Browsing by Author "Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire"

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    Determinants of Aging Population in Ilorin West L.G.A, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin - Nigeria, 2016-03) Orire, Ismaila Oloyede; Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire
    The study examined the factors determining spatial variation in aging of population in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. A multi-stage sampling approach was used to collect data from a survey of 210 aged respondents in Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State. Factor analysis was used to reduce the dataset as well as determine the variables accounting for spatial variability. Therefore, 14 variables were identified which altogether explained 66.29% of the variance explanation. Multiple and stepwise multiple regressions were used to rewrite the model equation with intention to arrive at the best fitted model. This revealed that only 13 variables were actually important in the explanation, and they all contributed 57.4% explanation to the pattern of aging in Ilorin West LGA. The most important aging influencing factors in the study area were Material Support (Mtsp), Health Insurance (Hein), and Marriage (Marr). They each contributes 16.3%, 8.5% and 8.0% respectively to the explanation. It is concluded that, spatial variations does exist in factors influencing aging as well as the 60+ population. It’s however recommended that, to promote healthy and productive aging in later years of life, there is the need to adopt socio-welfare policies as well as, structures preserving our most cherished traditional filial relationships and obligations, whilst also seeing older people as contributors rather than burdens to society.
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    Dimensions of Urban Environmental Health Hazards in Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin - Nigeria, 2011) Orire, Ismaila Oloyede; Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire
    The research examines the various scope of environmental health hazards prevailing in the metropolis. The study aimed therefore to explore the ecological history of the city of Ilorin to identify the social geography of different kinds of health hazards which may be confounded with disease exposures. Of importance also is to examine how health and environmental conditions are connected with poverty in cities and how these conditions have been (or can be) aggravated by the trend of global environmental change. Data used was based on both primary and secondary sources. Simple statistical tools like frequency tables, Percentages, Graphs and Plates were used to analyze the generated data.
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    Implications of mass off-campus student housing at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria, 2018) Yusuf Halim AGAVA; Nurudeen Akinsola BELLO; Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire; Gowmbler W.N.
    There has been steady growth in the student population in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Nigeria. Efforts to accommodate most of students in various HEIs within the campuses have been very challenging. In this regard, this study examined the attendant implications of mass off-campus students housing at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey and archival research approaches and used descriptive statistics to analyse the data collected. The study revealed that the total available bed spaces in the hostel on campus was about 5,000 with the private hostels contributing about 2,150 bed spaces to accommodate the undergraduate students whose population currently stood at 38,950 (excluding students of the College of Health Sciences-Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Sciences) as at 2016/2017 academic session. Over 75% of these students lived off-campus. This situation has given rise to the mass off-campus student housing phenomenon. Identified implications of this mass off-campus student living included the ever-increasing house rents in the proximate neighbourhoods, inadequate security of students’ life and properties, lateness to lectures due to poor transportation network, compounding academic stress, and lack of basic infrastructure in the host communities compared to the university’s campus. In conclusion, student housing at the University of Ilorin was grossly inadequate and there were associated consequences which required immediate attention.
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    Malaria Vulnerability Mapping of Ilorin-South, Kwara State, Nigeria.
    (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2021) Babalola, Ayo; Daniel, Brimmo; Idrees, Oludare M.; Modibbo, M.; Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire
    Malaria is a vector-borne disease (VBD) that has become a significant public health challenge in Nigeria. Despite the launch of an initiative like the Roll Back Malaria, which was aimed at halving the morbidity and mortality rate in Nigeria, there appears to have been not much success recorded. The purpose of this study is to identify areas of malaria risk and vulnerability, to effectively mitigate the consequences. To achieve this, GIS-based spatial modelling techniques was applied, taking into account factors such as climate (temperature and rainfall), land use/land cover and topographic factors (elevation, slope and topographic wetness index (TWI) of the study area. A 30m digital elevation model (DEM) was utilized and obtained from the shuttle radar topographic mission (SRTM), Landsat 8 image from the United States geological survey, climate data from the World climate.org platform and the data from reported Malaria cases from the secondary Health care centers. Standardized and reclassified criteria was used for the Malaria risks mapping at a score range of 1 to 4, where 4 is the highest and 1 represents the lowest malaria risk area. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to determine the relative importance weight of the malaria risk criteria. The final malaria risk classes were combined using the weighted sum overlay method to produce the final vulnerability map. The spatial distribution of the malaria risk in the study was homogeneous. The result shows that 12.7% (3110.04ha) of the area was at low risk of malaria, while 87.3% (21316.30ha) of the area was at high risk of malaria. An assessment was done on the map produced to evaluate the accuracy of the malaria vulnerability map produced compared to data on malaria cases collected from the secondary health centres within the study area. The map produced passed the accuracy assessment which implies that the map is reliable. The study will assist in more informed decision making and policy making in terms of planning for malaria intervention and control measures.
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    Regional Science and Regional Development
    (Stamford Lake (Pvt) Ltd, 2018) Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire; Raheem, Wasiu Mayowa; Laro, Kazeem Omotayo
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    Supply and Demand Approaches to the Urban Residential Property Prices Determination: Transaction Evidence from Nigeria
    (Routledge Tailor and Francis Group, 2022-06) Nurudeen, Akinsola Bello; Alimi, Rasheed Kolawole; Abdulraheem, Maimuna Orire; Adepoju, Sulaiman Adetoye