ABSTRACT Literature have shown that students generally have erroneous knowledge about the transmission of HIV/AIDS which resulted in bad attitude that put them at risk of contracting the disease. There is a need to have instructional strategies that could help to increase the knowledge, attitude and perceived risk of HIV/AIDS in order to reduce the spread of the disease. There are dearth of studies on the importance of cooperative instructional strategies in changing secondary school student...
ABSTRACT Adolescents in Borstal remand centres, even though in a highly restrictive environment are typically identified with risk-taking behaviours which increase their vulnerability to HIV infection with an attendant socio-economic impacts on the larger society. Hence, evidence has shown that the prevalence rate of HIV is higher among those in correctional settings than those in the larger society. However, previous studies have focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV amo...
ABSTRACT Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and accompanying learning difficulties in mathematics experience considerable degree of helplessness as a result of their inability to successfully solve mathematical problems. The effects of ADHD on learning difficulties may become overwhelming on these pupils. This is probably caused by some personal, psycho-social and environmental factors distractive enough to negatively affect their concentration in class and achieve...
ABSTRACT This study investigated occupational stress as related to psychosocial variables of job satisfaction and psychological well-being of teachers in the first generation Nigerian Universities. Also the study assessed the differences in occupational stress experienced by the. teachers with respect to career variables such job status and years 'of teaching experience as well as biographical characteristics namely, age and sex. The research method was a cross-sectional survey design. Cluste...
ABSTRACT The failure of past anti-poverty initiatives during the pre-Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) and post-Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) eras in Nigeria motivated the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the federal, state and local governments, to jointly take a pragmatic step of initiating the Integrated Community Development Programme (ICDP), a participatory poverty reduction intervention. Literature has shown the extent to which the UNDP/ICD...
ABSTRACT English Language is the most compulsory subject in school curricular in Nigeria. As an important subject at secondary school, success or failure in it determines the extent to which learners would advance in their educational and career pursuits in life. However, records from public examination bodies reveal that students’ performance in the subject has been below average. This has been traced to their poor performance in and attitude to essay writing aspect of English Language ex...
ABSTRACT MicroFinance Banks (MFBs) were established as an intervention to serve vulnerable groups, such as women, who were not served by commercial banks in Nigeria. With the array of these banks in the country, there is an expectation of a corresponding impact on women‘s socio-economic activities in the informal sector, just as it is in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri-Lanka. However, contrary to these expectations, the impact of MFBs on women‘s socio-economic status is scantily documented ...
ABSTRACT This study investigates security challenges in university libraries in Southwest Nigeria. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data for the study. Findings from the study revealed that university libraries in Southwest Nigeria are confronted with security challenges. The challenges include noise making through the use of cell phone, theft, mutilation, and defacement of library materials and hiding of book to prevent other users from having access to them. The study also...
ABSRACT Hearing loss due to advancement in age is a phenomenon which is universally accepted as one of the challenges of old age. In spite of this fact, there is a paucity of studies on predictors and patterns of hearing loss which should serve as essential basis for developing preventive measures and strategies to reduce or eliminate the causes of hearing loss among the elderly. This study, therefore, investigated noise exposure, diabetes mellitus and hypertension as predictors of hearing l...
Abstract The study examines the provisions of library facilities in Oyo state secondary schools. The population of the study consists of secondary schools in five Local Governments, that is, Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Surulere, Oriire, and OgoOluwa Local Government areas of Oyo state while 45 secondary schools were taken as the study sample. Out of the 45 questionnaires that were administered, 75.6% (34) were returned and analyzed. Simple percentage scores were employed in analyzing th...
ABSTRACT Transition to motherhood generally represents a major developmental milestone for all women even though it could be stressful for teenagers; because the basic physiological features for coping with pregnancy are not yet fully developed. Pregnancy, most especially among teenagers, could therefore be psychologically debilitating, physically frustrating and emotionally draining; particularly when the teenager is out-of-school. Although there are related studies on post-pregnancy psycho...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background to the study Over the past three decades, pragmatic attempts were made by past Governments of Ghana in collaboration with the West African Onchocerciasis Control Programme (O.C.P.) to eradicate Onchocerciasis in endemic areas. The programme which took off in 1974, was very successful in eradicating black flies as the vector for onchocerciasis in the country until 1994 when the programme officially ended. Many inhabitants who hi...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the perception of teachers towards the teaching and learning of pupils with low vision in Nkwanta South District, Volta Region. The cross sectional survey design was used to guide the study. The sample size for this study was 150 teachers. The method for the collection of data was questionnaire. The probability sampling technique involving simple random sampling techniques was used to select the sample size. Data was analyzed using frequencies and ...
ABSTRACT In an increasingly fraudulent cases emanating from Ghanaian healthcare community, the initiation of an effective biometric system of registration can be a critical success factor. The study evaluates the biometric registration system at NHIA within the Ghanaian healthcare community. The study employed quantitative approach to evaluate the biometric registration system within the NHIA. The researcher adopted purposive sampling techniques in soliciting information for the study. SPSS...
ABSTRACT The successful execution of Construction projects is often undermined by many factors such as poor project team coordination, delays, and cost overruns resulting in diverse effects such as tying down the clients‟ capital, and project abandonment. The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting the success of district assembly construction projects in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and recommend interventions to enhance the success of assembly projects. The specific ...