Browsing by Author "Ibitoye, B"

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    Midwives’ Knowledge and practice of Focused Antenatal Care in selected health facilities in Ilorin, Kwara State
    (National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja, 2021) Olubiyi, S.K.; Onasoga, O.O; Ibitoye, B; Uthman, S.O; Gambari, Y
    Background: Focused antenatal care (FANC) is an evidenced-based, client-centered, goal directed care provided by skilled health providers with emphasis on quality rather than frequency of visits to a woman during pregnancy. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess midwives' knowledge and practice of focused antenatal care in selected health care facilities in Ilorin. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was adopted for this study and purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 102 respondents for the study. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was utilized for data collection. Descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential (chi-square) analysis was done using SPSS version 20. Results: results revealed that majority of the midwives had good knowledge and practice of focused antenatal care. A significant relationship exists between knowledge and practice of focused antenatal care with (X2+25.59; p-value =0.000<0.05). It was recommended that periodic training of midwives on focused antenatal should be implemented stressing its importance in the prevention of maternal and neonatal mortality.
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    Roles of Local Languages on Effective Public Healthcare Delivery in the Gambia: Implications for Psychological Assessment
    (Texila American University, Guyana., 2020) Olubiyi, S.K; Muriana, K.O; Ibitoye, B
    Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the roles of local languages on effective public healthcare delivery in the Gambia and its implications for psychological assessment. Study design: Descriptive research design of ex-post facto type was used in the study. Methods: One hundred and seven patients were selected randomly from 5 local government areas in the Gambia. The respondents were measured with a self-developed validated scale of 0.79 reliability coefficient and the data obtained was analyzed using simple percentage statistical analysis. Three research questions were raised and answered in the study. Results: The result showed local languages contributed to effective quality of service delivery, treatment compliance of patients and health improvements of patients. Conclusions: In view of these findings, the study recommended that stakeholders in the health sectors should always work towards improving quality of service delivery. Hospital/healthcare centres should have at least one professional counsellor who will be saddled with the responsibility of administering guidance and counselling services to the health workers, patients and others workers in the hospital.
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    Runoff Hydrographs using Snyder and SCS Synthetic Unit Hydrograph Methods: A Case Study of South West Nigeria,
    (Polish Society of Ecological Engineering., 2017) Salami, A. W.; Bilewu, S. O.; Ibitoye, B; Ayanshola, A. M.