Faculty of Public Health: Recent submissions
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SOCIAL IMPACT OF PETROL STATIONS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2011-01)The emergence of sub-standard and poorly located Petrol Stations (PS) is on the increase in Nigeria. These affect the various facets of life and are further aggravated by non-compliance with regulations. Social impact ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN OGBOMOSO SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-08)Hypertension is one of the leading causes of adult morbidity and mortality in Nigeria civil servants including local government employees are predisposed to risk factors that could lead to hypertension. Several studies ... -
EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND PROVISION OF COLLECTION BIN ON SOURCE-SEPARATION OF SOLID WASTES AMONG WORKERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2009-11)Source-separation is a solid waste management strategy which aids recycling. In Nigeria, only a little is known about this practice and the characteristics of solid wastes generated in institutions of higher learning. The ... -
ANTENATAL HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN URBAN SLUMS OF IBADAN SOUTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-10)Antenatal care (ANC) service provides pregnant women the opportunity to receive proper maternal health care services during pregnancy. Under-utilization of these services, especially among urban slum population is one of ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE UTILISATION OF PRIVATE REFUSE COLLECTORS AMONG RESIDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-03)Improper solid wast management contributes to the spread of communicable diseases. Private Refuse Collectors (PRC) are critical to proper solid waste management. Factors influencing the utilisation of PRC have not been ... -
ACCURACY AND QUALITY OF ROUTINE IMMUNISATION DATA MONITORING SYSTEM IN OGBARU AND ONITSHA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
(2013-03)Routine Immunization (RI) is a cost-effective public health intervention to reduce child morbidity and mortality. Immunization programme managers often depend on immunization coverage obtained from RI data monitoring system ... -
HOUSING CONDITIONS AND PERCEIVED HEALTH EFFECTS ON UNDER-5 CHILDREN ON OMI-ADIO, IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2014-02)Living conditions and sanitary housing are important social determinants of health. Under-5 (U-5) children living in poor or overcrowded conditions are vulnerable to respiratory infections and other health problems.The ... -
NOISE LEVELS, HEALTH PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT AMONG SELECTED MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN COMMUNITY
(2012-05)Noise is one of the major factors that could affect hearing and learning in an academic community. Nigerian university environments are notable for activities that are often associated with noise. However, inadequate ... -
EFFECT OF TRAINING ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING IMMUNIZATION CLINICS AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-12)The World Health Organization recommends that infants from age 6 months should be introduced to complementary foods, with continued breastfeeding, to meet their nutritional needs. However, malnutrition among infants in ... -
ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-MALARIA LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LEVEL IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-11)Establishment of a functional Antimalarial Logistic Management System (AMLMS) is essential to the achievement of the goals of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Initiative. The AMLMS ensures the availability of anti-malaria drugs ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF FIRST AID AMONG COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-11)First Aid (FA) is a set of immediate actions taken to prevent further injuries when an accident occurs. Commercial Motorcycle Riders (CMR) in Ibadan are usually prone to accident that may lead to injuries. The applications ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS WITH POTENTIALS FOR INFLUENCING THE OCCURRENCE OF ASTHMA AMONG CHILDREN IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2012-07)The prevalence of asthma has increased in recent years. Although most asthma studies in Nigeria focused on the burden of the disease among children, the risk factors that may favour its occurrence have not been well ... -
EFFECT OF BASELLA ABLA AND SOLANUM MACROCARPON VEGETABLES ON CYANIDE TOXICITY RAT
(2014-05)Some Nigerian staples contain certain levels of cyanide, which if ingest in large quantity can predispose to acute poisoning. Basella alba (BA) and Solanum macrocarpon (SM) are vegetables often consumed concomitantly with ... -
DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND SAFETY FROM SOURCE TO POINT OF USE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2013-07)The monitoring of the quality of pipe-borne water supply to the public is on the decline in most developing countries. Information on water quality from critical segments of the water treatment and distribution scheme in ... -
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 ... -
UTILISATION OF COCOA POD HUSK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER AS A WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
(2009-02)Cocoa pod husks (CPU) disposal constitutes a serious problem in cocoa farms and cocoa processing areas. In its raw or processed form, CPH has the potential to be used as organic fertilizer but few studies have been conducted ... -
KNOWLEDGE OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA AND ITS PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ADEOYO MATERNITY HOSPITAL, YEMETU, IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-01)Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder occurring usually after 20 weeks of gestation. If left untreated, it progresses to eclampsia. However, most studies on maternal morbidity and mortality have not ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG EMMANUEL ALAYANDE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS OYO, OYO STATE
(2016-02)Current evidence reveals an upward trend in Alcohol Consumption (AC) among college students in Nigeria with grave health-related consequences of violence, accidents, suicide and alcohol-related ailments. However, information ...