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'n Polisistemiese ondersoek na veranderinge in die Afrikaanse kinderliteratuur-sisteem sedert 1990 by Oosthuizen, Mia Magriet
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Page will reload when a filter is selected or excluded.- Women, who find themselves single after marriage, whether through death of a husband or through divorce, learn that being the head of a household brings with it a set of special problems, the greatest being emotional. Even in a bad marriage, the survivor feels the loss. The concept of widowhood and widow's rites are examined as it is practised in South Western Nigeria. Apart from works already documented in the literature on psychosocial implications of widowhood practices, examples abound in our society which confirm the fact that there are indeed some discriminatory practices which have a lot of psychological and sociological implications on widows in South Western Nigeria. There is no doubt that these unhealthy attitudes do have some psychological and sociological implications on the individual in general. This paper, therefore, explains the various psychological and sociological implications, and offer recommendations on how the discriminatory practices against widows could be minimized and how their psychological and sociological effects would be reduced. 3 results 3
- Widowhood 2 results 2
- Achievement in Yoruba reading comprehension 1 results 1
- African Women’s Development Fund 1 results 1
- Attitude to Yoruba reading comprehension 1 results 1
- Awareness 1 results 1
- Background: Over the years awareness and uptake of cervical cancer screening services has remained poor in developing countries. Problems associated with cervical cancer incidence include late reporting, ignorance and cultural issues relating to cervical cancer screening. This study sought to explore the awareness, perception and utilization of cervical cancer screening among women in Ibadan as well as factors that influence utilization. Method: This is a qualitative study that utilized Eight Focus Group Discussions to collect information from women in selected health facilities in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria. The 82 participants were purposely recruited from women attending Antenatal clinics in 4 secondary and 4 primary health care facilities after approval was received from the Institutional Review Board in charge of the facilities. The focus group discussions were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were analyzed into themes. Findings: The study provided qualitative information on the awareness, perception of the utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women in Ibadan. Participants were mainly married women (92.7%), mean age =27.6, SD =4.5, mainly traders (39%) and from Yoruba ethnic backgrounds (87.8%) and had secondary education (39%). The respondents reported not being aware of cervical cancer and were not utilizing the services. Though they did not know what cervical cancer screening entailed or the screening methods, they still believed that it is important since like for other diseases will help in early detection and treatment. The participants were eager to get more information from nurses on cervical cancer about cervical cancer screening. The major factors identified by the women that influence screening utilization were ignorance, Illiteracy, belief in not being at risk, having many contending issues, nonchalant attitude to their health, financial constraint and fear of having a positive result. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for more enlightenment about cervical cancer especially by health workers. Also, cervical cancer services should be made available at very affordable cost so that women can easily access the services in order to reduce incidence of invasive cancer. 1 results 1
- Background: Until recent times, being obese was considered to be an evidence of wealth in the South-Western part of Nigeria. As a result of a combination of wrong attitudes, ignorance and carefree lifestyle, a sizeable percentage of the population has become predisposed to obesity an emerging problem in developing economies of the world. Objective: To identify and document medicinal plants used in ethno-medical management of obesity in selected rural and urban communities within Ibadan metropolis. This is with the aim of contributing to a database of plants for future systematic biological and chemical evaluation for possible source of anti-obesity agents and drug leads. Materials and methods: An inventory of plant species/natural remedies used in folk medicine to manage obesity in two Local Government Areas of Oyo State was undertaken. Interviews using semi-structured questionnaires and open-ended conversations were conducted among eighty (80) respondents (30% men and 70% women) aged 25 years and above to obtain relevant information.. Results: A total of fifteen (15) plants belonging to twelve (12) genera and twelve (12) families were identified. The usage profiles of the plants were quantified by the quotation frequency/mention index. Respondents from the urban rely more on finished products from local and foreign blends which are mostly multi-component remedies. Conclusion: The study revealed that Ibadan is a rich source of plants indicated in management of obesity. More scientific work especially biological studies are needed to ascertain the efficacy, toxicity, safety and appropriate dosage regimen of these ethno-medicinal remedies. 1 results 1
- Cervical Cancer screening 1 results 1
- Cervical cancer screening 1 results 1
- Child nutrition 1 results 1
- Citrullus lanatus 1 results 1
- Creative Drama 1 results 1
