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Intestinal schistosomiasis, caused by the worm Schistosoma mansoni is one of the most common tropical diseases and poses serious health related morbidities. The effect of ABO blood group on intensity schistosomiasis has been studied, but there is discrepancy between the studies. The aim of this study was to assess the association of ABO blood groups and intestinal S. mansoni infection. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Masero primary school children at Sanja, Northwest...

The agro-ecology based classification was used to analyze the vulnerability of Lake Tana sub-basin (LTSB) to shocks induced by CC. One hundred and fifty households were surveyed in LTSB and data were collected on sociodemographics, livelihoods, social networks, health, food and water security, natural disasters and climate variability. Data collected were aggregated using a composite index, differential and integrated vulnerability analysis approach to develop indices. The major components...

Background : Menarche is one of the signals of a woman’s transition from childhood to adulthood. Abnormal menstrual pattern could cause morbidities that may disrupt daily activities. Aim : To assess the pattern of menstrual disorders and impact on the quality of life among university students in South-Western Nigeria. Subjects and Methods : This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out among 494 university students in South-Western Nigeria, selected using multistage sampling...

Climate Change is a major challenge to agricultural development in Africa, Nigeria in particular and the world at large. Agriculture, as one of the most weather-dependent of all human activities, is highly vulnerable to climate change. The study was carried out to examine farmers’ perception and adaptation strategies to citrus and tomatoes response to climate change in Northern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the study area. Purposely, North central and...

Until recently,.Jhe last decade has witnessed massive economic growth in Nigeria, but the literature has proved that the growth has not been inclusive in nature. This is because, in spite of the level of growth recorded overtime, the poverty rate is still very high. This study investigates the relationship between human capital (education) and inclusive growth in Nigeria between the sample period of 1981 to 2013. The Johansen co-integration me_thod and Error Correction Mechanism (ECM)...

Objective: Differences in jobs descriptions and responsibilities may contribute to varying degree of exposure to diseases including high blood pressure.There is dearth of studies comparing blood pressure patterns and anthropometric parameters between teaching and non-teaching staff of university.Therefore, this study was designed to assess and compare the blood pressure and the anthropometric parameters of both teaching and non-teaching staff of a Nigerian university.Materials and Methods: A...

Bullying is the most common form of violence in schools. The current study examined the relationship between school climate and bullying behaviour among secondary school students in Yagba West, Kogi State, Nigeria. The research design employed for this study was a descriptive research method of the correlational survey type. The target population consisted of all SSS II secondary school students in Yagba West of Kogi State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 students as...

Background: Traumatic injuries are on the increase in many of our hospitals with varying aetiology, severity and mode of  presentation. This study therefore, aimed to appraise the various types of injuries seen and attended to at the emergency unit of the study centre. Method This was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out over a 7-month period (September 2014-March 2015), on patients that presented to the emergency unit. Relevant investigations were carried out and these were...

Master of Education in Language and Media Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2016.

Education is regarded as a vital tool for enlightenment and empowerment that allow meaningful contributions by individuals to the society they belong to. Unfortunately, most African countries, Nigeria inclusive, have been characterised by under-development of human and natural resources as well as general poor quality of life of the majority of their citizens. This is evidenced by the low literacy rates and figures accorded these countries whereas studies have indicated that literacy is one...

In 2013, the Wits Law Clinic rolled out a revamped model of clinical legal education (‘CLE’) in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission. This involved the development of a specialist law clinic, founded on the right of access to information, and which included client consultations by students in different community locations. It also involved the implementation of a human-rights theory that posits that the exercise of the right to information can unlock the delivery of...

Climate change is a global problem and has become an important agenda in both public and private discourse in recent times. Adaptation is more relevant for poorer nations because of their relative vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, [IPCC (Contribution of working group II to the 4th Assessment Report of the IPCC. University Press Cambridge, 2007a); Climate change: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Working group II contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Drought in various part of the northern Nigeria has been a regular occurrence over the years and has become a subject of concern to many researchers. This research considered a five-month initiation and termination sequence in the monthly precipitation data analysis of fifteen selected stations between 1960 and 2012 with the aim of identifying (i) years of drought (ii) the occurrence of major drought events and (iii) the dominant drought intensity in the region. The data were first subjected...

In this study, we investigate the extent to which female education could help in the expansion of healthcare coverage through enrolment for National Healthcare Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The major finding is that female schooling is positively and significantly correlated with enrolment for NHIS. A year of female schooling increases the probability of enrolment for NHIS by 11 percent. This finding is robust to the inclusion of large number of relevant covariates. Exploiting the differential...

The study examined farmers’ vulnerability, perception and adaptation to climate change in Kwara State. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire to elicit information from 120 food crop farmers selected through a multistage random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, fuzzy set approach and multinomial logit model. Results show that majority of the sampled farmers were in their productive age with about 26.6% had no formal education and were...

As in most other parts of the world, violent behaviour is common and is a wide spread feature among youths in Nigeria; especially in the recent times. The study investigated the comparative effectiveness of Reality Therapy and self- efficacy techniques in reducing violent behaviour among Secondary School students in Osun State, Nigeria. Using a multi-stage approach, a total of one hundred and twenty (120) senior secondary school students (60 male and 60 female) identified to exhibit violent...

Background: Hepatitis B is the most prevalent chronic infectious liver disease worldwide with serious sequelae. Reduction of hepatitis B infection is a national public health priority. Despite international efforts to prevent the infection through global vaccination programs, new cases are still being reported throughout the world. Objectives: This study aims to determine the risk exposure factors for hepatitis B infection among senior secondary school students in Ilorin East Local...