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Practice of Cancer Prevention Strategies among Staff of Federal Universities in North Central Zone, Nigeria Akorede, Seun Nurudeen
JHE (Journal of Health Education) Vol 4 No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang cooperate with Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia (IAKMI))

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/jhe.v4i2.31083

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Background: The high rate of death as a result of cancer in the world is worrisome, the trend as revealed in many literatures including World Health Organization, shows that cancer accounts for 12.5% of all deaths in the world. This study was conducted to assess practice of cancer prevention strategies among staff of Federal universities in North Central Zone, Nigeria.Methods: To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total of 756 staff from seven federal universities in north central zone Nigeria with a population of twenty-five thousand three hundred and sixty-one 25,361 were selected through multi-stage sampling procedures of simple random, stratified, proportionate and accidental. The instrument used for the study was pilot tested with the use of Cronbach Alpha 0.859 was obtained respectively. Out of the 756 copies of questionnaire distributed, 752 were valid for analyses. Inferential statistics of one sample t-test, was used to test the data collected.Results: The results revealed that the staff of federal universities in north central zone Nigeria are poor in practice of cancer prevention strategies with P-value of 0.11 at 0.05 level of significance.Conclusions: Based on the results, the following conclusion was drawn; Cancer prevention strategies practice is poor among staff in Federal Universities of North-central Zone, Nigeria. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that concerned Government and non-Governmental agencies and Ministry of Health should double efforts in ensuring that Federal University staff are provided adequate intervention programmes and Health Education on improved practice of cancer prevention strategies.
Knowledge of Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Patients Attending Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria Akorede, Seun Nurudeen; Ajayi, Ayodotun Edward; Tawose, Peter Oluwatimilehin
Unnes Journal of Public Health Vol 10 No 2 (2021): Unnes Journal of Public Health
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) in cooperation with Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia (IAKMI))

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ujph.v10i2.40621

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Globally, tuberculosis (TB) constitutes a significant public health emergency. Despite the downward trend in TB incidence and prevalence, every continent still reports new cases, especially Africa and south-east Asia (WHO, 2012). This study aimed to investigate the signs, symptoms, transmission mode, and knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) among tuberculosis patients attending Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted, while sample population comprised of all the aforementioned tuberculosis patients. About 151 persons were selected using Multistage sampling procedure. A closed-ended questionnaire collection was used for data collection and the instrument was validated by experts with ascertained reliability. The data were then subjected to statistical analysis of Cronbach's alpha, and a correlation coefficient of 0.76 was obtained. Conclusively, the patients have knowledge of TB signs and symptoms as well as transmission mode. Therefore, this knowledge is recommended to be sustained among the patients. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select one hundred and fifty-one (151) a researcher’s designed closed-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts with reliability ascertained. The data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis of Cronbach alpha and a correlation coefficient of 0.76 was obtained. The findings reveals that: Tuberculosis patients have knowledge of signs and symptoms of TB, Tuberculosis patients have knowledge of mode of transmission of TB Therefore, the study concluded that tuberculosis patients have knowledge of mode of transmission, signs and symptoms of TB. Therefore, it is recommended that the knowledge of mode of transmission and symptoms of TB should be sustained among the patients.
Practice of Cancer Prevention Strategies among Staff of Federal Universities in North Central Zone, Nigeria Akorede, Seun Nurudeen
Journal of Health Education Vol 4 No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang cooperate with Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia (IAKMI))

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/jhe.v4i2.31083

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Background: The high rate of death as a result of cancer in the world is worrisome, the trend as revealed in many literatures including World Health Organization, shows that cancer accounts for 12.5% of all deaths in the world. This study was conducted to assess practice of cancer prevention strategies among staff of Federal universities in North Central Zone, Nigeria.Methods: To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total of 756 staff from seven federal universities in north central zone Nigeria with a population of twenty-five thousand three hundred and sixty-one 25,361 were selected through multi-stage sampling procedures of simple random, stratified, proportionate and accidental. The instrument used for the study was pilot tested with the use of Cronbach Alpha 0.859 was obtained respectively. Out of the 756 copies of questionnaire distributed, 752 were valid for analyses. Inferential statistics of one sample t-test, was used to test the data collected.Results: The results revealed that the staff of federal universities in north central zone Nigeria are poor in practice of cancer prevention strategies with P-value of 0.11 at 0.05 level of significance.Conclusions: Based on the results, the following conclusion was drawn; Cancer prevention strategies practice is poor among staff in Federal Universities of North-central Zone, Nigeria. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that concerned Government and non-Governmental agencies and Ministry of Health should double efforts in ensuring that Federal University staff are provided adequate intervention programmes and Health Education on improved practice of cancer prevention strategies.
Co-Authors Ajayi, Ayodotun Edward Tawose, Peter Oluwatimilehin