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THE DEMAND FOR CIGARETTES IN NIGERIA, 1950 - 1971; AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY
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Inter-parental conflict, parent-child relationship on emotional security of school-going adolescents in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State
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Evaluation of CD4 T lymphocyte cell Levels among Hepatitis B, C and E Viruses negative individuals in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria
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- A study was carried out on the incidence and spread of intestinal protozoan infections in the residents of Angwan Rogo Village in Jos-North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Faecal samples were collected from 686 residents and examined using direct smear and concentration techniques. Residents examined were between the ages of below 15 years and above and were drawn from five divided units of the study area. Results of the study showed generally low infection rates of 22.30%, 2.33%, 4.96%, and 2.77% for Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Balantidium coli and Entamoeba coli respectively. Infection rates for residents of different age groups showed little variation in the different parts of Angwan Rogo.There were cases of mixed infections with Entamoeba histolytica in most cases .Socio-economic factors such as types of toilets used and the personal hygiene appeared to have limited effects on the observed parasitic infection rates. Preventive measures to enhance control of the infections are discussed. 1 results 1
- Adolescence is characterized by rapid physiological, psychological, and social development which presents considerable challenge when joined with the burden of acquired hearing loss. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design of expost-facto type. Three instruments; Nottingham Adjustment Scale, Hunter Opinions and Personal Expectations Scale and structured interview questionnaire were used to answer the three research questions raised. It focused on influence of intrapersonal and environmental factors on the psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with post- lingual hearing loss in Osun State. Data were analyzed using percentages, Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. Psychosocial adjustment has a correlation with intrapersonal factors (r=0.44, p<0.05) and environmental factors (r=0.47, p<0.05). Intrapersonal and environmental factors showed significantly joint prediction of psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with post-lingual hearing loss. (F (2, 47) = 13.09; R = 0.60; R2 = 0.33; p<.05). Also, interpersonal factors (B=0.47; t = 3.17; p<.05) and environmental factors (B=0.44; t = 0.41; p<.05) revealed significantly independent prediction of psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with post-lingual hearing loss and environmental factors contributed more to the explained variation (fi = 0.41) than intrapersonal factors (B = 0.38). Understanding the process of adjusting to acquired hearing loss and the sequelae of such a loss should be the first step in developing and implementing appropriate intervention strategies to facilitate adaptation to the loss. Orientation should be given through different media available to educate the society about hearing loss, causes, prevention and management of people with hearing loss, as well as the ills of discriminating against those with hearing loss. Efforts must be made to improve the psychosocial adjustment of individuals with post-lingual hearing loss in this age group. 1 results 1
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- Adolescents with post-lingual hearing loss 1 results 1
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- Aim: The CD4 T lymphocytes play a key role in achieving a regulated effective immune response to foreign antigens. It is also a valuable parameter for assessing HIV disease progression. However, variations in CD4 T lymphocyte values due to diverse factors have been reported. Here we evaluated CD4 T lymphocytes among community dwellers who tested negative for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis E viruses and compared the results with the National Reference Values (NRVs).Study Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants were enrolled using a convenient sampling technique and their socio-demographic characteristics were captured by administration of semi-structured questionnaires. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted among residents of Ibadan metropolis, Southwestern Nigeria. Participants were enrolled between July and September, 2013 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Methodology: Four hundred consenting participants who fulfilled the criteria for enrolment were evaluated for CD4 T lymphocyte counts. Results: Estimated mean CD4 T lymphocyte count of 1,183 (CD4 Range: 328-2680) cells/μl of blood was recorded for the participants. Four (1.0%), 151 (37.8%), 157 (39.2%), 74 (18.5), and 14(3.5) of the participants had CD4 T lymphocyte count ranged 352-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-1500, 1501-2,000, and >2,000 cells/μl of blood, respectively. Differences in the estimated mean CD4 count between different age groups varied significantly (P=0.010).Conclusion: In this study, significantly higher CD4 T lymphocyte values were observed among the study population in comparison to the NRVs, and consequently we advise careful interpretation and use of extrapolated CD4 T lymphocyte values in the management of persons with diverse geographical background or health conditions. 1 results 1