- Despite intervention programmes aimed at improving child nutrition in Nigeria, the number of children with poor nutrition has consistently increased over the years. The usual top-down management approach to execution of intervention is contributory to this problem. Social marketing, a bottom-up and effective approach to intervention, has not been well studied in Nigeria. The effectiveness of social marketing on knowledge, attitude and practice of child nutrition by women in South-West Nigeria was therefore investigated. The study was carried out using quasi-experimental research approach and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Two hundred and forty women were selected by systematic random sampling from ante-natal clinic in primary health centres in selected 10 local government areas in Oyo (4), Ekiti (3) and Osun state (3) based on probability proportionate sample to size with 90, 75, and 75 women interviewed from each of the states respectively. Data were collected from the two groups using structured questionnaire which included 50 points-knowledge, 17 points-practice and 5-points Likert-attitudinal scales before and after exposure to nutrition messages. In addition, one FGD each was conducted among women in each of the 10 LGAs. Fifty percent (experimental group) were exposed to nutrition messages for 12 weeks with emphasis on social marketing techniques, while the remaining served as control. Parameters assessed were women‟s personal characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practice with respect to child nutrition. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, problem tree analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Chi square and t-test at p = 0.05. Mean age of women was 33 ± 7.7 years, 69.6% were married, mean household size was 5.10 ± 2.4 and mean number of children under-five was 2.90 ± 1.49. Half (50.4%) were educated and majority (67.5%) engaged in petty trading. The mean monthly income was N20, 330 ± 17,052. At baseline, information sources included radio (75.4%) and television (54.2%). Attitude to nutrition messages revealed favourable disposition to communication channels/promotion (53.8%), environment/ place (58.8%), nutrition messages/ product (53.0%) and abandonment of previous nutrition behavior/price (64.2%). The discussants stated that child nutrition was affected by income, cultural preference and nutritional knowledge. Post-intervention evaluation showed that the experimental group manifested an increase in knowledge from 50.4% to 90.2%, favourable attitude from 47.8% to 68.9% and nutrition practice from 58.3% to 75.5% when compared to increase in knowledge 50.6% to 57.2%, favourable attitude 48.6% to 50.4% and nutrition practice 49.7% to 52.8% of the control group. Marital status (χ2=16.94), family size (r = 0.26), education (χ2= 44.45), occupation (χ2=21.00), and communication channel (r = 0.23) were significantly related to nutrition behaviour. Knowledge was significantly different in Oyo (t = 2.93) and Ekiti (t = 2.29), while attitude was significantly different in Oyo (t = 4.23) and Osun (t = 3.99) before and after exposure to nutrition messages. Respondents exhibited significant difference in nutrition behavioural (t = 2.62) before and after the intervention. Social marketing using nutritional messages in audio, video and chart improved women‟s knowledge, attitude and practice of child nutrition. Adoption of the strategy for effective nutrition intervention programmes should be encouraged 1 results 1
- Female genital cutting 1 results 1
- Female genital cutting (FGC) has been identified as one of the most harmful traditional practices that affect females‟ psychological well-being in Nigeria. Based on reports of psychological problems and increased incidences of maternal mortality caused by FGC in some Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Oyo State, the African Women‟s Development Fund (AWDF) and the Justice, Development and Peace Commission‟s (JDPC) female genital cutting intervention programme was executed. Although monitoring and evaluation activities have been carried out intermittently by JDPC, there has been no known independent-external evaluation of the programme. This study, therefore, evaluated the AWDF-JDPC intervention programme to determine its effectiveness in relation to knowledge of the dangers of FGC and attitudes towards the practice. Survey design was adopted and the Input-Process-Outcome evaluation model was used. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four LGAs; two intervention (Ibadan North-East and Lagelu) and two non-intervention (Ibadan South-West and Atiba) from which 800 participants each were selected. The proportionate to size sampling technique was used to select 934 in-school and 666 out-of-school participants making a total of 1,600. Twenty nine in-depth interviews were conducted for Healthcare Providers (HCPs); and 52 females with participated in the five Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) from the intervention LGAs. Knowledge on dangers of FGC (r=0.71), attitude towards FGC (r=0.68), psychological perception of FGC (r=0.78), intervention activities assessment (r=0.87), victims‟ counselling assessment (r=0.80) and update training assessment (r=0.87) scales were used. Data were analysed using t-test, Analysis of variance and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance, while qualitative data were content analysed. There were significant differences in the intervention and non-intervention participants‟ knowledge (t=43.83) and attitude (t=9.67). Their mean scores in knowledge and attitude were 35.63; 39.50 for intervention and 24.10; 37.29 for non-intervention groups respectively. There were significant differences among the three (3) stages of adolescence in relation to knowledge (F(2,797)=12.00) and attitude (F(2,797)=5.22). Intervention programme, psychological experience, age range, present educational level/status, parents‟ educational status, FGC status, marital status, work status and location of residence jointly contributed to knowledge on dangers of FGC (R=.32); while educational level and work status had relative contribution values of β=-.21 and β=.16 respectively. All the interviewees attested to no prior intervention programme, while majority of the participants in the FGDs reported experiencing fear of pain during sex. The beneficiaries of the African Women‟s Development Fund and Justice, Development and Peace Commission female genital cutting intervention programme acquired more knowledge on the dangers of female genital cutting which also influenced their attitude towards the practice. Continued education and dissemination of appropriate information on female genital cutting are necessary to facilitate the sustenance of current knowledge of the dangers inherent in the practice and influence the attitude of females towards the practice 1 results 1
