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Item Assessment of Knowledge and awareness of global warming among inhabitants of industrial areas of an urban community in Nigeria(Academy of Business and Retail Management, 2016-03) Adio-Moses, R. O.; Aladejana, J. A.Global warming with its attendant consequences such as extreme heat, natural disasters, poor air quality and allergens has increased health problems. The risk of injury, illness and resulting death among inhabitants are expected to be frequent and intense especially in areas with heavy industrial presence. The current low level of literacy and the socio-economic situation of Nigerians could be responsible for their low consciousness of this unpreventable changes in our climate in one hand and lack of willingness on the part of people to seek environmental health and safety information on the causes, effect and how to mitigate global warming on the other hand f This study focuses on assessment of knowledge and awareness of causes, effects and mitigating measures of global warming among inhabitants of industrial areas of Ibadan southwestern Nigeria. In this descriptive survey, purposive sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents from among the inhabitants of this area. A questionnaire with reliability co-efficient (r) of 0.78 was used for data collection. Two research questions were answered and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Statistical methods such as Chi-square, frequency count, simple percentage and pie chart were used for data analysis. (Results showed that only 20% had 34.0% had negative attitude while 81 (40.5%) were indifferent, all the three hypotheses were rejected. Consequently, it was deduced that respondents have significant knowledge of global warming. In recommendation, people's environmental health seeking behaviour should be promoted through multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and the development of inclusive environmental health and safety intervention strategies.Item Conditioning the body for safe-delivery: an assessment of pregnant women’s knowledge on the benefit of exercise during pregnancy in Ibadan, Oyo State(Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine, 2016-08) Adio-Moses, R. O.Pregnancy is one of the most awaited stages in a woman's life. It is also one of the most delicate phases of life, and that is why it is crucial to ensure fitness and wellbeing at this stage. It is very necessary for pregnant women to condition their bodies for safe delivery through light physical activities and exercises to provide a stress-less antenatal and healthy gestation phase. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess knowledge of pregnant women attending the ante-natal clinic at Adeoyo State Hospital on the benefit of exercise. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics at Adeoyo State Hospital, Ibadan. An interviewer- administered semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Research questions one and two sought to know if respondents engaged in any form of exercise while three other research questions were raised to assess their knowledge on the benefit of exercise on physical fitness, sleep and depression during pregnancy. Data were presented in percentages. Overall, 77% of the respondents revealed that they did engage in exercises but 58% in the form of walking. The majority (71%) of the participants agreed that exercise has a positive effect on sleep. 70% viewed exercise as beneficial in reducing depression. Also, 56% agreed that exercise could prevent weight gain and improve physical fitness in pregnancy. This study shows that the respondents know the benefits of exercise during pregnancy and walking as a form of exercise. It was recommended that the Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education should focus on encouraging primary care physicians and other health care providers to include physical activity when designing treatment plans for pregnant women and referring their patients to credentialed Exercise and Health Fitness Professionals.Item Female adolescents’ knowledge on cervical cancer screening and immunization(2015-09) Adio-Moses, R. O.Context and purpose: Although the new infections of human papilloma virus (HPV) can be acquired at any age, women’s less than 25 years predominated. The present study investigated the knowledge of school adolescents on prevention and screening of cervical cancer. Method: In a cross-sectional study, 240 female adolescents (aged 15-20 years) randomly enrolled using a multistage sampling technique in four peri-urban schools, were interviewed in Ibandan, Nigeria. Survey questions addressed terminology and general knowledge of cervical cancer screening and immunization. Results: The overall response rate was 83.3%. 54.4% of the respondents did not know that screening for HPV is important and available for all females. 82.5% indicated that the HVP vaccines are not for females of age less than 15 years. Conclusion: More than half female adolescents in this survey had poor knowledge of cervical cancer screening and immunization and this has serious implications for school health and safety education as well as cervical cancer prevention programmes.