Browsing by Author "Aderinto, A. A."

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Cultural conception and changes in husbandhood: Evidences from three socio-cultural groups in Nigeria
(2006) Aderinto, A. A.; Olawoye, J. E.; Jegede, A. S; Ezumah, N.; Gyong, E.; Omololu, O.; Okunola, R.
Impact assessment of HIV/AIDS knowledge and prevention among patrons of bars and hotels in Abuja, Nigeria
(2009-03) Aderinto, A. A.; Erinosho, L.; Nwokocha, E. E.; Adesanmi, O. A.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCIJ Abuja, is notable for its increasing population and convergence of peoples and cultures. This high volume of in-migration into the FCT exerts a considerable pressure on the economic and social life of its inhabitants. Understandably, bar/hotel business ranks among the most patronized ventures in the city as a result of multiple government, academic/research and nongovernment engagements and attendant activities of sex workers who visit such bars and hotels. As a result of the number of people that have stake either as proprietors or patrons and the centrality of these business outfits to the understanding of events in the city, selected bars and hotels were chosen for this impact study on HIVIAIDS-knowledge and prevention. The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of various HIVIAIDS intervention programmes on the knowledge and attitudes of patrons of bars and hotels in the FCT towards HIVIAIDS and adoption of preventive methods through exposure to different prevention strategies. Data for this study were collected at two levels through: (1) a pre-intervention baseline survey; and (2) post-intervention questionnaires. In this way, the level of the effects of the AIDS-education programme on respondents' knowledge and attitude to HIVIAIDS prevention measures was highlighted. The findings show clearly that multiple socioeconomic and cultural factors influence patronage of bars and hotels in the FCT; and the intervention impacted positively on respondents' knowledge of HIVIAIDS, as well as condom use.
The prison as a social system
(Malthouse Social Science Studies, 2002) Okunola, R. A.; Aderinto, A. A.; Atere, A. A.
Sexual behaviour of married men during pregnancy and after childbirth in Ibadan: Evidence from focus group discussions
(2005) Aderinto, A. A.; Oladokun, A.; Atere, A. A.; Adewole, I.F.; Nwokocha, E.
Male role and responsibility in reproductive health matters become consistent prerequisites to understanding maternal issues generally. Through focus group discussions (FGDs}; this exploratory research investigates sexual behaviour of married men during pregnancy and afterbirth in Ibadan Southwestern Nigeria as a way of highlighting the links between these periods and pregnancy outcomes and the health status of couples. The study shows that sexual behaviour of men is influenced by the interplay of religious, socio-cultural and ideological factors. The specific results include that: men engage in coitus with their pregnant wives with the upper limit of 4 months among the Hausa;: postpartum sexual abstinence varies in duration with an average of 40 days across cultural settings; one sixth of the respondents agreed engaging in sexual intercourse with other women in order to- reduce their wives' vulnerability to the risks associated with pregnancy; and while men often use condom to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from women other than their wives, most married men with established or presumed cases of STIs appear to be relatively casual and undiplomatic in handling this issue. These findings suggest that programmes targeted at husbands and their reproductive health orientation appear necessary to reduce the frequency of STIs and other negative reproductive health outcomes among couples.