ISAIHA ETIENE-ABASI EPHRAIM

Mary Onyali – Omagbemi

Full Name: NKEMDILIM “Mary” Onyali – Omagbemi

Gender: Female

Height: 5’ 6” (16rcm)

Weight: 119 Ibs (54kg)

Born on February 3,968 in Gongola, Adamawa, Nigeria.

Attiliation: TSU Tigers Houston (U.S.A.)

Country: Nigeria

Sport: Athletics

Related Olypians: Daughter in-law of Jimmy OMAGBEMI.

Medals: 2 Bronze (2 Total)

Mary Onyali-Omagbemi(born February 3, 1968 is a Nigeria) sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 meters relay at the 1992 summer Olympics and in 200 meters were taken in 1987, 1995 and 2003. Furthermore, the Nigerian 4x100 meter relay team won all races between 1987 and 2003, at the African games.

Born Mary Onyali, she took the games Omagbemi when marrying Victor Omagbemi. She is very inspirational for many people.

Her consecutive Olympic appearance from 1988 to 2004 make her 1^st Nigeria to compete at five Olympics. This feast was equaled by table players Boss Kaffo and Segun Tariola four years later Berjing, PR China.\

Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has truly made a name for made a name for herselve in the track and field world, establishing several prestigious marks on the way. Popularly called the Queen of Nigeria Sprints. Mary continues to hold the Nigerian 200 meters record, and is still in the top 10 of the collegiate all time list in both 100 and 200 meters

Name: - Isaiah Etieneabasi Ephraim

Reg. no: - LLLAR/CA/742

Dept: Communication arts.

Biography Mary Onyali – Omagbaemi

Mary Onyafi – Omagbeli has truly made a name for herself in the track and field world, establishing several prestigious marks on the way. Popularly called the Queen of Nigerian sprints Mary continues to hold the Nigerian 200 meters record, and is still ranked in the top 10 of the collegiate all time list in both 100 and 200 meters.

Her Father Passed away when she was a young child and her mother was left to raise her and younger siblings a sister and two brothers. As the oldest of four children, much of the responsibility of child raising tell strongly upon Mary. Her mother constantly emphasized the importance of their education and to her, everything else was just extracurricular. The social norm for a female in Nigeria was everything but being an athlete. A woman was to go school and eventually work and focus on marriage and having a family. Mary was all but interested in this philosophy – she did not want to succumb to the pressures of marrying and having children. Her traits of self will and stubbornness found her going against the social norm.

Getting involved in the sport of tracks and field was mere coincidence for Mary. In elementary school sport was part of the curriculum and she participated in everything there was. She always seemed to be extremely competitive at everything and always prove to be the best.

She competed in the long jump, high jump and track events and also continued to win, she love running, and would do anything as long as she was able to compete.

In 1985, She once again proved that she was in control of the 100 and 200 meters when, as a junior, she defeated the senior woman. Now she was given the opportunity that she so rightly deserved to compete in the African games in Cairo, Egypt, On her second major competition. In 1986, she went on to compete in the World Junior Championships in Athens, Greece and left with a silver medal in the 200 meters from then on she was recognized as the little Nigerian girl who did not quit and was very likely to stay.

Recognition came from the then Athletic Director of Lagos, Nigeria who is now her father-in-law. He had maintained a relationship with the administration at Texas Southern University and introduced them to the young woman named Mary Onyali upon Mary’s return from the African Championships in Cairo, Egypt in 1985, she was on her way to the United State. With assistance and extreme involvement from her Coach at the time, Mr. Tobias Igwe (the fundamentalist of her career) she was ready for us collegiate track and filed. This move presented feelings of fear and nervousness, but yet there was great excitement to leave Nigeria and pursue athletic career as well as obtain a free education and make her mother proud. Mary was on her way to Texas Southern University (1988 –1990) where she went onto become NCAA Champion.

Mary’s dream for the 1992 Olympics was almost shortened by an immediate foot surgery procedure in December 1991, But she refused to give in to the injury. By January 1992, she was back on the track training but was worries that she didn’t have much time to prepare. Mary has always embraced challenge, she hates to be dared and vowed not to listen to negative advice. W ell Mary strikes again, she made the Olympic team. Better yet she made the 100meter final running 11.15 with only 5months of training. In addition she receive a Bronze Medal in the 4 * 100 meter relay. Her disappointment came when she did not make the 200 meter final which at that point was said to be her best event.

Mary’s third Olympic experience came in 1996. She had been in her best form ever and was expected to run the best of her life, but tragedy attack again, Mary had been accused of testing positive of ephedrine five months prior to the start of the Olympic games and was placed on a 3 months suspension. Until this day this has remained a mystery to Mary-she had no clue how its got into her system and did not knowingly minister it. Thus was the biggest blow of her career. She had always had of those athletes taking performance endangers and had promised herself that she would never knowingly take a banned substance. Her philosophy was that it came to the point were performance enhancers where needed in order to compete in elite level, she would rest hang up the spikes. She had strive for a clean programmed, she came in clean and anticipated leaving the sport with a clean record. This left feelings of shame confusion and mutually challenged her preparations for the 1996 Olympic games she continued to trained and make Olympic team. She make the final in both 100 and 200 races. Once again on a mission to prove those critics wrong and stop the talking that Mary Onyali was not clean. She placed much of her focus on a 10 meter race, which seemed to be her biggest disappointment. She placed 7^th in the final, what happened: (This is what trained for this what she worked so diligently for co medal in the (100).

