Abstract: The study sought to establish undergraduate students’ perceptions on academic advising as an intervention strategy for promoting student academic performance while at the same time developing professionals’ mentorship capacity at Botho University. Mixed methods research adopting both qualitative and quantitative techniques was used to examine students’ academic advising processes. Data gathering was triangulated employing questionnaires, focus group interviews and document an...
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study determined unrest and academic performance of Eldoret Polytechnic in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya. Specifically, this study determined the profile of the students as to age, gender, marital status, academic level. This study determined the degree of students’ unrest in terms of communication, teachers’ attitude, learning facilities/resources, drug and substance abuse. It determined the level of academic performance, determined if there was a significant re...
ABSTRACT Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women from both developed and developing countries of the world. About half a million new cases are seen worldwide each year, most occurring in developing countries where cervical cancer screening and treatment are less available and accessible. Several studies have identified various barriers to cervical screening in sub-Saharan African countries which may account for why only a few women are screening. This study aime...
ABSTRACT The paper examined satisfaction with life among 1429 undergraduates from Southwestern Nigeria. Ex post focto survey design was adopted and convenient sampling method was used. Four hundred and seventy five (475, i.e. 33.2%) males and 953 (66.8%) females, ages ranging between 16 to 27 years (M=28.47, SD = 8.76). Validated scale was used for data collection and the two hypotheses stated were confirmed after testing with appropriate statistics. A total of 837 undergraduates (58.57%) had...
The present study was designed to investigate the relative effectiveness of model-reinforcement and systematic desensitization group counselling techniques in fostering academic performance. The review of the literature is presented in the following sequence: (L) Dimension of the problem of poor academic performance (ii) Early and significant studies and writings on poor academic performance. (ili) Studies on group counselling in relation to academic performance. (iv) Some efforts qnd recomm...
ABSTRACT Objective: This descriptive cross-sectional study assessed cancer patients’ use of traditional healers, the association between delay in coming to this clinic and patients’ use of traditional healers, reasons cancer patients use western medicine after trying traditional treatment and the cost of obtaining traditional treatment. Methods: Participants were made of 400 consecutive and consenting new patients in the Department of Radiotherapy, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibad...
Abstract Background: Breast cancer is a disease predominantly found amongst women. It is a disease which threatens an organ that is intimately associated with a woman’s self image, sexuality, as well as her reproductive and nurturing capacity. These threats have serious psychological implications for women living with breast cancer. Objective: To examine the pattern and predictors of depressive symptoms among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the Lagos State University Teac...
Abstract This study assess the impact of home based HIV counselling and testing in expanding access to HIV voluntary counselling and testing in rural Nigeria. The participants of the study were 1, 200 drawn from five constituent wards in Saki town in four streets, in 12 households using multistage sampling techniques. The participants aged 15 – 55 years. The instrument used for data collection was HIV counselling and testing client intake form. The design adopted for this study was pre-post...