POPULATION GEOGRAPHY OUTPUTS by alex uriri
Zaria Geographer , 2018
The proliferation of cultural norms and standards in Nigeria, has led to drastic societal change ... more The proliferation of cultural norms and standards in Nigeria, has led to drastic societal change and perceptions in the sphere of sexuality, these are most evident among adolescents and young adults who are at an exploratory stage in the continuum of physical and psychological changes associated with dynamic social interactions, relationships and risks. This study assessed the contemporary sexual behaviour, contraceptive accessibility and prevalence among undergraduate students in SouthWestern , Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive study design was carried out among 600 Female undergraduate students from two tertiary institutions in the Southwest geo-political zone. Respondents were selected using multi-stage random sampling technique and information was collected using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. The mean age of the participants studied was 21.4 years, 505 (84.2%) of them had experienced sexual intercourse prior to the study, out of which 464 (91.1%) were currently sexually active, median debut age at first sexual intercourse was 16.4 years, awareness about contraceptives (100%) was found to be widespread although the utilisation rate of contraceptive (62.6%) was relatively lower. Furthermore, analysis of the current and projected interplay between Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR), Unwanted Pregnancy Rate (UPFR) and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence Rate (STDPR) revealed poor health outcomes such as the incidence of a 63.9% abortion rate and a Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence Rate of 38.4%, these issues can be attributed to high prevalence of risky sexual activity, contraceptive demand and utilisation deficits and poor reproductive health care seeking behavior leading to poor health outcomes. The study recommends the need to strengthen University health care systems, a further subsidization of contraceptives and the formulation of a National population policy, since abstinence is increasingly becoming difficult among the study cohort.
Papers by alex uriri
Public Policy and Administration Research, 2013
Arguing from the standpoint that maternal mortality ratio (MMR) alone does not constitute a suffi... more Arguing from the standpoint that maternal mortality ratio (MMR) alone does not constitute a sufficient indicator for assessing the performance of a maternal health intervention, the paper calls for a multi-dimensional approach. Employing such an approach and utilizing mainly secondary data, the paper examined the performance of the Delta State’s maternal-health intervention programme which commenced in 2007; cautiously comparing its pre- and since-intervention eras. Among others, it discovered that the raw statistical values tend to give an impression that the period prior to intervention witnessed far better maternal health conditions than the period since-intervention. The paper explains the apparent contradiction before comparing the extent to which various results achieved by the intervention programme compares with the specified indicators of the UN in pursuant of Millennium Development Goal No5. It concluded by recommending necessary research and complimenting policy that wou...
Maternal Mortality and Human Development Indicators in Delta, Nigeria, A Geographical Analysis of Maternal Mortality and Human Development Indicators in Delta State, Nigeria. 265pgs
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POPULATION GEOGRAPHY OUTPUTS by alex uriri
Papers by alex uriri