We have not seen the last of Mary Onyali-Omagbemi. The phenomenal woman has set her sight on achieving a World Championship Medal, the once one missing from her show case this her final goal in which she will continue to compare through the year 2003. This will be the climax Ms Onyali Omagbemi’s career – a glorious tracks and field voyage. Taking her own advice to “do what you do best, the best way you know how and strive for excellence”. Mary will do just that as she has in the past, and exit with the icing on the cake of a career that she has so graciously perfected.

INTRODUCTION

1. Falciparum Malaria during pregnancy has long been recognized as an important determinant of low birth weight (1,2). The reduction in birth weight is usually is more marked in premigravdae but can extend to second and their gravdae in areas of low malaria transmission.

2. A recent study conducted in Thailand has shown that plasmodium vivax malaria during pregnancy also reduces birth weight.

3. However, a more recent study, conducted in the same country, which attempted to quantitative the separate effects of anemia and malaria attributable low birth weight, conclude that in a malarias areas, malaria was a more important risk factors for low birth weight than was anemia.

5 STUDY POPULATION AND DATA COLLECTION

Between 1903 and 1996, all pregnant women who delivered a singleton livestock infant where enrolled in the study after they gave informed consent. Data regarding their pregnancy has been collected prospectively from their first consultation at antenatal clinics until delivery as part of a large routine follow-up of pregnancies that has been described previously.

6 ANALYSIS

Analysis was restricted to the pairs of mothers, and live born singletons the mother is characteristics and their mortality, during pregnancy where describe to identify potential confounders for further analysis for infant survival.

7 RESULTS

Between 1993 and 1996, 2,097 pregnancy women were admitted into the study. Information for pregnancy outcome was available for 86 percent. After selection of the woman with live born singleton and exclusion of those who did not – aside in the camps or for whom data, during pregnancy were lost, a cohort of 1,495 mothers and infant was

8 MATERNAL MALARIA AND ANEMIA

Thirty-seven percent loss of (1,495) of the women developed malaria during pregnancy. There were 1,096 parasitism episodes (range, 1-8 episodes woman) in the 555.

Malaria during pregnancy was the strongest independent risk factor of anemia during pregnancy other material infections, such as urinary track infections and the month of conception were non associated with material anomies.

9 INFANT MORTALITY

Of the 1,127 children who completely follow-up 88 died before 1year of age, giving a crude infant mortality rate of 78 per 1,000 live births – sixty seven infants(76 percent) died during the first 3 months of life, including 49 during the neonatal period and 18 between land 3 months of age.

Malarial infection within the week before delivery was one’s risk factor for infant death, from 1-3 months of age, in univariate analysis and after adjusting for birth weight and gestational age (adjusted hazards ratio 4.0, as percent (1.12 . 13. 7) no risk factors could be identified for death that occurred later in infancy (from 3-12 months).

Malaria is a parasitic disease that involve high fevers, shaking, chills, flu-like symptoms and anemia. A disease that causes a re current fever, caused by a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes.

- Derivative malaria

- Origin from Italian mala aria “bad air”

(once thought to cause the disease)

A PROFIT OF MISS ISAIAH ETIENEABASI EPHRAIM

I Isaiah Etieneabasi Ephraim was born on the 12^th May 1991 into the family of Ubong (Hon Ephraim Joseph Isaiah, of Uruk Ata Ikot Udodia in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area).

I started my nursery and primary school in the year 1994 at Monica Nursery School, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. It was there I sat for my (first school certificate Examination) I went out in flying colours.

In the year 2001 I wrote my common entrance examination and before my name came out my father sent me to start secondary commercial school Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, to start secondary school there while waiting for my name to come out, so after my Jss1 my name came came out into the federal science and Technology college, Ukana Offort, Uyo Akwa Ibom State.

In 2007, that was in my ss2 I was recognized as the house captain of Diamond house, I was humble and loved by the students and also the students. In 2008 I sat for my WASSCE/NECO SSCE Examination in 2008 where I came out with flying colours.

In 2009, I sat for my first jamb to study law but I did have admission.

In 2011, I was offered admission into the University of Uyo to study Communication Arts, which I know I will be out of best in my level.

I Isaiah Etieneabasi Ephraim is a born Qua Iboe Church, No 11 Adadiaha Road, Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom State. I attended Qua Iboe since from birth, I was dedicated there but in my home church, Qua Iboe Church Uruk Ata Ikot Udodia, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.

But I have started University of Uyo I attend Victory Chapel the church on campus, why I am attending the distance of where Qua Iboe is located.

In Victory Chapel am dedicated to work for God, I sing in the choir, for the glory of God, I will always sing and worship the name of the Lord

(3) Effect of malaria during pregnancy on infant mortality in an areas of low malaria transmission.

1. Malaria during pregnancy reduces birth weight, and low birth weight is a major determinant of infant mortality.

2. The estimate the impact of malaria during pregnancy on infant mortality in a Karen population giving in.

3. Thus malaria during pregnancy increases neonatal mortality by, lowing birth weight, whereas fever in the week before birth had a father independent effect in addition inducing preminate birth.

4. The prevention of malaria in pregnancy and thus, of malaria attributable low birth. Weight should increase the survival of the young babies.

(4) MALARIAS AND METHODS (STUDY AREA)

The study was conducted in five camps for refugees of the Karen ethnic group (total population, circa 30,000), situated on the western border of Thailand, the camps are located in forested area where malaria transmission is low (on average, one infection per person and per year) and occurs year-round with two seasonal peaks