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- In formation evaluation, the knowledge of porosity, permeability and fluids saturation are very important in the determination of the hydrocarbon in place. These petro physical properties are necessary to understand the nature of the reservoir and help for proper field development planning. This was aimed at determining the petro physical properties (pore volume, bulk volume, grain volume, permeability and fluid saturation) of a reservoir from core plugs. A total of ten core plugs were used in this work. Archimedes immersion method was used in the determination of the bulk volume. Liquid saturation method was used in the determination of the porosity. The Dean-Stark extraction method was used in the determination of fluid saturation. From the results obtained in the core analysis, the sandstone reservoir has an average porosity of 14.9±5.1%, very good permeability with an average value of 349.77±0.3 mD and a very large water saturation value of 82±0.4%. Consequently the hydrocarbon saturation is approximately 18%. This implies that the formation is not commercially viable to develop based on the hydrocarbon saturation. The study shows that experimental work is one of the valid tools for making informed decisions on the development of a field in the petroleum industry and highlights the importance of the basic petrophysical properties in reservoir management. 2 results 2
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- "Teaching tasks, Instructional Needs, Curriculum Planning, Nursery and Primary school. " 1 results 1
- "There is a rising rate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in Nigeria. Good knowledge of the demographic characteristics of the patients with HIV/AIDS may be of great importance in understanding its epidemiology in Nigeria and could facilitate efforts at curtailing the spread of the infection. The study was planned to determine the demographic factors in Nigerian patients with HIV infection. The study was conducted at the University College Hospital (U.C.H), Ibadan, located in the South West of Nigeria. It was a retrospective study of patients with HIV infection attending the U.C.H. from 1988 to 2002. The data collected from the clinical records of the patients with HIV infection included age, sex, marital status, number of spouses, tribe, occupation, education and their religious affiliation. A total of 460 patients aged 1-76 years with peak at 30-34 years were studied. The male/female ratio was 1.06 and the males were the older group. Traders accounted for 40% with female preponderance while the artisans (19.9%) and the military (2.9%) were mostly males. The patients were of Yoruba (70.6%), Igbo (20.0%) and Hausa (9.1%) races. Among the patients with marital status, majority (71.4%) were married while those separated and widowed accounted for 3.5% and 2.6% respectively. Also, a higher proportion of the female HIV patients were Christians whereas the majority of the males were of Islamic religion. Although, there was a low frequency of records on education, the males had better formal education. In conclusion, the study shows that HIV infection is presently an adult disease affecting the most productive segment of the Nigerian population regardless of the individual occupation, educational status, tribe and religious affiliation. Also, it shows that the infection could be associated with heterosexual intercourse." 1 results 1
- Access to higher education, in relation to the production cost, is a key policy issue in Nigeria. To realise the high developmental impact of higher education on the country, a good understanding of how higher education price is affected by production cost and subsidy is necessary. Previous studies have analysed pricing in federal universities without considering its relationship to production cost and subsidies. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which production cost and subsidy affect pricing in higher education in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design of ex-post facto type. Ten federal, seven state and three private universities were purposively sampled. Out of 2000 students selected through stratified random sampling method, 1000 were from the federal universities while 700 and 300 were from state and private universities respectively. Two instruments were used for data collection - Student Questionnaire on Pricing and Subsidy (r=0.84) for students; and the Nigerian University Expenditure, Revenue and Student Enrolment Questionnaire (r=0.75) used on the 20 Bursars, 20 Registrars, 20 Directors of Academic Planning, and 20 Directors of Works of the twenty sampled universities. Supplementary information was also collected from the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja. Five research questions were answered and three hypotheses tested. Descriptive Statistics, t-test, Multiple Regression and Analysis of Variance were employed for data analysis. There were significant differences in production costs among the three classified universities (F(2,18) = 29.59, p < 0.05). Federal universities had an average production cost of N119,421 between years 2000 and 2006 while the corresponding figures for state and private universities stood at N45,845 and N248,849 respectively. Significant differences were also found in the level of subsidy in the universities (F(2,18)=8.935, p<0.05). Subsidy was highest in the federal universities and was in the ratio of 57:45:10 among the federal, state and private universities respectively. The students‘ perceived level of subsidy was