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   Distribution of magnesium forms in surface soils of Central Southern Nigeria

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: I.O. Osemwota --- Department of Soil Science, Nigeria J.A.I. Omueti --- Department of Agronomy, Nigeria A.I. Ogboghodo --- Department of Soil Science, Edo State

   The distribution of various Mg forms in selected surface soils of the Edo State of Central Southern Nigeria was studied to contribute for a basic understanding of where and in what fractions Mg was located. Twenty surface (0 – 15cm)...

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   The effect of supplements of crop residues based diets on the performance of steers grazed on natural pasture during the dry season

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: EM Aregheore

   Twenty-four White Fulani steers, 20-26 months old, mean initial live weight of 270.6 ± 0.5kg, were divided into three treatment groups to investigate the effects of crop residues supplementation on performance when grazed on natural pasture during the dry season...

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   Temperament Styles of Nigerian and U.S. Children

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thomas Oakland --- University of Florida, Andrew Mogaji --- University of Lagos, Jack Dempsey --- University of Florida,

   Temperament styles of 400 Nigerian children are described in reference to possible gender and age differences and compared with those of 3200 U.S. children in light of Jung's theory of temperament as modified by Myers and Briggs, one that highlights...

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   The Moderating Effect of Self-efficacy on Job Insecurity and Organisational Commitment Among Nigerian Public Servants

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: D.O. Adebayo --- University of Ibadan,

   The study examined the moderating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived job insecurity and organisational commitment of survivors of retrenchment among Nigerian public workers. Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected from 186 survivors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis...

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   HIV/AIDS Awareness of In—School Adolescents in Nigeria: Implications for Adolescence Sexuality

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary Ogechi Esere --- University of Ilorin, Nigeria

   This study investigated HIV/AIDS awareness of in-school adolescents in Nigeria to determine their risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. A total of 892 purposively selected adolescents (mean age = 16. 5 years; SD = 5. 2; males = 492; females = 400)...

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   The Challenges of HIV/AIDS Counselling in Nigerian Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Kwara State

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lasiele Alabi Yahaya --- University of Ilorin,

   The study investigated the challenges of HIV/AIDS counselling in Nigerian secondary schools as expressed by school counsellors in Kwara state, Nigeria. The respondents comprised 132 purposively selected counsellors in Kwara state public secondary schools (Male=85; Female=47). Data were collected with...

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   An Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in a Nigerian Setting

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jude Obinna Ezeokana --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Anthony Nnedum --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Azikiwe Nnamdi --- University of Nigeria, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,

   The study examined the success of a group based behavioural intervention with Nigerian youths aimed at reducing the risk of contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted illness (STI). Participants were 147 youths (males=75, females=72, age range 5 to...

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   Gender-Based Domestic Violence against Children: Experiences of Girl-Children in Nigeria

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary O. Esere --- University of Ilorin, Nigera Adeyemi I. Idowu --- University of Ilorin, Nigera Joshua A. Omotosho --- University of Ilorin, Nigera

   This study investigated the dynamics of gender-based domestic violence against children in Nigeria. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 20 purposively selected girl-children (age range = 12 to 15 years) from two SOS Children's Village who have been victims...

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   Premarital Sexual Permissiveness among Nigerian Undergraduates: The influence of Religiosity and Self-Esteem

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ojedokun A. Oluyinka --- Olabisi Onabanjo University,

   The study investigated empirically the influence of religiosity, self-esteem and age on attitude towards premarital sexual permissiveness among a sample of 400 Nigerian undergraduates (males =200, females =200 Age range =20 to 31 years). The instrument of data collection is...

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    Community Participation in Tobacco Control in a Nigerian Setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine O. Egbe --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Inge Petersen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    This study explored the role of cultural factors in tobacco use in a Nigerian setting. Participants were 27 community members: community leaders (5), political analysts/officials of non-governmental organisations (4) and 18 young tobacco users (age range 18 and 24 years)...

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    Depression and Associated Factors Among University Students in Western Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Sola Olowu --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Matthew Olasupo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

    The aim of this study was to determine the associations between depression, sociodemographic, social and health variables among undergraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with undergraduate students that were recruited randomly from classes...

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    Youth's perceptions of HIV infection risk: a sex-specific test of two risk models

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Yetunde Shobo

    The study examines the associations between the cumulative and additive risk models and Nigerian youth's likelihood of perceiving vulnerability to HIV infection. Both models of risk seem to provide unique contributions to such understanding. The analysis is based on data...

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    Investigating attitudes towards caring for people with HIV/AIDS among hospital care workers in Ibadan, Nigeria: the role of self-efficacy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BO Olley --- MRC Research Unit on Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, South Africa

    Fear of HIV infection and its consequences may affect the willingness and capacity of health care workers to provide good quality care for people with HIV/AIDS (PWHAs). The study was founded on the proposition that self-efficacy may mediate the attitudinal...

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    The ethics of HIV research with people who inject drugs in Africa: a desk review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicole Mamotte --- School of Psychology, Ethics, Law, and Human Rights Collaborating Centre of the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP ELH), South Africa

    Injecting drug use is a growing problem in Africa and a growing risk factor for contracting HIV in the region. It is imperative that HIV research includes injecting drug users so that they too are able to benefit from safe...

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    Inequalities in access to healthcare services among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adeniyi Olaleye --- Economics Department, Nigeria Fidelis Ogwumike --- Economics Department, Nigeria Olanrewaju Olaniyan --- Economics Department, Nigeria

    The study investigated the magnitude of social inequities in access to subsidised healthcare services among people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria. Structured interviews were conducted with 1 056 PLWHA selected from 60 community based support groups in...

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    Physico-chemical and macrobenthic faunal characteristics of Kuramo Water, Lagos, southern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CA Edokpayi MO Lawal NA Okwok CA Ogunwenmo

    A five-month study in 2001 of an enclosed lagoon, Kuramo Water in southern Nigeria, exposed to urban perturbation describes its physical, chemical and macrobenthic invertebrate characteristics. Of the 16 physical and chemical conditions studied at four sites within the bank-root...

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    Algal blooms in Nigerian waters: an overview

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GA Akin-Oriola MA Anetekhai A Oriola

    Awareness of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their associated impacts is poor or lacking in the West African sub-region. Different aquatic environments in Nigeria have reportedly experienced blooms of algae either seasonally or year round, but there are no documented...

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    A Disruptive Innovation Model for Indigenous Medicine Research: A Nigerian Perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael O.S. Afolabi --- Centre for Healthcare Ethics, USA

    Non-availability of affordable medicines remains a recurring theme in the healthcare sector of countries in the South where it hampers drug compliance and creates an ambience for continued morbidity and mortality. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have attempted to remedy this...

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    Clustering and Innovation in the Auto-mechanic Industry in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B.A. Oluwale --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, M.O. Ilori --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, T.O. Oyebisi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU,

    This study determined the effect of clustering on innovation in the auto-mechanic industry in south-western Nigeria. It involved 13 auto-mechanic villages (clusters) comprising of 237 master mechanics located within Lagos and Ogun states and 145 master mechanics in Osun state...

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    Lead levels in rivers, sediments and fish ponds in the Ibadan metropolitan area, south-west Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OlanikeK Adeyemo

    Lead levels in rivers, their surface sediments, and in fish ponds in Ibadan, Nigeria, were assessed in the 2003–2004 dry and wet seasons. It was planned to reduce lead levels in petrol, regarded as the major source of lead in...

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    Records of Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 from the Gulf of Guinea and Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir J Debrah PK Ofori-Danson C Pierpoint K Van Waerebeek

    Although Fraser's dolphins Lagenodelphis hosei are considered to inhabit deep tropical waters worldwide, their occurrence in the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Guinea southwards to Angola is only represented by two specimen records from Ghana. During cetacean...

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    Mortality patterns among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ilorin, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Chijioke --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria AN Adamu --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria AM Makusidi --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    Objective: People living with diabetes mellitus (DM) are prone to varied forms of complications which often lead to their premature death. The vulnerability has the greatest impact in type 2 DM because of larger numerical strength, insidious onset and late...

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    Anaesthetic challenges in emergency peripartum hysterectomy in West Africa: a Nigerian perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: UV Okafor --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria HU Ezegwui --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria O Okezie --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria

    Background: To determine the foeto-maternal outcome and the anaesthetic challenges in emergency peripartum hysterectomy at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria.

