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EFFECT OF A RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH POSTING ON MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION ASPECTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(1987-11)This evaluation case study looks at the effect of the rural Ibarapa Community Health posting on medical student attitudes and knowledge of the health education aspects of primary health care.The Igboora rural campus 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 ... -
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 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE USE OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS AS SOURCE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO PRIMARY FIVE PUPILS IN ONITSHA
(1988-07)The family (parents) and the School (teachers) are two major sources of health Information to primary school children. The health information so received by school children are meant to increase their health knowledge. But ... -
THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON INTELLIGENCE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN IBADAN
(1988-08)A total of six hundred and four (604) children aged between 61 and 96 months were recruited from nine primary schools (private and public) within lbadan and its environs, to study the impact of nutrition on intelligence ... -
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 ... -
ZINC SUPPLEMENT DURING PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN NIGERIAN WOMEN AND THEIR NEW BORN BABIES
(1989-05)Pregnant women who were booked at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital ante-natal clinic and whose gestational periods were between the tenth and fourteenth week were recruited into the study after medical screening for ... -
AVAILABILITY OF DIETARY IRON AND INFLUENCE OF INHIBITORS AND/OR ENHANCERS ON IRON STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS
(1990-01)The bio-availability of iron from diets consumed by 160 apparently healthy Nigerians adolescents (aged 11-18 years) resident in an institution was assessed. The level of enhancers (ascorbic iron) and inhibitors (phytic and ... -
LIVING SITUATIONS OF JUNE 1987 SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS IN A RURAL NIGERIAN COMMUNITY
(1990-04)This was a descriptive study of the living situations of 363 members of the June,1987 set of school leavers from the four senior secondary schools in Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria, who made their first attempt and finished ... -
HEALTH EDUCATION APPROACH TO THE TRAINING OF PATENT MEDICINE SELLERS AT IGBO-ORA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(1990-12)The relevance of training to manpower development for primary health care cannot be overemphasized. Patent medicine sellers play important roles in the study area where they serve as the first port of call for residents ... -
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 ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND RISK-BEHAVIOURS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ABOUT AIDS IN IBADAN MUNICIPALITY
(1990-12)The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS ) epidemic poses a major threat to public health in many countries around the world. In the absence of a potent vaccine or effective cure, primary prevention through health ... -
VITAMIN A STATUS AND THE EFFECT OF ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION IN PREGNANT NIGERIAN WOMEN
(1991)This study was designed to investigate vitamin A nutritional status of pregnant and non pregnant non lactating Nigerian women. The beneficial effects of oral vitamin A supplementation was also investigated in the pregnant ... -
HOMOZYGOUS SICKLE HAEMOGLOBINOPATHY IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN: ITS PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS ON THEIR FAMILIES
(1991)The literature is replete with empirical evidence on how parents of Caucasian origin react to hereditary, chronic and disabling diseases in their children. However, there is very little information on the reaction of ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NURSES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN OYO AND BENDEL STATES
(1991-03)A study of the factors associated with the mal-distribution of health service personnel between rural and urban areas was undertaken with a focus on Nurses and Community Health Workers (CHWs). The opinion of health managers ... -
FEEDING PRACTICES AND OCCURENCE OF DIARRHOEA AMONG CHILDREN OF LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS IN IBADAN CITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-02)Diarrhoeal diseases still constitute major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Various studies have shown the incidence rate of diarrhoeal diseases to be lower among children who are exclusively breastfed ... -
CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS OF HEALTH STAFF IN IFELOJU AND IBARAPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, OYO STATE
(1992-04)Continuing education (CE) is an important component of staff development for health workers and ensures that quality services are delivered to consumers. This has been viewed by some authors as a way of eliminating "continuing ... -
AN EVALUATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE AFRICAN REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE (ARHEC), UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 1975-1989
(1992-05)The African Regional Health Education Centre (ARHEC), which was founded in 1975, is the first of its kind for the preparation of professional health educators in Africa. The training programme has gone through 15 years ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX AND NUTRIENT INTAKE ON BONE DENSITY OF RURAL NIGERIAN ADULTS
(1992-06)The influence of age sex, and nutrient intake on bone density was determined in 97 rural adult Nigerians (65 males and 32 females). Bone density indices were calculated from measurements on radiographs of the second ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF CIGARETTE SMOKING HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE
(1992-06)Cigarette smoking is a habit which is difficult to break once it is established. Although adult cigarette smoking rate has declined slowly but steadily in the past few years, the rate of cigarette smoking amongst children ...