scholarly journals Analysis of Socio-demographic Characteristics of Adult Haematological Malignancies at a University Teaching Hospital, North-Central Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
AM Onoja ◽  
T Bitto ◽  
AT Onoja ◽  
Z Ayuba ◽  
OD Damulak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Haematological Malignancies ◽  
Wide Range

There exists a strong association between sociodemographics and risk of Haematological malignancies (HMs), documented in a wide range of populations, yet relatively little is known about the extent of their causal link. Sociodemographics are classifiable characteristics of populations. The analysis of these features may aid in identifying disease predictors, which may be essential to incidence reduction and improved outcomes. In this retrospective study design, 78 cases of adult HMs diagnosed at Benue State University Teaching Hospital from June 2012 to July 2019, were analysed to determine the effects of age, sex, religion, tribe, marital status, household income, employment status and educational level on HMs. The study showed that age and sex were predictors of HMs, particularly the middle and older age groups. Marital status, religion, tribe, educational level, employment status and household income showed no significant association with HMs. The findings may help clinicians make informed risk assessments of their patients and provide the appropriate framework for strategic disease control, policy formulation, resource allocation, and further research focus. We advocate for expanded research with a focus on the effects of sociodemographics on outcomes of HMs.

Marital status, educational level and household income explain part of the excess mortality of survey non-respondents

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Tolonen ◽  
Tiina Laatikainen ◽  
Satu Helakorpi ◽  
Kirsi Talala ◽  
Tuija Martelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Excess Mortality

scholarly journals Impact of Psychological Consequences on Poverty: An Evidence from Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Humaira Mumtaz ◽  
Iqbal Javed ◽  
Allah Bakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
World Value Survey ◽  
Interaction Variable ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

The limitation and the complications which the economic agents are facing are studied in behavioral economics. The current study underhand is an attempt to explore the impact of psychological consequences on household incomes. The current study underhand used World Value Survey data for the years 2012-2014 for Pakistan. Simple Linear Regression analysis was used to measure the impact of psychological variables on the income of households in Pakistan. The results show that people with a more external locus of control positively affect their incomes, as they do believe in external factors like fate and luck for its success or failure. Creativity, loneliness, and positivity have a direct relation with income while mistrust and risk aversion have an inverse relation with income. Creative minds of individuals, freedom of choice to control their lives phenomenon have a strong, positive and significant association with income. Creativity at work increase income or regular work for just reward increase income. This means that the individuals who mistrust less are consequently quicker in taking economic decisions and would make investment planning that will lead to an increase in their income. A second estimated model of this study includes all socioeconomic variables which can determine the level of income. These variables cover a wide range of demographic and social variables. These socioeconomics variables are age, gender, level of education, number of children, marital status, interaction variable of marital status and age, a square of interaction variable of marital status and age, interaction variable of gender and age, a square of interaction variables of gender and age and dummies of the province. Results show that all these variables have a significant relation with income level. All the socioeconomic and demographic variables have a strong association with the level of income. It reveals that the dummy of marital status negatively influences the income, it means that an unmarried man can earn more than a married. This study suggested that policymakers should take initial steps to focus on human psychology while making efforts to reduce the poverty level.

Barriers to Responsible Tourist Behaviour

2019 ◽  
pp. 314-332
Author(s):  
Giacomo Del Chiappa ◽  
Mariella Pinna ◽  
Marcello Atzeni
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Tourist Behaviour ◽  
Responsible Tourism

Responsible tourism is an increasingly observed phenomenon. This study offers new insights into the factors that prevent tourists from travelling responsibly. In particular, a sample of 837 Italian travelers was profiled based on the main impediments toward responsible tourism. Findings of the study suggested that impediments toward responsible tourism are related to five main categories: ‘lack of accessibility', ‘unwillingness', ‘lack of trustworthiness', ‘stress', and ‘price'. Cluster analysis revealed the existence of four tourist segments: the ‘existential pessimists', the ‘distrustful and accessibility seekers', the ‘mindless', and the ‘accessibility and time-saving seekers'. Furthermore, a series of distribution tests (χ2) showed that significant differences exist between the segments only based on the level of education, whereas no differences were found related to gender, age, marital status, employment status, monthly household income, or association membership. Finally, managerial implications of the study are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.

