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Media violence and its effects on children’s health and aggressive behaviour in Osun State, Nigeria
(2014) Raji, S. O.; Owumi, B. E.; Aliyu, T. K.
Over the years, media violence and its effects on children’s health and aggressive behaviour remain a puzzle to be solved in many urban centres of developing world. At different ages, children due to their exposure, watch, sight-see, read, play and understand videos, television, magazines, videogames and films in different ways and as such, mimic behaviour from media especially when such behaviour is presented in a simple and instructional manner. This paper examines the kind of media device parents acquired for their children. It also assesses factors responsible for children aggression, and identifies the causal connection between media violence and how children unconsciously translate it to behaviour, as well as its health implication. The study adopts a survey research design where primary data were obtained through mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative techniques). The sample consists of 150 parents selected for questionnaire administration and two groups for Focus Group Discussion comprising of parents of both sexes. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while qualitative data were analyzed through thick description. The findings reveal that media violence has a great effect on children aggressive behaviour in particular and countless impacts on their health and our society at large. The most often cited reasons were parental role, Government influence, societal influence and peer influence in the exposure of children to violence. It concludes that children’s aggression in the contemporary times have taken a worrisome and complex dimension that could not be curtailed as this disrupts the process of socializing the children into the norms and values of society. Hence, the ways of curbing children’s aggressive behaviour range from the government regulation, media censor, parental control and counseling in schools to religious control.
Religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of pentcostal churches in Emurin, Ogun state, Nigeria
(2013) Owumi, B. E.; Raji, S. O.; Aliyu, T. K.
"This study aims at determining the religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal Churches in Emure. The study was carried out using quota sampling technique. A semi containing 31 questions and an in used simultaneously to elicit information from church members. The researchhypothesized that there was a significant relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the sex of respondents. Also there exists a significant relationship between the denomination of respondents and the use of traditional medicine. Since p-value was greater than 0.05, both hypotheses were accepted. However it was discovered that 65.3% would opt for divine healing/prayers when initially confronted with illness. "
Religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal churches in Emurin, Ogun state, Nigeria
(2013) Owumi, B. E.; Raji, S. O.; Aliyu, T. K.
This study aims at determining the religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal Churches in Emure. The study was carried out using quota sampling technique. A semi containing 31 questions and an in used simultaneously to elicit information from church members. The research hypothesized that there was a significant relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the sex of respondents. Also there exists a significant relationship between the denomination of respondents and the use of traditional medicine. Since p-value was greater than 0.05, both hypotheses were accepted. However it was discovered that 65.3% would opt for divine healing/prayers when initially confronted with illness.
Socio-cultural determinants of maternal health care seeking behaviour in Seme side of Benin Republic
(2013) Owumi, B. E.; Raji, S. O.
Research on maternal health was conducted among the residents of the Seme border community in republic of Benin to determine the available maternal health care services in the community and the level of accessibility to residents, to find out the pattern of the maternal health care seeking behavior and to examine the relationships between the socio-cultural characteristic and maternal health care seeking behavior in the area. The major instruments used were structured questionnaire, key informant interview and non-participant observation method. The study established that there are a considerable number of maternity hospitals and health centers in the community, many of which are privately owned. Residents tend to have a terrible level of access to the maternity services as there is no enough publicity either through word of mouth referrals or information from social service workers. The study also discovered that a very large proportion of the resident of the area use both the western maternal health care services and traditional substances. Due to the setting of this border area, a central cultural connotation is not prominent; hence the cultural influence on the maternal health seeking behavior is not general to the society as a whole. Though many residents use the western (private and public) service, factors like husbands approval, money for treatment, and personal cultural preferences still had negative effects on the maternal health seeking behavior in the area.
Socio-cultural determinants of maternal health care seeking behaviour in seme side of Benin republic
(2013) Owumi, B.; Raji, S. O.
Research on maternal health was conducted among the residents of the Seme border community in republic of Benin to determine the available maternal health care services in the community and the level of accessibility to residents, to find out the pattern of the maternal health care seeking behavior and to examine the relationships between the socio-cultural characteristic and maternal health care seeking behavior in the area. The major instruments used were structured questionnaire, key informant interview and non-participant observation method. The study established that there are a considerable number of maternity hospitals and health centers in the community, many of which are privately owned. Residents tend to have a terrible level of access to the maternity services as there is no enough publicity either through word of mouth referrals or information from social service workers. The study also discovered that a very large proportion of the resident of the area use both the western maternal health care services and traditional substances. Due to the setting of this border area, a central cultural connotation is not prominent; hence the cultural influence on the maternal health seeking behavior is not general to the society as a whole. Though many residents use the western (private and public) service, factors like husbands approval, money for treatment, and personal cultural preferences still had negative effects on the maternal health seeking behavior in the area.
This paper is on the rational choice theory and the choice of healthcare services for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria. It focuses on the factors that influence or determine the choice malaria treatment using the rational choice theory as the basis. It was discovered that there were many determinants of what informs the maximum utility but it is all wrapped up in the organization of the health care system. Hence, in choosing treatment for malaria, factors like; perceived and actual quality of care, proximity of the services, accessibility, cost of treatment, socio-economic status of the patients, availability of services, etc., are important. These factors in many occasions constitute constraints which in turn makes choices explicit and then patients makes trade-offs between alternatives.
(Macrothink Institute, 2013) Owumi, B.; Raji, S. O.
This paper is on the rational choice theory and the choice of healthcare services for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria. It focuses on the factors that influence or determine the choice malaria treatment using the rational choice theory as the basis. It was discovered that there were many determinants of what informs the maximum utility but it is all wrapped up in the organization of the health care system. Hence, in choosing treatment for malaria, factors like; perceived and actual quality of care, proximity of the services, accessibility, cost of treatment, socio-economic status of the patients, availability of services, etc., are important. These factors in many occasions constitute constraints which in turn makes choices explicit and then patients makes trade-offs between alternatives.