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FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND THEIR PATIENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1979-06)Some of the attitude of patients towards physicians as well as the sex and age of consulting physicians were studied. An attempt was also made to assess the influence of these attitude on the satisfaction of patients with ... -
THE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES IN IBADAN SCHOOLS
(1979-06)The provision of satisfactory environmental health facilities in schools is very essential for the promotion of health of both teachers and pupils. In this dissertation, teachers’ attitudes and practices to the use and ... -
HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES IN IBADAN
(1979-06)School Health Education in Nigeria is currently facing identity crisis. Its teaching is at present carried out at all levels of the educational system as an appendage to other subjects, particularly physical education ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED MALNUTRITION PROBLEMS AND CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES: IMPLICATION FOR NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION
(1979-06)A retrospective study was designed to examine the relationship between child feeding practices among mothers and occurrence of severe protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in children. The background information on socio-economic ... -
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 ... -
THE EFFECT OF COOKING ON THE ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF SOME NIGERIAN FOODSTUFFS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO VITAMIN C STATUS OF THE CONSUMERS
(1980-09)In Nigeria, fresh fruits like oranges, guava, mango etc. and leafy vegetables like 'sokoyokoto’ (Celosia argentea L), ' tete ' (Amaranthus spp. L), ‘gbure’ of ascorbic acid (AA.) but these fruits are fast becoming more ... -
CONSUMERS' BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF IMMUNIZATION
(1981)The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that impede the utilisation of the services of the expanded programme of immunization, and make recommendations in the light of the findings as to the strategies for ... -
UTILISATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES IN IBARAPA DISTRICT: IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1982-08)Differential utilisation is a phenomenon common to most health delivery systems. This situation is aggravated when it involves one of the vulnerable groups in the community, who are too young to express their health needs. ... -
DIETRY PATTERN AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN FROM THE LOW INCOME GROUP OF IBADAN
(1984-08)Nine-hundred and fifteen, 915, mother/children pairs recruited from five clinics In Ibaden were used to study the dietary pattern and nutritional status of infants/children born to poor urban dwellers. Anthropometrlc ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN
(1986-11)This study was designed to determine the nature and extent of knowledge of cause, prevention and treatment of diabetes among diabetic patients. It sought to relate their diabetic management skills to knowledge, social and ... -
INTERVENING IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS OF TROPICAL DISEASES CONTROL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN-AN EXTRAL CURRICULA APPROACH
(1986-11)Despite the remarkable advances in medical science over the years, millions of people in the developing world are still suffering from parasitic diseases which severely impede their social economic development. Among these ... -
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND PROTEIN QUALITY CHANGES IN CORN (ZEA MAYS) AND COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA) DURING STORAGE UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
(1987-03)This study was designed to investigate the changes in the protein quality and some physico-chemical properties of corn (Zea mays) and cowpea (V. unguiculata with respect to the storage time, temperature and water activity ... -
CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH THE ORGANISATION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTEREST GROUPS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION IN APATA
(1987-09)A successful self-help programmes in a community depends on the cooperation of its members. Cooperation is absent in a situation where no records of collaborative action and little sign of community organisation. The ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF SEX EDUCATION
(1987-09)Sex education in schools is a controversial subject. Not all authorities on sex education agree that it should be given in schools. Some state that it is the responsibility of a child's parents, since parents know their ... -
EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION COMPONENT OF DIARROEAL DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME AT IGBO-ORA RURAL HEALTH CENTRE
(1987-11)Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) is an innovative, inexpensive and effective approach to the treatment of diarrhoea and dehydration. Health education is a major component of an ORT programme. This study was designed to ...
