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Item Attribution of Causes of High Blood Pressure among Married Adults in Ogbomoso, Oyo State(Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria., 2017-03) Alwajud-Adewusi, M.B; Odebode, A.A; Mustapha, M.L.A.; & Adegboyega, L.O.High blood pressure is a health problem with devastating consequences. This study aimed to investigate the attributed causes of high blood pressure among married adults in Ogbomoso. The descriptive research design was employed for the study. The simple random and proportionate sampling techniques were employed in selecting samples from selected local government areas. The t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse the data generated. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the attributed causes of high blood pressure on the basis of gender. However, there were significant differences on the bases of age and educational level. It was recommended that healthy lifestyle habits such as regular exercise, less salt consumption, adequate intake of fruits and vegetables, reduction of alcohol intake and smoking should be encouraged to reduce the incidence of high blood pressure.Item Impact of cyber relational addiction on undergraduates’ interpersonal relationship in Nigeria(by Universitas Negeri Malang in collaboration with Asosiasi Bimbingan dan Konseling Indonesia (ABKIN)., 2022) Mustapha, M.L.A.; Ajokpaniovo, M.; Olaoye, F.E.The upsurge in the use of cyberspace in recent years has led to pathological use for some individuals especially in the area of cyber relational addiction. This study aimed to investigate the influence of cyber relational addiction on interpersonal relationships and how variables of age, religion, levels of study, and gender of respondents moderate the influence of cyber relational addiction on their interpersonal relationships. This study employed a descriptive survey research design and administered a self-designed questionnaire on 420 randomly selected undergraduates from seven faculties at the University of Ilorin. A research question was answered in this study, while the hypotheses were also tested at 0.05 levels of significance. The varying collected data were analyzed using t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical methods. Undergraduate students’ sources of information were mostly from the Internet than interacting with people, and they believed gaining more academically online than interacting with people. Meanwhile, the results were not varied based on the respondents’ age, levels of study, religion, and gender. It is necessary to develop a sound and wide range of activities that will reduce cyber relation addiction, which in turn promote psychological wellbeing among undergraduates. Interpersonal relationship skills training should be conducted for cyber-addicted adolescents to observe its impacts on cyber relational addiction.Item Parents’ Perception on Girl-Child Education in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria.(The Counsellor, 2017) Adeboye, A.A.; Mustapha, M.L.A.; Adeboye, B.A.Abstract The study investigated parents’ perception on girl-child education. This study aims at finding out whether gender disparities and inequalities still occur despite campaign against it. The researchers employed the descriptive survey method for the study. The population comprised parents in Ilorin metropolis. The sample comprised 250 parents that were randomly selected from all the Local Government Areas in Ilorin metropolis. The questionnaire titled “Parents’ Perception on Girl-Child Education Questionnaire” (PPGCEQ) was administered to the respondents to collect relevant data. The t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics were used to test the two null hypotheses generated for the study. The findings show that, there is no significant difference in the perception of parents on girl-child education based on age while there is significant difference on the perception of parents on girl-child education based on educational qualification. This means that parents in Ilorin metropolis have positive perception regarding girl-child education. Based on the findings, it was recommended that counsellors should intensify effort to evolve guidance and counselling services that will meet the needs of female students in their respective schools to reinforce the favourable disposition and encourage others who might be less favourably disposed to it. Key Words: Equality, Girl-Child, Education. Parents, Perception, Ilorin.