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria This was a cross-sectional study which was conducted between June 9 and July 5, 2022 among students of Adeleke University in Ede, Osun State Nigeria. Data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Correct COVID-19 related knowledge score ranged between 0 and 13 with a mean score of 7.11 and standard deviation + 2.6. Bulk (63.1%) of respondents had a high level of COVID-19 related knowledge while 36.9% had low level of COVID-19 related knowledge. Score of COVID-19 attitude ranged between 7 and 35 with a mean score of 24.4 and standard deviation +6.9. Seventy-Two percent of respondents have good COVID-19 related Attitude while 28% had poor COVID-19 related Attitude. Score of COVID-19 Related practice ranged between 0 and 6 with a mean score of 4.1 and standard deviation + 1.37. Most (69.2%) respondents have good COVID-19 related practice while 30.8% had Poor COVID-19 related practice. There is statistically significant difference between Knowledge scores among different age groups (P-value 0.03). Respondents with high of COVID 19 related knowledge are 5 times likely to have good COVID-19 related Attitude Awareness and sensitization efforts therefore should be intensified to close the gap in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitude and practice. This will assist to reduce the spread, morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 and help to mitigate the impact of future Coronavirus pandemics. Key words: COVID-19, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Adeleke University