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Item Assessment of Emergency Preparedness and Response Among Police Officers and Men in Ilorin, Nigeria(Library and Publication Committee, University of Ilorin, 2018) Oladoye, O.D; Uthman, M.M.B; Oladiji, F; Ameen, H.A; Oyabambi, A.OThe Police force is crucial in the local and national level emergency response through the 21st century and beyond. Emergency preparedness will be viewed as a protective process which encompasses all measures taken before a disastrous event aimed at minimizing the loss of life, disruption of critical services and damage to infrastructure and the environment, enabling governments, communities and individuals to respond rapidly and efficiently to disasters. The study assessed the knowledge, preparedness and response of police personnel towards emergency in Ilorin. A descriptive cross-sectional study of 400 policemen and officers was carried out, utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire in selected police formations. Descriptive and inferential statistics was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 with level of significance set at p<0.05. It revealed a higher proportion: 221 (55.2%) of the respondents with average knowledge of emergencies, good level of emergency preparedness: 207 (51.8%) and average level of response to emergencies: 334 (83.5%). The study also showed that worn-out equipment, inadequate facilities and insufficient relevant training were the major challenges that the police force face in emergency preparedness and response activities in Ilorin. The need to constantly train policemen in view of the dynamic and evolving nature of emergencies in Nigeria is therefore advocated. http//www.unilorin.edu.ng/centrepoint Volume 24, No.1, pages 85-100Item Assessment of Willingness and Attitude of Female Undergraduates of Universities in Kwara State, Nigeria towards Egg Donation to Infertile Couples(2022-07) Ameen, Hafsat Abolore; Ibraheem, Rasheedat M; Oladiji, F; Abdulraheem, HA; Salaudeen, AG; Musa, OI; Aderibigbe, SA; Akande, TM; Abdulraheen, IS; Abdulsalam, TSBackground: Literature is limited on research focusing on attitudes and willingness of undergraduate females, who are the target population for egg donation clinics. This study investigated the attitude of female undergraduates in Kwara State, north-central Nigeria, towards ethical issues in egg donation and their willingness to donate egg to infertile couples. Methods: We used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. A multistage sampling technique was also used to select 559 female undergraduates in universities in Kwara State enrolled for the 2017/2018 academic session. An adapted questionnaire validated and tested for reliability (r = 0.86) was used for data collection. IBM SPSS version 20 was used to analyse the data. Percentage was used to answer research questions, while Chi-square was employed to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The Results: Majority of the respondents were 15-20 years old 371 (66.3%), unmarried 541 (96.8%), Muslims 338 (60.5%), Yoruba (82.8%) and first-year students 304 (54.4%). Only a few respondents 100 (17.8%) believed it is good to support egg donation. Majority 357 (63.9%) believed that egg donors should be compensated (in cash or kind). Only 187 (33.4%) respondents agreed that egg donor and egg recipient should know each other. In addition, majority 503 (89.9%) of the respondents said they would not disclose their involvement in egg donation to their spouses. Slightly more than half (54.9%) of the respondents are not willing to donate their eggs for fear of the procedure, religious and cultural reasons. Conclusion: Female undergraduates in the study area are not in support of egg donation and are mostly unwilling to donate their eggs. The university authorities should include egg donation as a topic in General Studies (GNS) to keep female students abreast of issues in egg donation to enable them make informed decisions prior to donation.Item Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccine Among Adult Residents of a Rural Community in Kwara State, Nigeria(2022-07-19) Ameen, Hafsat Abolore; Adana, NS; Aibinuomo, OR; Ibraheem, Rasheedat M; Oladiji, F; Alatishe-Muhammed, BW; Tijani, RO; Adeyemi, OM; Bolarinwa, OA; Uthman, MMB; Abdulraheem, IS; Ahmed, KABackground: The rapid production and approval for the use of the Covid-19 vaccine has attracted a lot of skepticism leading to hesitancy in taking the vaccine among many people globally, and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Objective: This study aimed at determining the reasons behind the non-acceptance or outright refusal of the Covid-19 vaccine by the people of Ogbondoroko, a rural community in Kwara State, Nigeria. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and 568 respondents were selected using multistage sampling. IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for data analysis. Test of association was done using Chi-square at a significance level of P< 0.05 at a 95% confidence. