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    Health: a Human Right
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1978-01-26) Jones, A. A.
    I HAVE CHOOSEN the title "Health: A Human Right" because it seems to offer me many approaches to the subject of man and his health, a subject which has occupied almost all my adult life. It is the field in which I have spent all my working years, approaching the objective of providing health care for people from many angles. Perhaps the diversity of those angles is enough indication that the successes I have had are less than satisfying. But the challenge and the excitement of the chase have been rewarding, and no failure, so far, has been so devastating that it has forced me to give up. I think it is fitting that I try to share with you, at this time in my career, some of the thoughts, some of the questions and some of the frustrations that I have lived with for well over forty years, in one form or another.
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    Impact of Oyo State Health Policy on the Basic Health Care Services for the People in Ibadan - Ibarapa Zone of Oyo State.
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 1984) Oyerinde, Oyesegun Olufemi M.; Fawole, J. O.
    The study investigated the present state of basic health care services in Ibadan-Ibarapa zone of Oyo State. Also, it ascertained how the health policies of the government affect basic health care services for the people in the zone. Ten local governments in the zone were selected and 200 subjects were interviewed. The questionnaires collected were grouped into two, designated 'Type X' for illiterates and 'Type Y' for the literates. The data collected, were analysed with the use of such statistical techniques as the mean, percentages and reproducibility coefficient. The main findings of this study are as follows: 1. A general positive impact of the state policy on basic health care services for the people of Ibadan-Ibarapa zone was observed at 0.96 reproducibility coefficient for the 'type X' group and 91% positive response for the 'type Y' group. The effects were observed in the provision of health institutions for the people, accessibility to the facilities, provision of man-power, provision of conducive hospital environment and increased efforts on health education for the people, 2. A negative impact was detected for the provision of adequate fund at least 85% of the secretaries and health officers expressed negative feelings towards the provision of funds for the promotion of basic health care for the people in Ibadan-Ibarapa zone. 3. Majority of the respondents (57%) opined that drugs were in constant supply. All other equipments, especially hospital and maternity beds were in short supply. 4. The impact of the health policy on the people was aided through the media (0.99 rep.), school health instruction (0.94 rep.) and out-patient departments (0.89 rep.) It was therefore recommended that there should be (i) an improved and better allocation of funds (ii) adequate supply of basic health care equipment and facilities and (iii) further research on an extended evaluative study of the state health Policy on Basic Health care services for Oyo State.
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    Factors Affecting Performance in NUGA Games.
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 1984) Uyanga, Peter Dominic; Oyewusi, J. Ade
    This study aimed at ascertaining those salient factors that influence performance at the NUGA Games, specifically, the effects of factors like availability of facilities and equipment, judicious use of staff and personnel, provision adequate incentives to sportsmen women, effective recruitment of athletes’ in the - Universities and University's intramural and extramural programmes have been treated in detail. The first six Nigerian Universities which so far have hosted the NUGA Games. Using the questionnaire and personal interview technique, the data were collected. The major findings of the study were that the Universities operated three types of sports administrative patterns a positive relationship existed between the availability of facilities and. equipment and good performance in sports. Universities with healthy intramural programme performance generally better extramural competitions. It was noted that sportsmen and women who won prizes and competition for their Universities were already ton class sportsmanship before entering the Universities. All Universities gave incentives to their sportsmen and sportswomen and the Universities designed courses to attract caliber athletes in preparation for the NUGA Games.
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    The Exposure of Final Year Students to Health Education in the Teachers' Colleges in Ondo State.
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Adegboyega, Joseph Afolahan; Fawole, J.O
    This study investigated the level of health knowledge of final year students in Grade Two Teacher Training Colleges in Ondo State. It examined the extent to which sex of the subjects and the type of the training programme they undergo are related to the knowledge. A total of 631 subjects from all the Teacher Training Colleges in Ondo State were sampled for the study. A health knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data collected were analysed using the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test for significant difference. Also used was Scheffe Post-hoc analysis to locate the position of any significant F - ratio. The results of the study showed that the health knowledge of the subjects under study was adequate. Most of the subjects did poorly in the areas of mental health and drug use and abuse. The male subjects were more knowledgeable than the female subjects in family life and sex education, personal health, diseases and disorders and community health. Also, the subjects trained for one-year programme did better than subjects training for two and three-year programmes respectively. It was therefore recommended that Health Education should start from the elementary schools. This will provide a solid foundation for that would be teachers. Also, health instruction in the Teachers Colleges should be intensified especially in the areas of mental health and drug use and abuse. However, there is need for further research to investigate the background of health education teachers in Teacher Training; Colleges in Ondo State.
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    Academic Performance of Athletes and Non-Athletes in Selected Nigerian Universities.
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Alla, Joseph Babalola; Abioye, J. A.; Adeniran, S. A.
    This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in the study, 306 non-athletes and 173 athletes. The Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 103 athletes and 206 non-athletes were collected. Seventy athletes and 100 non-athletes were orally interviewed. The Two - Way analysis of variance, and t-test and t-test correlated were used to analyse the data, the results showed that in 1979/80 session (a N.U.G.A. games year) the G.P.A, of athletes was significantly higher than that of non-athletes in the University of Benin. In 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) non-athletes had significantly higher mean G.P.A. than athletes in the University of Ife. Also, it was observed that mean G.P.A. of athletes for a non-N.U.G.A. games year was not significantly higher than that of N.U.G.A. games years. Both athletes and non-athletes stated that the factors responsible for students' failures were poor health and socio-economic problems and wrong choice of courses. Based on the results, it was concluded that except for 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) in the University of Ife, non-athletes were not academically better than athletes. Since there was no significant difference in the academic performance of athletes during a N.U.G.A. games year and a non-N.U.G.A. games year and that sports by itself did not contribute to athletes academic failures, it could be concluded that sports participation does not retard academic performance of athletes.