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Item Indigenous surgical practices in rural southwestern Nigeria: implications for disease prevention(Oxford University Press, 1995) Ajuwon, A. J.; ||Brieger, W. R.; ||Oladepo, O.; Adeniyi, J. D.A qualitative, community-based study was conducted in the rural community of Ago Are in southwestern Nigeria to learn about indigenous surgical practices and their potential for disease transmission. Community leaders as key informants assisted in identifying two types of indigenous practitioner whose work involved blood contact, whose work was observed. The olola are surgeons who specialize in circumcision and making traditional facial-markings, while the generic term for healer, onisegun, performed gbeere, that is making incisions into which medicinal herbs are rubbed. Although the onisegun used a clean blade for his procedures, he rubbed the herbs into the cuts with his bare hands. The olola used the same knife for all operations and cleaned it simply by rinsing it in a bowl of water. The potential for HIV transmission between practitioner and clients and among clients during these procedures is discussed-as is the potential of health education for reducing the demand for female circumcision and training indigenous healers in hygienic methods.Item Speech defects in head and neck cancer patients - a one year study(1996) Osowole, O.S.; Ijaduola, G.T. AThis paper is based on a study of the speech defects in 74 head and neck cancer in-patients seen at the Ear, Nose and Throat Department of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria between October 1989 and October 1990. Out of the 74 patients, only 65 had speech problems while 9 were free of speech defects. Hoarseness and rhinolalia clause were found to be the commonest. Other speech detects found were the so called "hot potato" voice and minimal pitch changesItem Pattern of speech and language disorders in university college hospital, Ibadan(1996-07) Osowole, O.S.|; Ijaduola, G.T. A188 patients referred for speech therapy at U.C.H. Ibadan were analysed for types of speech pathology. Having ascertained the Ear, Nose and Throat conditions of the patients and with no significant medical indications, patients were promptly refered or Speech/Language assessment and therapy. The incidence of Speech/Language impairment was found to be higher in children (0-10 years) while delayed speech was found to be more prevalent. The import of public education on forms., causes, prevention and correction of speech and language defects was suggested.Item Language disorders in stroke patients(1996-10) Osowole O. S.Item Incidence of stuttering in twins and singletons in selected schools in Ibadan township(1990) Abosi, C. O.; Osowole, O.S.This study was carried out to survey the incidence of stuttering in two sets of population, the twins and singletons. The sample of the study came from selected schools in Ibadan township and the stutterers in their families. Using the chi-Square statistics. It was found out that the incidence of stuttering in twins is not significantly higher than that of singletons and that the incidence in males is not significanly diiferent from the incedence of femalesItem Indigenous surgical practices in rural southwestern Nigeria: implications for disease prevention(Oxford University Press, 1995) Ajuwon, A. J.; Brieger, W. R.; Oladepo, O.; Adeniyi, J. D.A qualitative, community-based study was conducted in the rural community of Ago Are in southwestern Nigeria to learn about indigenous surgical practices and their potential for disease transmission. Community leaders as key informants assisted in identifying two types of indigenous practitioner whose work involved blood contact, whose work was observed. The olola are surgeons who specialize in circumcision and making traditional facial-markings, while the generic term for healer, onisegun, performed gbeere, that is making incisions into which medicinal herbs are rubbed. Although the onisegun used a clean blade for his procedures, he rubbed the herbs into the cuts with his bare hands. The olola used the same knife for all operations and cleaned it simply by rinsing it in a bowl of water. The potential for HIV transmission between practitioner and clients and among clients during these procedures is discussed-as is the potential of health education for reducing the demand for female circumcision and training indigenous healers in hygienic methods.