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Item Factors affecting the attitude of librarians towards research in library and information science: a case study of Imo State, Nigeria(Nigerian Library Association, Plateau State Chapter, 2011-12) Akinde, T. A.; Nse, J.This work is about factors affecting the attitude of librarians, especially in Imo State, to Library and Information Science (LIS) research. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the research contributions of librarians in the State in terms of published works are really significant or not; to identify' constraints to LIS research and suggest solution to the lack of research publications o f librarians in the State. The work delved on the history of LIS research in Nigeria from the colonial era till date after which relevant literatures were reviewed. Survey research method was used for the study and three research questions were formulated as a guide for the study. The target population is the total number of Librarians in academic libraries in Imo State, which is seventy five (75) in this instance. Since the population is not too large, the total population was purposively used and no sampling was required. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection; hence, seventy five (75) copies of the questionnaire were given out to all the librarians in the State. Sixty (60) of the librarians participated in the research and duly filled and return their questionnaire (representing 80% rate of return). Data so collected were analyzed descriptively, while research findings were presented in tables and discussed. It was found that majority of the librarian in Imo State are not publishing. Also, among the constraints to LIS researches as perceived by the respondents are: lack of mentoring or inability to find someone to help in “breaking the ice ”; low level of author collaboration; negative altitude to quantitative techniques; terminating academic work at either 1st/ 2nd degree level that may not have been research based in the first instance; lack of time because of heavy workload and the rigidity of library procedures; lack of relevant / current library resources available where librarians are working and lack of or inadequacy of personal library of LIS books and journals. However, the study concluded and made recommendations on how the LIS research efforts of librarians in the Stale can he enhanced.Item EFFECTS OF LITERATURE CIRCLES AND SCAFFOLDING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE TO PROSE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH(2012) EZENADU, P. E.Literature indicates that students' poor command of English language, unwillingness to engage in reading tasks and lack of engagement with recommended texts cause poor performance. Previous studies have been carried out on the use of basic literature circles, literature circles with roles and scaffolding strategies to enhance students' reading and writing achievement. However, the use of these strategies in studies conducted in Nigeria especially in the area of prose literature in English is not common. This study therefore investigated effects of these student-centred and socio-cultural strategies on senior secondary school students' achievement and attitude to prose literature in English. It also determined moderating effects of verbal ability and gender on the dependent measures. The study adopted the pretest-posttest, control group quasi-experimental design using a 4x3x2 factorial matrix. Three hundred and eighteen Senior Secondary II students in intact classes from eight senior secondary schools purposively selected from four local government areas of Ogun State were randomly assigned to treatment (basic literature circles, literature circles with roles and scaffolding) and control groups. Three response research instruments: Verbal Ability (r =0.82), Prose Literature in English Attitude Questionnaire (r =0.77), Achievement Test in Prose Literature (r =0.88) and four stimulus instruments: Basic Literature Circles Instructional Guide, Literature Circles with roles instructional Guide, Scaffolding Instructional Guide and Conventional Method Instructional Guide were used for data collection. Seven hypotheses were tested in the study at P<0.05 level of significance. Data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covariance and Multiple Classification Analysis was used to examine the magnitude of the differences among the various groups while scheffe post-hoc was used for pair-wise comparison to explain the significant main effects observed. There was a significant main effect of treatment on students' achievement scores in prose literature (F(3,293) =36.11; P < 0.05). The students exposed to Scaffolding had the highest mean achievement score ( = 16.84) followed by Basic Literature Circles ( = 16.30) then Literature Circles with Roles ( = 15.25) and the Conventional Method ( = 9.93) in that order. However, treatment had no significant main effect on students' attitude to Prose Literature in English (F (3,293) = 33.74; P > 05). In addition, verbal ability and gender had no significant effect on students' achievement and attitude to prose literature in English. There were also no significant interaction effect of treatment and verbal ability; treatment and gender on students' achievement and attitude to the subject. In the same vein, there was no significant three way interaction effect of treatment, verbal ability and gender on students' achievement and attitude to prose literature in English. Student-centred and socio-cultural strategies (literature circles and scaffolding strategies) enhanced students' active engagement with texts and were more effective in promoting students' achievement in prose literature in English. It is, therefore, recommended that teachers of literature especially prose should be encouraged to use these strategies in their lessons.Item ANAEMIA PREVENTION AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF IRON SUPPLEMENT AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA(2015) NWANKPA, R. O.Anaemia is a public health problem affecting an estimated 3.5 billion people worldwide and at least 50% of pregnant women in Africa. Nigeria has a relatively high prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy despite ameliorating measures including use of iron supplementation as prophylaxis. This study was conducted to assess anaemia prevention practice and factors associated with use of iron supplements among pregnant women in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria.Six primary health centers were randomly selected from ten primary health centers in Ibadan North L.G.A. A total of 450 consenting pregnant women were interviewed from the six selected primary health centers based on the proportion of pregnant women that attended antenatal clinic in each PHC. An interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire which included knowledge score of 0-30 categorized into good (70-100 %) and poor (0-69 %.) and also practice score of 15-75 categorized into poor (15-33) and good (34-75). Among the practice scores, compliance to prescription was checked using a compliance score of 3-15 of the total score categorized into low (3-9) and high (10-15). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square and t-tests, and logistic regression were used for data analysis at 5% level of significance.The mean age of the respondents was 26.7'4.6years. Majority (93.8%) were Yoruba, self-employed (79.1%) and Muslims (58.0%). Many (79.3%) had secondary education and (80%) earned less than N20, 000 monthly while few (4.0%) were unemployed. Most (65.3%) had 2 or more children (Multigravidas) while (34.7%) just had first pregnancy (primigravidas). Majority (84.7%) of respondents had good knowledge of anaemia prevention with a mean ('S.D) knowledge score of 23.5 ' 5.5. The unemployed were less (OR: 0.10; CI= 0.03-0.40, p-value 0.001) likely to have good knowledge of anaemia prevention than the employed while respondents with primary and secondary education were about five (OR: 4.70; CI= 1.05-21.11, p-value 0.044) and six times respectively (OR: 6.15; CI=1.49-25.45, p-value 0.012) more likely to have good knowledge of anaemia prevention than those without any formal education. The unemployed were less likely to have good anaemia prevention practices than the employed (OR: 0.04; CI = 0.003-0.46, p-value 0.010) and those with 2 or more children (multigravidas) were about five times more likely to have good anaemia prevention practices than the primigravidae (OR: 5.01; CI= 1.56-16.09, p-value 0.007). Although majority of the respondents (93.3%) used iron supplements, compliance to prescription (57.3%) was relatively low. Respondents with secondary and tertiary education were about seven (OR: 6.65; CI= 1.15-38.57, p-value 0.035) and 24 times respectively (OR: 24.33; CI=2.06-287.9, p-value 0.011) more likely to use iron supplements than those without any formal education. And respondent with 2 or children (multigravidas) were about three times (OR: 3.10; CI=1.08-8.84, p-value 0.035) more likely to use Iron-Folic acid supplements than the primigravidae.Socio-economic factors were determinants of anaemia prevention practice among pregnant women. There is therefore need for timely economic empowerment and educational interventions to address these challenges.