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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable brain disorder, according to the World Health Organization. It had a global impact on more than 50 million individuals. Epilepsy is characterized by recurring seizures. Seizures are short bouts of uncontrollable movement that may affect one or more parts of the body and are often associated with loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function. ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine causes and consequences of pre-marital sex among secondary school students in Nsukka local government area. Specifically, the study examined the factors responsible for secondary school student’s involvement in pre- marital sex. The study also evaluated the effects of premarital sex among secondary school students. Lastly, the study recommend solutions to premarital sex among secondary school students. The study employed the survey descriptive ...

ABSTRACT Background of the study: Food is an important basic necessity which is essential for health and wellbeing of humans and so if the proper food handling and preparation processes are not followed it might pose health risks to the consumer. Pupils in schools can be exposed to infections and possible complications; gastroenteritis can impair digestion and absorption of nutrients and the perception or fear about poor food hygiene practices ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Population increase has become a thing of great concern for economic planners, demographers and even government agents. As world population moves towards 5.9 billions, the per capital production of money basic commodities is falling, for instance the recent global food shortage is an evidence. (Population Report, 2006). The effort to raise incomes and living standard is falling in many countries like Nigeria, particularly ...

ABSTRACT COVID-19, since its discovery in 2019, has posed a major health problem in the world. It is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and is transmitted via infected respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces. There is an urgent need to understand the transmission characteristics of the virus in response to social interventions. This is important to evaluate the overall impact of such programs in the management of the disease. We seek ...

ABSTRACT The  broad aim of this study is to assess the effect of ICT on Coivid-19 health education using private business owners in Imo State as case study. The survey research design was used in this research and with the aid of convenience sampling method, 36 private business owners in Imo State were enrolled for the study. Well structured questionnaire as the research instrument were issued to them to collect ...

ABSTRACT The need for this study was to reveal that, no doubt health is the most essential ingredients of life. However, life remains worthless without good health that actually sustains human existence. Health as primary and rudimental to life the role of media to the management of environmental health will not be over emphasized in Nigeria if not the world at large. The role of media to environmental health management ...

Abstract The current ‘state of play’ in supporting elite athlete mental health and wellbeing has centred mostly on building mental health literacy or awareness of the signs of mental ill-health amongst athletes. Such awareness is necessary, but not sufficient to address the varied mental health needs of elite athletes. We call for a new model of intervention and outline the backbone of a comprehensive mental health framework to promote athlete ...

ABSTRACT In thus work the incidence of candidacies was studied using selected patients of university of Nigeria teaching hospital Enugu analyzed for the presence of candidacies yeast infection. The specimens were cultured on seaboards agar and blood agar and subculture isolated were C aibicans  C Tropical C Knusei C Pseudoizo P cals C paraknusei and C stellatoides.  The prevalence of candidacies among patients of UNTH was monitored  in terms of ...

  CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The spread of the HBV in Nigeria has posed a lot of threat to health and well being citizens in Nigeria. It is evident that about a third of the world’s population, approximately 2 billion people gets infected with hepatitis B virus in their life time. About 360 million people remain chronically infected carriers of the disease, most of whom are ...

Abstract This study focused on the determinant of drug abuse among Nigerian youth with emphasis on three selected settlement in Akok Land; akungba, iwaro and ikare of Ondo state in Nigeria has recently attracted public attention. Given this background, it is important to understand the factors that influenced youths to take to drugs and the extent to which involvement in drugs has affected security in the Metropolis and thus explore ...

 Abstract This project is an analysis of Drug and Alcoholic abuse among the youths in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State. The nature of continuous exposure to the street and its associated lifestyles makes most youths vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. At present, there is insufficient information regarding the pattern of psychoactive substance use among this group of children in Nigeria. The most commonly used psychoactive substances ...

Abstract This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness environmental sanitation practices on malaria prevention and control in Abeokuta metropolis, Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted for the study; A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to generate data from 450 adult respondents who were selected using multi-stage sampling technique. An observational checklist was used to assess the sanitary condition of residential dwellings and facilities. Data generated ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The importance of living in a clean environment cannot be over-emphasized. Once an environment is free of indecent waste, its impact is usually seen in all aspects of life of individuals having contact with that environment. The focus of this study was to assess the effect of waste disposal practices in Yenagoa metropolis of Bayelsa State. The need for effective management of ...

Abstract Many studies carried out on family planning focused immensely on women neglecting men’s role and attitude. Despite Government programmes and facilities to encourage family planning in Nigeria, the uses of such facilities are still low in Oghara-ete LGA. Results were presented in the form of frequency tables, percentages, charts and Chi square analysis. The research was carried out among men and women between the ages of 15 and 50+ ...

ABSTRACT In the olden days, it was a well-known facts, that a rich and wealth man is known by the number of children and yam barns he had. (Greater in number) but recently, the reverse is the case, in that a rich and wealth man is known as a man with lesser number of children who he takes greater care of. The mass media had played a contributory role recently ...

ABSTRACT This study is aimed at investigating into male roles in family planning taking a case study of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. In carrying out the studies the researcher postulated research questions and identified the various problems as affect male participation in family planning such as belief, taboo and sex discrimination. The instrument used was the questionnaire a simple percentage tabulation was used to analyze the data ...

Abstract The purpose of this research work was to identify or found out the problems facing family planning and population control in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State and also to provide laudable solutions to these problems. Some literatures were consulted and reviewed. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire methods, using 200 respondents. The data was analyzed using percentage method, it was found among others that family planning ...

Abstract The purpose of this project work was to identify how family planning is an agent of population reduction of the increasing population of Nigeria in Ovia North East Local Government Area using some selected community as a case study. The population of the study consisted of families in Igbogo, Iyeta, Egboha, Egbeteti and Ugbodun communities in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. 240 families were sampled ...

Abstract The significance and effects of mosquito on man can never be overemphasized. No human being or other primates can live without good health, as the “adage” says that health is wealth. The aim of this study is to find out or reveal the effect of mosquito on man. It is also to create awareness to the society on the danger of mosquito, especially Ovia North East local government area ...