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 48 ± 18.29 years and there was a female preponderance of 408 (71.9%). Majority of the respondents were married (82%); are mostly artisans and earn less than 50 US dollars per month. About half (49.0 %) of the respondents have no formal education. Most of the respondents 544 (95.8%) heard about the Covid-19 vaccine over the radio/television 260 (47.8%) and from health workers 233 (42.8%). Most of the respondents 481 (88.4%) were willing to receive the vaccine. Factors such as age, marital status, employment status, and income of the respondents were significantly associated with awareness of Covid-19 vaccine among them (p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: There was a high level of awareness and acceptance of Covid-19 vaccine amongst rural dwellers in the study area. The use of audience-targeted mass media should be upheld in the dissemination of health messages in the study area in order to continue to achieve the desired results.Item Knowledge and Pre-marital Haemoglobin Genotype Screening Practices of Religious Leaders in Ilorin Metropolis, North central Nigeria(2022-05-15) Ameen, Hafsat Abolore; Aibinuomo, OR; Abdulsalam, ST; Ibraheem, Rasheedat M; Alatishe-Muhammed, BW; Oladiji, FNigeria has a high prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) which results in significant morbidity and mortality. Premarital genetic screening for Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) is a cost-effective means of curbing the menace. This study determined the knowledge and practices of religious leaders in the Ilorin metropolis towards pre-marital genotype determination. A descriptive cross-sectional study design and multistage sampling technique were used to select 271 respondents. IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 was used for data analysis. Results were presented in prose, tables, and frequency counts while the test of association between variables was done using Chi-square and Fischer's Exact test at a significance level of < 0.05 and confidence level of 95%. Less than half 93 (39.4%) of the respondents knew both parents contribute to a child acquiring SCD while up to 109 (40.2%) strongly agreed that SCD is serious and should be a hindrance to marriage. More than half of 160 (59.0%) respondents recommend pre-marital genotype counseling for intending couples and 156 (57.6%) had recommended pre-marital genotype screening for couples. Up to 165 (60.7%) of the respondents with a tertiary level of education practiced premarital screening of their congregants (p=0.004) and 127 (58.3%) of respondents with good knowledge of SCD also practiced pre-marital screening (p=0.001). Religious leaders in the study area have a considerably high level of knowledge of pre-marital genotype screening and demonstrated a moderate level of practice. Religious leaders in the study area could serve as advocates in awareness creation and community mobilization for pre-marital haemoglobin genotype screening.Item Prevalence of dental caries in public and private primary schools in llorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria(Arch. Clin. Res. Published by the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, 2018-06) Uthman, MMB; Ajao, KS; Ahmed, A; Uthman, OA; Ameen, HA; Rotimi, BF; Omojasola, TP; Oloyede HK, 2; Salaudeen, AG; Oladiji, F; Musa, OIDental caries is one of the commonest oral diseases in children, severe caries detracts from children's quality of life: they experience pain, discomfort, disfigurement, acute and chronic infections, and sleeping and eating disruption as well as higher risk of hospitalization, high treatment costs and loss of school days with consequently diminished ability to learn. All of which can be prevented by good oral hygiene. The study compared the prevalence of dental caries and practice of oral hygiene among public and private primary schools' pupils in llorin south LGA. Study was a cross sectio'lal analytical study involving Primary School Pupils in both Private and Public Primary Schools (from primary 2-5) within the age of 5-15 in llorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to recruit 800 participants, 400 from public primary schools and 400 from private primary schools. Interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data and evaluation technique using DMFT index. Data generated from the study was analyzed using" SPSS version 16. The level of significance was set at P< 0.05 and confidence level at 95%. Prevalence of dental caries was among all respondents was 11.0%; and significantly higher among pupils from public schools compared with private schools (68.2% versus 31.8%). There is urgent need for promotion of health education on oral health to reduce the prevalence of dental caries especially among public schools