Browsing by Author "Abdulraheem, IS"

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    Emerging issues in the practice of university learning and teaching: challenges and way forward for improving medical training in Nigeria
    (of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), United Kingdom (UK, 2010) Abdulraheem, IS; Musa, OI; Oladipo, OR
    Greater numbers of medical institutions in Nigeria are currently experiencing difficulties in providing the right quality and quantity of education due to underfunding, inadequate and obsolete facilities, absence of experienced and dedicated teachers, increased cost of schooling, lack of update training for teachers, students over population and rapidly deteriorating good morals and core values. The necessary shift from traditional approach to a need-based approach requires a fundamental change of the roles and commitments of educators, planners and policymakers. Teachers of health professional education in Nigeria are to be well-informed of the current information and innovations and utilize these to increase relevance and quality of education to produce competent human resources for the country. The objectives of this paper are: (i) to discuss innovative strategies and emerging trends, which have been successfully adopted by educators around the world for the reorientation of medical education to overcome the above mentioned problems of educational planning, review and development and (ii) to highlight the implications and the importance to initiate need-based reforms of medical training in Nigeria.
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    Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccine Among Adult Residents of a Rural Community in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2022-07-19) Ameen, Hafsat Abolore; Adana, NS; Aibinuomo, OR; Ibraheem, Rasheedat M; Oladiji, F; Alatishe-Muhammed, BW; Tijani, RO; Adeyemi, OM; Bolarinwa, OA; Uthman, MMB; Abdulraheem, IS; Ahmed, KA
    Background: The rapid production and approval for the use of the Covid-19 vaccine has attracted a lot of skepticism leading to hesitancy in taking the vaccine among many people globally, and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Objective: This study aimed at determining the reasons behind the non-acceptance or outright refusal of the Covid-19 vaccine by the people of Ogbondoroko, a rural community in Kwara State, Nigeria. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and 568 respondents were selected using multistage sampling. IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for data analysis. Test of association was done using Chi-square at a significance level of P< 0.05 at a 95% confidence. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 48 ± 18.29 years and there was a female preponderance of 408 (71.9%). Majority of the respondents were married (82%); are mostly artisans and earn less than 50 US dollars per month. About half (49.0 %) of the respondents have no formal education. Most of the respondents 544 (95.8%) heard about the Covid-19 vaccine over the radio/television 260 (47.8%) and from health workers 233 (42.8%). Most of the respondents 481 (88.4%) were willing to receive the vaccine. Factors such as age, marital status, employment status, and income of the respondents were significantly associated with awareness of Covid-19 vaccine among them (p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: There was a high level of awareness and acceptance of Covid-19 vaccine amongst rural dwellers in the study area. The use of audience-targeted mass media should be upheld in the dissemination of health messages in the study area in order to continue to achieve the desired results.
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    Knowledge, Awareness and Compliance with Standard Precautions among Health Workers in North Eastearn Nigeria
    (OMIS Group, USA, 2012) Abdulraheem, IS; Amodu, MO; Saka, MJ; Bolarinwa, OA; Uthman, MMB
    Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of various occupational hazards in the hospital, including exposure to blood borne infections such as Human Immuno -deficiency Virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) infection from sharps injuries and contact with body fluids. Compliance on the part of Healthcare workers (HCWs) with standard precautions has been recognized as being an efficient means to prevent and control healthcareassociated infections. Objective: To assess knowledge, awareness and compliance of universal precautions among health workers in north eastern Nigeria. Method: This is a crossectional study conducted between March and August 2010. A 32- item self-administered questionnaire and observational checklist were used to obtain information from the health workers. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 17 and the level of significant was at p-value of < 0.05 Results: Less than one-fifth (13%) of the respondents have adequate knowledge of universal precautions with females (67.8%) better than the males (32.2%) (p< 0.05). Nurses (85.7%), midwifes (80.2%) and community health officers (69.8%) were very knowledgeable of universal precautions compared with other studied health workers. Those with ten years and above working experience had a high level of awareness of universal precautions than those with below five years (p< 0.05). Compliance with the use of sterile gloves, handling and disposal of needles and other sharp objects was higher than the knowledge of these procedures recorded (p < 0.05) especially among those with experience of ten years and above.
