Overweight, Obesity And Health Status Of Young Adults In Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Nov,2017
Unhealthy dietary behaviour couple with physical inactivity are some of the youth risk behaviour, surveillance system identified in 2003 by the centres for disease control and prevention. The prevalence of weight and obesity among youths in Owo metropolis of Ondo state was investigated. A cross sectional survey of 400 youths
Food Security Of Women In Rural Communities Of Ijebu-ode Local Government Area Of Ogun State | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Nov,2017
Food security have been found to be a good determinant of the health and wellbeing of household members especially the vulnerable groups. This study assessed the food security of women in rural communities of Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun state. A multi stage sampling method was used in
Body Composition And Risk Of Obesity And Cardiovascular Diseases Among Market Women In Ondo State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Nov,2017
Overweight and obesity are major risk factors to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases which contributes to the burden of chronic diseases around the world. This study assessed the Body composition, risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease among market women in Ondo State. It was a cross sectional study of 151 women
Involvement Of Community Health Volunteers In Tb Advocacy, Communication And Social Mobilization In Informal Settlements Of Kibera, Nairobi | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Nov,2017 premium
Kenya is ranked 15th among the 22 high Tuberculosis burden countries. Slum residents in Nairobi experience a high mortality burden (50%) mainly caused by TB and HIV and AIDS. Despite Community Health Volunteers being largely utilized in the Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization strategy for TB prevention and control, there
Reproductive Health Needs Of Hiv Infected Women In Relation To Their Fertility Desires And Intentions At Six Hospitals In Nyanza And Central Regions Of Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Nov,2017
Women of reproductive age living with HIV face unique challenges with regard to their reproductive health and partner relations; to ensure their optimal sexual and reproductive health, it is important to address their contraception, and fertility needs. A paucity of knowledge on reproductive health needs of this group in relation
The Curse Of Remoteness: What African Governments Should Do About Their Forgotten Regions | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Policy | Nov,2017
The paper looks at the notion of "remoteness" – generally understood to refer to inaccessible places, in both developed and developing countries – and its impacts on policy and development. It concentrates on three case studies (northern Kenya, southern Tanzania and the Niger Delta in Nigeria), which have been geographically
Assessing The Level Of Beneficiaries’ Awareness Of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (leap) Conditionalities In Nandom District Of The Upper West Region Of Ghana | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Policy | Nov,2017 premium
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme has been operational in the Nandom District since 2008 and it is excepted to reduce vulnerability among the ultra-poor due to its embedded conditionalities of which beneficiaries are supposed to adhere to. The study therefore examined the level of LEAP conditionalities awareness among
Socio-economic Factors Influencing Household Postharvest Cereal Loss In Wikililye Location Of Kitui County | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Sociology | Nov,2017 premium
The study was conducted to elucidate the influence of socio-economic factors on household postharvest cereal loss in Wikililye location of Kitui County. This cross sectional study was conducted on 343 households, who were selected using population proportional to size sampling method. To collect quantitative data, a questionnaire was administered through
Comfirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Variables In Driving School Standardization Programme (dssp) Of The Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Technology Management | Nov,2017
This paper examines the driving school standardization programme (DSSP) and recommends how to improve the safety of the roads in Nigeria. Hence, the driving school should pay greater attention to these latent variables among other variables of the DSSP. Responses to the twenty-eight variables investigated for the factors affecting the
The Challenges Of Adopting And Implementing Ifrs For Smes In Ghana: The Case Of Smes In The Kumasi Metropolis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Accounting | Oct,2017 premium
The study examined the challenges of adopting and implementing International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) among SMES in the Kumasi Metropolis. Specifically, the study explored the extent of IFRS for SMEs adoption and implementation among SMEs and the challenges of IFRS for SMEs adoption and implementation among SMEs in the Kumasi