about half of what was found in these universities. Cost and subsidy had positive joint UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY v correlation with price (R=0.97). Cost (β=0.93) made higher contribution to price than subsidy (β=-0.30). Price was inelastic with respect to production cost (ε=0.82) and subsidy (ε=-0.36). The coefficients showed that higher education prices were more responsive to changes in production cost than subsidy, suggesting that changes in production cost caused higher changes in price than changes in subsidy. Production cost was directly related to price. Subsidy was however inversely related to price but its size was not big enough to cause a reduction in price. Increasing the quantum of subsidies employed will therefore result in price reduction and consequently increase student enrolment. Thus, government should enhance private sector participation through tax-deductable subsidies to reduce prices. NUC should also resuscitate its publications of Annual Review and Annual Report to improve access to information on universities by researchers. Key words: Education production cost, Education subsidies, Education pricing, Higher education, Nigerian universities. Word count: 495 1 results 1
- Agile methods is the software development methodology and practices used in software industry in which the elements and principles of agile methods are used. Generally, the agile development process is an incremental work process that promotes the importance of customer satisfaction, collaboration, communication, teamwork, good quality and planned follow-up practices. The paper aims to discuss these issues. This paper first presents an overview of agile methods, addresses the most relevant ones for developing library management system then discusses the utilization of these methods in the context of the development of an integrated library management system presenting the case of Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan. The Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan after several attempts at automating its processes since the early 90’s eventually resolved to develop an in-house Library Automation System in 2015 using agile methods. The paper refers to definite initiatives taken to improve development processes as well as discuss the benefits and challenges when applying the agile methods in order to change traditional working culture and encourage end user participation in the building process. The following elements of agility can be considered the most effective and relevant: appreciating the needs of the customers, end-user participation and satisfaction, quality assurance, ability to redesign and make decisions fast and empowering the team, eliminating of waste. The paper finally highlights what the library can achieve by adapting a fresh approach for developing, evaluating and managing its operations and how the library staff can benefit from the agile way of working. Automation, Agile Development methods, Management, Quality, User satisfaction and University libraries 1 results 1
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans has been linked to non-judicious antimicrobial use (AMU) in food animals. To develop antimicrobial stewardship plans (AMSPs) for pig farmers, there is the need to understand the current status of AMU and the driving factors in the industry. Data on AMU, farmers’ perceptions of associated drivers, and biosecurity were collected through a mixed-method study design with focus group discussions (FGDs) and questionnaire-based interviews. Antimicrobials (AMs) were mainly used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. Common AMs used were tetracycline (78.8%), gentamycin (53.8%), and tylosin (52.5%). Perceived drivers of AMU were linked to economic benefits, farmers’ previous experiences, sick animals, expensive veterinary services, easy accessibility to over-the-counter drugs, poor farm practices, and poor disease prevention strategies. AMU was poor (average 40.2%), while knowledge on AMs and implications for animal and human health was considered averagely satisfactory (56.4%). The biosecurity level was also satisfactory (53.0%) and significantly associated with having a written farm health plan (p = 0.035). Good AMU was found to be strongly associated with farmers’ use of veterinary services (p = 0.001). Diverse factors drive antimicrobial use among pig farmers in Ogun State, and these could be addressed by providing continuing education on antimicrobial stewardship and best farm practices. 1 results 1
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- Avian Influenza (AI) is a serious public health problem in Nigeria and Primary Health Care (PHC) workers have important roles to play in its control. However, their knowledge and practices relating to AI have not been fully investigated. This study was designed to determine the knowledge, perceptions and practices of PHC workers relating to AI prevention and control in Akinyele, Egbeda, Lagelu, Ido and Oluyole areas of Ibadan. A total population study was planned. However, only 515 of the 718 PHC workers in the LGAs consented to participate. A semi-structured questionnaire which included a 61- point knowledge scale and questions on perceptions and practices was used for data collection. Knowledge scores of 0-30, 31-45 and 46-61 were rated as poor, fair and good respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA and logistic regression with level of significance set at 0.05. The respondents comprised 32.6% Health Assistants (HAs), 30.7% Senior Community Health Extension Workers (SCHEWs), 12.2% Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEWs), 11.8% Community Health Officers (CHOs), 10.7% nurses/midwives, 1.0% doctors and 1.0% pharmacists. Their mean age was 38.4 ± 8.7 years and 81.9% were females. All respondents had heard about AI, 49.5% were aware that its spread is facilitated by birds and 7.6% were aware that it could easily spread in health care centres. Sources of information about AI included radio (68.3%), television (66.8%) and professional peers (56.5%). Overall mean knowledge score was 37.2 ± 9.4. Mean knowledge scores for males and females were 39.8 ± 8.4 and 36.6 ± 9.6 respectively with a significant difference. Significant differences were also observed in the knowledge scores for different cadres: doctors 54.5 ± 2.1, pharmacists 41.2 ± 6.1, nurses/midwives 39.7 ± 6.9, CHOs 39.5 ± 7.7, SCHEWs 38.0 ± 7.9, JCHEWs 35.8 ± 11.8 and HAs 34.2 ± 11.4. Respondents with poor, fair and good knowledge scores of AI were 21.4%, 60.6% and 18.1% respectively. Consumption of infected birds/fowls (82.1%) was a major mode of transmission of AI to human populations mentioned by respondents. The correctly identified symptoms of AI included coughing (68.9%), shortness of breath (66.8%) and body temperature greater than 38ºC (63.3%). The correctly mentioned medications for managing AI were Tamiflu (11.1%) and Relenza (2.1%). Only 13.2% perceived themselves to be vulnerable to AI and 56.7% rightly perceived all age groups to be susceptible to it. Respondents with tertiary education were 6.0 times more likely to perceive AI to be serious than those with non-tertiary education (95% CI, 0.5-4.9). Preventive practices adopted by respondents against AI included wearing of gloves (92.2%), equipment sterilization (82.9%) and hand washing using water, soap and disinfectants (70.9%). Gaps in knowledge and misconceptions relating to vulnerability to avian influenza infection existed among the health workers. However, many of them adopted effective preventive measures. There is need for training to bridge the identified gaps. 1 results 1
- Avian influenza knowledge 1 results 1
- Background: Cervical cancer screening (CCS) continuously has low awareness and is poorly utilized in developing countries despite higher incidence of cervical cancer (CC). Increasing incidence of CC has been associated with late reporting of symptoms, ignorance about the disease, and its preventive measures. This study was conducted to further investigate the determinants of CCS uptake among women attending selected family planning clinics in Ibadan, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Adopting a cross‑sectional design, 205 consenting respondents attending family planning clinics were interviewed using an interviewer‑administered questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21. The hypotheses were tested using Chi‑square, odds ratio, and logistic regression at P < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 33 ± 8 years; 176 (85.9%) were married and 72 (35.1%) had tertiary education. Although 71% of the respondents were aware of CC, only 37.1% had good knowledge and 16.1% had previously utilized CCS. About two‑thirds (68.8%) of the respondents were willing to uptake CCS, except for perceived barriers such as lack of understanding of the disease and inadequate information about the services coupled with limited availability of the CCS services. There was a significant association between uptake of CCS and knowledge (χ2 = 17.944, P < 0.001), education (χ2 = 7.724, P < 0.024), and income (χ2 = 32.22, P < 0.001). On logistic regression, the uptake CCS remained influenced mainly by income of >40,000 Naira (OR = 5.355, CI = 1.678–17.083) and knowledge (OR = 3.112, CI = 1.247–7.768). Conclusion: Family planning clinics are readily available centers for increasing the knowledge base of the women on the need for regular CCS. This needs to be duly incorporated into our routine services. 1 results 1
- Background: Given the paucity of neurologists in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), task-shifting post-stroke care to nurses could be a viable avenue for enhancing post-stroke outcomes. This pilot study assessed the feasibility and short-term impact of a nurse-led intervention to manage blood pressure (BP) control in recent stroke survivors in Nigeria. Methods: A randomized pilot trial allocated patients within one month of an index stroke from two participating hospitals in Nigeria to either nurse-led group clinic or standard care for 14 days. Key study endpoints were successful execution of the protocol, subject retention, and short-term BP effects. Results: There were no significant differences between the intervention (n = 17) and control (n = 18) groups at baseline. At the post-intervention clinic, patient retention rate was 100%. In the intervention group, both the systolic and diastolic BPs measured at home were lower than the clinic BPs post-interven tion (127 ± 12.88/78.13 ± 19.26 mmHg versus 137.50 ± 23.05/84.06 ± 9.67 mmHg; p = 0.05). However, there was no significant change in clinic blood pressure (BP) recordings in both the intervention and control groups. Conclusion: It is possible to initiate a nurse-led group clinic intervention to address BP management among stroke survivors in SSA with good early retention of participants. A larger and longer-term trial is being planned. 1 results 1