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    Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a Nigerian family practice population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Afolabi --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria EA Abioye-Kuteyi --- Department of General Medical Practice, Nigeria FA Arogundade --- Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Nigeria IS Bello --- Department of General Medical Practice, Nigeria

    Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem, with a greater burden and prohibitive cost of care particularly in developing countries. This study determined the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and identified its associated risk factors in...

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    Orthostatic hypertension: profile of a Nigerian population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FA Imarhiagbe --- Formerly of the Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria EP Kubeyinje --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, age, sex distribution and blood pressure (BP) pattern of patients with orthostatic hypertension in a cohort of hypertensives.

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    Factors associated with undernutrition and overweight in elderly patients presenting at a primary care clinic in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: LA Adebusoye [AN0001] IO Ajayi --- Department of Epidemiology, MD Dairo --- Department of Epidemiology, AO Ogunniyi --- Department of Medicine and Consultant Physician, Nigeria

    Background: Undernutrition and overweight are commonly overlooked health problems of the elderly, often due to the implicit assumption that undernutrition is a rare occurrence in old age and overweight is an invariable consequence of ageing.

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    A wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AC Ugwu --- Department of Medical Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Nigeria CO Ogbonna --- Radiology Department, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria AO Imo --- Radiology Department, Nigeria

    Background: With the advent of real time ultrasonography of the abdomen, the spleen is no longer an inaccessible organ. Wandering spleen is a rare entity with less than 500 cases reported in literature so far.

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    Idiopathic acquired progressive left facial hemiatrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) in a 21-year-old man in semi-urban, south-west Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FA Imarhiagbe --- Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria AO Adeoti --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    Idiopathic progressive hemifacial atrophy, or Parry-Romberg syndrome, is a rare entity, seldom described in medical texts. Though first described in 1825, as yet there are no clear-cut diagnostic criteria. It is of interest mainly because of the numerous features with...

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    Depression in primary care: the knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners in Benin City, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO James --- Department of Clinical Services, Nigeria R Jenkins --- Section of Mental Health Policy, Health Service and Population Research Department, David Goldberg Centre, United Kingdom AO Lawani --- Department of Clinical Services, Nigeria JO Omoaregba --- Department of Clinical Services, Nigeria

    Background: Depression contributes significantly to the global burden of disease in developing countries. Poor case detection and inadequate numbers of mental health staff have been associated with increased morbidity among individuals with depression presenting to primary care. In Nigeria, as...

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    Ocular manifestations in HIV-AIDS patients in a Nigerian community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CO Omolase --- Department of Ophthalmology, OO Komolafe --- Department of Ophthalmology, OO Ayodeji --- Department of Community Medicine, BO Omolase --- Department of Radiology, AK Akinwalere --- Department of Ophthalmology, MY Majekodunmi --- Department of Ophthalmology Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria

    Background: The aim of this study was to determine the ocular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among the study population.

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    Knowledge and awareness of high blood pressure in Ward F, Ifako-Ijaiye local government area, Lagos State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: YT Akindele --- Community Health and Primary Care Department, Nigeria OO Ayankogbe --- Community Health and Primary Care Department, Nigeria

    Objectives: In Nigeria, most people living with an elevated blood pressure are unaware of it until they suffer complications. The aim of this study was to determine levels of awareness of high blood pressure in Ward F, Ifako-Ijaiye local government...

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    Sociodemographic factors in anaemia in pregnancy in south-western Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, AO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, DA OlaOlorun --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria

    Background: Anaemia in pregnancy persists, especially in third world countries where poor diet, low levels of literacy, infections, infestations and cultural practices predispose pregnant women to being anaemic. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia...

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    Attitudes towards female genital cutting among pregnant women in Owo, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CO Omolase --- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria OO Akinsanya --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria SO Faturoti --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria RS Omotayo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria BO Omolase --- Department of Radiology, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria

    Background: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, towards female genital cutting.

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    Closing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission gap in Nigeria: an evaluation of service improvement intervention in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ON Chabikuli --- Family Health International 360, U Gwarzo --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria A Olufunso --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria D Reidpath --- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Services, Monash University, Malaysia P Allotey --- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia M Ibrahim --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria C Hamelmann --- United Nations Development Program,

    Objectives: The objective was to assess improvement, or lack thereof, in the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) services at selected sites supported sites by the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria (GHAIN).

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    An assessment of quality of care service provided to people living with HIV/AIDS by a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Olowookere --- Community Health, Nigeria JO Olaitan --- Biological Sciences, Nigeria NA Adeleke --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria PB Olaitan --- Surgery Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Nigeria EG Adepoju --- Preventive Services, Nigeria

    Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the quality of service provided to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria.

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    Characteristics of patients presenting with complications of abortion in a tertiary health facility in south-west Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AO Adeniji --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria OOA Atanda --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria AS Adeyemi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria

    Objectives: Abortion is associated with significant healthproblem with short- and long-term complications that affect the quality of life of those who are fortunate enough to escape mortality. This study evaluated the population of patients with complications of abortion, identified the...

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    Promoting technology adoption in the small-scale oil palm fruit processing sector in south-western Nigeria: an innovation systems approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olawale O. Adejuwon --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Kehinde A. Taiwo --- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nigeria Matthew O. Ilori --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

    Technologies have been developed for various unit operations in small-scale oil palm fruit processing in Nigeria. However, a majority of small-scale processors in the country still adopt traditional techniques, with a few adopting processing technologies for a particular stage in...

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    The importance of anthropogenic effects in habitat use and territory size of Northern Anteater-chats Myrmecocichla aethiops near Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos-Plateau, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Biplang G Yadok --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Yahkat Barshep --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria

    Occurrence of animals in an area and the size of territories they occupy is a function of resource availability and the environmental conditions in that area. Territory location in birds is often determined by availability of nesting habitat and we...

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    Social sciences and research ethics in developing countries: The perspective from Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel M. Akpabio --- Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Nigeria Idorenyin F. Esikot --- Department of Philosophy, Nigeria

    This study seeks to show how social science-related disciplines in Nigerian universities understand and incorporate ethical principles in research settings within the framework of general institutional practices. We used the University of Uyo, Nigeria, to specifically and empirically explore these...

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    Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Kolade --- Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, UK Trudy Harpham --- Department of Social Sciences, UK Gaim Kibreab --- Department of Social Sciences, UK

    Diffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the...

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    Self-prescription practices by Nigerian medical doctors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Joseph Fadare --- Department of Pharmacology, Nigeria Olufemi Desalu --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    Background: Self-prescription by physicians is a form of self-care that has generated considerable controversy in recent years. The prevalence of self-prescription practices by physicians has been widely studied in North America, Europe and Asia. Few studies on physician self-prescribing and...

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    Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akeem Ayofe Akinwale --- Department of IRPM, Nigeria

    Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the present article examines the development of entrepreneurial potential among the undergraduates of a private university in north-central Nigeria. A total of 250 randomly selected undergraduates from various departments participated in a survey...

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    Assessment of the macro-invertebrate fauna of rivers in southern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. O. Olomukoro --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria L. I. N. Ezemonye --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria

    This study evaluated the macro-invertebrate fauna in water bodies of southern Nigeria spanning the rainforest and derived savanna ecozones. The benthic macro-invertebrate fauna of Edo Ecozone comprises 55 taxa, belonging to 13 major groups. The abundance of major taxonomic groups...

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    Polystomoides bourgati (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting Pelusios castaneus in southern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: E.E. Enabulele --- Laboratory of Parasitology Research, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeri M.S.O. Aisien --- Laboratory of Parasitology Research, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeri L.H. Du Preez --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, South Africa

    Pelusios spp. procured from four locations in southern Nigeria were investigated for polystomatid infection. None of the P. niger examined haboured monogeneans. Pelusios castaneus from Sapele, Ossisa and Abeokuta were infected with P. bourgati in the urinary bladder. The morphometrics...

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    Socio-demographic risk factors for unintended pregnancy among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Chibuogwu Izugbara --- Human Economy Programme, South Africa;

    Background: Globally, unintended births among unmarried adolescent girls are a major contributor to maternal and childhood mortality, the vicious cycle of ill-health, poverty, and truncated educational opportunities. Nigeria has the highest rates of adolescent fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 900...

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    Practice of bio-medical research amongst doctors in Owo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Charles Oluwole Omolase --- Department of Ophthalmology, Nigeria AA Egberongbe --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria OO Komolafe --- Department of Ophthalmology, Nigeria AA Olasinde --- Department of Orthopaedics, Nigeria BO Omolase --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria OA Adeosun --- Department of Ophthalmology, Nigeria

    Aim: This study aimed at appraising the practice of bio-medical research amongst doctors working at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. Barriers to health research were also identified.

