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Item Communication Revolution and Social Change in Nigeria: Some Matters Arising(Department of Sociology, Osun State University, Osogbo (Okuku Campus)., 2017) Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Raji, Abdullateef; Kadiri, Kehinde Khadijat; Oluyemi, JosephIt is difficult today to read a newspaper or watch the news without noticing the changes that continually affect the world. The Middle East, Central America, Southern Africa and many other countries demonstrate social transition and transformation in many dimensions. Information revolution has come to transform the structure of many societies, particularly as they free the human mind, open new vistas in knowledge and allow technologies to increasingly take on human qualities. The impact of the development of the information society on a nation's development and social change is now a question of discussion. It is against this background that this paper examined communication revolution and social change in Nigeria. The paper concluded that new communication technologies as tools for Nigeria's socio-economic transformation have been drawn mainly from the experiences and exploits of western industrialized countries. In spite of the little progress that Nigeria and Africa has made in the age of new communication technology, many people still hold the fear that communication revolution has come with a lot of problemsItem HIV/AIDS and Cultural Practices in Nigeria Implications for HIV/ AIDS Preventive Communication Campaign(Publication of the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences. Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria., 2017) Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Kadiri, Kehinde Khadijat; Joseph A Oluyemi; Raji AbdullateefNigeria as a nation has been battling with the prevalence of HIV/AIDS to the extent that the disease is alarmingly threatening the social and economic spheres. This article, therefore, examined as the main objective the subtle link that exists between cultural practices and beliefs and the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates the cultural practices that influence risky sexual behaviour and how cultural values of the people can be conceptualised into Sexually Transmitted communication Infections (STIs) preventive campaign in Nigeria. Stratified sampling technique was adopted for the study. Data were gathered through an in-depth interview among young students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and were content analysed accordingly. Findings of the study showed that despite modernization, virginity is a value that gives a woman a lot of respect among her family members, peers, in-laws and husband. Similarly, the fear of tarnishing the family's name propels some of these young people from involving in risky sexual behaviour that can lead to unwanted pregnancy. Furthermore, the study revealed that polygyny was seen as a symbol of wealth Gild prosperity among the study population. The data equally revealed that, the cultural practices in Nigeria are at the heart of promoting, sustaining and fanning the spread of HIV IAIDS because it does not address extra-marital activities of men in the society.' The study, therefore, concluded that the non-centrality of culture in HIV/AIDS preventive campaign is one of the major reasons why very little success has been recorded in the area of behaviour change. The HIV/AIDS preventive communication campaign should not fight against the culture of the people because it might alienate the people whose cooperation is necessary if the prevalence of HIV/AIDS must he curbed.Item STIS Knowledge and Treatment Seeking Behaviour of University of Ilorin Students in Kwara State, Nigeria(DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO (OKUKU CAMPUS), 2015) Kadiri, Kehinde Khadijat; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Joseph A. Oluyemi; Raji AbdullateefThe growing rate of risky sexual behaviour among young adults contributes significantly to the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections epidemic in Nigeria. As a result of which this study explores STIs knowledge and treatment seeking behaviour among University of Ilorin students aged between 18-25 years. An in-depth interview was conducted among forty students. The study reveals that young adults have a good knowledge of HIV/AIDS but few. of them have-little knowledge of only gonorrhea. It was noted that the informants still have a lot of ambiguous information that relates to STIs. They also perceived risky sexual behaviour is common among their peers. When they had STIs, most of them prefer to get self-medications from traditional-healers or patronize road side pharmacy. Also, they do not like to go to medical practitioners because of stigmatization by medical practitioners, lack of confidentiality, slow service and low cost. It is recommended that a multi-sectoral effort of young peoples' families, Non Governmental Organisations, traditional medical practitioners, media practitioners and health professionals towards improving STIs knowledge as well as promoting and encouraging preventive as well as effective treatment practices must be made available for this population. The study concludes that there is a need for the implementation of an all-encompassing integrated multi-sectoral approach which will utilise all the various stakeholders in providing a comprehensive abstinence sexuality education for young adults.