Browsing by Author "Udo, Eunice"

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    Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children 0 - 2years and Associated Factors in Some Selected Primary Health Centres in Osun State
    (Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., 2020) Aluko, Joel O.; Adeniyi, 'Nimbe Victoria; Udo, Eunice; Peretomode, Evans; Elusoji, Christianah I.
    This study assessed the nutritional status of. children under 0 - 2 years using anthropometric measurement approach in selected primary Health Centers (PHC) in Ife orth Local Government of Area of Osun State and identified mothers' perceived factors that influenced nutritional status these children. lt also investigated the feeding practices engaged by mothers of 0-2 children. A descriptive cross-sectional study that targeted a population of 200 mothers with children 0 - 2 years attending the selected PHCs used a simple random sampling technique to select a sample size of 160 mothers using Slevin's formula. Weighing scale. stadiorneter. and Shakir's tape were used to get data from 0 - 2 children while a self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from mothers of these children. Face and content validity of the questionnaire were ensured by experts in related research field with a mean reliability coefficient of 0.66 using the test re-test method. Data collected were analyzed using Emergency Nutrition Assessment for Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (ENA for SMART) software and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The research hypotheses ",-,ere tested using chi square at 5% level of significance. The study revealed that underweight (8.8%), stunting (9.4%) and wasting (6.9%) were found among the children. Furthermore, lack of readily avai lable nutritional food, lack of money to buy adequate food, inability of child to eat his or her food well, stringent work schedule and husbands being the only source of income were major factors identified as hindering the nutritional status of the children. About 91.2% of the mothers practiced exclusive breastfeeding and 23.8% used locally available food as complementary feeding after exclusively breastfeeding their children. It is recommended that government authorities should organize women empowerment programmes on skills acquisition to help them to be self-reliance.
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    STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE ON FACTORS INFLUENCING TFACHING - LEARNING IN A COllEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY INSTITUTION, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
    (Faculty of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology., 2019-11) Abdul-Razaq, Ibrahim; Aluko, Joel O.; Udo, Eunice; Owolabi, Abimbola G.
    The study assessed the attitude of students towards learning and investigated factors influencing teaching and learning among students of Kwara State College of Nursing and Midwifery Ilorin, Nigeria. A descriptive design was adopted for the study. Data was collected using a validated, self-administered questionnaire from 150 students and tutors who met the inclusion criteria. The data collected was ana lysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Frequency tables and chart were used to illustrate the findings. The ages of the participants ranged from 18 - 40 years; their mean age was 28 years ±7.4 standard deviation. Out of 150 respondents, 129 (86.0%) were female, and 69 (46.0%) were married. In addition, 89 (59.3%) of the respondents had good attitude towards learning. Identified factors influencing teaching and learning include u'pdatedcourses 'and well-structured instructional objectives, conducive learning environment, monetary incentives, adequate provision of instructional materials, right professional educational qualification of teachers, teachers' state of mind prior and during the lesson, teachers' personality, good location of school, well equipped library and poor welfare of students. Statistical analysis revealed the that there were significant associations between learning environment and learning process (pv < 0.05); significant associations between aooi/abi/ity of instructional materials and teaching/learning process (pv < 0.05); significant associations between students' personality make up and their attitude to learning (pv < 0_05). It is recommended that continuous staff development, provision of conducive learning environment and instructional materials be ensured for effective teaching and learning to secure the future of nursing profession. '
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    Suicidal Ideation and Depression among Undergraduates in a Tertiary Institution in North Central Nigeria
    (Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., 2020) Aluko, Joel O.; Onasoga, Olayinka A.; Peretomode, Evans; Udo, Eunice; Salau, Adeola R.
    The high number of students who are majorly adolescents and young adults harboring suicidal ideation, as reported by various sources is becoming alarming. This descriptive cross-sectional study aims to examine the suicidal ideation and depression among undergraduate students in a tertiary institution in North central, Nigeria. A total of 136 undergraduates from three purposively selected faculties in the institution were conveniently recruited for the study and data obtained using a self-structured questionnaire. Ethical approval was obtained; respondents were fully informed and gave a verbal consent to participate in the study. Data collection lasted for a period of four weeks a~ duly completed questionnaires were retrieved on the spot. The data collected was analysed by using Statistical Product Service Solution (SPSS) version 23.0. Results were summarized using descriptive statistics of simple percentage, mean, standard deviation and presented on table, pie chart and bar chart. Chi square was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that majority of the respondents 81(59.6%) were females while 55(40.4%) were males as vast majority of them 89(65.4%) were between the ages of 20 and 25 years. About 59 (43.4%) were assessed to be normal, 39 (28.9%) had moderate depression, 23 (16.9%) had mild depression, while 15 (II %) had severe depression. Regarding the coping mechanism, majority (62.5%) claimed that they sleep when they feel stressed, 30 (22.1 %) pray while others cry (11.8%), use marijuana (1.5%), play games (0.7%), eat (0.7%), sleep and pray (0.7%). Over 70% or the respondents were satisfied with their relationship with family and friends. A significant association existed between respondents' level of suicidal ideation & depression and their satisfaction towards relationship with family and fellow students. There was a significant difference in the depression rating scores among the three selected faculties. Satisfaction with family. friend and lecturer relationships playa major role in predicting suicidal ideation and depression. Therefore, intervention for encompassing good coping mechanism may contribute to a more positive outcome in the adolescents and young adults.