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    Pattern of inappropriate cases presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department in a Nigeria Tertiary Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Opunabo Nelson Young-Harry --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Paul Owajionyi Dienye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Kaine Olaide Diete-Spiff --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria

    Background: Although the primary mission of the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) is to provide initial treatment for life-threatening conditions, some patients make inappropriate use of the service. This study is aimed to determine the level of inappropriate use and...

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    Spatial pattern and determinants of unmet need of family planning in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Oluwayemisi Oyeronke Alaba --- Department of Statistics, Nigeria JO Olaomi --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Olusanya E. Olubusoye --- Department of Statistics, Nigeria

    Background: Nigeria still grapples with low family planning (FP) use and a high fertility rate. This study explores the factors associated with the unmet need for FP and the coldspots of unmet need for FP in Nigeria.

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    Temporal distribution of baseline characteristics and association with early mortality among HIV-positive patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joshua.O. Akinyemi --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Olubukola A. Adesina --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Modupe.O. Kuti --- Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Babatunde.O. Ogunbosi --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Achiaka E. Irabor --- Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Georgina N. Odaibo --- Department of Virology, College of Medicine, Nigeria David O. Olaleye --- Department of Virology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac F. Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria

    The first six months of HIV care and treatment are very important for long-term outcome. Early mortality (within 6 months of care initiation) undermines care and treatment goals. This study assessed the temporal distribution in baseline characteristics and early mortality...

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    Outcome of cholera admissions in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Philip Kolo --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Yusaf Jibrin --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Emmanuel Sanya --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Muhammad Alkali --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Alakija Salami --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Ayodele Omotoso --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Abdulrahman Tahir --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    In 2007, the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa officially noted the resurgence of cholera in the Africa subregion, and called for strengthening of policies on water supply and sanitation. We study the mortality profile of patients admitted for...

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    The benefits of using a community-engaged research approach to promote a healthy lifestyle in three Nigerian urban slums

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: O P Akinwale --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria J O Oyefara --- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria P E Adejoh --- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria A A Adeneye --- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Nigeria A K Adeneye --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria Z A Musa --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria K S Oyedeji --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria M A Sulyman --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria

    Slums are a wide range of low-income settlements with poor living conditions. The quality of the dwellings varies from simple shacks to permanent structures, while access to water, electricity, sanitation and other basic services and infrastructure tends to be limited...

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    A cross-sectional study on knowledge of, attitudes towards and practice of malaria prevention and control measures in central nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: C A Okoli --- Department of Paediatrics, M A Enna --- Department of Microbiology,

    There is limited evidence of a decrease in malaria-related mortality and morbidity with the expiration of the 2010 Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership target deadline. Thus, there is a need to evaluate the knowledge of, attitudes towards and practice of...

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    Epidemiology of rubella disease in south-west nigeria: trends and projection from measles case-based surveillance data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A A Fatiregun --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, A F Fagbamigbe --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, A S Adebowale --- Population Training and Research Training Unit, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, North-West University,

    Although surveillance for rubella does not exist in Nigeria, a measles case-based surveillance system was introduced in 2005 as one of the strategies for measles morbidity control, and included laboratory testing for confirmation of the disease. In this report, we...

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    Well-child visits: perceptions of Nigerian mothers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E O Sadoh --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Nigeria B E Okungbowa --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Nigeria

    Well-child visits have been shown to be of beneft. In Nigeria, many children aged five years and younger do not receive any scheduled preventive healthcare services after the receipt of their last vaccination. This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. Using...

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    Current status of urinary schistosomiasis in communities around the Erinle and Eko-Ende Dams and the implications for schistosomiasis control in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A O Hassan --- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Lautech Teaching Hospital, Nigeria A O J Amoo --- Medical Mecrobiology and Parasitology Department, Nigeria O P Akinwale --- Molecular Parasitology Research Laboratory, Public Health Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria A M Deji-Agboola --- Medical Mecrobiology and Parasitology Department, Nigeria M A Adeleke --- Public Health Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Nigeria P V Gyang --- Molecular Parasitology Research Laboratory, Public Health Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria

    Schistosomiasis is an endemic disease in many parts of the world and the disease is associated with water resource development projects, such as dams, irrigation schemes, and rice and fish farming. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence...

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56. 

    Competing prayers: the making of a Nigerian urban landscape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ulrika Trovalla --- The Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden

    While Christians are seen as aspiring to make the Nigerian city of Jos into a Christian city, Muslims are believed to be trying to turn Jos into a Muslim city. There is a struggle over the urban landscape that is...

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57. 

    Utilisation of staff clinic facility in a Northwest Nigeria hospital: emerging challenges for the National Health Insurance Scheme

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GC Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria BA Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria SO Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Aliyu --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria

    Background: The health status of workers and their families affects workplace productivity. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) objective of improving healthcare accessibility to Nigerians has increased service utilisation but may pose new challenges to existing facilities. This study was...

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58. 

    Making Sense of Changing Hats: A Study of the Nigeria, Vietnam, and Azerbaijan/Kazakhstan Projects within the Norwegian Statoil and British BP Strategic Alliance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lin Lerpold --- Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden Lena Zander --- Department of Business Studies, Sweden

    To explore group-based identities and collective sensemaking in the context of a cross-border alliance, a qualitative exploratory study was initiated. The emphasis was on interpretation of issues, within and around an interfirm partnership and the alliance process, perceived by those...

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59. 

    The effect of the glycaemic response of three commonly consumed meals on postprandial plasma glucose in type 2 diabetics at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: IM Nnadi --- Department of Human Nutrition, Nigeria OO Keshinro --- Department of Human Nutrition, Nigeria

    Objectives: This study evaluated the glycaemic response of three commonly consumed meals, and the resultant effect on postprandial plasma glucose response in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.

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60. 

    Green economy transition and the sustainability of the Nigerian aquaculture industry: Policy perspectives and the way forward

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zelda A. Elum --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Vuyo Mjimba --- Institute for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa

    Sustainable development and green economy transition call for innovations that address the simultaneous realisation of economic growth, and improved human and environmental well-being. A holistic and appropriate policy and legislative regime is important to ensure the efficacy of these innovations...

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61. 

    Community-level institutions in the management of palm-forest resources in Southeastern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edlyne E. Anugwom --- Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Nigeria Eddie Igbokwe --- Department of Agricultural Extension, Nigeria Noble Nweze --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Nigeria

    The study examined the role of community-level institutions in the management of palm-forest resources in Southeastern Nigeria. Southeastern Nigeria is undoubtedly the palm-forest and palm oil belt of Nigeria where these resources have been managed for at least the last...

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62. 

    Performance of the Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male questionnaire for the clinical detection of androgen deficiency in black sub-Saharan African men with Type-2 diabetes mellitus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Theophilus E Ugwu --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Rosemary T Ikem --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

    Background: The Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male (ADAM) questionnaire is increasingly popular for evaluation of androgen deficiency (AD) in sub-Saharan African men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). However, its reliability in this population is unknown.

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63. 

    Factors associated with osteoporosis among older patients at the Geriatric Centre in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TO Alonge --- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Nigeria LA Adebusoye --- Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Nigeria AM Ogunbode --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OO Olowookere --- Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Nigeria MM-A Ladipo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria WO Balogun --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria V Okoje-Adesomoju --- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nigeria

    Background: Osteoporosis is a silent disabling clinical condition often attributed to ageing. It is of public health importance because of its complications and attendant morbidity and mortality.

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64. 

    A qualitative study of young Nigerian family physicians’ views of their specialty

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria K Hoedebecke --- Yongsan Health Clinic, South Korea L Pinho-Costa --- Fânzeres Family Health Unit, Portugal O Popoola --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Okoye --- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

    Background: In Nigeria, the specialty of family medicine (FM) has endured its own share of identity crises. This study was aimed at generating hypotheses about what describes a practising family physician (FP) and the specialty, according to young Nigerian FPs.

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65. 

    Spatial patterns and determinants of fertility levels among women of childbearing age in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Oluwayemisi O Alaba --- Department of Statistics, Nigeria Olusanya E Olubusoye --- Department of Statistics, South Africa JO Olaomi --- Department of Statistics, South Africa

    Background: Despite aggressive measures to control the population in Nigeria, the population of Nigeria still remains worrisome. Increased birth rates have significantly contributed to Nigeria being referred to as the most populous country in Africa. This study analyses spatial patterns...

