http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2948 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:04:51 GMT 2026-09-02T20:04:51Z http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5029 Access And Use Of Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Net Among Households In Enugu East Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria Emeka-Owoh, Ekene Recognising the need for everyone to sleep under a long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), th Roll-Back-Malaria (RBM) and African Heads of states, in April 2000, established the “Abuja targets,” which includes LLIN use by at least 60% of pregnant women and under-fives in Africa by 2005. These targets and those of the Millennium Development Goals to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality can only be achieved through high access rate of LLINs and insur¬ance that people who receive the nets actually sleep un¬der them on a regular basis. This study aimed to ascertain access and use of LLIN, as well as the effects of behavioural change on the use of LLIN among households in Enugu East Local Government Area (EELGA) of Enugu State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was administered to 17 households selected from each of the 24 communities in EELGA by a combination of purposive and snowball techniques. Results showed that access to LLIN was signficant (76%), but the use of LLIN was not significant (21.1%). About 72.8% of respondents agreed that habit had significant effect on use of LLIN among hoseholds in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State of Nigeria. Apathy to government programmes (77.7%), fear of side-effects (82.1%), distortion of sleep¬ing arrangements inside the home (80.1%), interference of nets with daily activities in non-bed sites (79.1%), apparent absence of mosqui¬toes (77.7%), and perceived net ineffectiveness (76.7%) were aspects of habit or behavioural change that affected the use of LLIN by households in EELGA of Enugu State, Nigeria. It was recommended that behaviour change should become the next issue to tackle in the efforts to roll malaria back in communities. Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5029 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5027 Socio-Cultural Factors Engendering Vulnerability To Hiv Epidemic In Enugu South Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Onyia, Maxwell O. HIV/AIDS epidemics affect the functioning of society in several ways. The inability of the extant literature to adequately highlight cultural factors and practices that favour and/or mitigate the spread of the disease necessitated the study. The study examined how socio-cultural factors engender vulnerability to HIV epidemic in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Health Belief Model was used as analytical framework in explaining explains why belief, vulnerability and attitudes of people affect disease spread. The study adopted two-prong methodological approach – qualitative and quantitative research technique: primary data was gathered using structured questionnaire while secondary data was gathered from relevant and related literature. The sample size of this research study was 200 respondents, method of selection was multi-stage cutting across sex, age, income level, faith/religion, etc. The method of analysis was principal component analysis (factor analysis). The major findings from the study showed that blood covenants/oaths, tribal marks, having multiple female partners, and polygamy were key factors engendering vulnerability to HIV epidemic in Enugu South Local Government Area. The study further recommended awareness campaign with socio-cultural sensitive messages geared towards bringing HIV/AIDS under control in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5027 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5026 The Condom Use Campaign And Its Influence In The Sexual Life Of Students Of University Of Nigeria, Nsukka Ezeji, Ekwueme Emeka This study examined condom use campaign and its influence in the sexual life of students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka.The objectives of this study include the following: To determine the level of awareness in the use of condom among the students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka ,to analyze the trend of condom use campaign in Nigeria with particular reference to the students community of the university of Nigeria Nsukka and to determine the influence of condom use campaign on the sexual life of the students of University of Nigeria Nsukka.A total of 287 respondents were randomly selected within the two campuses and in various male and female hostels.Simple frequencies and tables were used to analyze date generated from the study. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and principal component Analysis (PCA) was used to test the postulated hypotheses. The result of ANOVA recorded a P-value of 0.001 which showed significant difference on the perception of student on level of awareness of condom use campaign in the Campus. The PCA recorded total variance of 94.38120. This entailed significant pattern in condom use campaign and sexual life of students. Finding from the study ‘reveals that condom campaign is responsible for increase in sex habit of students as is the case of about 33% of students. This study established that condom use campaign and sexual innovation model is responsible for increase in sex habit and associated problems like have in 42% of sexual debut among students. The study also showed that 34% of students strongly agree that condom use campaign promotes sex addiction. However, the study upheld the fact that condom use have helped in saving life and controlled sexually transmitted diseases, there is therefore need to find a way to pass the message without causing more sexual habit problems. The study, therefore recommends, among others that emphasis must not only be on condom use. Abstinence should be emphasized as the best option, the government should re-orient our youth by putting together a Wholistic Reproductive Health Programme that will focus more on protective behaviour other than condom use. Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5026 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5024 Determinants Of Anti-Social Behaviours Among Students In Selected Universities In Enugu Metropolis Isife, Theresa Chima Antisocial behaviour has been a problem among the university students in Enugu metropolis. This could be as a result of the existence of many tertiary institutions in the city and its environs. This study was designed to identify the key causative factors of some selected anti-social behaviours such as cigarettes smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, involvement in illicit sex, fighting and stealing. The factors include father’s highest education, mother’s highest education, family financial status, relationship with mother, relationship with father, relationship with friends, mother’s reaction about smoking, father’s reaction about smoking, satisfaction with personal financial status, satisfaction with own health. Survey research method was employed while simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the samples for the study. Sample of one hundred and ninety seven (197) students were drawn from among the third and final year university students of University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Godfrey Okoye University and Enugu State University of Technology. Data for the study were collected using questionnaires. Data collected for the study were analysed using linear regression and ANOVA. The following findings were made: majority of the students were engaging in all the selected anti-social behaviours irrespective of the classification of institution they are attending; More female students (49.74%) were involved in illicit sex while more males (80.2%) engage in all the other anti-social behaviours; students in the age group of 17-21 years are more involved in all selected anti-social behaviours. The most significant determining factors were father’s highest education as college or university and family financial status as poor among others. The study concludes that university students ought to be more knowledgeable about the longer-term outcomes of these antisocial behaviours in order for them to minimise them or to completely stop them on their own volition. The study suggests there should be activities such as awareness creation, sensitization, and antisocial-behaviours campaigns for the students especially for new entrants into the universities. Parents and guardians of the students should as much as possible try to check the kind of friends their wards keep. There should be forums for female university students to be properly addressed about the short and long term effects of involvement in illicit sex by the school authorities especially through the faculty of health sciences. Again, the university authorities should always address new entrants on the need to start from the first year to study hard in order to graduate with excellent academic results which could help focus their attention on their studies other than engage in antisocial behaviours. Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5024 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z