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- Background: In Nigeria, a system of measles case-based surveillance with laboratory confirmation of suspected cases was introduced in 2005 as one of the strategies for the control of measles morbidity and mortality. In this report, we provide an epidemiological distribution of confirmed cases of measles reported from the southwest of the country between 2007 and 2012, and predict the expected number of cases for the ensuing years. Methods: A descriptive analysis of persons and place and time of confirmed measles cases (laboratory and epidemiological link) reported in the case-based surveillance data was carried out. Using an additive time series model, we predicted the expected number of cases to the year 2015, assuming that current interventional efforts were sustained. Results: From the 10 187 suspected cases investigated during the time period, 1631 (16.0%) cases of measles were confirmed. The annual incidence rose from 1 case per million in 2007 to 23 cases per million in 2011. Cases were confirmed from all six states within the zone and most (97.4%) were in individuals aged less than 20 years. Seasonal variation existed with peaks of infection in the first and second quarters of the year. There was an increasing trend in the number of expected cases based on projections. Conclusions: Case-based surveillance provided an insight into understanding the epidemiology of measles infection in Southwest Nigeria. There is a need to work out alternate strategies for control of measles and to strengthen the surveillance system. 1 results 1
- Bioinformatics 1 results 1
- CD4 T lymphocyte 1 results 1
- Case-based surveillance 1 results 1
- Cigarette, besides being an important source of Excise tax revenue to many countries, has interesting theoretical implications mainly because of the very peculiar consumer needs it satisfies and because it has no exact direct substitute, except substitution among the different brands that exist. Over the years, the consumption of cigarettes in Nigeria has increased remarkably despite all the medical, social and religious campaigns against smoking. This study attempts at explaining the observed variations in the National consumption of cigarettes within the period 1950-71 as influenced by some variables, the strength of which the study tries to measure by applying econometric methods. The variables considered are economic and demographic factors; the economic factors include income and prices while the demographic variable is changes in the proportion of smokers in the population. The study therefore estimates the elasticities of demand for cigarette with respect to income, average price of cigarettes, price index of all other commodities and the demographic factor. The single equation model is adopted to analyse idle annual time- series used in the study. National aggregates as well as per capita data formulations were tested. For the dependent variable (i.e. quantity of cigarettes consumed) aggregation logically means the assumption that cigarettes are homogeneous. The function adopted is non-linear in the original data but linearized in logarithms, the parameters of which were derived by least squares. Besides these other variables, a war-year dummy was introduced in the function to take care of "erractic factors" which affected the consumption of cigarettes during the Nigerian civil-war period, 1967-70. The analysis was carried out on two levels; the static and the dynamic approaches. While in the former the current value of the independent variables influenced the current value of the dependent variable, in the latter, a lagged variable (the quantity variable was lagged) was introduced into the function explicitly. The latter analysis - i.e. the dynamic approach - was applied to test the habit- persistence hypothesis. The results obtained in the study are: (a) the elasticities of demand with respect to income and an average of cigarette prices are low though the income elasticity is comparatively higher. In both cases none was up to 0.7. The price elasticity was particularly low, it was under 0.4. (b) the cross elasticity of demand 'with respect to the price of all other commodities v/as positive and nearer 2 than 1. In other words, it was far greater than unity and thus tends to indicate that consumers were more sensitive to changes in the prices of other commodities than to cigarette prices. (c) 'population', perhaps the changes in the proportion of smokers to non-smokers or the extension of the smoking habit to -the women and members of the lower age group, is a significant factor accounting partly for variations in the National consumption of cigarettes. (d) the habit-persistence hypothesis was supported by the results of this study, that is, the more a person ha3 consumed cigarettes in the past, the more he will consume currently. The estimated "coefficient of adjustment' was about 0.86 which indicates a speedy adjustment of consumption to changes in prices and income. (e) the dummy variable shows positive sign which shows that the National consumption of cigarettes increased during the civil-war despite the temporary loss of the Eastern market. It was suggested from the above result that during major political upheavals the consumption of cigarettes will increase ceteris-paribus. This increase might have been due partly, to the high tension and depressive mood that engulfed the country and, of course, the military consumption. In conclusion, the economic and policy implications of the results were discussed. To the Government, cigarette is one of the products to tax to raise revenue. To the firms engaged in the Tobacco Industry, it might be profitable to pursue a relatively stable retail price policy in view of the high sensitivity of consumers to changes in the prices of other commodities. 1 results 1
