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INFLUENCE OF MEN’S PARTICIPATION IN CHILDCARE TASKS ON THEIR CHILDBEARING INTENTIONS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
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Radiation Dose Audit of Common X-Ray Diagnostic Procedures of Patients and Implications for Cancer Incidence in Southwestern Nigeria
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- Developmental milestones are generally understood to be milestones of neurological development such as neck control, sitting without support, crawling and standing. Child health care providers routinely use normative data on such milestones to evaluate child development. However, there is often a cultural context to expectations of developmental milestones. The goal of this research is to explore the socio-cultural context of developmental milestones in infancy in a Nigerian community. In-depth interview was conducted with 30 mothers enrolled from an infant welfare clinic, southwest, Nigeria The transcripts were coded and analyzed using the Atlas ti 7.0 software package in a combination of thematic and narrative approaches. Mean age of participants was 33.3 (SD 5.1) years, 73% were married, 80% had two or more older children. Mothers expect that a child will be able to sit unaided, crawl and be able to stand by the age of one year. Opinion was divided about if it was possible to predict the age a child will attain a specific milestone. Most mothers reported that the age at which babies attain developmental milestones depends on childrearing practices utilized by the mother. Other factors they perceive as influencing developmental milestones include: having siblings, the age at which siblings and/or parents achieve similar milestones and the environment the child is reared in. Teething was considered an important milestone which has specific culture-bound connotations. Walking was considered one of the most significant milestones, not only indicating normal development but also signifying some independence for both mother and child. In this study of Nigerian mothers, developmental milestones in the first year of life have recognized influencing factors and a number of specific culture-bound associated beliefs. This exploratory study provides insights into intersections between biomedical and cultural concepts of childhood development. 2 results 2
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- The economic principles of deregulation and privatization were first introduced in Nigeria in the 1980s through the policy of structural adjustment programme (SAP). Since then, government monopolies had disappeared in many industries and over 85 public enterprises (PES) in mining, education, health, agriculture, transportation and telecommunication were transferred, either fully or partially to private owners. The dangers of these principles, however, hardly ever occur to the average Nigerian until recently when the government declared a no-going-back decision to privatize the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. Today questions are being asked about the essence of privatization in Nigeria and it is the focus of this paper too to ask probing questions into the nature, practice and the context of deregulation and privatization in Nigeria. The inquiry centers on the benefits and the expected challenges that have come to characterize the ideas of the two concepts. However, from the content analysis of literature reviewed, the authors showed that the outcome of deregulation and privatization in Nigeria is mixed generally, having both positive and negative socio-economic consequences. Therefore, the paper concluded with recommendations to reform the reform through the involvement of labour unions, increased socio-economic stability and the establishment of more efficient regulatory agencies. 2 results 2
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- "Aim: This research is aimed to assess the locational Distribution of health care facilities in the rural area of Ondo state. Study Design: Case study research design. Place and Duration of Study: Three senatorial districts of Ondo state Nigeria and lies within latitude 50 451 and 70521 N and longitude 40 201 and 60 51 E between July 2010 and September 2011. Methodology: This study was conducted within 3 senatorial districts in the study area. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was adopted to take the coordinate of all the existing health care facilities in the area. “Nearest Neighbour Analysis” (NNA) was the inferential statistical used in analyzing the data. This was used in establishing the distribution pattern of health facilities in the study area. Nearest Neighbour Analysis is the method of exploring pattern in the locational data by comparing mean distance (Do) of the phenomena in question to the same expected mean distance (De) usually under a random distribution of any phenomenon. Results: The distribution of health care facilities in the area was clustered with the z-score table value for the three senatorial districts (Akure North, Ilaje and Ose) as 18.74, 35.31 and 21.44 respectively. This result does not enjoy adequate randomization thereby having implication for effective planning. Conclusion: Results from the study show that health care facilities in the state were unevenly distributed, hence hampering health development at the grassroots. In the area where population is not evenly distributed, the mean centre of population distribution is calculated as the “demand”, which forms the origin of location. The facility location point is considered as destination points or “supply”. The study suggests proper planning through the location of more and adequately equipped medical facilities in the rural area of Ondo state so as to enhance sustainable health care delivery." 1 results 1
- "Background: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are expected to be in the vanguard, repositioning reproductive health as a central issue in population and development in Nigeria. However, most of them have insufficient knowledge or access to policy and planning processes necessary at engaging effectively with the government. This article highlights the processes and outcome of an intervention aimed at strengthening the capacity of 12 non-governmental organisations on advocacy and policy related activities with emphasis on reproductive health issues. Methods: The study employed a one group, pre and post test study design. Thirty six (36) staff from 12 NGOs was purposively selected and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire at baseline to assess their knowledge and level of involvement in reproductive health, advocacy and policy issues. In-depth interviews were conducted with 6 officials of the ministries of health and women affairs to document previous reproductive health and policy related collaborative efforts with the NGOs. Baseline findings were used in developing and implementing a capacity building intervention. A post intervention evaluation was conducted to assess the outcomes. Results: All respondents (100 %) had tertiary level education and were from a multidisciplinary background such as nursing (41.7 %) medicine (25 %) and administration (13.9 %). The mean knowledge score on advocacy and policy issues at pre-test and post test was 39.1 ± 17.6 and 76.2 ± 14.2 respectively (p = 0.00). Participants reported making use of advocacy methods and the three most utilized were Phone calls (28.1 %), Face to Face meetings (26 %) and networking with other organisations for stronger impact (17.1 %). The outcome of their advocacy efforts include the provision of free air time by a television station to educate the populace on maternal health issues, donation of landed property to build a youth friendly centre, donation of a blog site for disseminating information on Reproductive health issues and training of other staff of their organisations on advocacy activities. The major challenges experienced by staff of the NGOs were financial (89 %) and time constraints (11 %). Conclusion: Empowered non-governmental organisations can effectively advocate for the implementation of reproductive health policies and programmes. 1 results 1
