Browsing by Author "Odebode, A. A."

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    Attitudes of couples in Kwara State towards the use of family planning
    (Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2018-03-20) Odebode, A. A.; Aburime, A. O.; Alwajud-Adewusi M. B.; Jekayinfa, O. J.
    Use of family planning has long been misconstrued. The purpose of this study was to find out the attitude of couples in Kwara State towards use of family planning. The study also aimed at finding out whether variables such as age, religion and educational qualification will affect the respondents' views. Four hundred respondents were selected using simple random sampling and systematic sampling techniques. A Researcher-designed questionnaire tiled 'Attitude towards use of Family Planning Questionnaire (AUFPQ)' was used to collect data for the study. A research question was constructed and three hypotheses were formulated. The validity of the instrument was established through vetting of three medical personnel in Gynecology Department, University of llorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. While,the reliability was ascertained using split-half reliability method and reliability coefficient of 0.72 was gotten which confirmed that the instrument is reliable for use. The hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance at 0.05 sig. level.The result showed that couples in Kwara State have negative attitude towards the use of family Planning. It was also found out that there was no significant difference in the attitude of couples in Kwara State towards the use of family planning based on age, religion and educational qualification. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations were made that Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations should embark on more sensitization programmes that would be on continuous basis so as to encourage couples to develop positive attitude towards use of family planning.
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    Influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis: towards enhancing emotional well-being of adolescents.
    (Faculty of Arts & Education, Lead City University, Ibadan., 2016-12-10) Odebode, A. A.; Adebayo, D. O.; Jekayinfa, O. J.; Aburime, A. O.
    This study investigated the influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in llorin metropolis, Kwara state. The study also examined whether moderating variables such as class level, class type and gender would affect the respondents' views. The population consisted of 800 secondary school students that were randomly selected from llorin Metropolis.The researchers employed descriptive survey method for the study.The instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire titled "Career choice Questionnaire (CCQ).The t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 alpha level were used to test the hypotheses. The result revealed that environmental factors have a positive influence on career choice of secondary school students in llorin Metropolis. Also,there was no significant difference on the influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in lorin Metropolis on the bases of class level, gender and class type. Secondary school Counsellors should provide career guidance to learners on a continual basis during their secondary school education, so as to make adequate career choices and to enhance their emotional well-being, was recommended.