Browsing by Author "Odeigah, Louis"

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    CONDOM USE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECEIVING CARE IN UITH, ILORIN
    (University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, World Health Organization, Nigeria, 2015) Owolabi, Rotimi; Osagbemi, Kayode; Odeigah, Louis; Ogundiran, Adeniyi
    Objectives: This was carried out to assess the level of condom use, and reasons for non-use of condoms among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) that were receiving treatment in UITH, Ilorin. Method: The study was a descriptive cross sectional survey conducted among three hundred (300) PLWHAs receiving care at the antiretroviral therapy clinics within the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection and data analysis was done using EPI-INFO 2008 Software.
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    High risk sexual behavior among adolescent senior secondary school students in Nigeria
    (African Health Sciences, 2019) Odeigah, Louis; Rasaki, Shittu O; Ajibola, Ajayi F; Hafsat, Ameen A; Sule, Abdullateef G; Musah, Yusuf
    Background: The consequences of high risk sexual practices (HRSP) are enormous among adolescent senior secondary school students. They therefore need to have sufficient knowledge of HRSP. Aim Objectives: The study gauged the level of knowledge and perceptions of high risk sexual behavior among senior secondary school students in Ilorin, Nigeria with a view to improving their understanding of the current trends in HRSP. This was a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study of adolescent secondary school students in Ilorin East Local Government Area. Multi – stage sampling method involving 3 stages was used. A semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain data. Informed consent of respondents was obtained. The data was analyzed using SPSS windows software package version 17. Results: Majority, 305 (69.5%) of the students were between 16 – 20 years. The major source of information was from movies, 42.5%, and the internet, 24.7%. Twenty-three percent (23.1%) had poor knowledge of HRSP. Thirty-eight percent (38.1%) did not consider indiscriminate sexual intercourse as HRSP while 27.9% still believed that unprotected sexual practice is safe. Thirty-four percent (34.2%) did not know that sex with multiple partners is a HRSP while 34.4% did not know that oral –genital sex is unsafe. Over thirty-two (32.9%) perceived that engaging in sex made them mature among peers. Twenty-four (24.7%) did not perceive any danger in keeping multiple sexual partners while 15.3% would still engage in unprotected sex. Conclusion: The students had relatively poor knowledge and perceptions of HRSP. Quite a number did not consider indiscriminate sexual intercourse as HRSP. An appreciable number did not perceive any danger in keeping multiple sexual partners or being engaged in unprotected sex. Counselling on the dangers of HRSP should be a component of the school health services so as to curb the complications of HRSP in our secondary schools.
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    Prevalence and risk factors of superficial fungal infections among primary school pupils in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria
    (Annals of African Medical Research, 2020) Odeigah, Louis; Rotifa, Stella; Shittu, Rasaq; Mutalub, Yahkub
    Superficial fungal infections are common in the tropics particularly in the rural areas where children are predisposed. The causative organisms include dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophyte moulds. To determine the prevalence and risk factors of superficial fungal infections among primary school pupils aged 5-16 years in Oke-Oyi, Kwara State. A cross-sectional survey was carried out from April through July 2017 among 602 pupils aged 5-16 years in Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. Out of the 602 pupils screened during the study, 180 pupils were suspected clinically to have superficial fungal infection and a total of 180 skin specimens were collected from the pupils. The prevalence of clinically suspected fungal infection was 29.9% (180/602), dermatophytes accounted for 16.7% (30/180), while non-dermatophyte moulds accounted for about half of the isolates, 51.7% (93/180). Some of the factors that were significantly associated with the risk of acquisition of dermatophytic infections include age, past history of similar lesions, over-crowding, normal sweat pattern and unkempt socks worn by the pupils among others. This study has shown that superficial fungal infections are common among pupils in Oke-Oyi in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State and the risk factors include among others, young age, past history of skin infections, overcrowding and unkempt socks worn by pupils. Therefore sociodemographic and behavioural factors influence the occurrence of superficial fungal infections in the study area.