Barriers to Responsible Tourist Behaviour

2017 ◽  
pp. 290-308
Author(s):  
Giacomo Del Chiappa ◽  
Mariella Pinna ◽  
Marcello Atzeni
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Tourist Behaviour ◽  
Responsible Tourism

Responsible tourism is an increasingly observed phenomenon. This study offers new insights into the factors that prevent tourists from travelling responsibly. In particular, a sample of 837 Italian travelers was profiled based on the main impediments toward responsible tourism. Findings of the study suggested that impediments toward responsible tourism are related to five main categories: ‘lack of accessibility', ‘unwillingness', ‘lack of trustworthiness', ‘stress', and ‘price'. Cluster analysis revealed the existence of four tourist segments: the ‘existential pessimists', the ‘distrustful and accessibility seekers', the ‘mindless', and the ‘accessibility and time-saving seekers'. Furthermore, a series of distribution tests (?2) showed that significant differences exist between the segments only based on the level of education, whereas no differences were found related to gender, age, marital status, employment status, monthly household income, or association membership. Finally, managerial implications of the study are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Survey of the Level of Preparedness and Fears of Anaesthesia Staff regarding the Management of COVID-19 patients in ABUTH Zaria-Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saidu Yusuf Yakubu
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Hospital Management ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Low Resource

Abstract Objectives: Data was collected to determine the level of preparedness and fears of anaesthesia staff regarding the management of COVID-19 patients in a low resource tertiary hospital in Zaria, Nigeria. Information obtained was used to request for missing equipment from the hospital management and to allay the fears of staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Data reported was from the survey of consenting anaesthesia staff at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria. Information obtained include age, gender, marital status, professional role, level of preparedness, availability of working materials/equipment, fear of COVID-19, level of stress, stigmatization and the willingness or otherwise to volunteer in the management of COVID-19 patients. All 45 respondents stated that they do not have a life insurance. Forty four (97.8%) lack access to COVID-19 testing while 36 (80%) have not received any training on COVID-19 and the use of personal protective equipment. Twenty eight of 43 staff said that they were not willing or prepared to participate in the management of COVID-19 patients. Data will be useful to other researchers with a similar challenge. Data obtained was deposited at https://dx.doi.org/10.17632/stdmys22gk.1.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TURKISH PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ GENETICS LITERACY LEVELS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS ISSUES IN GENETICS LITERACY

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-172
Author(s):  
Ümran Betül Cebesoy ◽  
Ceren Öztekin
Keyword(s):  
Gene Therapy ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Key Words Genetics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Genetics Literacy

The importance of genetically literate individuals who can understand and join debates about genetics related issues, including gene therapy or cloning has been acknowledged by societies. With this respect, raising genetically literate individuals has become more prominent. Teachers’ knowledge in genetics literacy and their attitudes towards issues in genetics literacy influence their teaching practices. As a wide range of variables effect teachers’ genetics literacy levels and attitudes, this study examined how a set of variables including pre-service science teachers’ self-perceived interest, knowledge and importance of genetics, gender, academic achievement, socioeconomic status (household income, employment status and educational level of parents) are related to the their genetics literacy levels and attitudes towards various genetics literacy issues. Data was collected from 355 pre-service science teachers through administration of Genetics Literacy Assessment Inventory and Attitudes towards Issues in Genetics Literacy Scale. Canonical correlation analysis suggested that self-perceived interest and importance in genetics literacy issues, gender and parents’ educational levels were positively associated with participants’ genetics literacy levels, as well as attitudes towards the use of genetic information, gene therapy, and gene therapy applications. On the other hand, self-perceived knowledge, GPA, household income, employment status of parents were not found to be associated. Key words: genetics literacy, pre-service science teachers, attitude, socio-demographic variables.

Demographic Factors as a Catalyst for the Retention of Academic Staff: A Case Study of Three Universities in Sub - Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3(J)) ◽  
pp. 169-186
Author(s):  
Z. B. Gurmessa ◽  
I. W. Ferreira ◽  
H. F. Wissink
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Sub Saharan

