African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND UTILISATION OF CERVICAL CYTOLOGY SERVICES BY PROFESSIONAL FEMALE NURSES IN IBADAN MUNICIPALITY, OYO STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER EDUCATION
(1992-12)Cancer of the cervix is the most common malignant tumour seen in women in developing countries. In 1990, an incidence of 8.4% was reported in the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. It has been established that ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
INSULIN SECRETION AND SENSITIVITY IN FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES OF NIGERIAN PATIENTS WITH NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS (NIDDM)
(1992-02)The blood insulin and glucose concentrations were analysed before and during frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance tests (FSIGT) In 2 groups of Nigerian subjects: (1 ) Control group (n=18), without a positive ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG MEN IN IBADAN SOUTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(1994-05)Men's role in the adoption and use of contraception has often been neglected in family health studies. This situation may be due to the assumption that they have negative attitude towards the use of contraceptives either ... -
NUTRITIONAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL EVALUATION OF MALTED AND UNMALTED MAIZE FORTIFIED WITH COWPEA OR SOYBEAN USING EXTRUSION COOKING
(1998-03)Supplementary foods were prepared with malted or unmalted maize. The malted maize was fortified with cowpea (MC) and soybean (MS) at a ratio of 45.35% and 55.25% respectively. The unmalted maize was also fortified at the ... -
PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO AIDS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CONDOM USE AMONG LONG DISTANCE TRUCK DRIVERS IN IBADAN
(1992-10)Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) has become a major public health problem since its discovery in 1981. Although studies on AIDS are being carried out in Nigeria, information is scanty about truck drivers. It has ... -
KNOWLEDGE OF RISK FACTORS AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN IBADAN SOUTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2014-12)Obesity is one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of public health concern globally with negative impact on Reproductive Health (RH). Previous researches have shown that obesity is associated with other NCDs but there ... -
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, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF CONTRACEPTION AMONGST SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(1995)A KAP study among the senior secondary school students in Ibadan North-East L.G.A. of Oyo State was conducted in order to assess the factors that affect contraceptive awareness and utilisation among secondary school students. ... -
PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL HAZARDS AND KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID CARE AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2013-05)Physical hazards (PHs) in the school environment compromise health of primary school children worldwide. Many of the harmful effects of PHs can be managed through First Aid (FA) by teachers. In Nigeria, there is death ... -
HEALTH CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR DURING PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN OF AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2000-10)The problems of maternal morbidity and mortality have been associated with inappropriate health care seeking behaviour in pregnancy and childbirth. As a result, WHO and UNICEF established the Safe Motherhood initiative ... -
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 ... -
PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICE OF CHILD LABOUR IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2009-12)Child labour is a major concern worldwide. In developing countries, child labour is often seen in a different perspective and may relate to socialization and child training. However, parents’ view regarding this practice ... -
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 ...
