Faculty of Public Health: Recent submissions
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PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO PATIENTS'S RIGHTS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2011-01)Patient's rights encompass legal and ethical issues in the provider-patient relationship. These included the following, rights to privacy, quality medical care without prejudice, right to informed decisions about care and ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND PATTERN OF BLOOD DONATION AMONG FACILITY BASED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-06)The availability of blood is a major public health concern globally because the amount of Wood donated annually falls short of what is required in spite of increased awareness programmes. In Nigeria, there is a dearth of ... -
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 ... -
BARBERS' KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION IN BARBER SHOPS IN IBADAN SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA.
(2008-12)All the respondents were male. Though some females were encountered during the study none was involved in the act of barbing. They were either shop owners (employing stylists) or members of barbers’ union. The age of the ... -
BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION: ATTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG WOMEN IN IFO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
(2002-10)Breast Cancer is the most common female malignancy reported world-wide. In the past few years, the number of women developing breast cancer in Nigeria has risen dramatically. Despite the increasing incidence of the disease, ... -
PERCEPTIONS, PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS RELATING TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG THE ELDERLY IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2010-07)Most studies on sexual behaviour in Nigeria focused on young people and adults with limited attention paid to the elderly. There is dearth of information about elderly persons' reproductive health challenges, including ... -
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION IN IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
(2008-08)Physical exercises (PE) are beneficial to the physical development and functioning of the human body. They are also useful for the reduction of the risks of chronic disease conditions such as Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVDs), ... -
PATTERN OF RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(2004-07)Adolescents and other young persons (AYP) are important because of their sheer size. In Nigeria, twenty-one million persons representing 25% of the population are adolescents. Although adolescents are generally a healthy ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS IN OGBERE COMMUNITY, EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2001-08)The reproductive health of adolescents and young people has continued to receive attention in many countries, including Nigeria. Previous studies in the country show that many young people engage in early sexual activities ... -
CLIENTS' UTILIZATION AND PERCEIVED LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES RECEIVED AT THE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING CLINIC, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-05)Cervical Cancer (CC) is a major problem of public health importance especially for women from the developing countries. Cervical cancer screening is an important public health measure because when detected early can ... -
HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHURCHES AND MOSQUES IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2007-09)The five percent HIV prevalence rate of year 2004 in Nigeria has clearly shown that the country is at a critical stage in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A recent survey indicated that religion plays an important role in decision ... -
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AIDS AND PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HIV AMONG MALE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.
(2003-09)The reproductive health needs of the adolescent have received little attention, especially in developing countries like Nigeria It has been reported that male students are more likely to start having sex earlier than female. ... -
ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION IN AGEGE, LAGOS ISLAND AND ETI OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
(2010-08)Routine immunization has been declining in Nigeria since early 1990s due to weak health systems, poor funding, lack of vaccines and parental involvement at community levels. Lagos state has been experiencing poor routine ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF POSITIVE LIVING BY PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV IN IBADAN AND LAGOS NIGERIA.
(2006-09)Care and support for people living with HIV (PLWH), their families and communities were until recently neglected components of most HIV/AIDS programmes in Nigeria. Lack of positive living practices aggravates existing ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV ANTI-BODY TESTING AND RISK BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OYO TOWN, OYO STATE NIGERIA.
(2002-08)Students in tertiary institutions are at risk of contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) because they fall within the age bracket that is in the sexually active age group. Although, many studies have been carried ... -
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION IN IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
(2008-08)Physical exercises (PE) are beneficial to the physical development and functioning of the human body. They are also useful for the reduction of the risks of chronic disease conditions such as Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVDs), ... -
PRESCRIPTION ERRORS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-08)The problem associated with medication arising from prescription error is widespread and has received public attention. Prescription error is a dimension of quality of care seldom used because of lack of data. There is a ... -
EXPERIENCES OF MENARCHE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2009-12)Menarche (onset of menstruation) is a normal developmental milestone among adolescent girls. The experience could be characterized by varying physical problems and emotional reactions. There is dearth of information in ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF SMOKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG OUT-OF-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN ADO-ODO/OTA LOCALGOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
(2006-01)Smoking among young people is an important public health problem. A lot of researches on smoking have been conducted on adolescents who are in schools, but those who are out-of-school have received scanty attention. The ... -
USE OF WEDDING RINGS AND INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRA-MARITAL SEX AMONG MEN IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2009-07)Involvement in extra-marital sex has serious social, emotional, economic and reproductive health implications including the risk of infection with sexually transmitted disease. Extra-marital sexual activities are common ...