- Background: Older person’s attitude to ageing is critical for their adjustment, acceptance of health-related behaviour, survival and choices. Their attitude influences how they cope with the challenges experienced while ageing, which affects their quality of life and health-related outcomes. Despite the increasing number of older persons in sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited information about their experience. This study examines the experience and attitude of older persons in Nigeria regarding the ageing process. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among older persons aged 60 years and above was carried out in a selected rural and an urban community in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria. The study participants were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Trained research assistants collected data with the aid of an interviewer administered, semi-structured questionnaire. The Attitude to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) was used to measure participants’ perception of ageing in three domains (psychosocial loss, physical changes and psychological growth). Data were analysed using Stata version 14 at a level of significance p < 0.05. Results: A total of 1,180 participants (588 rural vs. 592 urban) were recruited for the study. The mean age was 73.2 ± 9.3 years. The majority (69.7 %) were females and still working (50.5 %). Overall, urban-dwelling participants had a better attitude to the ageing process in all the domains compared with rural-dwelling participants (psychological growth 32.5 ± 3.4 vs. 32.4 ± 3.3, p = 0.30; physical change 27.5 ± 5.1 vs. 26.9 ± 5.0, p = 0.03; and psychosocial loss 25.3 ± 5.7 vs. 25.0 ± 5.3, p = 0.60). Among the rural and urban-dwelling participants, good self-rated health was significantly associated with a positive attitude to ageing across the domains. Conclusions: Older persons residing in urban communities had higher positivity to ageing than their rural older counterparts. The common factor significantly associated with a positive attitude to ageing in both groups was good self-rated health. This information can be used for the planning of targeted interventions and informing policy formation for improved provisions for community-dwelling older persons in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries. 1 results 1
- Background: Postpartum family planning is vital in the prevention of unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies in the first year post-delivery. This study was designed to examine the postpartum women's knowledge, attitude, belief and readiness to contraceptive use. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among one hundred and ninety-four consenting women, six weeks post-delivery, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria using an interviewer-assisted structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using IBM Statistics for Windows Version 23.0. Tests of association was done using chi-square and statistical significance was set at p-value of < 0.05. Results: Many of the respondents (60.8%) were in the age group 30-39 years and the majority (90.3%) had tertiary level of education. Most of the respondents got their information from health talks at antenatal clinic (42.8%) and health workers (42.3%).The majority (82.5%) of respondents were aware of contraception and 157(80.9%) intended to use contraceptives. The most preferred contraceptive methods were implants (19.1%). Respondents with three or more children alive(p=0.001), had statistically significant associations with prior use of contraception while those with the tertiary level of education(p=0.001), of the Christian religion (p=<0.001) and had contraceptive counselling during pregnancy (p=0.031)had statistically significant associations with good knowledge of contraception. Conclusion: The knowledge and readiness to use contraceptives was high but only about half were willing to adopt contraception post-delivery. There is therefore the need for the enactment of government policy and legislation that will ensure wide coverage and availability of contraception counselling among pregnant women. 1 results 1
- Background: There is no general consensus on the definition of retrosternal goitre however thyroidectomy remains the gold standard of treatment with or without a sternotomy Aim: To review the outcome of surgical management of retrosternal goitres. Methodology: Retrospective review of records of patients who had thyroidectomy for retrosternal goitre over a 15-year period. Results: Out of a total of 45 patients, 34(76%) were females and 11(24%) were males with a male/female ratio of 3:1; while their age ranged between 28 and 72years with a mean of 57+15SD. All the patients were euthyroid and a quarter did not have symptoms apart from a neck mass. In all, 15% of the patients had recurrent goitre. CT scan of neck and chest was done in 31 (72%) patients; while 44 (98%) patients had cervical retrosternal goitres, 1(2%) patient had ectopic retrosternal goitre. A cervical incision was sufficient in 28 (62%) patients while 17 (38%) patients required additional sternotomy. Total thyroidectomy was done in all the patients. There were post-operative complications in 19 (42%) patients. Histopathology showed that 3(6.6%) patients had papillary thyroid carcinoma while 42(93.4%) had benign pathology findings. Conclusion: Surgical removal is the treatment of choice. Most retrosternal goitres can be resected through a collar stud incision; however the possibility of a need for a sternotomy should always be planned. The simultaneous occurrence of cervical and ectopic retrosternal goitre should always be ruled out with a CT scan. 1 results 1
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