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SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE SAFETY OF FOOD IN THE HOME, IN ADEOYO AND SHASHA COMMUNITIES
(1985-08)This study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women on food preparation and storage and how these affect the safety of food. Attempts were also made to examine the possible sources of ... -
SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES THAT MAY FAVOUR THE TRANSMISSION OF ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) IN A RURAL YORUBA COMMUNITY: IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1990-12)The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic poses a major threat to global health and a major challenge to health workers especially health educators. The study was designed to identify socio-cultural practices ... -
SPOUSAL COMMUNICATION AND USE OF FAMILY PLANNING METHODS AMONG MEN IN SABO COMMUNITY IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE.
(2016-02)Family planning is important in many areas, both to the economy, education, individual, family and the nation at large. But recent research shows that 222 million women in developing countries today do not have the means ... -
THE STATUS OF DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN OYO STATE NIGERIA
(2004-03)Health Education is generally accepted as a major tool for promoting the delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) services in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. Although previous reports have shown that the ... -
STATUS OF ORAL HYGIENE AND PERIODONTAL HEALTH OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN IBADAN: EFFECT OF INTERVENTION THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION
(1997-08)A study was conducted on the status of oral hygiene and periodontal health of primary school children drawn from two different socio-economic backgrounds in lbadan. The schools were the University Staff School, and the ... -
STRESSORS, COPING MECHANISM AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG HIV POSITIVE FEMALES ATTENDING ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT CLINIC IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN IBADAN.
(2010-09)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the infections which induce a lot of stress. In Nigeria, stressors and coping mechanism among women living with HIV have not been fully investigated. The study therefore assessed ... -
STUDIES ON PROTEIN-ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF YOUNG ADULT FEMALES IN NIGERIA
(1984-10)A series of studies were carried out to determine the protein and energy requirements of young adult women in Nigeria. The requirements were estimated from nitrogen balance studies while the subjects were fed their habitual ... -
STUDIES ON THE RECOVERY OF NUTRIENTS FROM URBAN SOLID WASTES
(1988-04)The uncontrolled growth of population and industry in urban cities of Nigeria has been a threat to the socio-economic life and health of the communities. There is need for research into newer methods of solving the ... -
A STUDY OF ALCOHOL DRINKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG RURAL STUDENT AND NON-STUDENT TEENAGERS
(1988-12)This study of alcohol drinking behaviour among rural students and non-student teenagers was carried out in Igboora, a rural town of Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 535 students were surveyed in six secondary schools and 365 ... -
A STUDY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICERS PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN NIGERIA
(1986-04)The concept of using non-physicians to provide primary health care (PHC) emerged in Nigeria in order to achieve the objective of increasing health care accessibility to larger population, especially in the rural areas. ... -
A STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING CIGARETTE SMOKING HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IBADAN
(1980-09)The study relates to the prevalence of cigarette smoking among school children. The study area is the Ibadan Municipality, were students in forms IV and V in nine schools, and representing all categories of proprietorship ... -
A STUDY OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN NIGERIA
(1985-04)Morbidity and mortality are known to be notoriously high among pre-school children in Nigeria and other developing countries. Malnutrition, infectious and communicable diseases constitute the major health problems of the ... -
A STUDY OF SOME ASPECTS OF HEALTH MANPOWER ON NIGERIA: THE SUPPLY OF NURSES
(1988)The purpose of this study is to examine the development of some aspects of health manpower in Nigeria. The central theme of the thesis is the supply of nurses. The study objective is to identify and examine the factors ... -
A STUDY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPOSTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN SHASHA SETTLEMENT-OYO STATE
(1985-06)The study examined the knowledge, attitude and practices of the people of Shasha in relation to solid waste disposal. It also examines the pattern of generation, storage collection and final disposal of solid waste in the ... -
SUITABILITY OF ADOPTION OF FAITH-BASED APPROACH TO PROMOTE CHILD CARE PRACTICES THROUGH THE PASTORS’ WIVES IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2016-03)Despite the available simple and low-cost child care strategy, Nigeria continues to record unacceptable high child mortality rate with obvious un-accomplishment of the 4th millennium development goal by the year 2015. ... -
TECHNICIANS' KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF ELECTRONIC WASTES MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN SOILS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-02)Electronic wastes (e-wastes) are increasingly being generated in Nigeria and their indiscriminate disposal has potentiai for environmental degradation. However their effects on the soil are yet to be well studied. The ... -
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION IN SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS IBADAN NORTH AND IBADAN SOUTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, NIGERIA
(2014-01)There is a growing concern on the environmental effects of carbon dioxide (C0₂) emissions especially its role in climate change. In Nigeria, activities that lead to the production of CO₂ in the environment are on the ... -
TESTING THE EFFICACY OF THE UTILIZATION OF HUMAN URINE AS A FERTILIZER AND AN ECO-SANITATION APPROACH IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2011-03)Human urine is a potential source of fertilizer, which is more environment-friendly than chemical fertilizers. The unsanitary disposal of urine poses a serious public health hazard. Little is known about the harnessing of ... -
TOXICOLOGICAL INDICES OF AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS AND CELOSIA ARGENTEA AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CYANIDE TOXICITY USING Rattus rattus AS MODEL
(2014-05)Cyanide toxicity is of public health importance as many health complications arise from cyanide poisoning through ingestion of foods and anthropogenic sources. Amaranthus viridis (AV) and Celosia argentea (CA) are widely ... -
TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS CO-INFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS ON DOTS IN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU
(2012-08)Nigeria is ranked 10th among the world TB most burdened country with an incidence of 133/100,000, prevalence of 199/100,000 and death rate from TB dropped from 11% in 2006 to 5% in 2010. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is 4.1 ...