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Item Causes of Reproductive Health Diseases among Women of Child-Bearing Age in Ogori-Mogongo Local Government Area of Kogi State(The Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2016-02) Ologele, I; Ogunsola, M. T.; Adigun, J. O.; Kperogi, I. I.The study investigated causes of reproductive health diseases among women of child - bearing age in Ogori-magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. The objectives of the study were to:(i) examine whether underutilization of maternal health care facilities have influence on the causes of reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age; (ii). investigate whether unsafe abortion have influence on the causes of reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age; and (iii) examine whether poor personal hygiene have influence on the causes of reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age. A descriptive research design of survey type was employed for this study. The population for the study comprised all women of child-bearing age in the study area. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select two hundred respondents that participated in the study. The instrument was a researcher's designed questionnaire that was validated by three experts in the related field. Reliability of the instrument was established through test re-test method and result of 0.76r was obtained, this indicates a strong consistency and good enough for the study. Data were administered with the aid of three trained research assistants and the result of data collected were analyzed using inferential statistics of Chi-square at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The finding of this study shows that: i. Underutilization of maternal health care facilities had influence on causes of reproductive health diseases because calculated chi-square value of (136.9) > crit. chi-square value of (21.03); ii. Unsafe abortion had influence on causes of reproductive health diseases because calculated chi-square value of (171.6)> crit. chi-square value of (21.03); and iii. Poor personal hygiene had influence on causes of reproductive health diseases because calculated chi-square value of (161.0)> crit. chi-square value of (21.03). Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that underutilization of maternal health care facilities, unsafe abortion and poor personal hygiene had significant influence on reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age in the study area. Therefore, it out recommended amongst others that, the local government health department should carry out enlightenment campaign that will educate women on benefits of utilizing maternal health care facilities so as to protect them against reproductive health diseases.Item Health Communication through Socio-Emotional Wellbeing as Predictor for Successful Healthcare Delivery among People in Oyo Town(Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria., 2021) Ologele, I.; Ibrahim, A.; Ogunsola, M. T.The purpose of the study was to examine the degree to which health communication through socio-emotional wellbeing predicted successful healthcare delivery system. The variables used were social, emotional and socio-emotional well-being. The target population were people of Oyo town. Six hundred respondents were used as samples. Stratified random sampling technique was used for choosing respondents across different working groups who were beneficiaries of healthcare delivery and incidental random sampling procedure was used to select respondents participated in the study in order to make sure that all the target population has equal chance to participate in the study. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The instrument used for data collection was the researchers' structured and developed questionnaire which was validated by three experts in the field of Physical and Health Education. Its reliability was established through test re-test method, using the Spearman-Brown rank order correlation which gave the coefficient of 0.83. The data collected were analysed using Pearson product-moment correlation. The three null-hypotheses were rejected. This implied that health communication through socio-emotional well-being predicted successful healthcare delivery among people in Oyo town. Recommendations made include that, health communicators should respect and recognise the opinions of the receivers through positive interpersonal relationship so that the message will be properly comprehended and acted upon accordingly; and try as much to put his or her anger under control, in order to attract the attention of the audience to the health message resented for meaningful interpretation and corresponding action.Item Investigating the Incidence and Coping Mechanisms for Postpartum Depression in Women of Childbearing Age in Osun State(Published by the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., 2024) Jidda, K. A.; Abdulraheem, A. M.; Oni, E. A.; Ogunsola, M. T.; Oyeyinka, A. JThis study investigated the incidence and coping mechanisms of postpartum depression among women of childbearing age in Osun State. This study employed a descriptive survey research. The research population comprised all women of reproductive age in Osun State, Nigeria. A total of 200 women were selected for sampling using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection was doneusing a researcher designedquestionnaire. The questionnaire comprised 15 items assessing the incidence and 15 items evaluating the coping techniques. Each item was organized using a four-response format. The questionnaire items were evaluated for their validity by a panel of experts, while a reliability test of test re-test method on the questionnaire yieldedreliability coefficient of 0.62. Data were analyzed using the percentageto answer research question one, while research question two was addressed using the mean and standard deviation metrics. The hypotheses were evaluated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and independent t-test with a significance level of 0.05. The study found that the incidence of postpartum depression among women of childbearing age in Osun State was moderate. The coping mechanisms adopted by these women included avoiding activities that could trigger depression during the postpartum period, receiving financial support from family, as well as seeking help from religious and social groups, among other strategies. Therefore, it was recommended that health care authorities devise strategies to formulate recommendations and implement measures aimed at preventing postpartum depression (PPD) in women of reproductive age.Item Perceived Risk Factors of Dysmenorrhea among Female Undergraduates in University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.(2021) Ologele, I.; Daniel, P. O.; Ogunsola, M. T.Dysmenorrrhea is one of the leading causes of school absenteeism among female undergraduates in University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Therefore, the study investigated the perceived risk factors of dysmenorrhea among female undergraduates in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of survey type was used for the study. Population for this study comprised of female undergraduates in the University of Ilorin for 2018/2019 academic session. Multi-stage sampling technique of simple, proportionate, purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 263 respondents that participated in the study. The researcher developed a questionnaire which was validated by 3 experts from the field of health educator and community medicine was used for the study. Degree of consistency of the instrument used for the study was confirmed through test-re-test approach and result of r = 0.82 obtained. Non-parametric statistics of Chi-square was used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study indicated that stress and high intake of sugar were risk factors for dysmenorrhea among female undergraduates in the University of Ilorin (Chi- square value of 83.45, p = 0.000 with 9 df, (Chi- square value of 64.06, p = 0.001 with 9 df). The researchers concluded that the inability to manage stress among female undergraduates and high intake of foods containing excessive sugar were risk factors of dysmenorrhea among female undergraduates at the University of Ilorin. The researchers recommended that the school authority management should organize stress seminars and campaigns to help address stress problems experienced by female undergraduates in the University of Ilorin. Also, the university authority should organize enlightenment campaigns that will educate undergraduates on the risks involved in the consumption of unhealthy foods which contain excessive sugar such as biscuits or snacks to reduce pains experienced by female undergraduates in the University of Ilorin, during the menstrual period.