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Item Knowledge and Attitude towards Tuberculosis (TB) among Students of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin: Implication for Health Transformation for Sustainable African Development in Health, Science and Humanity Transformation for Sustainable African Development.(Kwara State University, Maleate, Nigeria, 2013) Williams, F.E.; Adesoye, A.A.; Jolayemi, E.T.; Parakoyi, D.B.; Awoyemi, A.O.; Dominic, O.L.; Kayode, O.O.; Nyamngee, A.Tuberculosis, a re-emerging disease, poses a challenge to health transformation for sustainable African development. More than one third of the world’s population is currently infected with the tubercle bacilli. In congregate settings such as tertiary institution campus, delay in diagnosis increases the potential for transmission. Knowledge of a community about TB can improve the attitude towards the disease with consequent better health seeking behaviour. This study examined the knowledge and attitude towards tuberculosis among students of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional and non-interventional study using structured questionnaire tested for reliability giving a value of 0.99. Four hundred and five (405) eligible students were interviewed using the structured questionnaires. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 17.00 was used for data entry and analysis. The findings revealed the mean score of 58.7% for knowledge. Many of the respondents knew that smoking (71.1%) and overcrowding (60.2%) were risk factors that contribute to TB transmission. Moreover, the mean score for attitude was 54%. Above half of the respondents (60.5%) felt that lack of information and education about TB promote the spread of the disease. Nonetheless, 46.7% and 46.9% felt that prospective marital relationship and marital relationship respectively should not be broken if laboratory tests are positive for TB. The students should be provided with routine health education about the disease in order to improve the knowledge and attitude towards the disease. This will lead to positive health transformation for sustainable African development.Item Nurses' Application of Dorothea Orem’s Self Care Theory towards Management of Chronically-ill Patients at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State(Islamic University In Uganda, 2019) Olubiyi, S.K.; Ibitoye, O.F; Onasoga, O; Shaibu, E.O; Ibitoye, B.; Nyamngee, A.The necessity to care by theoretical thinking and scientific method is recognized by considering a method based on theory to guide our practice hence nursing theories have to be applied to practice. Nursing theory depends on its utility in caring and in the disciplinary development hence, the need to assess the nurses’ application of Dorothea Orem’s self-care theory towards the management of critically ill patients in the university of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state. The research sought to assess the level of knowledge of nurses’ application of the theory as well as factors that influences the application of Orem’s theory towards management of chronically ill patients. A descriptive research design was used and a total sampling technique was employed to get the sample size of 105 respondents. Instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire tested for validity and reliability through a pilot study with 0.778 using the Cronbach Alpha method. The result revealed that nurses are knowledgeable about the theory, a major percentage of the nurses apply the theory to practice. Factors that affect the application of the theory were also identified. To ensure that holistic care is delivered at all levels of health care especially the tertiary, management should employ more nurses, make room for professional development programme and trainings to update their knowledge periodically so as to care for patients living with chronic illnesses and enhance their quality of life, functional capacity, and personal and social welfare.