International journal of innovative research and development, 2017
Introduction and Background to the Study The state of youth's economic empowerment exerts a serio... more Introduction and Background to the Study The state of youth's economic empowerment exerts a serious impact on their social, economic and political well-being in any country. Economic empowerment of youths in Edo State in Nigeria has been at the heart of policy makers at both the State and Local Government Administrative level. In discussing youth's economic empowerment in Nigeria, key economic empowerment variables such as adaptation of ICT and participation in cooperative activities by the youths must be examined because both variables form the bedrock of youth economic empowerment. Nduaguba, Ademu and Alufohai, (2015) and Omotere (2011). Due to the inability of most youths to provide collateral in order to obtain loans for their desired economic activities, their ability to raise capital for business from relevant financial institutions is eroded. To solve this problem youths have been encouraged to form cooperatives where they can obtain cheap loans for business activities. In the past, majority of the youths in Edo State in Nigeria neglect the need to belong to cooperative societies, however, it has been observed recently that youth membership of such cooperatives is still at a very low rate mainly due to inadequate information on the advantages cooperatives participation bestows on its members (ILO COOP, report, 2015). Similarly, it is no longer in doubt that the world is constantly undergoing an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution; hence things that were manually done in the past are now being accomplished electronically. The state of ICT in Edo State in Nigeria is not adequate to fast-track the appropriate youth economic empowerment desired. This is because most of such ICT facilities are not adapted to adequately cater for youths and women rather for the wealthy and social medium of gossip, and this unfortunately has eroded the economic rights of youths to a large extent. Obomeghie (2015). It is envisaged that if appropriate economic rights are accorded the youths of Edo State in Nigeria in the form of adequate membership and participation in the management of the various cooperatives, coupled with encouragement to adapt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources in their entire endeavour, the desired economic empowerment will be achieved. (Rinalia, 2009). Based on the foregoing background this study is being undertaken to simultaneously analysis the consequence of the dual economic empowerment variable of ICT and cooperatives participation by youths.
The rational for this work is to present a statistical analysis of the need for an Integrated Dat... more The rational for this work is to present a statistical analysis of the need for an Integrated Data Management (IDM) system that will help in boosting economic opportunities in Nigeria. The rational for the study stems from the fact that researchers have observed that the state of data management in Nigeria have not translated adequately into increased economic opportunities. A field survey design is adopted in the study covering randomly selected business outfits in Edo State. A sample size of two hundred respondents of various businesses in Edo State was used. A structured questionnaire was used in data collection. The chi-square test is used in analyzing the collected data. Findings show that there is the need for a country-wide intergraded management to further boost economic opportunities. It is recommended that Nigeria should as a matter of urgency setup an efficient integrated data management (IDM) system that will serve as a pivotal point for research and other scholarly output that will lead to more economic opportunities for Nigerians.
Introduction: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that all people liv... more Introduction: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that all people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiate antiretroviral treatment (ART), irrespective of CD4+ count or clinical stage. National adoption of universal treatment has accelerated since WHO's 2015 "Treat All" recommendation; however, little is known about the translation of this guidance into practice. This study aimed to assess the status of Treat All implementation across regions, countries, and levels of the health care delivery system. Methods: Between June and December 2017, 201/221 (91%) adult HIV treatment sites that participate in the global IeDEA research consortium completed a survey on capacity and practices related to HIV care. Located in 41 countries across seven geographic regions, sites provided information on the status and timing of site-level introduction of Treat All, as well as site-level practices related to ART initiation. Results: Almost all sites (93%) reported that they had begun implementing Treat All, and there were no statistically significant differences in site-level Treat All introduction by health facility type, urban/rural location, sector (public/private) or country income level. The median time between national policy adoption and site-level introduction was one month. In countries where Treat All was not yet adopted in national guidelines, 69% of sites reported initiating all patients on ART, regardless of clinical criteria, and these sites had been implementing Treat All for a median period of seven months at the time of the survey. The majority of sites (77%) reported typically initiating patients on ART within 14 days of confirming diagnosis, with 60% to 62% of sites implementing Treat All in East, Southern and West Africa reporting same-day ART initiation for most patients. Conclusions: By mid-to late-2017, the Treat All strategy was the standard of care at almost all IeDEA sites, including rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings. While further assessments of site-level capacity to provide high-quality HIV care under Treat All and to support sustained viral suppression after ART initiation are needed, the widespread introduction of Treat All at the service delivery level is a critical step towards global targets for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat.
