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Nigeria and conflict resolution in the sub-regional West Africa: the quest for a regional hegemon?
(Sage, 2017)
The role of Nigeria in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts in Africa and other parts of the world cannot be overemphasised. The country has contributed more than 200,000 soldiers to peacekeeping missions around ...
The psychological trauma inflicted by Boko Haram insurgancy in the North Eastern Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)
Divergent views emerge on the rationale behind Boko Haram Islamic insurgency in Nigeria. Some see it as an attempt to Islamise the secular Nigerian state, while some believe it to be an attempt to change the status quo in ...
Assessment of primary health care facilities service readiness in Nigeria
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Background: Effective delivery of healthcare services requires availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, drugs and well-trained medical personnel. In Nigeria, poor funding and mismanagement ...
Determinants of pre-lacteal feeding practices in urban and rural Nigeria; a population-based cross-sectional study using the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey data
(AJOL, 2017)
Background: Prelacteal feeding (PLF) is a barrier to exclusive breast feeding.
Objective: To determine factors associated with PLF in rural and urban Nigeria.
Methods: We utilized data from the 2013 Nigerian Demographic ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Nigerian children
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2017)
Overweight and obesity in childhood and youth have undesirable physical and psycho-sociological
consequences and therefore need periodic surveillance. One thousand two hundred and twenty-nine school children,
ages 9-13 ...
Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
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 ...
Trends and drivers of skilled birth attendant use in Nigeria (1990-2013): policy implications for child and maternal health
(Dove Medical Press, 2017)
ntroduction: While Nigeria accounts for only 2% of the world population, it regrettably shares 14% of global maternal death burden. Whether its reported increase in antenatal care utilization is accompanied by increased ...
Examining maternal age, breastfeeding self-efficacy and health locus of control in psychological wellbeing of mothers
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
We investigated the direct and interaction influence of maternal age, breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE), health locus of control (HLOC) on six dimensions of psychological wellbeing of breastfeeding mothers in Lagos, Nigeria. ...
Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
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 ...
Diversities in timing of sexual debut among Nigerian youths aged 15-24 years: parametric and non-parametric survival analysis approach
(AJOL, 2017)
Objective: This study examined gender, generational, cultural and social diversities in timing of sexual debut among Nigerian youths and determined factors influencing the timings. Methods: We extracted data of respondents ...