Factors Militating against adherence to Lassa Fever Preventive Measures among Market Traders of Owo Local Government Area, Southwest Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Olaide M. Adewale Aro
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Lassa Fever ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Compliance with Awareness Programmes/Preventive Measures: A Case Study of Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Mary Olufunke Adedokun ◽  
Adenike Olayinka Kolawole ◽  
Comfort Wuraola Adeyemo ◽  
Gladys Modupe Kayode ◽  
O. M. Bolarinwa
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Research Questions

The study was carried out to examine the compliance of people to awareness programmes/preventive measures on COVID-19. The study was carried out in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State with the population being the residents of Ibadan North Local Government area. The study employed a descriptive design of the survey type. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from respondents through purposive sampling method via Google form; sent to 400 respondents out of which 200 copies of questionnaire which were filled in a valid form were used for the study. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation with appropriate remarks were used to analyse the research questions while T-test was used to analyze hypotheses 1-3 and ordinary least squares regression was used to analyse hypothesis 4. The study showed that there existed a strong relationship between awareness programmes/preventive measures on COVID-19 and compliance of Ibadan North Local Government area citizens; that there existed a low significant relationship between medium of information and compliance of people to awareness/preventive measures on COVID-19 as indicated in (r = 0.811, P = .000 <0.05) and among others the study revealed that awareness programmes, medium of information and preventive measures had (P = 0.05, R = 0.993, R2 = 0.976, Adjusted R2 = 0.986, F = 4707.2; Sig = 0.000); which showed that these dependent variables had significant relationship with people’s compliance to awareness programmes on COVID-19. Among the recommendations made were that government of Oyo State in particular and Nigeria in general should heighten the process of awareness programmes, provide materials that would help in taking preventive measures to indigent people and educate people on the lookout for verified and certified information from real authoritative sources as opposed to subscribing to fake news.

scholarly journals Predictors of hepatatis B prevention and awareness among barbers in Gwer West Local Government area, Benue state, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1538
Author(s):  
Ogbeyi Ofikwu Gabriel ◽  
Jenewari Atiye Joseph ◽  
Ogbeyi Aba Francis ◽  
Afolaranmi O. Tolulope ◽  
Aba John Paul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: The rapid increase in the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection is an important public health issue worldwide. Millions of the general population is at an increased risk of being infected but they lack the awareness and preventive measures against this infection. This study was carried out among barbers in Naka, Gwer West Local Government area of Benue state, to determine the predictors of awareness and preventive measures against hepatitis B.  Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study involving all barbers in Naka were carried out. Structured interviewer administered questionnaires were used in collecting data from the respondents. Data were analyzed using statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used as point and interval estimates on the logistic model while a p value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: The total number of respondents in this study was 57. The mean age of the respondents was 25.9±2.10.  Majority (92.2%) of the respondents had heard of hepatitis B, 48.9% were able to identify the cause of the disease as virus. Majority of the respondents (78.7%) identified vaccination as a preventive measure against hepatitis B. On vaccination, more than half (51.1%) had been vaccinated against hepatitis B. Vaccination and information significantly affect prevention and awareness p=0.015 and 0.001 respectively.Conclusions: Awareness of hepatitis B was high in this study but awareness about causes and clinical presentations were low. There is need for proper health education programmes to improve their knowledge about hepatitis B and its prevention.

scholarly journals A GIS-BASED APPROACH TO RISK MAPPING OF LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK IN AKURE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA

2022 ◽  
Vol XLVI-4/W3-2021 ◽  
pp. 147-153
Author(s):  
O. J. Ifejube ◽  
S. O. Babalola ◽  
I. O. Mukaila ◽  
A. O. Badewa
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Risk Model ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Lassa Fever ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Lassa Virus ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Control And Prevention

Abstract. Lassa fever is an acute viral illness, which is endemic in some counties in West Africa, including Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and parts of Nigeria. It is caused by the Lassa virus, which is primarily hosted by multi-mammate rats that live in and around houses. This study sees the need to enhance public awareness by producing risk maps of Lassa fever for the study area. In a bid to understand and predict the prevalence of the disease in Akure South Local Government Area. Temporal and spatial analyses of Lassa fever cases were carried out, information about related environmental variables such as temperature, rainfall, vegetation, and elevation were obtained. These data sets from primary and secondary sources were integrated independently as predictor variables for the developed risk model. The accessibility of incidences of Lassa fever to health centres was determined and analysed. The risk map produced indicates that areas about the Ijoka community are at higher risk of being affected by a future Lassa fever outbreak than other areas. The model developed an understanding of the high risk and potential outbreak of Lassa fever to alert the general public of the virus to curb the future outbreak. However, future research can be on the control and prevention of Lassa fever in the study area.

scholarly journals Assertiveness Training and Psycho-Education as Preventive Measures of Drug Abuse among Secondary School Students in Makurdi Local Government Area

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Joyce M. Terwase ◽  
Nguher Abigail Akaagerger ◽  
Moses Denen Chiahemba
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Treatment ◽  
Assertiveness Training

<p>This study investigated Assertiveness Training and Psycho-education as preventive measures of drug abuse among secondary school students in Makurdi Local Government Area. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test and control group experimental design with a 3x2 factorial matrix. The sampling techniques adopted were the simple random method where each student was given an opportunity to be selected, and randomization of experimental groups and the control group to the schools through balloting was also done. Drug abuse prevention questionnaire (DAPQ), a standardized instrument developed by Skinner (1982), with a reliability coefficient of .97 were used for data collection. A total of 40 secondary school students made up of 28 males and 12 females with ages ranging from 15-23 years took part in the study. They also had a mean age of 18.38 Three hypotheses were raised and tested. The results obtained revealed that firstly, assertiveness training and psycho-education have significant treatment effects in the prevention of drug abuse among secondary school students (F(2<sub>)</sub>= 6.88; P&lt; 0.05 ).  Secondly, sex had no significant effect on prevention of drug abuse F(1<sub>)</sub>= 0.32; P&gt; 0.05 and thirdly, there was also no statistically significant interaction effects on drug abuse among secondary school students F(2)= 0.82; P&gt; 0.05. Therefore, it is recommended that high premium is placed on developing and mainstreaming prevention programs on drug abuse into the school curriculum in secondary schools for students to become more assertive and acquire more knowledge on drugs and its effects on mental health.</p>

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools in a Local Government Area of Oyo State, Southwest, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Adenike A.O. Olaniyi ◽  
S.O. Jimoh
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

Alcohol use during adolescence and young adulthood remain a prominent public health problem. This study identifies factors associated with alcohol consumption among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Southwest, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive study was used. One hundred and seventy-six (176) respondents were consecutively selected using the random technique. Data were analyzed using chi-square and hypotheses tested at a 5% level of significance. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge of alcohol consumption, while (36.4%) of the respondents had consumed alcoholic beverages. Over half (54.5%) engaged in drinking alcohol as a result of peer influence. The majority (70%) of them had good knowledge of factors influencing alcohol consumption and factors influencing consumption among the respondents. Thus, the rate of alcohol consumption among adolescents was low (36.4%) as a larger percentage (64.6%) of them did not consume alcohol owing to their knowledge of the effect and the presence of some protective factors within the environment. In conclusion, alcohol consumption among adolescents was low, knowledge of its consumption was high, and it was associated with its actual consumption. Alcohol use is also associated with peer influence and environmental variables, while age and gender did not have any relationship with alcohol consumption. Therefore, educational intervention to improve knowledge of the consequences of alcohol consumption among adolescents and public policies with preventive educational campaigns was recommended.

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