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66. 

    Knowledge of Zika virus disease among reproductive-age women attending a general outpatient clinic in Northern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GC Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Aliyu --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria BA Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AO Ashimi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria

    Background: Nigeria is not insulated from the global threat of Zika virus disease (ZVD) because of international travel and the presence of Zika-virus-carrying mosquitoes in the country. A paucity of studies exists concerning knowledge of ZVD among at-risk populations. Thus,...

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67. 

    Interaction of small-scale supplemental irrigation, sawah preparation intensity and soil amendment type on productivity of lowland sawah-rice system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: John C Nwite --- Department of Crop Production Technology, Nigeria Sunday E Obalum --- Department of Soil Science, Nigeria Charles A Igwe --- Department of Soil Science, Nigeria Toshiyuki Wakatsuki --- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Japan

    Sole dependence on rainfall, poor water management and low soil fertility largely explain the fluctuations in agricultural productivity in West Africa. Lowlands for sawah-based rice farming often offer opportunities for small-scale supplemental irrigation but these are rarely explored and their...

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68. 

    A contextual assessment of the FADAMA III programme in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Olukunle Tayo Akinola --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria

    FADAMA is a World Bank development initiative aimed at improving productivity and income of Nigerian farmers through relative science and technological inclusion as well as community and group participation. Following the success of Fadama I and II projects, the government...

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69. 

    Comparison of glycaemic indices of some local beans (Vigna unguiculata [Linn] Walp varieties) in Nigerians

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: OB Olopade --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria IA Odeniyi --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria SO Iwuala --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria OO Kayode --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria OA Fasanmade --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria MO Ajala --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Nigeria PO Chimah --- Department of Dietetics, Nigeria AE Ohwovoriole --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria

    Background: Beans are recommended for their richness and for their salutary effect on blood glucose. Inter-species differences impact on blood glucose. What appeared unknown is whether varieties of beans of the same species (Vigna unguiculata [Linn] Walp) have differential effects...

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70. 

    Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Omotola Peter Adewale --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nigeria

    The study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female = 43.2%). The students took the Westside Test Anxiety...

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71. 

    Wrong pedogenetic assumptions: a case study of the soils developed over talc in Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria using clay mineralogy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Godwin A Ajiboye --- Department of Soil Science and Land Management, Nigeria JA Ogunwale --- Department of Agronomy, Nigeria James Talbot --- K/T Geoservices Inc., USA Samuel A Mesele --- Department of Soil Science and Land Management, Nigeria

    It is often assumed that ultrabasic parent material leads to the formation of soils rich in 2:1 clays and dibasic cations. However, in a tropical environment with intense weathering, this assumption may not be true. To investigate this assumption soil...

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72. 

    Primary Health Care in South West Nigeria: Evaluating service quality and patients' satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Omoseni O. Adepoju --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Zacheus Opafunso --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Modupe Ajayi --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria

    Primary health care (PHC) is a fundamental, cost-effective approach in delivering essential healthcare services to achieve quality life for all. This study assesses service quality and patient satisfaction in the PHC sector in South West Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling approach...

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73. 

    Household wealth and adoption of Integrated Striga Management (ISM) technologies in northern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: L. J. S. Baiyegunhi --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa M. B. Hassan --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa

    Agricultural households in developing countries often are unable and unwilling to adopt new technologies due to the deterrents to adoption imposed by numerous socio-economic, institutional and ecological factors. However, economic theory predicts that relatively wealthy households have better ability to...

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74. 

    Psychological contract breach and workplace deviance: Does emotional intelligence matter?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony G. Balogun --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria Taye S. Oluyemi --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria Olukayode A. Afolabi --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria

    This study investigated the influence of emotional intelligence on the relationship between psychological contract breach and workplace deviance with feelings of violation. The participants were 232 employees of a Nigerian public sector organisation (125 males and 107 females). The employees...

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75. 

    Electronic Medical Record System as a central ICT tool for quality healthcare services: Nigeria as a case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwatoyin Seun Ayanlade --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI), Nigeria

    This study uses mixed methods to evaluate the benefits and challenges of implementing the Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS). Using Southwestern Nigeria as a case study, the study focuses on the factors that have been delaying the introduction of EMRS;...

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76. 

    Effect of positive organizational behaviour (POB) characteristics on construction employees’ turnover in Uyo City of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amaka Chinweude Ogwueleka --- Department of Quantity Surveying, Nigeria Stanley Nnamdi Ogbonna --- Department of Quantity Surveying, Nigeria

    Low turnover of skilled construction employees is paramount to any construction organization in order to boost high rate of skilled and talented workers. The global shortage of skilled workers within the construction industry provides the need to investigate factors that...

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77. 

    Impact of Integrated Striga Management (ISM) technology on maize productivity in northern Nigeria: A treatment effect approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: L. J. S. Baiyegunhi --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa M. B. Hassan --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa G. F. Ortmann --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa

    This paper evaluates the impact of adopting Integrated Striga Management (ISM) technologies on maize productivity among rural households of northern Nigeria. The study utilizes cross-sectional data collected in 2014 from a randomly selected 643 households. A treatment effect regression model...

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78. 

    Relationship between child development and nutritional status of under-five Nigerian children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Adenike Oluwayemisi Jimoh --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, Nigeria Jane Oowo Anyiam --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Alhassan Mela Yakubu --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, Nigeria

    Introduction: Nutrition is a major factor that can have long-term effects on the brain’s structural and functional capacity. The interplay between nutrition and child development cannot be overemphasised, especially in developing countries.

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79. 

    Seroprevalence of onchocerciasis in Ogun State, Nigeria after ten years of mass drug administration with ivermectin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: OA Surakat --- Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria SO Sam-Wobo --- Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria T De Los Santos --- Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, USA D Faulx --- Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, USA A Golden --- Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, USA K Ademolu --- Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria L Yokobe --- Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH, USA MA Adeleke --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria SO Bankole --- Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria ON Adekunle --- Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Nigeria WA Abimbola --- Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Nigeria CF Mafiana --- Deputy Executive Secretary’s Office, Nigeria

    Background: This serological study conducted between March and July 2015 investigated the status of onchocerciasis in Ogun State, Nigeria after a decade of mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin. Baseline information from the rapid epidemiological mapping of onchocerciasis (REMO) prior...

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80. 

    Factors influencing the implementation of e-commerce innovations: The case of the Nigerian informal sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B. F. Ajao --- National Centre for Technology Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria T. O. Oyebisi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria H. O. Aderemi --- Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

    This paper investigated the factors influencing e-commerce adoption amongst small enterprises in Southwestern Nigeria with a view to contributing to debates on technological adoption in the informal sector.

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81. 

    Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain in a Nigeria tertiary hospital: observational study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: ZA Suleiman --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria IK Kolawole --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria BA Ahmed --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria OM Babalola --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria GH Ibraheem --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria

    Background: Lumbosacral radicular pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain. Despite published reports of effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid for lumbosacral radicular pain, it is underutilised in many tertiary hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the...

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82. 

    Energy drinks consumption among football players in Lagos, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria Ijeoma Olumide Aderibigbe --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria Sunday Adedeji Aderibigbe --- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Nigeria Temitope ‘Wunmi Ladi-Akinyemi --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria

    Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence, frequency and reasons for the consumption of energy drinks among members of registered football clubs in Lagos, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and the study setting was Onikan Stadium Lagos, Lagos...

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83. 

    Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus nearly extirpated from Edo State, Nigeria: a report on the avian scavenger community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Esther Nosazeogie --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Talatu Tende --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland

    Avian scavengers, by feeding on carrion and other organic matter, provide critical ecosystem services. Vultures, the only obligate avian scavengers, have reportedly experienced massive population declines in Africa yet current knowledge regarding their status in most West African countries is...

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84. 

    Quality of primary care physicians’ communication of diabetes self-management during medical encounters with persons with diabetes mellitus in a resource-poor country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Ojo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria SO Malomo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AO Egunjobi --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AOA Jimoh --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria MO Olowere --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria

    Background: Most of the Nigerian studies on the determinants of diabetes self-management have focused on patient-related factors. There is no previous local study that examined the quality of diabetes self-management education provided by primary care physicians to people with diabetes...

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85. 

