scholarly journals Breastfeeding Practices and Associated Factors among Mothers of Children Aged 6-23 Months in Konduga Local Government Area, North East Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Adewale M. Adejugbagbe ◽  
Ikeoluwapo O. Ajayi ◽  
Olubunmi P. Oki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North East ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

Aims: To assess knowledge and practices of breastfeeding as well as identify associated factors among mothers of children aged 6-23 months in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) in Borno State, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of children aged 6 to 23 months. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in Konduga LGA of Borno State, Nigeria in August, 2018. Methodology: The study focused on 224 mothers of children aged 6-23 months that have ever assessed the health facility for Micronutrient Powder (MNP) supplementation for their index child. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, knowledge of breastfeeding and their practices of breastfeeding. A point was assigned to correct response to each of the two questions used to assess breastfeeding practices, and respondents with two points were categorized as those with effective breastfeeding practice. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and logistics regression, with the level of significance set at 0.05. Results: A total of 224 respondents were approached for interview and 218 responded, giving a response rate of 97%. Forty-six (21%) of the respondents knew that it is not appropriate to give semi-solid food or water to child that is 4 months old, and 98 (45%) knew that breastfeeding should not be discontinued for a child that is one year of age. Sixty-one (28%) of the respondents practice effective breastfeeding, which was significantly predicted by having formal education (AOR=14.0, 95% CI= 4.0 – 48.6), having a spouse that is educated (AOR=6.0, 95% CI= 2.1- 17.6) and having a male child (AOR=3.2, 95% CI= 1.3 – 8.0). Conclusions: The study findings suggest that effective breastfeeding practice is low among the study participants particularly among the less educated and those having a female child. Interventions targeted at strengthening Infant and Young Child Feeding counseling in the health facility and community are recommended.

Physical Exercise: Knowledge, attitude and participation of senior secondary school students of selected private schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State (Nigeria)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Ayodeji Ayodele Fabunmi ◽  
Ibigoni Shekinah Jumbo ◽  
Martins Jolaoluwa Oloyede
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
North East

Background: Studies suggest that young adulthood is a critical time for physical exercise interventions. This study assessed knowledge, attitude and participation in physical exercise by students of privately owned secondary schools in Ibadan North East Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Materials and methods: This study is a cross sectional survey. Informed consent was obtained from the schools and individual participants. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting participants for the study. Each participant was guided in completing the questionnaire. Data on knowledge, attitude and participation in physical exercise was obtained from students. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentages and chi square. Results: Five hundred and sixty questionnaires were administered to respondents and 520 (92.9%) were completed and returned. Out of the 520 participants 258 (49.62%) were males and 262 (50.38%) were females. Out of 520 participants, 97.88% had good knowledge about physical exercise (49.23% males and 48.65% females). Out of 520 participants, 410 (78.85%) had good attitude towards physical exercise (40.96% males and 37.89% females). Male participants were better in knowledge and attitude than female participants. Participation in physical exercise was poor because participants were not putting in enough time in physical exercise. Conclusions: Boys had better knowledge about physical exercise and better attitude to physical exercise than girls. Girls actually participate more in physical exercise, though both boys and girls were not putting in enough time in participating in physical exercise. School curriculum that will encourage physical exercise should be adopted with more time allocated for physical exercises

scholarly journals Does Value Addition Pay? Evidence from Roasted Meat Processors in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Abiodun Emmanuel Awoyemi ◽  
Lambongang Munkaila ◽  
Amaokowaa Abigail
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aim: To determine the profitability of adding value to roasted meat by the processors in Mubi-north Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Methodology: Cross sectional data was taken from 70 roasted meat processors through semi-structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and value addition model. Results: Result of the study revealed that majority (88.57 %) of the roasted meat processors were male who were within the age range of 26 and 55, with most (84.28 %) having formal education. Also, it was found that chicken (720) processing had the highest margin of value addition among five different type of meat captured. More also, processors perceived value addition on roasted meat (suya) to be profitable. The processors reported poor storage facilities and inadequacy of finance for the purchase of input as the most worrisome. Conclusion: It was therefore concluded from the result that, amidst the stated constraints, value addition activity was said to be profitable. However, encouraging the teeming youth to engage in the business of value addition to meat products, provision of cold rooms together with constant power supply and policies that ensure easy access to loans and credit facilities were measures recommended for encouraging processors and improving profitability on suya processing.  

scholarly journals Wheezing and Associated Risk Factors Among Children in Flood Prone Areas of a Central Nigerian Metropolis

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Aleruchi Chuku ◽  
Godwin Attah Obande ◽  
Pedro Akharenegbe ◽  
Peter Uteh Upla ◽  
Mwanret Namang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Flood Prone Areas