The aim of the study was to determine the effect that demographic factors such as age, gender, marital status and education, as well as factors such as years of experience, income, academic rank, country of origin and area of specialisation have on academic staff working in the higher education sector in Sub Saharan Africa . A survey approach was adopted as the main data collection tool and data was collected from three public Universities - University of KwaZulu- Natal (UKZN), Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Haramaya University (HU). The first university is located in South Africa and the last two universities are situated in Ethiopia. The survey was employed as a research design. A self- administered survey questionnaire consisting of both demographic variables (age, tenure, educational level, academic rank, employment status, marital status, average income level, and fields of specialisation) and six item turnover intentions or intentions to stay variables (measured a five -point Likert Scale in which 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree Nor Disagree; 4= Agree and 5= Strongly Disagree) were completed by 596 respondents selected by means of the stratified sampling method. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences(SPSS) software packages version 24. Both descriptive (frequencies, mean and standard deviation) and inferential (one-way-ANOVA) statistics were applied to examine the effect of the various demographic and other factors on the academic staff members’ intentions to depart from or remain at the three universities. The study revealed that the effect of these factors on the academic staff’s intention to depart or remain varied across the three universities . The study concluded that age, educational level, rank, employment status, marital status and area of specialisation were significant at HU but not at UKZN, where none of these factors were found to be significant predictors of a staff member’s intention to depart from the university. The findings of this study will enable higher education leaders and human resource practitioners in general, but Ethiopian institutions in particular, to design an acceptable human resource strategy and policy, tailored to address diversity and overcome the temptations of “one- size - fits - all” retention strategies. 

scholarly journals Unmet need in family planning at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital of Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2582
Author(s):  
Diallo Abdoul Azize ◽  
Ekanem Evans ◽  
Agyare-Gyan Frederick
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies

Background: Knowing the prevalence of unintended pregnancy, unmet need in family planning and the associated factors in cape coast, is important for ensuring that all women have access to the most effective methods of family planning in order to reduce the occurrence of unintended pregnancies. This study aims to determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancies, unmet need in family planning and the associated factors among women attending antenatal clinics at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Republic of Ghana.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components was carried out from 20th April 2015 to 20th June 2015 to simultaneously measure the prevalence of unmet need for family planning and related factors.  All clients reporting for ANC at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital during the study period were recruited into the study.Results: A total of 324 clients were recruited. The mean age was 29.98±5.86 years, 85.80% were married, 46.58% had tertiary education and 79.94% had a source of income. Up to 54.94% of the clients had not planned their index pregnancy. Among subjects who had not planned their index pregnancies, 74.71% had not used a family planning method. There is a significant association between age, educational level, the presence of a source of income, marital status and the occurrence of unplanned pregnancy.Conclusions: There were high prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and unmet need for family planning. There is a significant association between age, educational level, the presence of a source of income, marital status and the occurrence of unplanned pregnancy.

scholarly journals Predictors of Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Nurses in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 7s-7s
Author(s):  
R. Oyekale ◽  
A. Oluwatosin ◽  
B. Edet
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
P Value ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Screening Services

Background: Globally, cervical cancer cause a significant death rate annually and Nigeria is not an exception. Routine cervical cancer screening has been shown to greatly reduce the number of new cases and deaths accrued to the disease. The researcher´s interaction with nurses showed many nurses with adequate knowledge of cervical cancer and screening still display some form of nonchalant attitude toward the screening. Nurses who form a majority of healthcare providers in all settings often carried away by the care they render to patients to the extent that they neglect there own health. Previous studies have focused on knowledge and attitude to cervical cancer screening among women while no study known to the researcher has been carried out on predictors of cervical cancer screening among nurses particularly in Ogbomoso. Aim: To determine the predictors of cervical cancer screening among nurses in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study that used a structured pretested questionnaire with a reliability score of 0.814 to collect data from 230 nurses who are randomly selected from Lautech Teaching Hospital and Bowen University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso. Data were collected after approval from the ethical review board of the facilities. Descriptive statistics were used to analyzed sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of participants, attitudes of participants toward screening and association of factors with utilization of cervical cancer screening among participants while inferential statistics were analyzed with χ2 and Student t test using Statistical Package For Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 21 for Windows. Results: The mean age of participants was 38.7, SD=10.724, (72.2%) were married, (49.6%) were graduate and earn a minimum of #45,000 as monthly income. The respondents reported several factors such as level of education (71.7%), financial status (76.5%), marital status (64.8%), lack of facilities (77%), lack of awareness (75.5%), long distance to place of screening (68.7%), inconvenient screening time (75.7%) and age (65.2%) as influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening. Marital status was shown to be significantly related with utilization of cervical cancer screening with p value=0.047. Conclusion: Conclusively, the study has shown that marital status is a significant predictor of cervical cancer screening. Female nurses generally are therefore encouraged to use screening services more regularly and the hospital can help by subsidizing the cost of screening and make it more easily available and accessible for nurses. For the married nurses who utilizes screening services, they are encouraged to do it according to the guideline recommended for screening.

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