- Correlational survey design was adopted to examine the predictive influence of psychological and social factors on marital satisfaction of young couples in Lagos state. Representative sample size of 682 young couples completed measures regarding personality trait, religiosity; parental influence and marital satisfaction. The hypothesized variables have correlation coefficients ranging from r-.123 to .519 with marital satisfaction. Multivariate Regression Analyses indicated that the contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of the dependent variable was significant [F (5. 676] =14.49; p<. 001). They jointly accounted for about 29.5% variation in the prediction of marital satisfaction. Religiosity had the highest contribution (β =. 186, t=5.34; P < 05) while parental influence and gender were not potent in predicting marital satisfaction. The study provides empirical evidence to suggest that psychological and social factors have relationship with marital satisfaction in varying dimensions. 1 results 1
- Counselling 1 results 1
- Cross River State 1 results 1
- Demographic factors 1 results 1
- Distance 1 results 1
- Ecology 1 results 1
- Elderly 1 results 1
- Emerging adults 1 results 1
- Emotional security 1 results 1
- English Language is the medium of instruction in secondary schools in Nigeria and as a global language, it enables students to communicate effectively with the wider world. Reading comprehension is one of the important skills in English Language and learners‘ academic attainments depend largely on their level of competence in it. However, available data shows that students‘ persistent failure in it could be attributed to their lack of factual and contextual knowledge of the target skill, personal characteristics and methods adopted by the teachers. Based on this, it becomes imperative to examine variables that contribute to students‘ learning outcomes in English Reading Comprehension. Therefore, this study examined the correlates of psychological factors, classroom environment and teaching methods in students‘ learning outcomes. The study was a correlational research. Multistage sampling technique was adopted in selecting seven local government areas across the three senatorial zones in Ondo state. A teacher of English language from each of the 54 selected schools and a total of 2,055 students participated in the study. Six research questions were formulated and answered. Data were collected using six valid and reliable instruments: Reading Anxiety Scale (r=0.91), Reading Motivation Scale (r=0.94), Students‘ Attitude towards English Reading Comprehension Scale (r=0.88), English Reading Comprehension Classroom Environment Observational Checklist (π= 0.88), English Reading Comprehension Teaching Methods Observational Scale (π= 0.86) and English Reading Comprehension Achievement Test (r=0.84). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Students‘ attitude towards English Reading Comprehension was high as 87.1% of the respondents agreed that Reading Comprehension was an important aspect of the English Language. The combination of the independent variables showed that there was a positive relationship among psychological factors (reading anxiety and reading motivation), classroom environment and 12 teaching methods (mastery learning, advanced organiser, problem solving, demonstration, laboratory, discovery, lecture, concept mapping, discussion, mental imagery, cooperative and questioning), and students achievement scores (R=0.381), F(15,1959)=22.156, p<0.05). The composite contributions of the independent variables showed strong positive relationship among the 15 independent variables on students‘ attitude; (r= 0.916, 83.9%, .839, F(15,1959) = 684,74; p<0.05). Among the variables that contributed relatively to students‘ achievement in order of significant magnitude of beta weights were mastery learning (β=0.152, t=6.490, p<0.05), mental imagery (β=0.091, t=3.736, p<0.05), classroom environment (β=0.096, t=3.728, p<0.05), questioning (β=0.068, t=2.902, p<0.05) and lecture (β=0.063, t=2.645, p<0.05). Those that had relative and significant contributions towards students attitudes were motivation (β=0.759, t=75.763, p<0.05), discovery (β=0.102, t=16.439, p<0.05), discussion (β=0.079, t=7.616, p<0.05) and mastery learning (β=0.065, t=6.144, p<0.05). Psychological factors, classroom environment and teaching methods are very important to students learning outcomes. Reading motivation could be increased with the provision of appropriate instructional materials by education stakeholders. Teachers of English Language should adopt teaching methods that will maximize competence of the learners given the variations in their verbal ability and background knowledge 1 results 1
- English reading comprehension 1 results 1
- Entamoeba histolytica|| Giardia lamblia|| Balantidium coli|| Entamoeba coli|| Protozoan Parasites 1 results 1
- Environmental factors 1 results 1
- Gender 1 results 1
- Genetics 1 results 1
- Gut Microbiota 1 results 1
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