Objectives: Our study investigated the prevalence of wheeze and its associated factors among children between the ages of 0 and 8 years in flood prone areas of Lafia local government area (LGA).Study Design: The study was a cross-sectional study.Materials and Methods: A total of 1,767 children resident in 300 households drawn from five council wards participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to obtain information relating to the children and their immediate environment. Relative humidity of each house was also measured. Wheezing in children was determined from interaction with their parents and confirmed through examination by trained health workers.Results and Discussion: Mean relative humidity of the wards ranged from 52.5%rh to 76.3%rh with 66.8% of children living in houses with relative humidity of >60%rh. Findings revealed a prevalence of 13.0% (n = 230) in the study area. Ages 3-8 years accounted for 70% wheeze cases while 0-2 years accounted for 30%. Age (AOR = 1.560; 95% CI = 1.023 – 2.378), mud houses (AOR = 1.812; 95% CI = 1.080 – 3.040), use of antibiotics (AOR = 143.593; 95% CI = 81.582 – 252.741) and local herbal concoctions (AOR = 114.530; 95% CI = 12.522 – 1047.494) were significantly associated with wheezing in children.Conclusion: The prevalence of wheeze in our study varied among children and was influenced by factors such as age, living in mud houses and recent or current use of antibiotics. This study advocates proper care and protection of children against factors that predispose them to wheezing.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 02 April’21 Page: 213-221

scholarly journals Infertility and Its Associated Factors among Women Attending Selected Health Facilities in Boripe Local Government Osun State

2021 ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
Abayomi Olarinmoye ◽  
Olayinka Ajao ◽  
Olanrewaju Davies Eniade ◽  
Chinonso Esther Ekwonwa ◽  
Yusuff Akinkunmi Olasunkanmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Primary Infertility

The extent to which women of reproductive age (15-49 years) experience infertility have not been fully explored in developing countries including Nigeria. Assessing the factors associated with infertility among infertile women can inform interventions to support their needs. This study was conducted to investigate the risk-factors of infertility among women in Boripe local government area (BLGA) of Osun State. A matched case-control study was conducted among infertile women attending the infertility clinic and fertile women attending ante-natal clinic in three health facilities namely: Ada health facility, Isale Oyo health facility and MDGs Oloti health facility in Boripe local government area in Osun state, Nigeria. Cases (n=135) were gotten from the infertility clinic across the three study facilities and controls (n=135) were the pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic in the three health facilities. Mean age was 29 ± 6.7 years, ranging from 16 to 47 years. Higher proportion of the infertile women (72.6%) had primary infertility, and a lot (35.9%) were not on treatment. Associated factors were partners’ age (p=0.007), income (p=0.067), age at menstrual debut (p=0.049), mental wellbeing (p=0.006). Factors associated with the likelihood of infertility were age at menstrual debut (>=15 years) (OR: 2.69, 95%CI: 1.07-6.75) in relative to age at menstrual debut (< 15 years). This study revealed a high prevalence of primary infertility, income, dietary habit and age at menstrual debut were associated with the likelihood of infertility. Much attention towards improving knowledge about factors influencing infertility such as dietary habit and early treatment for teenagers who have late menstrual debut will be helpful in reducing burden of infertility. Also, this study revealed that majority of the infertile women was not on treatments. This suggests that, it is likely that most of them were not seeing a pregnancy counselor. The role of pregnancy counseling on infertility should be appropriately explored in further studies.

scholarly journals Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Choice of Childbirth Place Among Women In Oyigbo L.G.A., Rivers State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngozi Afulenu Obika-Ndiri ◽  
Chizoma Millicent Ndikom ◽  
Ogochukwu Immaculate Obika
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Home Birth ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Abstract BACKGROUND: Choices of childbirth places among women may influence the rate of maternal risks and some social and economic factors which encourage maternal mortality are still a major challenge especially in developing countries like Nigeria, one of the commonest of these childbirth place choices is home birth. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalent socio-economic factors that influence the choice of childbirth places among the women of child bearing age in Oyigbo Local Government area of Rivers State in Nigeria.METHODOLOGY: A self-structured questionnaire was used as instrument to collect data for the study through simple random sampling, and these data was analyzed using Frequency and percentage for descriptive statistics while chi-square was used for inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. RESULT: The result showed that mean age of the women is 35.27 and most of them had secondary education, also there was a high level of hospital/health facility adherence among the women in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State and there were no significant association between social factors and choices of childbirth places among the women, and also there was significant associations between income and choices of childbirth places among the women but there were no significant association between the educational qualifications and choices of childbirth places among the women.CONCLUSION: There is a slight influence of social factors on the choices women make on childbirth places, since maternal health and antenatal knowledge is now easily accessible to everyone even without formal education, however, the cost implication of delivery in health facility and economic empowerment of women should be considered, therefore this study has shown that the choice of childbirth place is majorly influenced by their level of income.

PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF STREET HAWKING ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Alfred Eboh
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
The Government

Background: The hawking of wares by children has been a serious issue confronting the Nigerian society. Children hawk in some of the most horrible conditions conceivable, where they face a serious risk of injury, chronic illness, kidnapping, rape or death. Objective: The focus of this study was to assess the perceived effects of street hawking on the well-being of children in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Methods: The population of this study consists of parents of the street hawkers in Anyigba while cross-sectional survey design was used through the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size of one hundred and sixty-two (162) respondents. The validated structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) served as the instruments for the data collection respectively. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square at a predetermined 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative data were analysed with the aid of the SPSS (version 20). Results: The results indicated among others that street hawking had significant social implications and physical consequences on children's moral behaviour as well as health status in the study area. Conclusion: The study, therefore, concluded that the government of Kogi State should carry out an enlightenment campaign through the media and religious institutions on the negative consequences of street hawking are recommended as panacea. Also, the child right act instrument and its implementation should be strengthened in order to curb street hawking in the study area.

Palm Kernel Marketing in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 69-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A Okere ◽  
◽  
C.N. Nwawe ◽  
I.O. Uwubanmwen ◽  
I.D. Garba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
North East ◽  
Edo State

Studies on mosquito density in urban Kano: a study to calculate larval indices in municipal area of Gwale, Kano, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B. Umar ◽  
A.H. Dankaka ◽  
M. Manjur Shah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Critical Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Mosquito Density ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Mosquito Breeding ◽  
Water Holding

The study is carried out to standardize larval indices namely House Index, Container Index and Breteau Index and also to identify the major breeding sources of mosquitoes in the residential environment in and around the Gwale Local government area of  Kano, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study by selecting 50 houses randomly from the 6 wards of Municipality was employed. Every water holding container indoors and outdoors were counted and searched for larval presence and noted on a pretested format. In this study, 300 houses were surveyed in 21 days out of which 94.33% (283 houses) were found to have potential sources for mosquito breeding. All the entomological indices were found to be above the critical level. House Index = 28.67%; Container Index = 12.14%; Breteau Index = 64.00% showing high chances for outbreaks of mosquito borne diseases. The area is prone to mosquito borne disease like malaria and therefore warrants interventions from the competent.

Prevalence and determinant factors of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers in Marrakesh province, Morocco: A cross- sectional survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Soufiane El Moussaoui ◽  
Kamal Kaoutar ◽  
Ahmed Chetoui ◽  
Abdeslam El Kardoudi ◽  
Fatiha Chigr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Survey Report ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding is the best form of nutrition for infants during the first 6 months of life. Nevertheless, the practice of breastfeeding is currently declining throughout the world. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice and its associated factors among mothers living in Marrakesh province, Morocco. METHODS: The data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. RESULTS: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 50.2%. Mothers with age more than 30 years, residing in rural area, receiving counseling related breastfeeding during antenatal follow up and having knowledge about duration of breastfeeding were more likely to practice exclusive breastfeeding than their counterparts. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of breastfeeding in Marrakesh was higher than the last national survey report but it is still insufficient. These findings have to stress authorities and deciders to sensitize mothers and future mothers to increase exclusive breastfeeding practice notably through the involvement of health professionals.

scholarly journals Relationship between Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Visual Acuity in Residents of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. O. Ernest-Nwoke ◽  
M. O. Ozor ◽  
U. Akpamu ◽  
M. O. Oyakhire
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Snellen Chart ◽  
Edo State

Aim. To study the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) on visual acuity among apparently healthy residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Methodology. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study among 225 subjects (ages of 18–35 years) from whom BP, body weight, and height were collected. Visual acuity was measured using the Snellen chart following standard procedures of number of letters seen at 6-metre distance. The data were then analyzed using SPSS version 17. Results. The sampled population consists of 112 male and 113 female (mean age 31.72±14.2 years). Majority (180) of the respondents had normal visual acuity. However, compared with the respondents with normal BMI (R19.61±1.5; L19.67±1.70), visual acuity of underweight (R18.53±2.30; L18.53±2.70) and obese (R15.68±4.79; L17.73±1.70) were more deviated. Similarly, compared with respondent with normal BP (120–125/80–85 mmHg; R18.00±2.53; L18.07±3.11), hypotensive (R15.5±7.35; L15.00±10.20), and hypertensive (R15.01±21.25; L15.00±11.91) respondents had deviated visual acuity. Conclusion. Abnormal body weight (underweight and obese) and BP (hypotension and hypertension) have potential negative impacts on visual acuity. Based on the observed relationship between weights, BP, and visual acuity, eye examinations can be included as regular screening exercise for abnormal BMI and BP conditions.

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