Browsing by Author "Abdulrasaq, Q. O."

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    Attitudinal and practical differences between male and female primary healthcare workers towards prevention of healthcare associated infection in Kwara-North Senatorial District.
    (Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, 2021) Kperogi, I. I.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Ologele, I.; Abdulraheem, A. M.; James, J. F.
    This study examined Attitudinal and Practical Differences between Male and Female Primary Healthcare(PHCWs) towards towards Prevention of Health and Associated Infections (HAIs) in Kwara-North Senatorial District. The objectives of this research were to examine the attitudinal and practical differences between male and female primary healthcare workers towards prevention of healthcare associated infections in Kwara North Senatorial District. The study adopted a descriptive research design of the survey type, using a multi stage random sampling technique to select 760 PHCWs in Kwara North Senatorial District. Pretested semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data from selected PHCWs, while Mean and standard deviations as well as one sample t- test statistics were used to analyze the data on research questions and hypotheses respectively. Level of significance used was set at P. value <0.05. It was observed that there were more female PHCWs that had better attitude towards prevention of infections than their male counterparts. More so, higher number of the -female PHCWs had good practice of preventive measures during healthcare delivery process than their male counterparts (calculated t-value of 11.102 is greater than 1.972 t critical at df 758). It was therefore concluded that there was good attitude and practice among female PHCWs on preventive measures against HAIs in Kwara-North Senatorial District (calculated t-value of 20.313 is greater than 2.972 t critical at df 758). It was recommended that there is need to intensify refresher trainings on the importance of safety measures towards improving the attitudes and practices of preventing HAls among PHCWs in Kwara-North Senatorial District.
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    Boko Haram Activities and Reproductive Health of Women: Implications for Public Health
    (Published by the Nigerian Association of Health Educators, 2015) Shehu, R. A.,; Abdulraheem, A. M.,; Akorede, S. N.,; Jidda, K. A.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.
    It is not an understatement to say that in Nigeria, terrorism has been a constant threat to all aspects of health including physical, social and psychological wellbeing of the people. The most prominent of the problems faced by the nation today is the Boko Haram insurgency. Boko Haram is a terrorist group which strongly perceive western education as forbidden. They then began the killings of who ever have received western education. They kidnap mostly, women and girls of childbearing age. The gruesome attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on women cannot be overemphasized. Girls are been abducted and used as suicide bombers while others are brutally raped and impregnated. Some of these women after being rescued result to abortion of the unwanted pregnancies while others see it as their fate and may decide to have the babies. This gave rise to series of reproductive health problems among the internally displaced persons (women) especially those living in the internally displaced camps. Several conditions in their new abode have made them prone to HIV, STIs, abortion, domestic violence, infertility and other reproductive health challenges. Effective reproductive health care is advocated for these women.
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    Health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding on children as perceived by pregnant women in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, the University of Zambia, 2023) Kperogi, I. I.; Baba, D. A; Jidda, K. A.; Ologele, I.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Gideon, F. I.
    Breastfeeding aids general health growth and development in the infant. This study examined the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the health of children as perceived by nursing mothers in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State. The objective of the study was to examine if exclusive breastfeeding reduces infant mortality or promotes rapid growth and development in children as perceived by pregnant women in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted. A multistage sampling technique was used for the study. Four hundred (400) respondents were sampled for the study. A researcher-structured questionnaire, which was validated and tested for reliability, was adopted for the study. The instrument was administered by the researchers and supported by the research assistants. The data collected for the study was analysed using the inferential statistics of chisquare was used to analyse the hypotheses postulated for this study at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that exclusive breastfeeding reduced infant mortality as perceived by pregnant women with the calc. x2 value of 881.17 is > the critical value of 16.92 at the degree of freedom of 9 @ 0.05 alpha level. Exclusive breastfeeding promotes physical growth and development in infants as perceived by pregnant women with the calc. x2 value of 856.62 is > the critical value of 16.92 at the degree of freedom of 9 @ 0.05 alpha level. Based on the findings, it was concluded that exclusive breastfeeding reduced infant mortality and promoted physical growth and development. The researchers recommended, among others, that the Primary Health Care Development Agency in Ilorin South Local Government should create specific programmes aimed at educating pregnant women about the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding. This is to decrease the rate of infant mortality in the area under study.
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    Impacts of personal protective equipment utilisation on prevention of coronavirus among healthcare workers in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, the University of Zambia, 2022) Kperogi, I. I.; Baba, D. A; Jamiu, A. T,; Ologele, I.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Abdullahi, M. B.
