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Item ATTITUDE OF NURSING MOTHERS TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2017) Mustapha, Mulikat Ladi A; MUHAMMAD, Shuaib Abolakale; ABDULKAREEM, Shakiru I; ISIAKA, GafarInfant feeding methods are major determinant of infant nutritional status. Among the feeding methods, breast feeding is common and of particular importance. This study investigated the attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin metropolis towards exclusive breast feeding. The study examines whether or not moderating variables such as educational attainment and occupational status would influence the respondents’ view of exclusive breast feeding. Descriptive design was adopted for the study. A total of 300 respondents were drawn from the target population using purposive random sampling techniques. A researcher developed questionnaire on attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin Metropolis towards exclusive breastfeeding (ANURTEB) was used to collect data for the study and the data was analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that 80% of the respondents had negative attitude towards exclusive breast feeding while 20% had positive attitude towards exclusive breast feeding in Ilorin metropolis. The result of the study also showed that there was a significant difference in the attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin Metropolis towards exclusive breast feeding on the basis of educational attainment and occupational status. Based on the findings, recommendations were made that, nursing mothers should be educated on the benefits of exclusive breast feeding, employers of labour should make also working atmosphere conducive for working mothers.Item INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE DEPRIVATION ON DEVIANT BEHAVIOURS OF YOUTHS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS(Department of Adult and Primary Education Studies, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017) Muhammad, Shuaib Abolakale; Okesina, Falilat Anike; Mustapha, Mulikat Ladi AYouth deviant behaviour is an increasing problem in Nigerian society today. This paper investigated the influence of relative deprivation on deviant behaviours of youths in Ilorin Metropolis. It considered relative deprivation as an important element that influences deviant behaviour among youths in Ilorin. Unemployment, lack of basic needs and income inequality were used to measure the extent of youth deprivation and their involvement in deviant acts. The design of the study was a survey type. The population for the study comprised all youths in Ilorin Metropolis. Total of 200 respondents were sampled for the study using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected from the respondents using an instrument titled “Influence of Relative Deprivation on Deviant Behaviour Questionnaire” (IRDDBQ). The hypotheses generated were analyzed using chi-square statistical analysis at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study indicated that there was a significant difference in the influence of unemployment, lack of basic needs and income inequality as a measure of relative deprivation on deviant behaviour of youths in Ilorin metropolis. The implication of this is that deprivation resulting from these measures can cause youth to engage in deviant acts. It is therefore recommended that counsellors should extend their services to include value orientation and self employment counselling to assist youth in developing right attitude to life in the face of deprivation and to manage their feelings instead of engaging in deviant act which can be detrimental to living a good life.Item Parents' Perception on Girl-Child Education in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria(Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2017) Adeboye, Adenike Abiola; Mustapha, Mulikat Ladi A; Adeboye, Bosede AnuThis study investigated parents’ perception of 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 ‘perception of parents 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 educational qualification. This means that parents in Ilorin metropolis have the same 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 the female students in their respective schools to reinforce the favourable disposition and encourage others who might be less favourably disposed to it.