5 research outputs found
Determinants of Premarital Sex among In-School Adolescents in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textGlobally, the persistent occurrence of premarital sex among adolescents has become a publichealth problem. As such, the phenomenon has constituted burdens to various countries,particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to solve the problems that are associated withpremarital sex, empirical studies focused more on both in and out of school adolescents; withlittle concentration on adolescents from single sex schools. This study therefore, examinedDeterminants of Premarital Sex among In-School Adolescents in Ibadan South-West LocalGovernment Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Therespondents were selected from two single sex schools in Ibadan South-West Local GovernmentArea of Oyo State. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were adopted inselecting 100 students from each of the schools; with a total of 200 students. The sampledrespondents were 100 males and 100 females. Determinants of Premarital Sex (r=0.73)and Premarital Sex (r=0.72) scales were used for data collection. Four hypotheses weretested at 0.05 alpha level. Data were analysed using percentages and frequency counts aswell as inferential statistics of linear regression and t-test. The findings of the study revealedthat, there was a significant contribution of each of the tested independent variables topremarital sex. Parenting style (â=0.57), peer influence (â=0.62) and parental economicstatus (â=0.61) independently and significantly determined premarital sex; while there wasa significant difference in pre-marital sex between male and female in-school adolescents(t=2.871, df=198, p=0.005). It was concluded in this study that, parenting style, peer influence and parental economic status independently determined premarital sex among inschool adolescents in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Itwas recommended among others that, adolescents should be enlightened periodically on thehealth implications of premarital sex
Knowledge, Attitude and At-risk Behaviour of Livestock Farmers towards Global Warming in Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textThe negative consequences of global warming have debilitating effects on human and environment. Due to some unfavourable practices that are associated with livestock productions, the world is experiencing worsening air quality, rising temperatures and increased frequency of extreme weather events. Despite its inimical health consequences on human and environment, the preceding studies focused mainly on knowledge, attitude and practices of global warming, with little attention on behaviours that can increase the risk of experiencing global warming, particularly among livestock farmers. Hence, this study investigated knowledge, attitude and at-risk behaviour towards global warming among livestock farmers inOyo State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional research design was employed in this study, while livestock farmers were the population. The disproportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a total of one hundred (100) respondents. A self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. The descriptive and inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used for data analysis. The results revealed that the level of knowledge of global warming was high (weighted mean=1.79) among livestock farmers in Oyo State, attitude (weighted mean=2.65) was positive; while at-risk behaviour (weighted mean=1.64) were negative. Moreover, there was a significant positive relationship between knowledge and attitude towards global warming (r=0.897) among the livestock farmers; while knowledge had negative relationship with at-risk behaviour (r=-0.800) among the respondents. It was established that, the level of knowledge of global warming was high among livestock farmers in Oyo State; attitude was positive; while their at-risk behaviour was negative. Knowledge had a significant positive relationship with attitude, but had a negative relationship with at-risk behaviour of the farmers. The Oyo State Ministry of Environment should ensure that periodic health education is organised for livestock farmers to improve their attitude and behaviour that could contribute to global warming. 
Knowledge of Global Warming and Associated Factors among Crop Production Farmers in Oyo Zone, Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textGlobal warming is a serious environmental and economic issue confronting the world. It is a threat multiplier that worsens health conditions. Correspondingly, crop production is a significant contributor to anthropogenic global warming and reducing crop production emissions. In spite of the agriculturalrelated challenges associated with global warming, previous studies focus on its knowledge across different population, with little concentration on crop production farmers. This study therefore, examined knowledge of global warming and associated factors among crop production farmers in Oyo Zone, Oyo State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional research design was used; registered crop production farmers of Oyo State Agric-business Development Agency were the population; while multistage sampling procedure was used to select a total of eighty seven (87) respondents. The result revealed that the level of knowledge of global warming was high (weighted mean=1.74) among crop production farmers in Oyo Zone. Furthermore, there was a significant gender difference in knowledge of global 2 warming (t=3.29, df=85, p<0.05). Also, age (÷ =27.07, df=3, p<0.05) and educational qualification 2(÷ =34.89, df=3, p<0.05) had significant association with knowledge of global warming among the farmers. It was concluded that the knowledge of global warming was high among crop production farmers in Oyo Zone; of which male farmers had better understanding than their female counterparts. Also, age and educational qualification had significant association with knowledge of global warming among the farmers. The State Ministries of Health and Education should therefore intensify efforts to jointly organise periodic sensitization programme on knowledge of global warming specifically for crop production farmers. 
