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Factors associated with the utilisation of malaria preventive services during pregnancy in primary healthcare facilities in Ile Ife, Nigeria.
(Department of Community Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences Obafemi Awolowo University., 2023) NTIENO Inayangudo Gideon
The study assessed the knowledge and level of utilisation of malaria preventive services during pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary healthcare facilities in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It also explored the factors affecting utilisation of malaria preventive services during pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary health facilities in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. These were with the view to providing information on factors influencing utilisation of malaria preventive services during pregnancy among pregnant women in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey that employed mixed (quantitative and qualitative) data collection methods. A multistage sampling method was used to select 200 pregnant women from ten healthcare facilities in Ile-Ife for the quantitative survey. Also, two healthcare facilities each from Ife East and Ife Central LGAs were selected for the qualitative survey. The research instrument for the quantitative survey was a client exit questionnaire. This was used to assess the knowledge, level of utilisation and barriers to utilisation to of malaria preventive services. Focused group discussion and key informant interview were employed for the qualitative survey. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20, while qualitative data were transcribed, coded, and analysed using thematic analysis. Values of p less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. About one-third (34%) of pregnant women had good knowledge of malaria preventive services. The majority (62.5%) of the respondents owned long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs), with only 47.5% of them sleeping under a LLIN the night before the survey. The highest proportion of women who used LLIN a night before the survey were between the ages of 30 and 34 years, and this was statistically significant (χ2 =10.70, p = 0.04). Similarly, the proportion of multigravida women who owned LLIN was statistically significantly high(χ2=10.48, p = 0.01). Furthermore, 50.8% of the respondents received at least one dose of IPTp-SP after booking for ANC, with only 7% receiving three doses of IPTp-SP. More (27.7%) multigravida women took at least one dose of IPTp-SP, and this was statistically significant (χ2 =5.76, p=0.02). The use of IPTp-SP was significantly higher (χ2=8.52, p = 0.01) among respondents with good knowledge of malaria preventive services. From the qualitative study, factors identified to influence utilisation of malaria preventive services include lack of stock of LLINs and IPTp-SP, lack of money, poor knowledge on the importance of IPTp-SP and LLINs, spouse's decision, adverse effects of IPTp and LLINs, and poor ANC attendance. The study concluded that both knowledge and utilisation of malaria preventive services were low among pregnant women. Stock-out of malaria preventive commodities and personal factors such as age and gravidity were observed to influence utilization of these services
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The Dynamics and thermondynamics of the atamosphere over west Africa during the west African monsoon experiment of 1979
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, 1990) JEGEDE, Oluwabgemiga Oluwale
The major objectives of this research were to evaluate both the motion and thermodynamic fields for the atmosphere over West Africa, and to relate these quantities to the weather patterns during the West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX) of 1979. The results obtained here have made significant contributions to the synoptic-scale (with typical horizontal length scale (1000km) circulation patterns and atmospheric energetics over the sub-region during a particular monsoon season.
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Analytical solution of heat transfer problems with generalised Arrhenius reaction rate in three symmetric geometries
(Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2023) ADEBOWALE, Folashade Bolanle
This study formulated the one-dimensional thermal balance equation for a a chemical substance at rest in three geometries under constant surface temperature and newtonian cooling obtained analytical solution of the formulated thermal balance equation under realistic condition and examined the effects of constant surface temperature . the exponent of the pre exponential factor and biot number on criticality and transition .these were with a view to generalizing existing works in the literature on thermal explosion, criticality and transition
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Safety and Security in Fulani-Host Communities of Iwo Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria
(Department of Urban And Managemnent, Faculty of Environmental Design And Management,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2024) AMIDU, Amofe Isamotu
This study examined the socio-economic characteristics of residents in Fulani-host communities of Iwo Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria; examined the social, economic and physical characteristics of the study area; examined the safety and security measures in the study area; and examined the residents’ perception of safety and security in the study area. These were with a view to providing information to promote harmonious and peaceful coexistence of the people in Fulani-host communities of Iwo.
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Vulnerability assessment of boreholes drilling along fault lines and their impacts on earthquakes/ tremors in Nigeria
(Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo Univeristy, 2023) Odumeru, Gladys Titilayo
The study analyzed spatio-temporal clustering of past earthquake/tremor events, and examined borehole drilling with other geophysical factors and their impacts on earthquake/tremor occurrences. Finally, the study modeled an earth vulnerability map of the study area. These were with a view to determining the effect of indiscriminate borehole drilling along fault lines which can stimulate an earth movement. The study made use of mainly secondary data. The data include the magnitude of past earthquake/tremor events (1933-2018), geospatial data such as DEM (Digital Elevation Map), soil/geology maps and tectonic data from the 1m SLAR (Side Looking Aerial Radar) Aeromagnetic Lineament Map of Nigeria were used for the study. Data were analyzed using geospatial techniques, descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple regressions). The result of the Anselin Local Moran’s I and Getis–Ord Gi* Pattern Analysis showed a Spatio-temporal clustering of Earthquake/Tremor events in Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna states and the Federal Capital Territory at a global and local level, where borehole drilling, mining, and quarrying are primed, with zscores of 1.76, 1.80, 1.64, and -2.56 and p-values<1.73, 0.05, 0.03, 0.045, 0.0008, and 0.04, at 0.05 significant level and at 95% confidence interval, while, Ogun and Bayelsa states were identified as earthquake/tremor hotspots where borehole drilling and oil well drilling are respectively predominant at 90% and 99% confidence interval. The results also showed that drilling and quarrying/mining had a statistically significant effect on the magnitude of past earthquake/tremors with p-values< 0.02 and 0.04 respectively at 0.05 significant level and 95% confidence interval. The modeled earthquake/tremor hazard/vulnerability map using Analytical Hierarchal Processing (AHP) and Pairwise Comparism Matrixes (PCM) with Eigen 18 values of 0.62, 0.22, 0.088, 0.042, 0.027 assigned on the Lineament density, geology, soil, elevation and magnitudes respectively were finally processed on a weighted overlay tool, ranked on a likert scale ranging from: Very high hazard/vulnerability (7), high hazard/vulnerability (5), moderate hazard/vulnerability (3), low hazard/vulnerability (2) and very low hazard/vulnerability (1) levels. The study concluded that indiscriminate borehole drilling along fault lines could stimulate an earth movement within the study area.