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    Predictors of Hepatitis B Vaccine Acceptance Among Nigerian Primary Health Care Workers
    (Republic of Schichelles, 2013) Abdulraheem, IS; Tomin-West, CI; Amodu, MO
    Background: Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious and common infectious disease of the liver. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 reported HB to infect nearly 2 billion people around the world. The potential for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) transmission in the occupational setting is greater than for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The center for disease control (CDC) estimates that 18,000 healthcare workers whose jobs involve exposure to blood became infected with HBV each year. As a result, 250 people will die of fulminate hepatitis, cirrhosis, or liver cancer Objective: This study assesses the prevalence, predictors, relative importance of occupational, epidemiologic, and attitudinal factors in hepatitis B vaccine acceptance. Method: Stratified random samples of 950 health care workers at risk of occupational blood exposure in primary health care centers were studied. Potential reasons for vaccine acceptance or refusal were evaluated with factor analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of initiating and completing the vaccination. Results: The prevalence of acceptance of HBV vaccination was 79.4%, and of these, 22.5% had completed the required HBV vaccination doses while 48 % had not been vaccinated at all. About two-third (65.4%) of the unvaccinated subjects said they would accept vaccination if offered. Hepatitis B vaccine acceptance was related strongly to history of accidental exposure to blood or blood products, social & peer influence (physicians, supervisors, role models, friends, and spouse) and knowledge of the disease and vaccine, whereas refusal was primarily related to concern about vaccine side effects and problems with vaccine access. Conclusion: Hepatitis B vaccine should be offered routinely to health care workers with increased risk of exposure to blood and blood products as well as during evaluation for occupational blood exposure. Health workers must also be educated on occupational disease risk, liability, and the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine.
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    Primary Health Care Services in Nigeria: Crical Issues and strategies for enhancing the use by the rural communities.
    (2012) Abdulraheem, IS; Oladipo, AR; Amodu, MO
    Quality health is a fundamental right of all Nigerian citizens. While primary health care (PHC) centers are relatively uniformly distributed throughout local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria, the rural people tend to underuse the basic health services. This article examines some cross cutting issues in PHC and outlines strategies to enhance the utilization of health services by rural people. The responsibility for perpetuating the existing low use of PHC services should be held by PHC policy makers and LGA. Responsible health personnel can build a new social order, based on greater equity and human dignity, in which health for all by the year 2015, including that of rural populations, will no more be a dream but a reality. Capacity building and empowerment of communities through orientation, mobilization and community organization as regards training, information sharing and continuous dialogue, could further enhance the utilization of PHC services by rural populations.
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    Trafficking in women and children: A hidden health and social problem in Nigeria
    (Academic Journals in Medical Sociology , Middlesbrough, UK, 2010-03) Abdulraheem, IS; Oladipo, AR
    Trafficking in women and children recently emerged as a global issue. This study assesed the pattern of trfficking in women and children and factors influencing it. Quantitative and qualitative study designs were used. Women and children aged 15 - 49 and 10 - 14 years respectively constituted the study population. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select sample. Quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted. Among the interviewed women, 16.8% had experienced trafficking preceding the survey. The most frequent type of trafficking was commercial sex (46.7%) followed by child labour (34.5%). Educated and enlightened people (57.3%) appeared to be the main perpetrators of women and child trafficking followed by intimate/close associate (32.1%). Contributing factors for trafficking in women and children in this study are poverty (58.7%), parental discrimination favoring boys over girls (51.4%), lack of knowledge of human slavery and trafficking (33.6%) and family disintegration (21.5%) increase in school dropouts, lack of governments' monitoring of trade working environment and poor socio-economic conditions appeared to be significantly associated with trafficking in women and children (p < 0.05). This study therefore suggests that human trafficking could be tackled by, enacting a comprehensive law that specifies severe punishment for traffickers, rehabilitate victim and increasing security at border posts.