Browsing by Author "Dominic, O.L."

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    Effect of Ice Cooling Jacket on Cardiovascular Responses to Treadmill Exercise in Untrained adults.
    (The Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, 2015) Niyi-Odumosu, F.A; Esu, K.D.,; Ayinla, M.T.,; Gwadabe, S.M.; Dominic, O.L.
    Hyperthermia has been shown to be a limiting factor to endurance exercise performance while pre-cooling combats the debilitating effect of heat stress induced fatigue. Most studies demonstrated attenuated heart rate response during endurance exercise after pre-cooling, none of these examined blood pressure changes. Therefore, the objective of this study is to recognize, quantify, and compare changes that may occur in blood pressures and heart rate after pre-cooling (wearing of ice jacket) following treadmill exercise. Twelve (n=12) healthy nonathletic young male adults volunteered after obtaining written consent. Mean ± S.E.M age, weight, height and B.M.I were 22.0±0.8 years, 60±3.0 kg, 1.7±0.2 m, and 21.0±1.0 kg/m2. Day 1, participants performed treadmill exercise to exhaustion (Bruce protocol). Two readings of blood pressures and heart rates were taken before, at exhaustion and five minutes into recovery. Day 2, participants wore ice jackets for about 30 minutes before the exercise. There was a significant reduction (p<0.05) in the heart rate at exhaustion from 101.3 ± 6.5 to 98.1 ± 5.7 and during recovery from 95.3 ± 5.0 to 79.4 ± 3.6 with no significant change in the blood pressures after pre-cooling. Findings are in support of previous studies and may suggest that wearing of ice-cooling jacket attenuates heart rate with no significant change in the blood pressures following isotonic treadmill exercise in untrained young male adults.
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    Knowledge and Attitude towards TB-HIV co-infection among students of a tertiary institution in North-Central Nigeria
    (The Library and Publications committee, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2015) Williams, F.E.; Adesoye, A.A.; Jolayemi, E.T.; Parakoyi, D.B.; Awoyemi, A.O.; Dominic, O.L.; Kayode, O.O.
    Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB-HIV) co-infection poses a public health challenge to sustainable national development due to the burden of the disease. Lack of knowledge and poor attitude towards the disease especially in congregate setting, such as tertiary institutions contribute to its spread. The study examined the knowledge and attitude towards TB-HIV co-infection among students of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. It was a cross-sectional and non-interventional study using structured questionnaire tested for reliability (r = 0.99). Four hundred and five eligible students were interviewed using the questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 17.00 was used for data entry and analysis. The findings revealed a mean score of 53.4% for knowledge about TB-HIV co-infection. The knowledge about the reciprocal interaction between TB and HIV was 40.2% while knowledge for laboratory diagnosis being difficult was 28.2%. Furthermore, the mean score for attitude was 45%. Only 30.0% of the respondents felt that prospective marital relationship should not be broken if laboratory tests are positive for TB-HIV co-infection. Significant differences were found between the level of education of the students and their knowledge of the difficulty of laboratory diagnosis of TB-HIV co-infection (p<0.05); and between the level of education and their attitudes towards breaking prospective marital relationship if the partner is diagnosed with TB-HIV co-infection (P<0.05). This study recommended that health education on diseases of public health importance should be included in the curriculum for tertiary education.
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    Knowledge and Attitude towards Tuberculosis (TB) among Students of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin: Implication for Health Transformation for Sustainable African Development in Health, Science and Humanity Transformation for Sustainable African Development.
    (Kwara State University, Maleate, Nigeria, 2013) Williams, F.E.; Adesoye, A.A.; Jolayemi, E.T.; Parakoyi, D.B.; Awoyemi, A.O.; Dominic, O.L.; Kayode, O.O.; Nyamngee, A.
    Tuberculosis, a re-emerging disease, poses a challenge to health transformation for sustainable African development. More than one third of the world’s population is currently infected with the tubercle bacilli. In congregate settings such as tertiary institution campus, delay in diagnosis increases the potential for transmission. Knowledge of a community about TB can improve the attitude towards the disease with consequent better health seeking behaviour. This study examined the knowledge and attitude towards tuberculosis among students of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional and non-interventional study using structured questionnaire tested for reliability giving a value of 0.99. Four hundred and five (405) eligible students were interviewed using the structured questionnaires. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 17.00 was used for data entry and analysis. The findings revealed the mean score of 58.7% for knowledge. Many of the respondents knew that smoking (71.1%) and overcrowding (60.2%) were risk factors that contribute to TB transmission. Moreover, the mean score for attitude was 54%. Above half of the respondents (60.5%) felt that lack of information and education about TB promote the spread of the disease. Nonetheless, 46.7% and 46.9% felt that prospective marital relationship and marital relationship respectively should not be broken if laboratory tests are positive for TB. The students should be provided with routine health education about the disease in order to improve the knowledge and attitude towards the disease. This will lead to positive health transformation for sustainable African development.