Browsing by Author "Odeigah, L O"

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    Emotional problems and academic performance of adolescents at Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri
    (The Educational Psychologist, 2016-09) Josephine, Ipem N; Odeigah, L O; Paul-Cookey, N
    The paper examines the contributions of emotional problems to the academic performance of students in Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri. The study adopted a descriptive survey design.
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    FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN ATTENDING THE LENTIVIRAL CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NIGERIA
    (NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE, 2021) Odeigah, L O; Fawibe, AE; Bolarin, MT; Obalowu, IA; Mutalub, YB; Williams, FE
    Introduction: Sexual dysfunction in HIV positive women is common and it is often associated with psychosocial distress. Not much scientific attention has been focused on this important aspect of the life of the HIV-positive woman especially in Nigeria and in the West African sub-region at large, where issues pertaining to sexuality are hardly ever discussed due to cultural restrictions and taboos. Objectives: To determine the prevalence, psychological status, and socio demographic/clinical factors associated with sexual dysfunction in HIV-positive women at the lentiviral clinic of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State. Methods: This was a hospital based cross-sectional study conducted over a six month period. Data were collected from 370 respondents using a structured questionnaire. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) was used to assess their psychological status while the modified Female Sexual Function Index Questionnaire (FSFI) was used to assess female sexual dysfunction. Questionnaire was interviewer administered and the data was analyzed using Epi-info 2011 package. Results: It showed that the prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in HIV positive women was sixty one percent (61%). Thirty five percent (35%) of the respondents had significant psychological distress. The presence of psychological distress was significantly associated with Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). There was no association between FSD and religion, ethnicity, duration of marriage or presence of other chronic diseases. Increasing age, multiple sex partners, non-disclosure of HIV status, stigma, on-going stressful event, being underweight or obese were significantly associated with FSD. High level of education, being married, monogamy, WHO clinical stage I disease and higher CD4 count were associated with better sexual functioning. Conclusion: This study brings to the fore the need for physicians and healthcare workers who render comprehensive care as frontline doctors to acquire skills needed to attend to and alleviate the sexual problems of women in an African setting.
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    GENDER VARIATIONS, STRESS LEVELS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
    (WORLD EDUCATORS FORUM, 2015) Ipem, J N; Odeigah, L O
    Several factors have been identified as being responsible for the poor academic achievements of students in Nigerian Universities. However, stress levels experienced by students, could be other plausible factor that could be implicated. This study was a descriptive survey design which aims at investigating the possible effects of gender and stress levels on students’ academic achievements. The population for this study comprised all Nigerian University students in the South East Geo-Political Zone (Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo). The sample consists of one thousand eight hundred (1800) respondents from the six randomly selected universities. Three research questions and three hypotheses were generated for the study. A research instrument called Stress Rating Scale for Students; (SRSS) was developed and used for data collection. A proforma was also developed and used for collection of students’ GP on their General Studies GS (Use of English). Data collected were analyzed using chisquare statistics; Mean Ratings; Frequency and Percentage Distributions. Results show that a significant difference exists between the academic achievements of male and female Nigerian university students who experienced high and low levels of stress. Stress level was also found to be a great contributor to students’ poor academic achievements. It was therefore recommended among others that, educational psychologists and counselors should introduce more appropriate coping strategies which will help students to overcome their stressors.