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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 ...
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, ...
Media narrative construction of human rights abuse in Nigeria
(K.N. Raj Library, 2016)
Human rights infractions have been a recurring issue in Nigeria. This is probably so because of the military involvement in the governance of the country in the recent past. This also probably explains why there are a ...
Malaria treatment and farming households income poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Malaria pandemic threatens economic, social and environmental sustainability throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the world at large. Malaria at the micro-level imposes two significant cost categories (morbidity and mortality ...
Profitability of Cassava-based production systems
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
The study was undertaken to analyze the profitability of cassava-based production in Oyo State. The population for the study consisted of all small-scale cassava farmers in the State. A well-structured questionnaire was ...