Browsing by Author "Abubakar, I."

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    Awareness of Health Seeking Behaviour of Postpartum Mental Illness Among Pregnant Women Attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria Antenatal Clinic
    (Department of Health promotion and Environmental Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, 2016) Olubiyi, S.K; Issa, B.A.; Laitan, O.L.; Onasoga, O.A.; Abubakar, I.; Ibrahim, H
    Mental health problems have adverse effects on a woman’s obstetrical outcome. Hence, the aim of the study was to assess the awareness of health seeking behaviour of postpartum mental illness among pregnant women attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria antenatal clinic. A research design of cross sectional descriptive study was used with a population of two hundred and forty (240) consecutive pregnant women receiving antenatal care in ABUTH, Zaria. A structured, self administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used with SPSS version 16 to analyze the data generated at 5% level of significance. Majority of the women, 142(59.2%), had good awareness of postpartum mental illness, 184(76.7%) of the respondents had a poor health seeking behavior towards the disorder. There was significant relationship found between awareness of postpartum mental illness and health seeking behavior for the disorder. Government at all levels of health care should scale up public awareness on postpartum mental illness with improved health education on mental healthcare centers. Also, the establishment of mental health facilities in areas strategically close to the vast majority of the population they are meant to serve will assist in controlling the menace of postpartum mental illness.
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    Comparative analysis of newspaper framing of public officers’ corruption
    (Journal of Human Development and Communication, Published by University of Malaysia Perlis, 2018) Adisa, R.; Ahmad, F.M.; Ahmed, K.A.; Shuhairimi, A.; Udende, P.; Nor’izah, A.; Abubakar, I.; Maskor, B.; Ahmad, H.R.
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    Media, politics, and hate speech: A critical discourse analysis.
    (e-Academia Journal, Published by Universiti Tecknologi MARA Terengganu, 2017) Adisa, R.; Udende, P.; Abubakar, I.; La’aro, O.A.
    The effects of political activities in developing countries and particularly Nigeria have shown that hate speech has become more vivid in the successive democratic dispensation than the previous ones thereby keeping the citizens more divided. Though, on the issue of hate speech the provisions of Nigeria Constitution, Nigeria Electoral Act and Journalism Ethic Code are clear but the question is where to draw the line between political statement, hate speech and the responsibility of the media. Therefore, this research sought to establish through a Critical Discourse Analysis approach the pervading of hate speech in Nigeria particularly in Nigeria‘s 2015 general election which has become possible helix of violence. Based on the discourse, it is clear that hate speech was the focal point and the instrument of campaign. Therefore, the parade of hate speeches in several newspapers analyzed showed that media was used by politicians to stoke up hatred and stimulate violence among ethnic and political groups during the electioneering periods as well as in the daily life. Hence, it is recommended that media outfits should always examine politicians’ messages and evaluate their words, scrutinize their facts and claims, and judge carefully the intention and likely impact on the society to prevent being an accomplice in hate speech.