- Introduction: Cervical cancer is an important reproductive health problem Tor women in the developing countries where it constitutes 13% of all female malignancies. It is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and 83 percent of the world’s 500,000 new cases and 85 percent of the 288,000 cervical cancer deaths occur in developing countries. Evidences show that women attending various health facilities were not routinely screened for cervical cancer. Gynaecological clinics present an important access to target group for cervical cancer screening. This study assessed the barriers to uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women attending a gynaecological clinic of a tertiary health i a tertiary health facility in South West region of Nigeria, the most populous black country of the world. Methodology Adopting a descriptive cross-sectional approach and Health Belief Model (HBM), women aged 15 49 years attending gynaecological clinic at the health institution were interviewed. The respondents were selected using systematic random sampling technique and interviewed using a specially designed structured questionnaire. Barrier to uptake of cervical cancer screening services was defined as significant when the number of the respondents in' the “agree” and “strongly agree” domains to the selected reasons for not screening for cervical cancer are at least 50%. Results Of the 100 respondents interviewed, 85 responses were found suitable for analysis. The mean age of the respondents was 33.3 (SD±8.6) years. Although a large proportion of the respondents (77.1%) were aware of cervical cancer, 95.2% with at least secondary education and 51.9% earning at least N50,000/month, only 23 (27.1%) had undergone the screening for cervical cancer. Age > 44 years and earning > N100,000/month were positively and significantly associated with uptake of cervical cancer screening. The significant reasons for not screening for cervical cancer by the respondents were Lack of information/counselling (77.4%), Lack of convenient clinic time (62.9%), Fear of having a positive result (61.3%), Lack of support from partners and significant others is a barrier (56.5%) and Attitude of health workers discourage women from assessing cervical cancer screening (51.6%) Conclusion It can be concluded from this this study that there is need for need for regular information on cervical screening at every opportunity for the populations that will benefit from this preventive service like women of reproductive age group attending our obstetric services. There is an urgent need for provision of more screening opportunities especially the type that will have population coverage and to leverage on other programmes like family planning services, post-natal clinic services and HIV/AIDS programmes. Screening services should be available in all secondary facilities and primary health care centres. Reminder/Recall services should be in place to ensure compliance with appointments in order to increase utilization 1 results 1
- JDPC Intervention programme 1 results 1
- Mathematics is the bedrock of scientific, technological and national development. Despite the importance of Mathematics, poor performance of students in the subject still persists at the secondary school level. The problem has been attributed to several factors which include non-utilisation of instructional strategies that make use of student's prior knowledge and memory such as the Mnemonic and Prior knowledge-based instructional strategies. Studies have shown that these strategies enhanced students' learning outcomes in subjects like Arts and Social sciences, but there is paucity of research on their effects on Mathematics. Therefore, this study determined the effects of Mnemonic-based instructional strategy (MBIS) and Prior knowledge-based instructional strategy (PKBIS) on students' achievement in and attitude to Mathematics in senior secondary schools in Ibadan. The moderating effects of numerical ability and gender were also examined. The study adopted the pretest-posttest, control group, quasi experimental design with 3x2x3 factorial matrix. Two hundred and eighty-eight average students from two public senior secondary schools purposively selected from each of Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, and Ibadan South East local government areas. The participants were randomly assigned to MBIS, PKBIS and Modified lecture method (MLM). The treatments lasted for eight weeks. Instruments used were: Students' Mathematics Achievement Test (r =0.75), Students' Mathematics Attitudinal Scale (r=0.8), Numerical Ability Test (r=0.77). Three operational guides on mnemonic-based instructional strategy, prior knowledge-based instructional strategy and modified lecture method were also used. Seven null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. Data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance and Scheffe post hoc pair-wise comparison test. The treatments were significant on students' achievement in Mathematics (F (3, 284) = 8.96, ?2= 0.03). The MBIS treatment group had higher achievement mean score ( =16.91) than the PKBIS ( =13.07) and control group ( =12.10). There was significant main effect of treatments on students' attitude to Mathematics (F (3,284) =3.93), ?2 =0.03). The treatments in the control group had higher attitude mean score ( =71.39) than MBIS ( =69.01) and PKBIS ( =68.46) groups. Numerical ability had significant effect on students' achievement in Mathematics (F (3,284) =28.86, ?2=0.18), but was not significant on students' attitude to Mathematics. Gender had significant effect on students' achievement (F(2,269) = 26.55, ???????) in and attitude (F(2,269) = 4.29, ????????) to Mathematics. Males performed better than females in achievement test, however, female had better attitude. The two-way and three-way interaction effects were not significant. Mnemonic and Prior knowledge-based instructional strategies improved students' achievement in and attitude to Mathematics regardless of gender, however, the former was more effective. Therefore, teachers should create mnemonics that would link the old and new information in students' memory, assess their knowledge at the start of instruction to make teaching and learning of Mathematics meaningful. Hence, the two strategies should be regularly used for teaching Mathematics at the secondary school level. 1 results 1
- Mnemonic-based instructional strategy 1 results 1
- Nigeria 1 results 1
- Obesity 1 results 1
- Overweight 1 results 1
- Oyo State 1 results 1
- Perceived Barriers 1 results 1
- Perception 1 results 1
- Prior-knowledge-based instructional strategy 1 results 1
- Psycho-social dimmension 1 results 1
- Psychological experience 1 results 1
- Readers Theatre 1 results 1
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