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It is commonly believed that Nigerian students perform very poorly in the English language.Many reasons adduced to be the causative variables for students' poor performance in the English language are located away from the students themselves.What the above scenario portends is that no effort has been made to find out the strategies which the students themselves use in their efforts to learn the English language; it also implies that no effort has been made to find out the relationship...

The acquisition of knowledge and accessibility to information is essentially relevant to Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) in any developing country. VCTs are increasingly important in global response to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS. This study was carried out between February and June 2014, to ascertain the awareness and response of University students to HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counseling and Testing. A total of four hundred and sixty four...

Background : Caesarean section is one of the commonest obstetrics surgery and has become increasingly safer compared with the early 20th century. The practice of informed consent has also become universally adopted for surgical procedures. However, with increasing knowledge about ethics and rights, issues on consent isone of the frequent grounds for litigation and malpractice claims. Aims and Objectives : To audit the process of informed consent for emergency and elective caesarean section...

The aim of this study is to investigate the demand characteristics of household consumption of food-away-from-home (FAFH) with a focus on the role of education of household head in Nigeria. Using 2003/2004 Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) data, we employ the Cragg’s Double-Hurdle (DH) model, which estimate jointly, households’ decisions to consume FAFH and how much to spend on FAFH or the demand for FAFH. The empirical results show that education of household head decreases the demand...

The aim of this study is to develop an integrated model that can simulate the impact of climate change on farm structure and adaptation thereof. The future sustainability of the agricultural sector relies on the type of adaptation strategy put in place for farmers to cope with the projected impacts of climate change. The Ceres Dynamic Integrated Model (CDIM) was developed to evaluate different adaptation strategies, results show that it is unlikely that high water tariffs will reduce the...

The aim of this study is to develop an integrated model that can simulate the impact of climate change on farm structure and adaptation thereof. The future sustainability of the agricultural sector relies on the type of adaptation strategy put in place for farmers to cope with the projected impacts of climate change. The Ceres Dynamic Integrated Model (CDIM) was developed to evaluate different adaptation strategies, results show that it is unlikely that high water tariffs will reduce the...

This study investigated the necessary skills needed by principals in the effective administration of schools at secondary school level. The issue of poor academic performance of students in Nigeria could be attributed to poor administrative skills of school administrators. The poor performance was however, as a result of the multi-faceted problems facing the system in Nigeria such as: inadequate funding; inadequate facilities; low morale of teachers; poor supervision of schools and frequent...

This study assessed the internet facilities among pre-service teachers in University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The use of internet facilities based on gender was also examined. The instrument used was Questionnaire on the assessment of the use of internet facilities among pre-service teachers in the University. All pre-service teachers in faculty of education, university of Ilorin were the population for the study. One hundred and fifty (150) students in 400 level were randomly sampled, 89...

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities of Nigeria executes self-advocacy initiatives to address issues related to social inclusiveness for persons with disabilities. The Centre executed a self-advocacy study regarding access to banking halls and services by persons with disabilities in Southwest Nigeria. The outcomes 0f the study demonstrates a significant need for structural accessibility, to respect consumers with disabilities’ desires to receive services rendered in banking halls....

This study examined the influence of health locus of control and death anxiety on risky sexual behavior among undergraduate students in Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.Three hundred (300) undergraduate students were randomly selected from among the students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria for the study.Four hypotheses were tested and results revealed that there is a significant effect of health locus of control on risky sexual behavior [(F (1,296) = 7.74; P < .05].It...

The paper attempts to reveal the importance of music education as an art as well as indispensable aspect of every single culture which serves as indisputable support to sustainable development in Nigeria. It is a veritable avenue that enables societies to transmit music and musical skills from one generation to the incoming ones. The research is based on a comprehensive literature review on the impact of music to sustainable development. This paper contextualised that music education is...

Good denture care practice by individuals using Removable Partial Denture (RPD) is an important component of oral health measures. An assessment of denture care practice of such individuals by dental care practitioners is necessary.To evaluate the denture care practice among prosthetics patients attending a tertiary Hospital Dental Centre in Nigeria.An interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from RPD wearers that were willing to participate. The questionnaire...

Although teacher education, both pre-and in-service, programs are offered in Nigeria by different teacher education institutions (as provided in the National Policy on Education), and varying degrees of success recorded, various problems still confront the program with far reaching consequences in Nigeria's educational system.This paper talks about the need for teacher education, the ideal teacher education, teacher education and national development, analyses the historical contexts of the...

Background: Understanding the distribution pattern of tuberculosis infection as well as adherence to treatment guidelines could help to strengthen existing policy aimed at reducing morbidity associated with the disease. Aim: To assess the pattern of sputumsmear positive tuberculosis infection and adherence to Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (DOTS). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study which utilized secondary data involving 210 sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients with...

Nurses' roles expose them to a lot of stress based upon the physical labour, exposure to human suffering, lengthy work hours, poor staffing, and interpersonal relationships that are central to the work they do.Nurses are expected to deliver humane, empathetic, culturally-sensitive and proficient care in working environments with limited resources and increasing responsibilities.Such imbalance between providing high quality care with limited resources leads to physical and mental stress.This...

Background:  Infrared radiation therapy is a modality widely used in Physiotherapy for the management of pain. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of six weeks infrared radiation therapy on pain intensity and functional disability index in subjects suffering from non- specific low back pain Methods:  The study was a pre-test post-test two group pre-experimental design. A total of fifty subjects (26 males and 24 females) of black African origin clinically diagnosed with...