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Item Attitude of Health Workers Towards Patients: An Aftermath of Ebola Outbreak in Nigeria(Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research. A publication of the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, 2018-01-28) Joseph A Oluyemi; Mohammed A Yinusa; Raji Abdulateef,; Emmanuel Otolagbe; Joseph Adejoke; Kadiri Kehinde; Popoola Gbenga; Williams T MotolaniAttitude is a mental and emotional construct that characterizes people. It is formed from a people’s past and present experiences and is instrumental to how people think and behave. This study investigates the attitude of health workers towards patients in some tertiary hospitals in Southwest Nigeria as a result of the aftermath of the last outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria. 600 consenting participants selected through a two-stage sampling method were involved in the study. Data was retrieved through administration of structured questionnaire designed in five-point Likert-scale format. About two third of the participants (32.3%) involved in the study were nurses while (22.0%) were doctors. (34.7%) of the participants disagreed that health workers suspect patients have Ebola virus disease at first contact with them while (48.0%) agreed that heath workers are afraid when they have contact with patients. In addition, (36.7%) of the participants in the study disagreed that health workers do not move close to patients when examining patients who are febrile while (39.3%) disagreed that health workers are irrational and harsh to patients. In all, the study showed that, (52.7%) of the participants in the study have positive attitude towards patients. This is without prejudice to previous experience of health workers being infected with the deadly disease from patients during the last outbreak in 2014. The study recommended dissemination of adequate information on Ebola virus disease among health workers to forestall future infection of Ebola virus disease from patients. Massive attitudinal change towards patients among health workers in the study population is also strongly recommendedItem Factors Influencing the Practice of Self-Medication among Bankers in Selected New Generation Banks in Ilorin Nigeria(International Journal of Economics & Management Sciences. OMICS Publishing Group, 2015) Joseph A Oluyemi; Muhammed A Yinusa; Raji Abdullateef; Akoh Sunday; Kadiri KehindeThe irrational use of drugs often referred to as Self-medication, is fast becoming a global issue affecting all works life, including the Nigerian Banking Industry. This study aims at investigating the factors responsible for the practice of self medication among bankers in Ilorin, north central region of Nigeria. The study was conducted in five new generation banks in Ilorin, namely: Fidelity Bank, Diamond Bank, Zenith Bank, Access Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank. Information was gathered through questionnaire administration and a total of 240 bankers were included in the study. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17.0. The study made use of tables, simple percentage and chats to present the data retrieved from the field. Major factors influencing the practice of self-medication as revealed in the study include: busy nature of job (64%), knowledge of drug to take (91%), nature of sickness (85%), seriousness of the sickness (82%) and faster relief from sickness (46%). The practice of self medication is also affected by respondents’ age, work duration, annual income and business unit as test of associations were statistically significant (p<0.05). Stiffer government regulation remains the way out of this practice in the banking industry in Nigeria and the Nigerian society at large.Item Knowledge, Beliefs and Sources of Information on Lassa fever among Residents of a Community in Ilorin, Nigeria.(Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy, Romania., 2016) Joseph, Oluyemi Adesoji; Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Joseph Adejoke Adijat; Raji, Abdullateef; Kadiri Kehinde; Ibimidun AkindeleThe study aimed at assessing the knowledge and sources of information on Lassa fever among residents of a community in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria. The objective was to know if the residents of the study population are adequately informed about the disease. The study was conducted in Irewolede, a community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. A total of 300 consenting respondents were systematically selected from the study population while primary data was gathered through self-administered structured questionnaire. Findings in this study revealed that respondents have fair knowledge of the disease. Even though all respondents have heard about this disease through various media like radio, television, newspapers, magazines and social media, their knowledge is still inadequate being fraught with misconceptions especially in the means of acquisition, transmission and prevention. Four hypotheses were tested in the study which indicated a significant relationship between sex, education, occupation and the knowledge of Lassa fever among the respondents (p<0.05), while there was no statistically significant relationship between the age and knowledge of Lassa fever among the respondents (p>0.05). The study recommended a wider dissemination of adequate information on Lassa fever through media campaign by all relevant stakeholders.