    This study examined the impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) utilisation on the prevention of the coronavirus (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Kwara State, Nigeria. Personal protective equipment (PPE) means personal protective equipment, which are devices designed to protect healthcare workers from contracting infectious diseases during the treatment of patients with the threaded pandemic COVID-19 infection. These instruments can be hand gloves, nose masks, and protective footwear, among others. However, the effect of the non-utilisation of these devices can be devastating, particularly among HCWs treating coronavirus patients because of its volatile nature of transmission through airborne and contacts. This study aims at determining if HCWs perceive that utilisation of PPE has effects on the prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the survey type was used for this study. The instrument used was a researchers’ structured questionnaire, which was validated by three experts in health education. A multistage sampling procedure to sample 230 HCWs from Kwara State government-owned hospitals was used for this study. The instrument was then subjected to a test re-test reliability method and analysed by Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC), which yielded 0.81r, showing that the instrument was reliable enough for the study. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, simple percentage and inferential statistics of Chi-square (χ2) at 0.05 alpha level. Results revealed that HCWs significantly perceived that utilisation of PPE has an impact on the prevention of COVID-19 in Kwara State, Nigeria, with a calculated χ2 value of 146.174, which is greater than the critical table value of 43.773. It was concluded that HCWs perceived that the utilisation of PPE has an impact on the prevention of COVID-19 in Kwara State, Nigeria. It was, however, recommended that the government should increase the training of HCWs through seminars and workshops. More so, the government should provide and enforce the adequate use of PPE to be used by HCWs against COVID-19 infection in Kwara State, Nigeria.
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    Knowledge and prevention of Liver Cirrhosis among Adults in Ilorin West Local Governement Area, Kwara State, Nigeria.
    (Faculty of Education, Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria, 2023-04) Jidda, K. A.; Oyeyemi, S. T.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Oyeyemi, A. O
    Cirrhosis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and represents an important burden on healthcare resources. This study investigated knowledge of the causes and prevention of cirrhosis among adults living in Ilorin West Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State. It also examined differences in knowledge of causes and prevention of cirrhosis among this group of people based on gender and age. Descriptive research design was adopted. The population comprised of all adults in Ilorin West LGA, Kwara state. Three-staged sampling procedure was employed to select a total of 200 respondents for the study. A researchers’ structured questionnaire was adopted for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, simple percentage, mean and ranking while independent t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics were used to test hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in knowledge of causes of cirrhosis based on gender and based on age. However, there was no significant difference in knowledge of prevention of cirrhosis based on gender and age. The study concluded that the knowledge of the causes and prevention of cirrhosis among respondents was inadequate. It was recommended that adults should be sensitized on the various ways cirrhosis could be caused as well as prevented, advocacy should be sought to vaccinate adults who missed out hepatitis vaccinations in childhood.
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    Lesson Note Preparation in Health Education. In Methods of Teaching Physical and Health Education in Nigerian Secondary Schools
    (Published by Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin., 2016) Shehu, R. A.; Jidda, K. A.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.
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    Perceived causes of infertility among Women of child bearing age in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State.
    (College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kampala International University, Uganda. Available at: https://kampalajournals.ac.ug/ojs/index.php/kiuhums/issue/view/11, 2018) Jidda, K. A. ,; Jamiu, A. T.,; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Kperogi, I. I.,; Edungbola, A. A; Obaditan, O. F.
    Abstract. This study investigated the Perceived causes of infertility among women of child bearing age in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected regular sexual intercourse. This study investigated (i) Smoking and (ii) STI as a cause of Infertility among Women of Child bearing age. A descriptive research design of survey method was employed for this study. The population consists of all women of child bearing age in Ilorin West Local Government. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 241 respondents. Researchers' structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts from the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin was used for data collection. A correlation co-efficient of .78 „r‟ was obtained through test re-test method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Data collection was conducted by the research and three trained research assistants. The postulated null hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05 alpha level. The findings from this study showed that: - Smoking will significantly be perceived as a cause of infertility among women of child bearing age with the calculated chi-square (χ2 ) value of 172.66 is greater than the table chi-square (χ2 ) value of 16.92 at the degree freedom (df) 9 - Sexually Transmitted infections will significantly be perceived as a cause of infertility among women of child bearing age with the calculated chi square (χ2 ) value of 192.49 is greater than the table chi-square (χ2 ) value of 16.92 at the degree freedom (df) 9 Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that smoking and sexually transmitted infections were significantly perceived as causes of infertility among women of child bearing age in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. Therefore, it was recommended that Health workshops should be organized to enlighten women in Ilorin West Local Government about the dangers involve in smoking and its effect on fertility and the knowledge of causes and prevention of STIs should be spread among women in order to curb the problem of infertility
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    Perceived Influence of Drainage and Waterways Dumping on the Environment among the People of Ilorin South Local Government Area. Ilorin
    (Published by the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2015) Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Jidda, K. A.; Akorede, S. N.
