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Effective use of media awareness campaigns for Breast Cancer Care among women: a comparative study
(Bridgewater State University, 2016)
This study investigated the influence of media awareness campaigns on breast cancer care among women in South-West Nigeria. This study employed a mixed research method, which made use of survey and focus group discussion ...
Gender differences in quality of work life of police personnel in two selected states in South-West, Nigeria
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)
This study investigated gender differences in quality of work life of police personnel. The research employed a cross-sectional survey design. Using proportionate and simple random sampling techniques, 588 police personnel ...
Determinants of rural wome's livelihood in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
This study assessed the determinants of the sources of livelihood for rural women in Ibarapa North Local Government Area. 102 respondents were randomly selected using the multistage sampling technique while data was collected ...
Economic synergy between rural off-farm income and households' poverty in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Off-farm enterprise is important for rural development and poverty alleviation. This study was undertaken to determine the economic synergy between off-farm income and farming households' poverty level. A total of 120 ...
Analysis of information sources used by fish farmers in Ife Central
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Information sources play a vital role in improvement of fish farming, however, the different sources of information do not receive equal attention by farmers, and as a result this study was conducted in the Ife Central ...
Women's empowerment status and exposure to maternal mortality risks in Nigeria
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)
The statistics on maternal mortality clearly show that Nigeria is lagging in the struggle to significantly improve maternal health. Annually, an estimated 50,000 to 59,000 Nigeria women of reproductive age die because of ...
Stereotypical beliefs and attitudes toward psychological disorders in a rural community in Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Findings have shown the importance of beliefs in formation of people's attitudes toward psychological disorders. Also, understanding the extent at which each of the described stereotypical beliefs contr ibutes in explaining ...
Survival analysis and prognostic factors of timing of first childbirth among women in Nigeria
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: First childbirth in a woman's life is one of the most important events in her life. It marks a turnaround when she might have to drop roles of career building and education, for motherhood and parenthood. The ...
Conceptualising Afrocentric-feminism and social constructivism through Alma Ata Declaration (primary health care, PHC) in rural Nigeria
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)
Christian and Islamic scriptures reduced women to a second class in any society. They are subjected to helper and relegated to house chores. In some societies, roles of ritual-making and administration are accorded them, ...
Marital status and HIV prevalence among women in Nigeria: ingredients for evidence-based programming
(Elsevier, 2016)
Objective: To assess the influence of marital status and other correlates on HIV infection among women in Nigeria. Methods: Data were extracted from the 2012 Nigerian population-based HIV/AIDS and reproductive health survey. ...