    Mapping dynamics of low-carbon energy innovation for small hydropower technology in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Development, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria

    The urgent need for clean innovative energy systems is widely recognized amidst increasing concerns over energy insecurity, climate change and other environmental impacts of a carbon-constrained economy. Several renewable energy technologies such as small hydropower (SHP) are poised to play...

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86. 

    Feasibility economic analysis for electricity generation in internal combustion engine sets using landfill gas in Lagos State

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. O. Adepoju --- Project Management Department, Nigeria Y. O. Akinwale --- Department of Economics, Saudi Arabia I. O. Ogundari --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

    The main objective of this paper is to analyze the economic feasibility landfill gas for electricity generation in Lagos State. In this paper, methane emissions are estimated by applying the First Order Decay model to landfills in Lagos over the...

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87. 

    A comparative study of selected multi-criteria decision-making methodologies for location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka S. Ohunakin --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Burak Omer Saracoglu --- Orhantepe Mahallesi, Tekel Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey

    This work studies the location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants (VLCSPPs) in Nigeria using five Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodologies including: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Consistency-Driven Pairwise Comparisons (CDPC), Decision Expert for Education (DEXi), Elimination and Choice...

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88. 

    Photovoltaic performance prediction in Northern Nigeria using generated typical meteorological year dataset

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka S. Ohunakin --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Muyiwa S. Adaramola --- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norway Olanrewaju M. Oyewola --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Richard O. Fagbenle --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Damola S. Adelekan --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Jatinder Gill --- Ph.D Research Scholar, IKGPTU, Kapurthala, India Fidelis I. Abam --- Energy, exergy and environment research group (EEERG), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria

    Relevant meteorological files are needed by simulation software to assess the energy performances of buildings or efficiency of renewable energy systems. This paper adopts the Sandia method to generate typical meteorological year (TMY), using a 35-year hourly measured meteorological dataset...

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89. 

    Harnessing the Potential of Nigeria’s Creative Industries: Issues, Prospects and Policy Implications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Allwell Okechukwu Nwankwo --- School of Media and Communication, Nigeria

    This article argues that Nigeria has rich creative industry sectors with great potential and global footprints. Through the kaleidoscope of film, music and creative writing, the article critically appraises Nigeria’s creative industries and contends that although the country is a...

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90. 

    Do ethnicity and sex-role ideology influence self-esteem among US and West-African young adults: An exploratory cross-cultural study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adote Anum --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Charity S. Akotia --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Princess Akin-Olugbade --- Department of Psychology, Ghana

    We explored ethnicity and sex-role ideology influences on self-esteem among young adults contrasting self-report data by university students from West-Africa (n = 144; females = 58.33%) and the United States (n = 57; females = 73.68%). The students (N =...

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91. 

    Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Leonard I. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria

    Two studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity and internal consistency of scores from the Nigerian Pre-retirement Anxiety Scale (NPAS). The measure comprises three dimensions: financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation. In the first...

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92. 

    The economic cost of unreliable grid power in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samuel Olowosejeje --- School of Engineering, Nigeria Paul Leahy --- School of Engineering, Republic of Ireland Alan Morrison --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Republic of Ireland

    The ever-increasing demand for electrical power in Nigeria, coupled with a limited supply, have restricted the nation's socioeconomic development. The country’s policymakers, aware of this, have formulated and enacted energy development policies in recent years targeted at diversifying the current...

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93. 

    The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Abiodun Egbetokun --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria

    This paper gives an overview of organizational innovation practices within the context of a developing country, Nigeria. Using innovation survey data from 2008 and 2011, the paper provides an analysis of the complementarity or otherwise of organizational innovation practices used...

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94. 

    Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score among older medical hospital inpatients in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: LA Adebusoye --- Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre (CTAGC), Nigeria MO Owolabi --- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nigeria A Ogunniyi --- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nigeria

    Background: Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score (MEWS) are of public health importance because identification and prompt attention to them have been found to reduce mortality among older patients on admission.

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95. 

    Disconnect between policy and practice in developing countries: Evidence of managing e-waste from Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johnson Ojiyovwi Okorhi --- Institute of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Management, Nigeria Joe E. Amadi-Echendu --- Institute of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Management, Nigeria Helen Olubunmi Aderemi --- Department of Management and Accounting, Nigeria Roland Uhunmwangho --- Electrical/Engineering Department, Nigeria Anthony Chukwudi Okwubunne --- National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Nigeria

    There are insufficient management functions that begin with planning, institutional arrangements and technical handling of e-waste materials in Nigeria. Modern trends in recycling still fall short of global practices. This study examined Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) management strategies...

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96. 

    A systematic review of the literature on the specialty preferences of Nigerian medical graduates: disparity between the literature and reality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Ojo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AO Egunjobi --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AJ Fatusin --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria BO Fatusin --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AJ Adeyemo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria

    Background: The Nigerian literature on the preference for specialties under the West African College of Physicians (WACP) among medical graduates reported a preference for core specialties (Internal Medicine and Paediatrics). This finding is at variance with the number of certified...

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97. 

    Where have foreign banks in Nigeria gone? Market structure, competitive intensity and the capabilities of Nigeria banks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lilac Nachum --- International Business Department, USA Chris Ogbechie --- Strategic Management Department, Nigeria

    Privately-owned Nigerian banks hold 94% of Nigeria banking assets, the world's second largest share of local ownership. Theoretical explanations for the dominance of local firms related to liabilities of foreignness do not explain this phenomenon, as foreign banks do not...

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98. 

    The influence of institutional isomorphism and organisational factors on environmental management accounting practices of listed Nigerian and South African firms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Oluwamayowa O. Iredele --- , South Africa Moloi Tankiso --- , South Africa Michael O. Adelowotan --- , South Africa

    The rising profile of environmental issues, most of which relates to continuous consumption of materials, energy and water by companies, and the continuous accumulation of environmental-related costs, necessitates the need for environmental management accounting (EMA). EMA is regarded as an...

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99. 

    Psychotria microphylla induces oxidative stress and biochemical alterations in giant African land snail Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: CI Atama --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria CF Anajemba --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria ION Aguzie --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria JC Madu --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria NI Ossai --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria CD Nwani --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria

    Psychotria microphylla is an ichthyotoxic botanical used to stupefy fish prior to harvesting in aquatic systems. The current study investigated the effect of P. microphylla leaf extract on the oxidative stress and biochemical parameters of the giant African land snail,...

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100. 

     Effects and transmission channels of remittances on tradable sectors in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Afolabi Adejumo --- Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, Nigeria

     The inflows of remittances affect the exchange rate of Nigeria. Since the price of tradable goods is determined by the exchange rate, the channel through which remittances influence the tradable sector of an economy is the exchange rate. Thus, this...

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101. 

     Corporate tax responsibility in Africa: Insight from Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kenneth Amaeshi --- , United Kingdom Bongo Adi --- , Nigeria Godson Ikiebey --- , Nigeria Neil McCulloch --- , United Kingdom

     This study explores how small business owners in Africa talk about their tax responsibility, using Nigeria as a case study. Data were collated through interviews, focus group sessions, and online chats. The study identifies two main types of tax responsibility...

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102. 

     Abusive supervision and work engagement in the Nigerian public service sector: Do strengths use, and promotion focus matter?

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline N. Idike --- , Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , Nigeria

     This study examined experiences of abuse and work engagement behaviours of general employees in the Nigerian public service sector. Cross-lagged survey data were collected from 219 workers (female = 57.3%; age range = 24 – 59 years, mean age =...

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103. 

     Sources of technological learning among tenants of Nigeria’s incubators

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- , Nigeria

     Past literature on incubation has examined the benefits and roles incubators play in the stimulation of local and regional economies. Studies have also shown the enormous implications of technological and non-technological assistance to tenants’ enterprises. However, research on the process...

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104. 

     Clean energy transition in a developing society: Perspectives on the socioeconomic determinants of Solar Home Systems adoption among urban households in southeastern Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edlyne Eze Anugwom --- , Nigeria Kenechukwu Nwakego Anugwom --- , Nigeria Oliver Ifeanyi Eya --- , Nigeria

     This study identifies factors that constrain the adoption of clean energy sources by urban households in southeastern Nigeria, using the Solar Home Systems (SHS) as a case study. It is premised on the assumption that adoption of innovation is affected...

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105. 

