Numerous studies have investigated the general and specific effects of the media of communication on attitude and behaviour modification or change, using different theoretical approaches. Since polio cases assumed worse dimensions in Nigeria between 2003 and 2006, the UNICEF-developed ACADA communication planning framework for behaviour change has been consistently used to address the communication issues related to the problem. This study was conceived to provide data for policy makers, advo...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Women are underrepresented in most levels of government, as a result have made little progress in attaining political power in legislative bodies, or stamping equal relevance alongside their male counterparts in different political spheres in Nigeria. Consequentially, they have not achieved the decades old target of attaining relevance politically as set by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution i...
Abstract This study examined the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and coping strategies among a total of 140 woman selected from ST Andrew Anglican church Abossey Okai in Accra. The effects of the average age of the participants and number of children on women‘s experience of menopausal symptoms and coping were also examined. The employed a cross-sectional survey design and a set of questionnaires measuring signs and symptoms of menopause and coping strategies were administered to the resp...
Abstract This study examined the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and coping strategies among a total of 140 woman selected from ST Andrew Anglican church Abossey Okai in Accra. The effects of the average age of the participants and number of children on women‘s experience of menopausal symptoms and coping were also examined. The employed a cross-sectional survey design and a set of questionnaires measuring signs and symptoms of menopause and coping strategies were administered to the res...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the functions, position and structure of Public Relations in professional Ghanaian Football clubs. It essentially looked at how the football clubs defined the function and roles of Public Relations. The study was qualitative and a multiple case study design was employed for the data collection. Five clubs namely, Accra Hearts of Oak, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Aduana Stars, Liberty Professionals and West African Football Academy (WAFA) from the Ghana Premier League ...
ABSTRACT Inconsistent trade policies have characterised Nigeria’s rice importation, leading to planning and decision-making challenges for producers and consumers, and with fluctuating consequences on welfare status. However, studies on Rice Trade Policy (RTP) have been carried out within the partial equilibrium framework which do not reveal the welfare effects on all sectors and households in the economy. For effective RTP, an understanding of the economy-wide welfare effects is necessary...
Nigeria, and especially the developing countries have long been plagued with electoral violence since the return to civilian rule in the early 1990s; and the media, as a major conflict stakeholder, have often been fingered as a culprit as a double edged sword of either resolving or escalating the conflict. This paper seeks to examine the role the media plays before, during, and after a conflict, and how their actions and inaction affects as well shape the dimension of a conflict. INTRODUCTION...
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS continues to have social, economic and psychological effects among infected and affected persons and their households. This has been further complicated by the negative perceptions and attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS as a result of social stigmatization, isolation and discrimination. Women infected with HIV/AIDS have disproportionately been the main victims of the negative perceptions and attitudes and thus face and shoulder the biggest burden of the effects ass...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the socio-economic effects of oil exploration among Hoima municipality communities, Uganda. The study objectively sought to establish the effects of oil surveying to changes in prices of commodities; to examine road construction effects to changes in income; and to ascertain the effects of collection of seismic data on the influx of people. To achieve this, a descriptive analytical research design using quantitative and qualitative approach was used, where...
ABSTRACT Melia volkensii (Melia) is an indigenous tree species belonging to the plant family Meliaceae. In Kenya, the tree is commonly known as “Mukau”. Melia grows naturally in the arid and semi-arid zone of Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. It’s highly valued for its timber which is termite resistant and so imperatively durable. Despite its popularity, its domestication efforts have been minimal, as a result of poor access to quality planting material and lack of a comprehensive...
ABSTRACT Kenya’s smallholder maize-legume farmers are faced by many challenges in production, among them soil mining, input acquisition, and low soil fertility. In an attempt to address these challenges, the use of Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Practices (SAIPs) has been promoted widely. However, their uptake has remained low among smallholder maize-legume farmers and it is unclear whether social capital influences SAIPs uptake. Using secondary data from Australian International...
Cattails (Typha latifolia) are noxious and invading species which are rapidly spread across water bodies. This study aims at determining the distribution and ecological effects of cattail on invaded ecosystems in Kwara State. Survey was made across the wetlands in the sixteen Local Government Areas in Kwara State. Out of these, wetlands of eight Local Government were selected due to the prevalence of cattails in them. Each location with cattail distribution was divided into three subplots whi...
ABSTRACT This largely qualitative and partly quantitative study is a critical analysis of the representation of San people of Namibia in selected stories published in The Namibian, New Era, Informanté, The Southern Times, The Villager, The Windhoek Observer and Namibian Sun newspapers over two years from January 2012 to December 2013. The aim was to evaluate the economic, socio-cultural and political situation of the San people as reported by the seven newspapers. A purposive sampling techni...
TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle PageDedication ......••......•....•.......••...........•........•....•.......•..........•....•••..........•..... iDeclaration ............................................................................................... iiApproval. ............................................................................................... iiiCopyright ............................................................................................. ivAckno...
ABSTRACT The recent occurrence of radicalization as an ideological process involving socialization of individuals or groups and mostly youths to participate in non-state violent activities for political or other reasons had necessitated a multi-sectoral scrutiny yet with scarce empirical research so far. In fact, Islamic radicalization processes analyzed and discussed interchangeably throughout this study with religious radicalization and as a socialization into violent religious ideology ha...