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Item Overcrowding a threat to environmental safety and wellbeing: an empirical investigation of female undergraduate halls of residence in a Nigerian university(Academic Star Publishing Company, 2016-07) Adio-Moses, R. O.Abstract: The demand for University education in Nigeria has led to an increase in undergraduate population and this comes with various problematic conditions with regards to university accommodation, available basic infrastructure and facilities. The resultant effect is manifested in overcrowded residential halls and rooms. Against this backdrop, this study investigated the correlation between overcrowding and environmental safety and wellbeing in female undergraduate halls of residents in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and a sample of six hundred and fifty five (655) was proportionately drawn from the residential female undergraduate population of 3274. A questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.87 was used for data collection. The results showed that 87.7% of the female undergraduates perceived their rooms to be overcrowded. Findings on environmental safety showed that apart from fire extinguisher, other safety facilities and equipment are either not readily available or are not adequate in all the halls of residence. The result of the hypothesis showed a strong negative relationship between overpopulation and environmental safety and wellbeing. In recommendation, more halls of residents should be built to meet up with the increase in female undergraduate enrolments to Nigerian universities. Environmental safety issues of residential undergraduates must be taken seriously by providing functional safety facilities and equipment to make the halls more secure.Item Overcrowding a threat to environmental safety and wellbeing: an empirical investigation of female undergraduate halls of residence in a Nigerian university(Academic Star Publishing Company, 2016-07) Adio-Moses, R. O.The demand for University education in Nigeria has led to an increase in undergraduate population and this comes with various problematic conditions with regards to university accommodation, available basic infrastructure and facilities. The resultant effect is manifested in overcrowded residential halls and rooms. Against this backdrop, this study investigated the correlation between overcrowding and environmental safety and wellbeing in female undergraduate halls of residents in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and a sample of six hundred and fifty five (655) was proportionately drawn from the residential female undergraduate population of 3274. A questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.87 was used for data collection. The results showed that 87.7% of the female undergraduates perceived their rooms to be overcrowded. Findings on environmental safety showed that apart from fire extinguisher, other safety facilities and equipment are either not readily available or are not adequate in all the halls of residence. The result of the hypothesis showed a strong negative relationship between overpopulation and environmental safety and wellbeing. In recommendation, more halls of residents should be built to meet up with the increase in female undergraduate enrolments to Nigerian universities. Environmental safety issues of residential undergraduates must be taken seriously by providing functional safety facilities and equipment to make the halls more secure.Item Personal hygiene: prerequisite to healthy living in schools(Nigerian School Health Association, 2014) Adio-Moses, R. O.This article critically examines literature and empirical studies on personal hygiene and as a fundamental factor for healthy living in schools. Its main focus is on the basic concept of cleaning, grooming, caring for the body and efforts at making the body look good and attractive. The paper also looked at the roles of schools in providing sanitation facilities that will promote personal hygiene. While there is no doubt about the importance of personal hygiene to healthy living, the review revealed a poor state of personal hygiene and its effect on the health of school children. The article also shows that there are still major economic, educational, environmental, social and personal barriers to the practice of personal hygiene among Nigerian school children. The concluding part considered the importance of health education in the future of personal hygiene practices in relation to healthy school living. It recommended that health education should be used as a potent force to instil health literacy needed to predispose school children to hygienic practices.Item A review of digital addiction and calling for safety education(Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, 2014-12) Adio-Moses, R. O.In reviewing digital addiction, this paper recognize that digital technology has been useful in various sphere of life and the reach is undeniable, with an "average" user spending long hours on their phone or online daily. The demands of modern lifestyles have also lead to heavy dependence on various digital technologies for information, inter-personal relationships, entertainment and even economic transactions. There is no doubt that the over dependence on digital technology may result in addiction. Digital addiction is similar to other addictions; those suffering from it exhibit compulsive behavior and use the virtual fantasy world as a substitution for real-life human connection. Although all of its true effects are not known, the impacts on an addicted user's life are serious and may lead to social isolation, anxiety, depression, immune system disruption, brain damage and even death. Indeed, se are all at the receiving end of digital technology and deserve adequate safeguards and protections against the attendant risks of this technological revolution. In recommendations, health and safety education, time restriction and constant monitoring should be employed to safeguards health ways of using digital technology.Item A quest to upgrade first generation universities in Nigeria to produce innovative and ICT-ready health educators(Higher Education Research and Policy Network, Kampala International University, Uganda, 2013-12) Adio-Moses, R. O.The importance of health education in today’s society has been extensively researched and discussed. As professionals of an independent discipline collaborating with other members of the health care team, health educators perform a specific and vital function for which they must be carefully trained. The place of creativity and innovation towards making health educators responsive to societal yearnings is enormous. This article identifies innovation driven competencies required of health educators in the execution of their tasks. It also attempts a thorough critique of the deficiencies of first generation universities in Nigeria towards equipping prospective health education graduates enter the profession able to apply theory to practice. Equipped to be result oriented, innovation driven and poised to surmount the myriads of challenges posed by the uniqueness of this technological advancement. The article also explored critical steps towards re-tooling and re-positioning first generation universities in Nigeria from the student service paradigm to the student development paradigm with the aim of meeting the health information challenges of the Nigerian society. In conclusion, first- generation universities must create new health educational tools and strengthen existing curricula, modules and courses. They must break with tradition and find innovative ways of performing their uniquely valuable functions and exploring all possible means to produce health education graduates that are responsive to societal needs.