Assessment of White Blood Cell in Abo Blood System of Blood Group Among Students: A Study in Bauchi State University Gadau Main Campus (Published)
ABO blood system relationship to infections and other pathological conditions Individuals with certain types of ABO blood groups are more susceptible to diverse kinds of infections. Blood grouping has been one of the major factors for identification of biological materials in forensic investigations and is a widely used technique in forensic laboratories. The presence of ABO blood group and Rhesus factor is applied to inherited antigens detected on red cell surface by specific antibodies. WBC count is the number of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and immature or atypical cells present in 1 mL of blood, Elevation of the WBC requires accurate differential count and morphologic evaluation of the peripheral blood smear along with clinical information to determine the cause. The normal range percentage of the different types of WBCs is as follows: Neutrophils 50-70% Eosinophils 1-4% Basophils 0.4% Monocytes 2-8% Lymphocytes 20-40%A total number of 60 healthy subjects were used for the research, they comprise 16, 14, 8, 22 (A, B, AB and O) respectively with white blood cell counts and Rhesus factor were analyzed. All patients were subjected to differential white blood cell which was carried out in the laboratory. Result was statistically analyzed by Microsoft excel and SPSS. We observed that blood group O had significantly higher values of white blood cell count with p value of <0.05. White blood cell count is more significant in O+ blood group irrespective of their gender but differ in ethnicity.
Keywords: ABO blood group, Morphology, Patients, Rhesus, blood, forensic, white blood cells count
Influence of Demographic and Socio-Cultural Variables on Non-Adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Among HIV/AIDS Patients Attending a Government Owned Hospital, Ondo State, Nigeria (Published)
An anti-retroviral therapy adherence of at least 95% has been proven necessary in order for treatment to be effective. Failure to meet this level leads to poor immunological and virological outcome. This study assessed the influence of demographic and socio-cultural variables on non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (art) among HIV/AIDs patients attending a government owned hospital in Ondo State, Nigeria using a descriptive research design. A total number 110 respondents were recruited using a convenience sampling techniques. Questionnaire with reliability index of 0.70 was used as an instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to test the hypotheses. Results were presented in tables and figures. Findings showed that 66(60%) adherence to anti-retroviral therapy which is below 95% adherence rate and 44(40%) do not adhere to ART. The outcome of this study further established that there was a significant relationship between gender (p=0.00), level of education (p=0.00), family support ( p=0.00), cultural factor( p=0.00), religion (p=0.00), employment status ( p=0.00), poverty ( p=0.00) and noncompliance with ART, however, there was no relationship between age (p= 0.26 ), access to clinic (0.31) and non-adherence to ART. This study concluded that, HIV/AIDS patients should therefore be supported in all aspects to promote compliance with the use of Anti-Retroviral Drugs.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Patients, anti-retroviral, non-adherence