     Information acquisition and adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in South-West Nigeria: Recursive bivariate probit estimation

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi --- , South Africa Abbyssinia Mushunje --- , South Africa

     The persistent use of traditional farming practices and cultivation of low yielding variety of crops on scattered small farmland holdings by agrarian farming households in Nigeria has put pressure on land and water resources, consequently leading to depletion of soil...

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106. 

     Mobile banking adoption by business executives in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Foluke Olabisi Okocha --- , Nigeria Vera Awele Adibi --- , Nigeria

     Challenges with the adoption of mobile banking technologies are best understood by studies on adoption. This however requires understanding the factors that influence its adoption in a given region. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was adopted to understand the underlying factors...

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107. 

     Type of diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in Nigeria: Ethnic and sex differences

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Onyekachi Prince David --- , Denmark Graham Edgar --- , UK Dianne Catherwood --- , UK Abigail Olubola Taiwo --- , UK

     This study examined quality of life (QoL) differences among diabetic patients in Nigeria by ethnicity, sex, and type of diabetes. Out-patients (n = 486) with diabetes mellitus (Type I = 16%; female = 71%; Igbo = 25% Hausa = 22%,...

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108. 

     Perspectives of college students on the causes and prevention of suicide in Nigerian universities

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Diane Ezeh Aruah --- , Nigeria Onwuama Michael Emeka --- , Nigeria Virginia Obioma Eze --- , Nigeria Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo --- , Nigeria George Chibuike Agbo --- , Nigeria

     We explored how university students make sense of suicide experience and prevention. Informants were 20 students attending a public university in Nigeria (females = 50%; age range = 19 to 46 years). The students completed a semi-structured interview on the...

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109. 

     Assessing the willingness to pay for HIV counselling and testing service: a contingent valuation study in Lagos State, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Felix Oluyemi Adekunjo --- , Nigeria Rajah Rasiah --- , Malaysia Maznah Dahlui --- , Malaysia Chiu Wan Ng --- , Malaysia

     HIV/AIDS is a major health issue faced by the world, generally, but particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria ranked third in the world by number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2019. Despite prominent HIV counselling and testing (HCT) intervention programmes, Nigeria...

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110. 

     Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Ulf Ottosson --- , Nigeria Colin Jackson --- , Kenya Sidney Shema --- , Kenya Chevonne Reynolds --- , South Africa

     High human population growth and rapid urbanisation, particularly in Africa, have led to an increased interest in the impacts of this land-use change on bird communities. The African Bird Atlas Project, where species presence lists are collected in pentads, is...

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111. 

     Exploring the antecedents of entrepreneurship success in information technology firms in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Akinyele Okeremi --- , Nigeria Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah --- , USA Livingstone Divine Caesar --- , Switzerland

     We examine four antecedents of IT entrepreneurship success in Nigeria. Particularly, two of the investigated antecedents are general human capital factors (i.e., having experience with entrepreneurial parents and business training) and the other two (IT education and spirituality) are specific...

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112. 

     Digital divide in Nigeria: The role of regional differentials

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richard Adeleke --- , Nigeria

     This study empirically analyzed the spatial distribution of Internet usage in Nigeria and identified its key determinants using data on the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory from 2016 to 2018. In contrast to previous studies, the approach is...

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113. 

     Social media among distant spouses in South Western Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- , South Africa God’sgift Chinenye Nwanagu --- , Nigeria Olufunmilola Esther Akanle --- , Nigeria

     Industrialization and modernization have heighten in Africa and this has implications for marriages and family because they make spouses traverse the socio-technological spaces of the twenty-first century and beyond. Social media plays crucial, complicated and strategic roles yet these are...

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114. 

     Comparative assessment of technical efficiencies of irrigated crop production farms: A case study of the large-scale Kampe-Omi irrigation scheme, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bashir Adelodun --- , Daegu, Korea Abdulwaheed Adedayo Mohammed --- , Ilorin, Nigeria Kamoru Akanni Adeniran --- , Ilorin, Nigeria Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi --- , Ilorin, Nigeria Taofeeq Sholagberu Abdulkadir --- , Ilorin, Nigeria Kyung Sook Choi --- , Daegu, Korea

     The technical inefficiencies of crop production system in terms of large-scale irrigation schemes are major problems attributed to the underperformance of crop farms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate and compare farm-level technical efficiencies of four major...

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115. 

     Parrésia and the Business of Publishing Contemporary Nigerian Literature

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Aliyu Sakariyau Alabi --- , Nigeria

     This article explores the dynamics and tensions between literature and publishing through the lens of a Lagos-based publishing company, Parrésia, that began publishing in 2012, considering the ways in which its outputs have been shaped in particular ways by its...

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116. 

     Achieving energy security in Africa: prospects of nuclear energy development in South Africa and Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eldar Salakhetdinov --- , South Africa Oboshi Agyeno --- , South Africa

     Africa has rich energy resources but continues to remain an energy poor continent. The industrialization potential of the continent and its rapidly growing population have caused a sharp increase in demand for electricity. South Africa and Nigeria are the biggest...

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117. 

     The role of external information sources in organizational innovation in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- , Nigeria Adekemi Oluwadare --- , Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- , Nigeria

     Traditionally, the focus of strategic management studies has been on technological innovation. However, recent studies have shown rising importance of non-technological innovation to firms’ productivity, especially in developing country contexts. One limitation in empirical firm innovation analyses this study attempts...

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118. 

     Factors that positively influence e-commerce adoption among professionals in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Scholastica Ezennia --- , KZN, South Africa Mudaray Marimuthu --- , KZN, South Africa

     Nigeria has a large population and growing consumer class, which makes it an attractive market for e-commerce. Despite the growing appetite for e-commerce in Nigeria, data shows that most Nigerians are still lagging in e-commerce evolution by continuing to dwell...

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119. 

     Assessing mobile phone use in farming: The case of Nigerian rural farmers

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Anadozie --- , Nigeria Mathias Fonkam --- , Nigeria Jean-Paul Cleron --- , Nigeria

     Most existing literature in the field of mobile phones for agriculture and rural development adopted an economic stance that focused mainly on agriculture marketing and pricing. Little attention has been given to other areas of the farming value chain. To...

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120. 

     Modular-mini refineries: Business opportunities in developing economies

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Himmat Singh --- , India

     Despite generally low return on investment, modular-mini refineries from simple diesel production units to more sophisticated refineries are increasingly becoming a choice of flexible and cost-effective supply for oil producers in remote regions, particularly in developing economies with reasonable to...

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121. 

     Exploring the perception of Nigerians towards nuclear power generation

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel R. E. Ewim --- , South Africa Stephen S. Oyewobi --- , Nigeria Michael O. Dioha --- , India Chibuike E. Daraojimba --- , South Africa Suzzie O. Oyakhire --- , Nigeria Zhongjie Huan --- , South Africa

     To decarbonize the Nigerian power sector and ensure a reliable electricity supply, nuclear power will play a key role. However, public acceptance must be considered for the successful introduction of nuclear power. This study examines the perceptions of Nigerians towards...

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122. 

     ECOWAS and the prevalence of energy-inefficient lighting technologies: Any hope of achieving SDG 7.3?

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edwin Albert Umoh --- , Nigeria Yahaya Muhammad Bande --- , Nigeria Omokhafe James Tola --- , Nigeria

     A region-adaptive hierarchical framework for realizing Sustainable Development Goal 7.3 is proposed in this paper, using Nigeria as a case study for strategy adoption and adaptation. In 2013, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rolled out strategic plans...

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123. 

     Linking disruptive innovation to sustainable entrepreneurship within the context of small and medium firms: A focus on Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni --- , Nigeria Daniel E. Ufua --- , Nigeria Abdullah Promise Opute --- , United Kingdom

     This study illuminates the linkages between disruptive innovation (DI) and sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) within the context of small and medium firms (SMFs). By adopting a systematic review of the literature, we thematized the possible connections between DI and SE practices...

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124. 

     Building legitimacy and distinctiveness on Nigerian-Canadian transnational ventures’ websites

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Diane A. Isabelle --- , Canada Mika Westerlund --- , Canada Victoria Sajuyigbe --- ,

     Achieving legitimacy in several markets is crucial for transnational ventures. Moreover, the literature on competitive strategy suggests that distinctiveness from competitors is a major source of competitive advantage for ventures. Nevertheless, our knowledge is sparse on how transnational ventures use...

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125. 

     Barriers to scaling health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fatema Motiwala --- University of Toronto, Canada Obidimma Ezezika --- University of Toronto, Canada

     Given the importance of effectively scaling technologies in the promotion of health and innovation, the objective of our paper was to identify the barriers that can impede the process of scaling up in sub-Saharan Africa. We reviewed the published literature...

