scholarly journals Survival modelling of teenage childbirth among Nigerian women

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Olubimpe Mercy Oladuti
Keyword(s):  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Teenage Childbirth

scholarly journals Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Adebukola Dagunduro ◽  
Adebimpe Adenugba
Keyword(s):  
Colonial Period ◽  
Women's Activism ◽  
Women's Groups ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Liberal Feminism ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Women’S Groups ◽  
Activist Groups

AbstractWomen’s activism within various ethnic groups in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, with notable heroic leaders, like Moremi of Ife, Amina of Zaria, Emotan of Benin, Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo and many others. The participation of Nigerian women in the Beijing Conference of 1995 led to a stronger voice for women in the political landscape. Several women’s rights groups have sprung up in the country over the years. Notable among them are the Federation of Nigerian Women’s Societies (FNWS), Women in Nigeria (WIN), Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) and Female in Nigeria (FIN). However, majority have failed to actualize significant political, social or economic growth. This paper examines the challenges and factors leading to their inability to live up to people’s expectations. Guided by patriarchy and liberal feminism theories, this paper utilizes both historical and descriptive methods to examine these factors. The paper argues that a lack of solidarity among women’s groups, financial constraints, unfavourable political and social practices led to the inability of women’s groups in Nigeria to live up to the envisaged expectations. The paper concludes that, for women’s activist groups to survive in Nigeria, a quiet but significant social revolution is necessary among women. Government should also formulate and implement policies that will empower women politically, economically and socially.

scholarly journals Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria: A Community-Based Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajibola Idowu ◽  
Samuel Anu Olowookere ◽  
Aderonke Tolulope Fagbemi ◽  
Olumuyiwa Ayotunde Ogunlaja
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
North Central ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Screening Uptake ◽  
Cancer Of The Cervix

Introduction. Cancer of the cervix is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in developing countries. Screening is one of the most cost effective control strategies for the disease. This study assessed the determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among Nigerian women.Methodology. This cross-sectional study was conducted using multistage sampling technique among 338 participants in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria. A pretested questionnaire was used for data collection and data analysis was done using SPSS version 21. Chi-square test was used for bivariate analysis while binary logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis. Statistical significance was set atp<0.05.Results. Only 8.0% of the respondents had ever been screened for cancer of the cervix. The proportion of women who had ever been screened was significantly higher among those who demonstrated positive attitude to screening (81.5%,p=0.001), respondents who were aware of the disease (100.0%,p=0.001), and those who were aware of cervical cancer screening (88.9%,p=0.001). Respondents who had negative attitude had 63% lesser odds of being screened compared to those who had positive attitudes towards screening (AOR; 0.37, 95% CI; 0.01–0.28).Conclusion. There is urgent need to improve the knowledge base and attitude of Nigerian women to enhance cervical cancer screening uptake among them.

Antioxidant content of the milk of Nigerian women and the sera of their exclusively breast-fed infants

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy J VanderJagt ◽  
Seline N Okolo ◽  
Angela Costanza ◽  
Walter Blackwell ◽  
Robert H Glew
Keyword(s):  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Antioxidant Content ◽  
Breast Fed

Immunological studies on pre-eclampsia in Nigerian women

1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Okerengwo ◽  
A.I.O. Williams ◽  
P.A. Ibeziako
Keyword(s):  
Nigerian Women

Abstract 71: Accelerated Epigenetic Age among HIV-infected Nigerian Women with Invasive Cervical Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonah Musa ◽  
Kyeezu Kim ◽  
Yinan Zheng ◽  
Yishu Qu ◽  
Brian Joyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Invasive Cervical Cancer ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Epigenetic Age

Abstract 76: Global LINE-1 Hypomethylation as Novel Biomarker for Cervical Cancer in Nigerian Women Living with HIV

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinan Zheng ◽  
Jonah Musa ◽  
Kyeezu Kim ◽  
Yishu Qu ◽  
Brian Joyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Toward the Creation of a New Order for Nigerian Women: Recent Trends in Politics and Policies

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Simi Afonja
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
New Order ◽  
Access To Resources ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Creation

Women experience numerous contradictions as they undergo social change. Many have celebrated the autonomy of Nigerian women. Some “got drunk” with the notions of this autonomy. Change created a number of problems that supposed autonomy could not come to grips with. Just a few examples: First, women appeared to contribute more labor to the development process than men, burdening them with physical and time constraints. Second, modernization created new resources and along with them, new kinds of inequalities in access to resources. Specifically, women had much more limited access to resources than men. Consequently, women could not invest resources in the same ways as men.

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