Papers by Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe
Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, Aug 31, 2011
This paper established those information sources that mostly provided the information about HIV/A... more This paper established those information sources that mostly provided the information about HIV/AIDS to 540 adolescents in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The study showed further, how the adolescents' personal and parental characteristics explained the use of the sources as well as the relationship between source use and adolescents' sexual behaviour. The result showed that handbills, television and friends were the most frequently used sources. Use of handbills is related to decreasing total number of sexual partners, and reduction in the chances that the respondent has ever had sex, while the use of television relates to the increased chances of ever having sex, although it increased the current number of sexual partners and the decreasing use of condom during last sex. Friends relates positively to condom use during last sex and if one has ever had sex, age at first sex, last time one had sex, and current number of sexual partners. Increased investment in the use of handbills and use of friends could not only significantly reduce government's budget for HIV/AIDS awareness among youth but could also lead to increased effectiveness in achieving the impartation of the right information.
The need to focus attention on various aspects of the development of adolescents and youth, parti... more The need to focus attention on various aspects of the development of adolescents and youth, particularly their sexual and reproductive health, is a global phenomenon. This has been highlighted by several international
Assessment of Opportunities and Expert Counselling Intervention for Persons With Female Genital Cutting in Oyo State, Nigeria
Study Objective: Female genital cutting (FGC) has been identified as one of the most common harmf... more Study Objective: Female genital cutting (FGC) has been identified as one of the most common harmful traditional practices that affect femalesrsquo psychological well-being in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to establish the existence of psychological complications due to FGC and the provision of opportunities and expert counselling especially for those at the adolescent stage. Design: The Input-Process-Outcome evaluation model and the survey research design were adopted. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select participants for the study. Two qualitative (FGC In-depth Interview and FGC Focus Group Discussion Guides) and one quantitative instrument (Female Genital Cutting Update Training Rating Scale [FGC-UDTRS]) were developed by the researchers while a second quantitative instrument (FGC Opportunities and Expert Counselling Rating Scale [FGC-OECRS]) was adapted for collection of data from relevant respondents. Setting: Healthcare providers were engaged...
African journal of reproductive health, 2015
This study utilized data from Focus Group Discussions and In-depth Interviews among secondary sch... more This study utilized data from Focus Group Discussions and In-depth Interviews among secondary school students and teachers to examine the scope, delivery and challenges of FLHE implementation within states and across geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Structural Functionalism, Rational Choice and Differential Association theories were adopted as theoretical framework. Results show that several patterns in classroom teaching of FLHE are identifiable across the country. The study found that FLHE is taught at the Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary levels with variations among States on the beginning levels. The main mode of FLHE delivery is classroom instruction; other modes include assembly talk and sensitization by organizations. Despite paucity of Information, Education and Communication materials and inadequate personnel requirement, different stakeholders noted that FLHE has been beneficial to students. Therefore, effective implementation of FLHE will go a long way to ensuring that...
African journal of reproductive health, 2015
Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) programme was introduced nationwide in Nigeria in 2003. Sinc... more Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) programme was introduced nationwide in Nigeria in 2003. Since then little is known about the patterns of its implementation across the states in the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. This study represents an attempt to fill this lacuna in the FLHE literature in Nigeria. Quantitative data was collected from the Federal Ministry of Education and the State Ministries of Education on all salient aspects of FLHE implementation. The findings from data collected in 35 states and the Abuja Federal Capital Territory show large variations in the year of adoption of the programme, level of implementation of the programme, the proportion of implementing schools that are reporting to the coordinating government ministries/agencies, the level to which schools have been supplied with relevant curriculum, and promptness of distribution of materials across the zones. All these indices did not show significant level of interdependence. In general, there were hig...
Curriculum workshop for gender and women's studies in Nigeria: report of a workshop organized by the Network for Women's Studies in Nigeria in …
Journal of Information Technology Impact, 2006
An examination of the strategies adopted by African institutions and governments to tap from the ... more An examination of the strategies adopted by African institutions and governments to tap from the global e-learning networks is carried out. The strategies seem to involve mainly local higher educational institutions and the public sector organisations, and less of the private sector. There is little evidence of partnership between producers of educational objects with providers of educational services, as well as with educational institutions; but we can identify consortia among African institutions, twinning by United Nations agencies and franchising by developed countries' institutions. We discuss the factors accounting for this pattern of networking in the continent, and suggest that they relate mainly to the pattern of deployment of ICT at higher institutional levels, regulatory challenges of the telecommunications and IT policies, human resource requirement constraints, and the question of quality assurance, among others. We finally identify some initiatives of the international, regional and national bodies, which suggest that e-learning networks might overcome these obstacles to contribute to development of education in Africa.
African Population Studies, 2013
Women and economic reforms in Nigeria
Journal of Information Technology Impact, 2006
An examination of the strategies adopted by African institutions and governments to tap from the ... more An examination of the strategies adopted by African institutions and governments to tap from the global e-learning networks is carried out. The strategies seem to involve mainly local higher educational institutions and the public sector organisations, and less of the private sector. There is little evidence of partnership between producers of educational objects with providers of educational services, as well as with educational institutions; but we can identify consortia among African institutions, twinning by United Nations agencies and franchising by developed countries' institutions. We discuss the factors accounting for this pattern of networking in the continent, and suggest that they relate mainly to the pattern of deployment of ICT at higher institutional levels, regulatory challenges of the telecommunications and IT policies, human resource requirement constraints, and the question of quality assurance, among others. We finally identify some initiatives of the international, regional and national bodies, which suggest that e-learning networks might overcome these obstacles to contribute to development of education in Africa.
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