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126. 

     Management barriers to innovation performance in Nigerian manufacturing sector

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Waliu M. Adegbite --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Cookie M. Govender --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

     Innovation is an essential strategy for businesses to increase performance and profitability. While current literature focuses on technology and other technical barriers to innovation, many businesses in developing countries are unaware of the significance of organizational policy and practices on...

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127. 

     Work method control of Nigerian armed forces personnel: Roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Gabriel C. Kanu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chiedozie O. Okafor --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Chidozie S. Okeke --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

     Our study investigated the moderating roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness on work method control of the Nigerian armed forces. The study sample comprised 252 military personnel (female= 33%; mean age = 32.98 years, SD = 5.04 years). Hierarchical multiple...

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128. 

     “Armed with faith”: church membership, Pentecostal beliefs and migrant belonging in Harare, Zimbabwe

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rufaro Hamish Mushonga --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

     This ethnographic study explores how church membership and Pentecostal beliefs afford Nigerian migrant traders living in Harare an opportunity to embed themselves within the spaces of Harare’s Downtown informal settlement, which are characterised by entrenched and heightened forms of exclusion...

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129. 

     Does vitamin A rich orange-fleshed sweetpotato adoption improve household level diet diversity? Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Souleimane Adeyemi Adekambi --- University of Parakou (UP), Parakou Julius Juma Okello --- , Uganda Jan Low --- , Kenya Putri Ernawati Abidin --- , Ghana Edward Carey --- , Ghana

     Promoting the consumption of locally available food crops such as orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) that are rich in beta carotene, a precursor for vitamin A, has been shown to be a highly effective means of fighting against vitamin A deficiency at...

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130. 

     Factors associated with consistent condom use by employees in the brewery industry in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Adegbenga Sunmola --- Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan,

     Many employees of large organisations in Nigeria face significant risks for HIV infection, especially due to occasional or regular job transfers, involvement in casual sexual encounters and lack of consistent condom use. The current study analysed the determinants of consistent...

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131. 

     Impact of AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Thea Hilhorst --- Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Marti van Liere --- Health Department, KIT, Adiya V Ode --- DFID, Nigeria Korrie de Koning --- Department of Development, Policy and Practice, KIT,

     This study addresses the socio-economic impact of AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria, where HIV prevalence is 9.3% but the number of AIDS cases is still relatively low. About 6% of the study households had experienced illness and...

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132. 

     Food insecurity, HIV/AIDS pandemic and sexual behaviour of female commercial sex workers in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: John Lekan Oyefara --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

     This study examined the role of hunger and food insecurity in the sexual behaviour of female commercial sex workers in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria within the context of HIV/AIDS. In addition, the study investigated the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...

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133. 

     HIV/AIDS and family support systems: A situation analysis of people living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos State

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Adeyemi E. Oluwagbemiga --- Lagos State University, Nigeria

     Current statistics about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria do not reveal the broader social and economic impacts of the disease on the family. The study therefore primarily aimed to address the socio-economic effects of HIV infection on individuals and their...

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134. 

     ‘They bring AIDS to us and say we give it to them’: Socio-structural context of female sex workers' vulnerability to HIV infection in Ibadan Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jennifer Muñoz --- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Adebola A Adedimeji --- Institute of Public Health Sciences, Yeshiva University, Olayemi Alawode [B0003]

     The aim of the study was to examine and describe the individual and structural-environmental factors that shape the vulnerability of brothel-based female sex workers (FSWs) in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria to HIV infection. A descriptive qualitative research design was utilised to...

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135. 

     Modelling level, trend and geographical variations in stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Samson B Adebayo --- Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Society for Family Health, Richard Fakolade [B0002] Jennifer Anyanti --- Society for Family Health, Bright Ekweremadu --- Society for Family Health, Olaronke Ladipo --- Society for Family Health, Augustine Ankomah --- Applied Population Research, University of Exeter, UK

     People living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) often face stigma and discrimination. Stigma is a powerful tool for social control and PLHA are to varying degrees stigmatised against. Consequences of stigma and discrimination against PLHA may result in low turn-out...

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136. 

     Predictors of parent–child communication among a nationally representative sample in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katrina Berg [d113e18] Christina J. Sun Stella Babalola

     This study explores what constructs are associated with parent–adolescent communication about AIDS/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual relationships in Nigeria. The analyses use data from the 2007 National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey on 2593 men and women who had...

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137. 

     HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A.C. Ubesie --- , , Nigeria K.K. Iloh --- , , Nigeria I.J. Emodi --- , , Nigeria N.S. Ibeziako --- , , Nigeria I.N. Obumneme-Anyim --- , , Nigeria O.N. Iloh --- , , Nigeria A.C. Ayuk --- , , Nigeria C.J. Anikene --- , , Nigeria J.E. Enemuo --- , , Nigeria

     Aims: To determine the rate of HIV status disclosure, caregivers’ reasons for non-disclosure, and factors influencing disclosure among a sample of HIV-infected children in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. Methods: Data were collected prospectively via a questionnaire on HIV-infected children and their...

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138. 

     Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. F. Fagbamigbe --- , , South Africa A. M. Lawal --- , , South Africa E. S. Idemudia --- , , South Africa

     Background: Globally, individuals’ self-assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection is important to maintain safer sexual behaviour and reduce risky behaviours. However, determinants of self-perceived risk of HIV infection are not well documented and differ. We assessed the level of self-perceived...

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139. 

     Psychosocial factors predicting risky sexual behaviour among long distance truck drivers in Lagos, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- , , Nigeria Benjamin Oladapo Olley --- , , Nigeria

     Long distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have been identified as one of the groups at higher risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Understanding how certain social and psychological variables that have a strong theoretical basis contribute to sexual risk behaviour...

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140. 

     Exploring the acceptability of Option B plus among HIV-positive Nigerian women engaged and not engaged in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a qualitative study

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Salome C. Erekaha --- , Nigeria Llewellyn J. Cornelius --- , , USA Melissa L. Bessaha --- , , USA Abdulmumin Ibrahim --- , , Nigeria Gabriel D. Adeyemo --- , Nigeria Mofoluwake Fadare --- , Nigeria Manhattan Charurat --- , , USA Echezona E. Ezeanolue --- , USA Nadia A. Sam-Agudu --- , Nigeria

     The acceptability of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women in high-burden Nigeria, is not well-known. We explored readiness of users and providers of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services to accept lifelong ART -before Option B plus...

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141. Frequency of tail autotomy in the African Olive Grass Snake, Psammophis ‘phillipsii’ from three habitats in southern Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: GodfreyC. Akani --- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria Luca Luiselli --- F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy SundayM. Wariboko --- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria Linda Ude --- F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy FrancescoM. Angelici --- F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy

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142. 

     Diet of sympatric Gaboon Vipers (Bitis gabonica) and Nose‐horned Vipers (Bitis nasicornis) in southern Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Luca Luiselli --- Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra” and F.I.Z.V., Italy GodfreyC. Akani --- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

     The stomach content of 524 Gaboon Vipers, Bitis gabonica gabonica (53 subadults, 222 males and 249 females) and 392 Nose‐horned Vipers, Bitis nasicornis (48 subadults, 163 males and 161 females), from a number of forest‐plantation mosaic areas of southern Nigeria...

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143. 

     Diet of the semi‐aquatic snake, Afronatrix anoscopus (Colubridae) in southern Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Luca Luiselli --- Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, and F.I.Z.V., Italy GodfreyC. Akani --- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria FrancescoM. Angelici --- Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, and F.I.Z.V., Edoardo Politano --- Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, and F.I.Z.V., Linda Ude --- Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, and F.I.Z.V., SundayM. Wariboko --- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

     A total of 332 specimens (59 subadults, 131 males and 142 females) of the semiaquatic colubrid Afronatrix anoscopus were collected in southern Nigeria to study their dietary preferences. The adult male to female sex‐ratio (0.92) was not significantly different from...

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144. 

     Are environmental conditions in the eyes of the beholder? Foreign and local firms in Africa

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lilac Nachum --- Baruch College, City University New York, USA Chris Ogbechie --- Lagos Business School, Nigeria

     International business research has provided substantial empirical evidence that foreign firms investing in countries with adverse environmental conditions may emerge as the main competitors in those countries. Against this backdrop, the dominance of local banks in Nigeria is puzzling. Our...

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145. 

