ABSTRACT Studies have consistently shown that maternal processes in Africa are prone to crises as a result of multiple socio-economic and religious factors. A combination of male-domination, low status of women, poverty, cultural beliefs and practices and high fertility affects pregnancy outcomes in most societies in the continent and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. With very few exceptions, African communities are patriarchal and as such norms, values and expectations are defined and susta...
ABSTRACT The paper attempted to examine the reasons accounting for the sustenance of the practice of female circumcision and how to stem it. mc basis of the facts presented here are derived from a survey involving a saitiple of four hundred and five respondents of both sexes conducted in two local government areas (Okpe and Sapclc) of Delta State. The subjects that constitute'd the sample were randomly chosen and the data anslysd through .simple descriptive and inferential statistics. The res...
ABSTRACT Imported Used Electronics (IUEs) are officially conceived in research oriented policy as potential and actual toxic ―solid waste‖, yet Nigeria remains a high consumer demand economy for them. IUEs include electronic monitors, digital devices, docking stations, cell phones, hand-held diagnostics, screening tools, television sets among others. Nigerian economy has evolved a socially constructed merchandise structure, which sustains IUEs trade. Literature, however limits IUEs discou...
ABSTRACT This paper examines the peoples' perception of getting infected with HIV -AIDS and the preventive strategies known and adopted by trafficked and vulnerable Nigerian women of Edo State origin. The data were obtained from secondary sources which included literature searches and primary sources based on qualitative data obtained through structured interviews involving the trafficked and deported Edo ladies. A further source of the data was from a focused of group of vulnerable women in ...
ABSTRACT Informal microfinance is one of the veritable sources of venture finance in developing countries. While informal microfinance such as rotating savings and credit associations, and cooperative associations have received significant scholarly attention, limited research has been conducted on the features that sustain Indigenous Usury System (IUS) in Nigeria. The IUS provides informal credit to small scale businesses and low income earners at prohibitively high interest rates that have ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the factors leading to sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar Urban West Region. The objective of this study is to identify the factors leading to sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar, assess the status of sexual violence for primary school students in Zanzibar, evaluate the strength of strategies on reducing sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar and access the community awareness on reducing sexual viole...
ABSTRACT This research work focused on the attitude of men towards family planning in Sokoto North Local Government, 50 questionnaires were designed and distributed among the target population in the study area multi-stage cluster sampling techniques was use to select 4 wards out of the entire ward of the study area which consists upon ended question various information gathered was presented in the table using frequency and percentage. The ended findings of this research shows that despite t...
ABSTRACT The study focused on dressing styles and its social impacts in higher learning institutions in Tanzania, a case of Dodoma University. Dressing style is one of the denominations of mankind and dress patterns or adornment is an aspect of human physical appearance which has social significance. This study examined the social impacts of dressing styles in higher learning institutions of Tanzania with an aim of portraying the picture of the way people dress and the social implications of...
Abstract Traditionally, people from the southwest Nigeria believe and place high premium on the use of indigenous resources for warfare like some other groups in Nigeria. The sustenance of the belief in these values has largely been promoted by the inadequacy of modern policing system and the rising crime rate in our society. It is against this background this paper attempts to examine the prevailing values, belief and practices among the people of the southwest and its utility in the mainten...
ABSTRACT The Nigerian government adopted the distance learning approach to increase access to tertiary education. However, studies have been limited to implementation efforts with little focus on learning delivery modalities. This study, therefore, examined the delivery and performance of internet-mediated distance learning in selected Nigerian universities. Based on structuration theory, the study adopted survey research design. Three universities with established distance learning programme...
Abstract Employing the neo-Malthusian and Voluntary Social Action Theories, this paper argues that irrespective of denomination Christians in Ibadan perceive family planning as an essential mechanism for achieving fertility reduction and moderate family size. Data were collected through questionnaire survey, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), In-depth Interviews (IDIs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). Results indicate that 98 percent of the respondents claimed to be knowledgeable about contr...
ABSTRACT For some inexperienced researchers, reviewing literature is just one of those implicit requirements for accepting a manuscript for publication in a journal or for the paper to appear cosmetically academic, and not necessarily for its epistemic value. It should be more than that, and in fact ought to be the least reason for engaging in the exercise. Even among some researchers who conceive it as an important ingredient of a study or manuscript, it is often detached from the process ...
ABSTRACT The seasonal nature of the construction sector necessitated the use of casual workers (CWs) by construction firms. Critical factors such as size (number of workers and operational branches) and age (year of incorporation) of firm usually affect the working conditions of CWs. Studies of CWs in the sector have not adequately addressed how these factors affect the perception of working conditions, challenges of work and coping strategies adopted. This study, therefore, examined the work...
ABSTRACT Inadequate access to Ante-Natal Care (ANC) services is one of the factors responsible for high maternal and infant mortalities in Nigeria. Studies have focused on clinical determinants of pregnancy outcomes with little attention paid to belief systems and characteristic features of pregnant women who utilise ANC in spite of the potential role of religious beliefs system on pregnant women‘s choice of health care services. This study, therefore, examined the influence of belief syste...