ARTIFICIAL MILK FEEDING: WOMEN VIEW OF THEIR FEEDING CHOICE IN YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at ascertaining the views of women from Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria on their choice to feed their infants artificial milk. Descriptive cross-section design was used. A total sample size of 172 women was used for the study. A self-developed structured questionnaire with reliability of 89.5 was used for data collection. The data obtained from the questionnaire were subjected to descriptive and Chi-square(X2) statistics testing at 0.05...
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON THE HEALTH OF ON-CAMPUS MALE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR CROSS RIVER STATE.
ABSTRACT The study was designed to determine the health implications of substance abuse among the on-campus male students of the University of Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design which comprises 320 on-campus male students of the University of Calabar. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The instrument for data collection was a self developed validated structured questionnaire with reliability of 0.89. Data generat...
COMPLIANCE TO USE OF INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE THERAPY (IPT) AGAINST MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH),CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the compliance to use of intermittent preventive therapy (IPTp) against malaria among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria. In order to accomplish this purpose, three specific objectives were formulated and corresponding research questions were posed to guide the study. One null hypothesis was postulated for testing.The descriptive cross-sectional de...
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR.
ABSTRACT This study is aimed at assessing the students’ perceptions of examination malpractice in the Department of Nursing Science, University of Calabar. Three specific objectives, three research question and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive research design was adopted. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the class level of the students while simple random sampling was used to choose the required number of students in each class level. Out o...
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF WOMEN TOWARDS MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude of women towards menopausal symptoms in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. In order to accomplish this purpose, four specific objectives were formulated and corresponding research questions were posed to guide the study. One null hypothesis was postulated for testing. The descriptive study design was adopted for the study. The total sample size for the study was 396 women. A self ...
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE FOR PREVENTION OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS AMONG TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice for prevention of puerperal sepsis among traditional birth attendants in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Three research objectives and their corresponding research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive design was used for the study. The accessible population was 120 TBAs. A self –developed validated structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the res...
FACTORS AFFECTING THE UTILIZATION OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES BY MARRIED WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE.
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to assess the factors affecting the utilization of family planning services by married women in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. Three specific objectives, three research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted .Simple random sampling technique was use to select three wards in calabar municipality and systematic sampling technique was use to select the eligible household. Structure...
UTILIZATION OF FAMILY PLANNING METHODS BY MALE AND FEMALE TRADERS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Human reproduction if left unplanned could result in high birth rate, resulting in large family sizes with negative effect on the health of mothers and children. The study was conducted to identify the type of family planning methods used by male and female traders of Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. The sample size consisted of 158 traders of Anantigha community beach market in Ca...
FORAMINIFERA BIOZONATION OF "WELL K-27", GREATER UGHELLI DEPOBELT, NIGER DELTA BASIN, SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Ditch cutting samples collected from interval 2590 3300 metres in Well K-27, Greater Ughelli depobelt, Niger Delta were studied for their lithology and foraminiferal content with the aim of dating and subdivision of the sequences penetrated by the well into biozones. The samples were processed using standard foraminiferal processing methods involving sample disaggregation and washing through a 63 micron mesh sieve, drying and picking and subsequent analysis of the foraminifera and a...
Sequence stratigraphic Implication to Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Niger Delta Basin
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATION TO HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION IN “BETA FIELD”, NORTHERN DEPOBELT OF THE NIGER DELTA BASIN 1,2Ukpong, A. J. and 2Anyanwu, T. C. 1. Department of Geology, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria (Sabbatical), 2. Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria ABSTRACT Seismic and checkshot data, geophysical data and biostratigraphic data extracted from ditch cutting samples, were used for the sequence stratigraphic analysis of Beta-24 we...