    The study examined perceived influence of drainage and waterways dumping on the environment in Ilorin South Local Government. It examined the influence of drainage and waterways dumping on flooding, erosion and environmental degradation. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population of the study comprised all the people in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. A sample of 400 residents were selected using purposive sampling technique. A researcher developed questionnaire titled 'Questionnaire on influence of drainage and waterways dumping on the environment' (QIDWDE) was used. The questionnaire was validated by five experts in related field. the reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Spearman-Brown Rank Order which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.78r. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Inferential statistics of Chi-square was used to test the data collected for the study. The Findings revealed that: 1. blocked drainage channels as a result of improper dumping of refuse in drainages and water channels can cause flooding [calc. r-value = 0.428 > Crit. r-value =0.197] 2. dumping of wastes in drainages and waterways blocks waterways and roads there facilitating higher rates of erosion by smothering natural vegetation cover [calc. r-value = 0.531 > Crit. r-value =0.197] 3. improper disposal and management of waste is one of the causes of environmental degradation in many cities [calc. r-value = 0.631 > Crit. r-value =0.197] It was concluded that dumping of wastes in drainages and waterways significantly led to the incidence of flooding, erosion and environmental degradation in Ilorin South Local Government Area. It was recommended that the people of Ilorin South Local Government Area should avoid dumping of wastes in drainages to prevent or reduce the rate of flooding. Improper disposal of refuse should be controlled and monitored to forestall the occurrence of erosion in Ilorin South Local Government Area and residents of Ilorin South Local Government Area should be encouraged to dispose their wastes in the proper way to prevent the degradation of their environment.
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    Social-Cultural Factors Influencing the Choice of Family Planning Method Among Married couples in Ife-central LGA, Osun State.
    (Institute of Education, University of Ilorin., 2018) Jamiu, A. T.; Jidda, K. A.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; James, J. F.
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    Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing the Choice of Family Planning Method Among Married Couple in Ife-Central LGA, Osun State.
    (Published by Institute of Education, University of Ilorin., 2018) Jamiu, A. T.; Jidda, K. A.; Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; James, J. F.
    this study investigated the socio-cultural factors influencing the choice of family planning methods among married couples in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. The purpose of the study was to examine if factors, level of education, ethnicity and cost of contraceptives influence choice of family planning methods. the population comprised all couples in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. Multistage sampling techniques was used to select 160 respondents. A researcher designed questionnaire was used for data collection. a reliability coefficient of 0.8r was obtained through test re-test method using Spearman-Brown correlation. Data collection was conducted. Inferential statistics of Chi-square was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The hypotheses findings revealed that: level of education, ethnicity and cost of method influence the choice of family planning method among married couple with all the calculated value greater than table value at 0.05 alpha level. The study concluded that level of education, ethnicity and cost of contraceptives are socio-cultural factors influencing the choice of family planning among married couples. therefore, it was recommended that married couples should seek more knowledge about family planning as it will help them to plan for their future, ethnicity should not be a problem of planning and seek cheaper cost of contraceptives.
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    Waste Disposal Management as Correlate of Environmental Problems in Ilorin Metropolis.
    (Published by the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2015) Abdulrasaq, Q. O.; Akorede, S. N.; Jidda, K. A.; Ologele, I.
    The study examined waste disposal management as correlate of environmental problems in Ilorin metropolis. It examined the influence of waste burning on air quality; dumping of waste in drainage on flooding; and open dumping on water pollution. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. Sample of 400 heads of households were selected using multistage sampling techniques of simple random and purposive sampling techniques. A researcher developed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Waste Disposal Management and Environmental Problems”.(QWDMEP) was used. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Spearman Brown Rank Order which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.75. three hypotheses were tested at. 05 alpha level of significance. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the data collected for the study. The findings revealed that: i. waste burning as a waste disposal strategy has significant influence on the quality of air in Ilorin metropolis [Calc. r-value= 0.428≥ Crit. r-value= 0.197]; ii. dumping of waste as a waste disposal strategy has significant influence on flooding in Ilorin metropolis [Calc. r-value= 0.531≥ Crit. r-value= 0.197]; and iii. open dumping as a waste disposal strategy has significant influence on water pollution in Ilorin metropolis [Calc. r-value= 0.631≥ Crit. r-value= 0.197]. It was concluded that burning of waste, dumping of waste in drainages and open dumping instigate flooding, pollution of air and water in Ilorin metropolis. It was recommended that public burning of waste as a waste disposal strategy should be discouraged; the dumping of waste in drainages and water bodies should be avoided; and open dumping of wastes should be properly coordinated and monitored