ABSTRACT Smuggling is one ofthe major factors undermining the economy of Nigeria. This behaviour is aided partly by the multi-border nature of the country with niultiple entry and exit points (legal and illegal). The country shares land borders with Cameroon, Benin Republic, Republic of Togo, Chad and marine border with Equitorial Guinea. In a bid to stem the tide of smuggling, successive governments in Nigeria have put up a number of measures and legislation in addition to empowering the Ni...
ABSTRACT The present study examined the psychometric properties and the relationships that exist among selected logo therapy tests: Logotest, Purpose in Life (PIL) test, Seeking of Noetic Goals (SONG) test, Life Purpose 'Questionnaire (LPQ), and Belfast Tests.
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify factors that predict condom use and sexual practices of brewery employees who had recently been on short and long-term migration in the course of their jobs in Nigeria.
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of organizational culture, self-esteem, self-efficacy and selfregulation on indulgence in procrastination. It utilized a correlational survey design involving two hundred andforty two sampled male (1l4) andfemale (128) civil servants in lbadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from the sample using five scales. All the scales were re-validated. Four hypotheses were tested. The results of correlation analyses showed both age and marital stat...
Abstract Background—Little is known about factors that determine the QoL of elderly persons living in developing societies undergoing rapid social changes. Method—A representative sample of elderly Nigerians, aged 65 years and over (n= 2152), was assessed for QoL using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoLBref). Other than sociodemographic factors, respondents were also evaluated for major depressive disorder, physical conditions as well as for social network,...
ABSTRACT Young schizophrenic patients (n = 43), manic controls (n = 32), both groups diagnosed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria and on remission from acute illness, and 53 normal subjects were given a battery of neuropsychologic tests selected to assess different functional areas in the brain. Compared with normal controls, patient groups showed evidence of impaired functioning of many cortical areas but with the schizophrenics having the worst performance. In addition, schizophr...
ABSTRACT Fear of HIV infection and its consequences may affect the willingness and capacity of health care workers to provide good quality care for people with HIV/AIDS (PWHAs). The study was founded on the proposition that self-efficacy may mediate the attitudinal disposition of health care workers related to provision of care to PWHAs. Two hundred and ten physicians (n = 103) and nurses (n = 107) sampled from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, responded (48% response rate) to...
ABSTRACT In response to the rapid and unplanned growth that has led to the colocation of residential communities with refuse dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria, we conducted a cross-sectional investigation of individuals living within the Olusosun community near a refuse dumpsite. Participants were 479 persons (>18 years of age, 52.6% male) who lived within 1 km of a refuse dumpsite. We examined the relationships between perceived quality of life and predictor variables, self-esteem, learned helple...
ABSTRACT This present study investigated the effects of ad presentation frequency on product trial intentions of ad viewers. The study, which has an independent group design, involved 480 undergraduates of a Nigerian university aged between 16 and 34 years. Participants were made up of 240 males and 240 females equally distributed among two independent groups, namely, frequently presented and infrequently presented ad groups. Participants in both groups watched a 24-minute video which contai...
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to investigate factors that influence driving behaviour in the city of Ibadan, ascertain some of the psychosocial factors that influence road crashes in Ibadan, and attempt proffering suggestions about dealing with the identified driving problems. The study employed a correlational design. It examined psychosocial factors (such as drunken driving, impressionistic/self-regulated driving behavior, disobeying traffic laws, excessive speeding, anxiety, ...
ABSTRACT Choosing a career is a very challenging process especially among youths. Although career choices and career dynamics are given considerable research attention in the developed countries, these subjects do not attract sustained attention in developing countries. This study tried to fill this research gap and also rekindle desired attention in this research area. The study analyzed Nigeria s publicly available Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) s statistics for 2003 and...
ABSTRACT Migration is known to increase the risk of heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa, but little attention has been paid to fresh graduates of tertiary institutions who are on migration for compulsory national assignment in Nigeria. In July and August 2004, a survey was conducted on sexually active men (n 5 344) and women (n 5 373) to investigate determinants of condom use during national service. Sixty-eight percent of men and 41% of women...
Problem drinking among young persons is a concern among contemporary researchers. The present study examines the prevalence and the predictors of hazardous and harmful alcohol use among a sample of freshmen at the University of Ibadan Nigeria. Five hundred and forty freshmen were surveyed, of which 289 used alcohol. The effect of eighteen psychosocial variables on Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) scores was investigated using regression analysis. The results showed that, bein...
ABSTRACT Unmet care needs represent perceived deficiencies in health care delivery,1,2 and consist of three major components: perceived problems with availability, accessibility, and acceptability of health care services.3 Long waiting time was the reason most frequently reported for unmet health care needs.4 Relative to other developed countries, overall, unmet health care needs in Canada remain low (5%), although there has been a slight increase across all provinces.5 The prevalence of unme...
ABSTRACT The specific purpose of this study was the development and validation of Global System Mobile Consumption Value Scale (GSM-CVS) using Nigerian sample. To this end, 40 items were generated from literature and interviews with GSM users, items analysis through pilot study that involved 104 participants led to the dropping of 11 items that loaded below 3a thereby leaving 29 items for the main study. The scale yielded Alpha reliability coefficient of .84. Using accidental and purposive s...