6 research outputs found
Library user’s value-chain: assessing the use of library services by undergraduates in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
No full textThis study argues that in order to meet the value chain of library users and increase library patronage, there is the need to assess the use of library services by Undergraduate Students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria especially during the examination period when patronage is at the peak. The study had three objectives: To identify the purpose of use of Kashim Ibrahim Library by Undergraduate students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria during examination. To identify the services Undergraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria use in Kashim Ibrahim Library during examination. To find out the challenges Undergraduate students face in the use of Kashim Ibrahim Library services during examination? A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted and questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The study revealed that undergraduate in Ahmadu Bello University, zaria use the Library to read their own books during examination, they also use the wireless Internet services and the wired Internet and the computer services of the MTN Net Library. The study also discovered that undergraduates basically use the library space and the Internet and Computer services of the Library. Finally, the study found that the major challenges undergraduates face with the use of library services during examination includes lack of space, inadequate number of computers, lack of comfortable seats, poor Internet services, inadequate power outlets for the students’ laptops and lack of assistance from library staff. The study then recommended that Library management should constitute a section of the library for user needs elicitation. Library space should be well furnished and more space could be freed up in the Library if some of the old resources of the library are weeded and made into closeaccess. They will only be accessed if they are demanded for. The library management could also partition some of the available spaces to make way for areas for small group discussions. Library Management could embark on advocacy to Government parastatals that donate ICTs free of charge. Parastatals like NITDA, NCC and even Ministry of Communication. This will help them secure the additional ICTs for undergraduate use
An analytic generalization of the information grounds theory in sub-saharan africa: a qualitative case study of tea shops (Maishayi joints) in Samaru Community, Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria
No full textThis study extends the propositions of the Information Grounds theory in sub-Saharan Africa. This was achieved by analytically generalizing the propositions of the theory in Tea Shops (Mai-Shayi joints) in Samaru Community, Sabon-Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. AQualitative Single Case study research design with embedded sub-cases was adopted for the study. Participant Observation and Semi-structured interview were used to refine the interview questions and collect data from 10 participants that are regular customers in three Mai-Shayi Joints thatwere selected for the study respectively. Findings revealed that the information activities in MaiShayi Joints include Information Exchange and leisure. The study also found that the temporal setting proposition, the social types proposition, the social interaction proposition and the informal and formal information flow proposition describe Mai-Shayi Joints (Tea Shops) as a social space. The study then recommended further qualitative inquiries to identify other social spaces for information activities for different groups in the community. 
Assessment of channels for disseminating admission information to student applicants in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
No full textThis study assessed the channels for disseminating admission information to student applicants to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Three objectives of this study include: to identify the types of information are disseminated to Student Applicants to the Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. To identify the Channels are used by the Department of Library and Information Science in disseminating information to Student Applicants. To find out the challenges associated with information dissemination to Student Applicants to the Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Two hundred and twenty undergraduate students were sampled for the study, but only one hundred and ninety-four questionnaires were deemed fit and appropriate for analysis. The study discovered that Entry requirements and Undergraduate programmes available in the department were the types of information that is disseminated by the department. However, information about sales of forms and jamb subject combinations are disseminated by Jamb office. Similarly, the study revealed that the channel of information dissemination in the Department of Library and Information science is the departmental website. The study then recommended that the departments in the university should be put in charge of admission information dissemination for their respective departments. This is because they know best the requirements of their respective departments and the information that student applicants need. And that A multi-channel digital call centre should be provided for all departments that will house a digital help desk. This centre will incorporate telephone, email, social media (WhatsApp Group, Face book Fan page, Twitter Handle and Instagram pages) for the department. This is so that student applicants can contact the department without having to come to Zaria
Local plants and diabetes management; folkloric practices in Metropolitan Kano, Nigeria
No full textAn ethno botanical survey was carried out in Kano metropolis to investigate medicinal plants used locally for the treatment of diabetes in the area. The respondents for the study included herbalists and herb sellers. Oral interview was used to obtain information from the respondents using their local language and the information was recorded in a semi structured questionnaire. A total of 39 medicinal plant species belonging to 21 families were recorded in the study area. Family Fabaceae had the highest number of plant species and most of the plants were sourced from the wild. The plants were prepared mostly in their dried form and decoction was the most commonly used method of preparation. Moreover, combination of different plants or their parts in the preparation of the recipes for the treatment of diabetes was common among the respondents. Annisopus manii, Laptadenia hastata and Moringa oleifera were the most cited medicinal plants in the preparation of recipes for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in the study area
Keywords: Diabetes management, folkloric, medicinal, plant
Barriers and facilitators to a task-shifted stroke prevention program for children with sickle cell anemia in a community hospital: A qualitative study
No full textBACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are at high risk for stroke. Protocols for stroke prevention including blood transfusions, screening for abnormal non-imaging transcranial Doppler (TCD) measurements, and hydroxyurea therapy are difficult to implement in low-resource environments like Nigeria. This study aimed to examine the contextual factors around TCD screening in a community hospital in Nigeria using qualitative interviews and focus groups.
METHODS: We conducted a descriptive qualitative study in a community hospital in Kaduna, Nigeria, using focus groups and interviews. Interview guides and analysis were informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using an iterative deductive (CFIR)/Inductive (transcribed quotes) qualitative methodology.
RESULTS: We conducted two focus groups and five interviews with health care workers (nurses and doctors) and hospital administrators, respectively. Themes identified key elements of the inner setting (clinic characteristics, resource availability, implementation climate, and tension for change), characteristics of individuals (normative, control, and behavioral beliefs), and the implementation process (engage, implement, and adopt), as well as factors that were influenced by external context, caregiver needs, team function, and intervention characteristics. Task shifting, which is already being used, was viewed by providers and administrators as a necessary strategy to implement TCD screening in a clinic environment that is overstressed and under-resourced, a community stressed by poverty, and a nation with an underperforming health system.
CONCLUSION: Task shifting provides a viable option to improve health care by making more efficient use of already available human resources while rapidly expanding the human resource pool and building capacity for TCD screening of children with SCD that is more sustainable.
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