International journal of innovative research and development, 2017
Introduction and Background to the Study The state of youth's economic empowerment exerts a serio... more Introduction and Background to the Study The state of youth's economic empowerment exerts a serious impact on their social, economic and political well-being in any country. Economic empowerment of youths in Edo State in Nigeria has been at the heart of policy makers at both the State and Local Government Administrative level. In discussing youth's economic empowerment in Nigeria, key economic empowerment variables such as adaptation of ICT and participation in cooperative activities by the youths must be examined because both variables form the bedrock of youth economic empowerment. Nduaguba, Ademu and Alufohai, (2015) and Omotere (2011). Due to the inability of most youths to provide collateral in order to obtain loans for their desired economic activities, their ability to raise capital for business from relevant financial institutions is eroded. To solve this problem youths have been encouraged to form cooperatives where they can obtain cheap loans for business activities. In the past, majority of the youths in Edo State in Nigeria neglect the need to belong to cooperative societies, however, it has been observed recently that youth membership of such cooperatives is still at a very low rate mainly due to inadequate information on the advantages cooperatives participation bestows on its members (ILO COOP, report, 2015). Similarly, it is no longer in doubt that the world is constantly undergoing an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution; hence things that were manually done in the past are now being accomplished electronically. The state of ICT in Edo State in Nigeria is not adequate to fast-track the appropriate youth economic empowerment desired. This is because most of such ICT facilities are not adapted to adequately cater for youths and women rather for the wealthy and social medium of gossip, and this unfortunately has eroded the economic rights of youths to a large extent. Obomeghie (2015). It is envisaged that if appropriate economic rights are accorded the youths of Edo State in Nigeria in the form of adequate membership and participation in the management of the various cooperatives, coupled with encouragement to adapt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources in their entire endeavour, the desired economic empowerment will be achieved. (Rinalia, 2009). Based on the foregoing background this study is being undertaken to simultaneously analysis the consequence of the dual economic empowerment variable of ICT and cooperatives participation by youths.
The rational for this work is to present a statistical analysis of the need for an Integrated Dat... more The rational for this work is to present a statistical analysis of the need for an Integrated Data Management (IDM) system that will help in boosting economic opportunities in Nigeria. The rational for the study stems from the fact that researchers have observed that the state of data management in Nigeria have not translated adequately into increased economic opportunities. A field survey design is adopted in the study covering randomly selected business outfits in Edo State. A sample size of two hundred respondents of various businesses in Edo State was used. A structured questionnaire was used in data collection. The chi-square test is used in analyzing the collected data. Findings show that there is the need for a country-wide intergraded management to further boost economic opportunities. It is recommended that Nigeria should as a matter of urgency setup an efficient integrated data management (IDM) system that will serve as a pivotal point for research and other scholarly output that will lead to more economic opportunities for Nigerians.
Introduction: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that all people liv... more Introduction: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that all people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiate antiretroviral treatment (ART), irrespective of CD4+ count or clinical stage. National adoption of universal treatment has accelerated since WHO's 2015 "Treat All" recommendation; however, little is known about the translation of this guidance into practice. This study aimed to assess the status of Treat All implementation across regions, countries, and levels of the health care delivery system. Methods: Between June and December 2017, 201/221 (91%) adult HIV treatment sites that participate in the global IeDEA research consortium completed a survey on capacity and practices related to HIV care. Located in 41 countries across seven geographic regions, sites provided information on the status and timing of site-level introduction of Treat All, as well as site-level practices related to ART initiation. Results: Almost all sites (93%) reported that they had begun implementing Treat All, and there were no statistically significant differences in site-level Treat All introduction by health facility type, urban/rural location, sector (public/private) or country income level. The median time between national policy adoption and site-level introduction was one month. In countries where Treat All was not yet adopted in national guidelines, 69% of sites reported initiating all patients on ART, regardless of clinical criteria, and these sites had been implementing Treat All for a median period of seven months at the time of the survey. The majority of sites (77%) reported typically initiating patients on ART within 14 days of confirming diagnosis, with 60% to 62% of sites implementing Treat All in East, Southern and West Africa reporting same-day ART initiation for most patients. Conclusions: By mid-to late-2017, the Treat All strategy was the standard of care at almost all IeDEA sites, including rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings. While further assessments of site-level capacity to provide high-quality HIV care under Treat All and to support sustained viral suppression after ART initiation are needed, the widespread introduction of Treat All at the service delivery level is a critical step towards global targets for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat.
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