Organisational and Administrative Factors as Predictors of Undergraduates Intramural Sports Participation: A Case Study of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
No full textThis study examined organisational and administrative factors as predictors of intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State. Previous studies paid little concentrations on intramural sports participation and predictive factors such as organisational and administrative in tertiary institutions. Descriptive survey research design was adapted in this study. Proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 1166 respondents; while questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics of regression were used for the analyses. The result of the study revealed that the level of intramural sports participation among the undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede was low. There was a significant joint prediction of organizational factors on intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede (F(3,1165)=34.169, p<0.05). Sport funding (ß=0.263, t=9.037, p<0.05) and timetable scheduling (ß=0.098, t=3.486, p<0.05) had significant relative prediction on intermural sports participation among the respondents, while organizational policy (ß=-0.029, t=-0.999, p<0.05) did not. There was a significant joint prediction of administrative factors on intramural sports participation among undergraduates of Adeleke University, Ede (F(2,1165)=17.223, p<0.05). Availability of personnel (ß=0.165, t=5.582, p<0.05) and personnel competencies (ß=0.086, t=2.928, p<0.05) had significant relative prediction on intermural sports participation among the respondents. It was therefore recommended that Sports Council of Adeleke University, Ede, in collaboration with academic planning Unit, should ensure that undergraduates are enlightened on the benefits that are attached to intramural sports. 
Content and Editorial
No full textEditorial This Issue of Lagos Notes & Records contains a range of scholarly, engaging and well-researched theoretical and data-driven papers in key disciplines in the humanities. Although the different articles are diverse in terms of topics and subjects, they all unite around the concerns within the disciplines of the humanities. In the first paper, “Chinua Achebe’s Engagement with City Life in No Longer at Ease and A Man of the People”, Lola Akande goes beyond the usual approach to Achebe’s works, the cultural consequences of the unequal interaction between Nigerian peoples and the colonial overlords. The author calls our attention to Achebe’s no less nuanced treatment of city life in No Longer at Ease and A Man of the People, two novels set in early post-Independence Nigeria. In another article on literature in English from the genre of drama, “‘Crisis of the Soul’: Religious Trauma and Hypocrisy in Selected Plays of Ahmed Yerima”, Bosede Afolayan furthers the discourse of postcolonial contradiction in contemporary African society when she examines Ahmed Yerima’s apparent fixation with the theme of religious disharmony. Osita Nwangbo’s “Identity and Language Attitudes among Sierra Leonean Refugees in Oru Camp, Ogun State, Nigeria” is a sociolinguistic investigation of the social-linguistic intercourse between Sierra Leonean speakers of Mende, Temne and Limba and their Nigerian Yoruba hosts in the Oru refugee camp. Orimogunje Oladele Caleb’s “The Salient Issues in the Yorùbá Indigenous Health-related Verbal Art” discusses the socio-mythical approach to the health-related belief system in Yorùbá culture.
In Sirajudeen Owosho’s “Cartesian Foundation of Husserlian Phenomenology: A Critical Appraisal”, yet another attempt is made to show how much Western philosophy has been a response to the writings of the man dubbed the father of modern Western philosophy: Rene Descartes (1596-1650); Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (1859-1938) is, thus, shown to have been significantly influenced by that precursor philosopher. Dan Ekere explores the thesis that scepticism is a theory of knowledge and an instrument for the advancement, affirmation and consolidation of knowledge in his paper, “The Heuristic Value of Scepticism”. He establishes the point that scepticism, which in a sense is criticism, rather than destroy, builds a system of knowledge that is stronger for as long as it is done with an open mind.
On their part, Emmanuel Irokanulo and Blaise Gbaden point out the relationship between visual art and philosophy, suggesting that visual art is creativity just as creativity is philosophy; their paper is titled “Painting as an Object of Philosophy”. Still on visual art, Chinyere Ndubuisi reports the major contribution of pioneer modern Nigerian artists as the philosophy of natural synthesis in which precolonial Nigerian forms and motifs were blended with the best of European tradition. Friday Aworawo’s paper, “The Nature of Threat to Nigeria’s Defence Policy in a Fluctuating World Order: A Historical Analysis”, aims to show how erroneous assessment of a country’s defence position in the international system may result in underestimation or overestimation which will produce wrong policy options. He therefore advocates cooperation between Nigeria and her closest neighbours as well as the Great Powers. Still on the international dimension, Peter Akinwale advocates linguistic sustainability when he argues that Nigeria-France cultural interactions should involve mutual interchange in the ‘Francophonie’ even if French would be adopted as a second official language in Nigeria. Akinwale makes his call in “Feasibility of Nigeria’s Future Membership of the “Francophonie”. Finally, this volume features two reviews. Oluwaseyi Kehinde reviews Albert Oikelome’s Lets Teach You to Sing, a detailed discourse on the nature and function of the singing voice, while Charles Ogbulogo reviews a special issue of Research in English and Applied Linguistics (Vol. 9) – Essays on Language in Societal Transformation: A Festschrift in Honour of Segun Awonusi. Ogbulogo provides a balanced critique of the twenty-three entries comprising the four sections of the special issue. The book is a collection of scholarly papers in linguistics, literature, pedagogy and education management. We are confident that scholars and researchers will continue to find contributions in our issues of Lagos Notes & Records to be a very enriching and rewarding repository of knowledge and research findings that will enhance development both in academia and the larger society. The editorial board will continue to encourage and promote transdisciplinary academic discourse that will contribute to knowledge within the humanities. I congratulate all the contributors whose papers scaled through the rigorous peer review mechanism. Equally, I deeply appreciate our panel of reviewers for their usual support. Muyiwa Falaiye, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Editor-in-Chie