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- A study was carried out in Oyeteju Village in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State to determine attitudes of the villagers to treating their drinking pond with Abate (Temephos). The findings showed that all women respondents fetched all their drinking water from the village pond. They all claimed to filter the drinking water, 83.3% claimed to add alum while 25% claimed to boil water. Only 75% knew why Abate was applied to pond despite previous education on Abate. 41.7% support Abate application because it will kill the guineaworm 'germs’ in water while 25% Support it because it will bring about good health to villagers. All the respondents claimed not to be affected by the application of Abate to pond water despite the fact that 33.3% said the pond water turned black while 8.3% said it turned reddish. Their strong belief in their pond which is their god and the colour change did not make the villagers go against the application of Abate to their pond. This was so because health education on Abate preceded its application. It was unfortunate however that the Abate application was not sustained in the village. Abate application in this village was accepted as a temporary measure while villagers wait expectantly for their own safe source of water preferably a borehole. The study shows the need for health education to proceed the application of Abate and the need to train villagers on how to apply the Chemical in order to sustain the application for effective control. 1 results 1
- ARDL Model 1 results 1
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- Academic are busy to participate in physical OHS training because of many engagements with their students, administrative work and community Service. As a result, they hardly find time to give proper attention to germane issues as their safety and Health. This then calls for the use of digital technology to organise OHS training as it is expected to help these busy group of people incorporate the training alongside their busy schedule. The study examined the perceived influence of digital technology on occupational health safety training among academic staff in Nigerian universities. Five specific objectives with corresponding research questions were achieved and answered. Descriptive survey research design was employed and convenience sampling technique through on-line questionnaire was used to obtain Information from the targeted respondents. One hundred well filled on-line surveys were analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics. The empirical findings indicated that the respondents expressed adequate knowledge about the occupation Health hazard associated with their profession but had low exposure to the application of digital technology such as 3D visualization and Virtual Reality (VR). The study revealed that the digital technology influenced Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training, but the academic staff encountered hindrances with the use of digital technology training for OHS training. It is concluded that digital technology played a vital role towards OHS training and there is a need for regular capacity programmes using digital technology tools which aimed at helping management to address OHS needs of academic staff 1 results 1
- Academic are busy to participate in physical OHS training because of many engagements with their students, administrative work and community service. As a result, they hardly find time to give proper attention to germane issues as their safety and health. This then calls for the use of digital technology to organise OHS training as it is expected to help these busy group of people incorporate the training alongside their busy schedule. The study examined the perceived influence of digital technology on occupational health safety training among academic staff in Nigerian universities. Five specific objectives with corresponding research questions were achieved and answered. Descriptive survey research design was employed and convenience sampling technique through on-line questionnaire was used to obtain information from the targeted respondents. One hundred well filled on-line surveys were analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics. The empirical findings indicated that the respondents expressed adequate knowledge about the occupation health hazard associated with their profession but had low exposure to the application of digital technology such as 3D visualization and Virtual Reality (VR). The study revealed that the digital technology influenced Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training, but the academic staff encountered hindrances with the use of digital technology training for OHS training. It is concluded that digital technology played a vital role towards OHS training and there is a need for regular capacity programmes using digital technology tools which aimed at helping management to address OHS needs of academic staff. 1 results 1
- Adequate consumption of protein is indispensable for human growth and health. Nigeria has a high burden of protein deficiency with attendant loss of economic productivity and high health bills due to ill-health. Owing to paucity of information on demand for protein foods among Nigerian youths, the study assessed the demand for protein foods among students of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. The data collected from 300 students through a multi-stage sampling procedure were analysed using descriptive statistics and Quadratic Almost Ideal System model (QUAIDS). The results have shown that some of the price coefficients expectedly had a negative relationship with the expenditures. The youths also spent more on beans and chicken but spent less on groundnut. Furthermore, expenditure elasticities of all protein foods were positive. Moreover, expenditure elasticities for beans, eggs, beef and goat meat showed that they were necessities goods, whereas chicken, turkey, soy milk, pork, groundnut and milk were luxury goods. Both compensated and uncompensated elasticity showed that own-price elasticities for the selected protein food items were inelastic, with the exception of goat meat. Demand for protein foods was influenced by own-prices of the protein foods, prices of other protein foods and being a male student. In order to meet their daily dietary needs within a limited budget, students should substitute expensive protein sources like chicken, goat meat, beef and turkey with cheaper ones like groundnut, soymilk, beans and eggs in their diets. 1 results 1
- Advocacy 1 results 1
- Age 1 results 1
- Agricultural residues 1 results 1
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