     Mapping the strength of sectoral innovation system in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry: Empirical evidence

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rachael Aderonke Ayo-Lawal --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Ayobami Adesina Oyewale --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Elizabeth Adeteju Omimakinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Wilson Oyekigho Erhun --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Okechukwu Ukwuoma --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

     It is well known that innovation in the modern economy is driven by interactions among the stakeholders that make up the innovation system. Effective interactions among key actors in an innovation system foster flow of knowledge and resources development and...

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146. 

     Work-related need satisfaction and job crafting: Mediation of psychological empowerment in a Nigerian setting

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lawrence O. Amazue --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ugochi P. Brown --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Larry O. Awo --- , Nigeria

     We examined the association between work need satisfaction (WNS) and job crafting (JC) dimensions (seeking challenges [SC], seeking resources [SR], and reducing demands [RD]), as well as the role of psychological empowerment (PE) in that relationship. Data on PE, WNS,...

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147. 

     Predictive modelling to determine the attainable moisture content of Alstonia boonei wood using a solar kiln dryer

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Joy Aduralere Ogunsuyi --- Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria Jacob Mayowa Owoyemi --- Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria Olusola Samuel Makinde --- Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria

     Modelling of wood drying is important for predicting the performance and efficiency of solar dryers and to optimise the drying process during each season of the year. The attainable moisture content (MC) of Alstonia boonei wood was studied when dried...

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148. 

     A gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in innovation platforms of Southwestern Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adewumi Titus Adesiyan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Imole Rafael Olaniyan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Hyeladi Ibrahim Gaya --- University of Maiduguri, Nigeria Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

     The scourge of poverty has spread over Nigeria. Efforts to address the problem have yielded no tangible results. This study investigated a gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in...

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149. 

     Building sustainable agri-food market systems: Interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental factors in biofortified cassava food systems

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ogbonnaya Ukeh Oteh --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Jude Mbanasor --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Nnanna Mba Agwu --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Ambrose Ogbonna Oloveze --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria

     Sustainability and the future of food systems have become major food policy discourses in recent years. While prior research has focused on analyzing social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability separately, the present study takes a broader approach to understand...

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150. 

     Analysis of rural women’s access to financial services and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria’s Niger delta region

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

     The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of multinational oil companies (MOCs) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on enhancing rural...

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151. 

     Awareness and adoption of circular economy in the consumption and production value-chain among MSMEs towards sustainable development

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

     The global value-chain was hugely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic which collapsed many micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) globally, especially in Africa where little or no support was received from governments. The circular economy (CE) is recognized as a...

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152. 

     Assessment of factors driving cryptocurrency investment decision in Africa: A case of Bitcoin in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Abiodun Oladapo --- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

     This study aims to examine the factors that influence Nigerian investors decision to participate in the Bitcoin market. The study develops a model that integrates awareness, religious beliefs, and trust alongside the theory of reasoned action’s key explanatory factor. A...

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153. 

     Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Peter Sproat --- TaxWatch, United Kingdom

     This study examines the effect of ethical ideology on fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates whether being a moral idealist or moral relativist influences the ability of future accountants to rationalize fraud. The study collected data...

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154. 

     Linking resource mobilization approaches and venture performance in highly resource-constrained environments

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Abiodun Samuel Adegbile --- Birmingham City University, The Curzon Building, United Kingdom Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- University of Bath, United Kingdom Heinz-Theo Wagner --- , Germany

     Drawing on resource orchestration and social network theories, this study examines the relationships between bricolage, optimization, and new venture performance. We argue that optimization (i.e. standard application of resources acquired from resource markets) increases performance whereas bricolage (i.e. improvisation and...

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155. 

     The democratization of digital currency in Nigeria: A sentiment analysis of eNaira app usability

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sunday Adewale Olaleye --- Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Finland Kwami Ahiabenu --- Global Centre for Fintech Innovations, Olugbenga Ayo Ojubanire --- Euromed University of Fes, Morocco

     Globally, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is receiving a lot of attention in digital currency deliberations since it is at the top of the agenda of almost every central bank today. Although there is a growing body of literature on...

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156. 

     Firm size and enterprise productivity in Nigeria: Evidence from firm-level data

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ambrose Nnaemeka Omeje --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Augustine Jideofor Mba --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ravinder Rena --- Durban University of Technology, Republic of South Africa

     Anchored on the economies of scale of production theory, this study utilized Nigeria’s firm-level enterprise survey data of the World Bank collected through stratified random sampling of 2 676 firms and face-to-face interviews with the application of the multinomial logit...

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157. 

     The effects of financial performance and corporate social responsibility on integrated reporting: The case of listed firms in Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ini Etete Udofia --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria

     This study investigates the impact of financial performance (FP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on integrated reporting (IR) of listed firms in Nigeria during the 2013–2022 period. Using a set of 630 firm-year observations over ten years, this study establishes...

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158. 

     Unemployment in Nigeria: The significance of optimizing benefits of innovation

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fisayo Fagbemi --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria John Oluwasegun Ajibike --- The Polytechnic, Nigeria Teniola Abosede Adesanya --- The Polytechnic, Nigeria

     Reflections on the problems facing the labour market in Nigeria and the need to proffer solutions to the high unemployment rate in the country call for an assessment of the possible relationship between innovation and unemployment between 1990 and 2020...

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159. 

     Reimagining corporate planning practices for operational flexibility and sustainability in emerging economy: A reflection on the Nigerian private sector

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Daniel E. Ufua --- Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR ), Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- The Saudi Economic Association, Saudi Arabia Basit Ali --- ILMA University, Pakistan

     This study examined corporate planning and operational flexibility in an emerging economy, the Nigerian private sector. The research aimed to develop learning on the practice of corporate planning, with a view from the perspectives of the affected stakeholders who are...

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160. 

     Institutional scaffolding: MNEs responses to institutional weakness in contexts of violent conflict

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Ekpenyong --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands Diana Santistevan --- EM Normandie, Laboratoire Métis, France Yasmina Khadir --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands Rob Blomme --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands

     Multinational enterprises (MNEs) use a variety of strategic responses to navigate weak institutional contexts. Scholars of MNE responses general focus on relatively stable regions. This paper examines how MNEs navigate institutional weaknesses in contexts of violent conflict by examining the...

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161. 

     Adoption of orange-fleshed sweet potato and technical efficiency nexus in Nigeria: An endogeneity corrected stochastic production frontier approach

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adetomiwa Kolapo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Akeem Abiade Tijani --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

     Due to low productivity and lack of essential nutrients like vitamin A in the traditional white and yellow potato, orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) was introduced to the farmers in Nigeria through a programmed tagged Jumpstarting Project. However, empirical data about...

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162. 

     Macro-level determinants of research output in Nigerian knowledge institutions: A case study of ICT researchers

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bolanle A. Adewusi --- , Canada Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa

     This study explores the factors that influence ICT research productivity across Nigerian universities and government research agencies. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combines conceptual analysis with quantitative techniques, drawing on the PESTLE model, the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, and the Triple...

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163. 

     Nutrient intake and dietary practice among adolescent girls in urban and rural areas of Kano State, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hadiza Abdullahi Abubakar --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mohd Razif Shahril --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sumaiyah Mat --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

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164. 

     Ritualised wealth and the moral spectacle: interrogating occult imagery in Nigerian media narratives

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ugochukwu Zacky Eze --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

     In this article, I examine how the Nigerian media constructs narratives of ritualised wealth as a moral spectacle that negotiates the tensions between youth aspiration, economic uncertainty and institutional failure. Using a qualitative design and thematic analysis, I interrogate ten...

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165. 

     A discursive engagement of evasions in police-suspect interactions in Ibadan, Nigeria

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Temidayo Akinrinlola --- McPherson University, Nigeria Temitope Michael Ajayi --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria

     This study reports the discursive appeals embedded in the deployment of evasions in police-suspect interactions (PSIs) in Ibadan. Studies have marked investigating police officers (IPOs) as participants who overtly wield power during interrogation. This study argues that power is not...

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166. 

     Discursive exploration of self-adulation in selected songs of Ọláwálé Ọlọ́fọ̀ọ́rọ̀ (a.k.a Brymo)

     Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Adetayo Adebayo --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria

     Self-adulation, a term that encapsulates the attitude of possessing a high opinion of oneself or one’s importance, in Nigerian popular music (NPM) has interested Nigerian scholars. With the paucity of studies on Brymo, a Nigerian music artist who fuses Afrobeat...

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