AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LOW EMPLOYMENT RATE OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the factors influencing the low employment rate of people with physical disability in Nigeria. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size co...
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG THE PHYSICAL AND HEALTH IMPAIRED STUDENTS
Background to the study: The immense contributions of education to the development of any society in the world cannot be over-emphasized. Education is one of the most important aspects of human resource development. For this reason, every child has the opportunit...
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APPRAISAL OF SIMULATION FOR A QUEUING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY ITC OWERRI)
Introduction: As the world's population grew, so did the number of lineups and their length. More clients equals more commercial transactions in the business sector. An effective queuing system is one of the numerous strategies to attract consumers since it decreases a customer's waiting...
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PATIENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Background of Study: Hypertension remains a major global public health challenge that has been identified as the leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (Kearney, Whelton, Reynolds, Muntner, Whelton& He, 2004). It increases hardening of...
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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON INJECTION SAFETY AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN OKADA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN EDO STATE
Background Of The Study: In today's healthcare, when injectable medications and vaccines are often administered, injection safety is an essential concern. In addition to this, there is a high burden of blood-borne diseases with the potential for transmission...
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ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INSURANCE IN THE SPORTS SECTOR OF NIGERIA
Background of the study: From pre-consolidation to post-consolidation, the Nigerian insurance sector has shown significant development. They are benefiting from the wealth sport industry's recapitalization and growing abroad in order to compete with foreign communities. As ob...
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF INSURANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria’s economy before independence and shortly afterward largely depended on agriculture. This is because a good number of its citizens are farmers. Intact about 70% of the Nigerian populace then were basically farmers and this g...
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSAL NEXUS BETWEEN ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE AND THE MANIFESTATION OF DOWN SYNDROME
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra chromosome. This genetic disorder, which varies in severities cause lifelong intellectual disability and developmental delays and in some people it cau...
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CAUSES AND EFFECT OF POOR READING HABIT AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE
ABSTRACT: This study is carried out in order to examine the causes and effects of poor reading habits among junior secondary school students in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. It has been observed that most JSS students cannot read, for this reason it is the inten...
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MANIFESTATION OF THE PROTEST AGAINST GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOME NOTABLE FEMALE AUTHORS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Gender inequality damages the physical and mental health of millions of girls and women across the globe, and also of boys and men despite the many tangible benefits it gives men through resources, power, authority and control. Because of the number...
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS RECKLESSNESS
Background to the Study: Driving a car, bus, lorry or an articulated-vehicle is a psychomotor activity that requires a combination of concentration and good visual and auditory functions. Several forces that can negatively affect driving mostly fall within the purview of psycho-s...
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THE INFLUENCE OF ORPHANAGE HOMES ON A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONALITY IN ABUJA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of Study: Children are a country's most important resource and its future generation. They should be supplied by society with enough op...
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THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MALARIA PREVENTION AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO STATE HOSPITAL, OTA OGUN STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Malaria is one of the most serious health problems facing the world today. The World Health Organization estimates that over 300 million new cases of malaria arise a year, with...
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THE MANAGEMENT OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND STUDY: In Nigeria, workplace diversity has been widely attributed to the demographic composition of a workforce, whether in the privat...
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THE IMPACT OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to Brem (2013), it's stated that for the last 250 years, employee productivity is known to have played a big...
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A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PLANS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Health care insurance plan has been a growing concern to many developing countries in recent times. Given that health insuran...
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THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ON CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: It is difficult and maybe even impossible to imagine future learning environments that are not supported, in one way or anoth...
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIETARY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES (AS PART OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE) AIMED AT REDUCING OBESITY PREVALENCE AMONGST ADULTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Obesity, a global health concern, is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kilograms per squa...
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THE GROWTH AND CONTRIBUTION OF LIFE ASSURANCE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The development of life assurance can be traced back to as far back as 1983. It was in this year that we have the first evide...
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THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF DIARRHEA AMONG CHILDREN IN BENIN CITY
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Diarrhea is recognized as a major cause of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries (Banda et al., 2007; Gorter et al., 1998; Kosek, Bern, & Guerrant, 2003). View Details
TEXTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF STROKE LESIONS IN NON-CONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES OF NIGERIAN PATIENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Medical imaging is a rapidly developing branch of modern medicine. It has in the past few decades evolved into a highly sophisticated diagnostic tool. It has improved the study...
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THE INFLUENCE OF COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEES’ WORK PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC)
Background to the study
One of the most important aspects of personnel management is compensation management. It includes economic rewards such as wages and salaries and non-wage economic payments such as fringe benefits, indirect compensation, and supplementary pay. Pe...
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BREAST CANCER SCREENING KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS OF NIGERIAN WOMEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES
Background
Breast cancer remains a significant global cause of cancer death and disability, and one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women, irrespective of race and ethnicity (Hasnain, Menon, Ferrans, & Szalacha, 2013). Early breast cancer detection through...
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ASSESSING THE IMPORTANCE AND EFFECT OF FIRST AID IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT A CASE STUDY OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY UNIT FMC ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Accidents are one of the phenomena that have an impact on increasing cases of morbidity and mortality in the community. One of...
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psychological appraisal of pre-retirement anxiety among selected workers of Lagos metropolitan
1.1Background to the Study
Retirement is a global phenomenon that affects the living standard of the worker who manages to achieve the status of a retiree. Individuals go through many transitions during their lifetime, but the transition from work to non- work is one of the most demandi...
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A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS IN PLATEAU STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION SERVICE PROVISION
ABSTRACT
The demographic survey of handicapped children was conducted in schools in Plateau State. Five special schools for the handicapped and twenty-one integrated schools were covered in the survey. A total of five hundred and thirteen children that were made up of the auditorily imp...
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AN APPRAISAL OF EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION UNDER NIGERIAN LAW
ABSTRACT
Over the years, laws have generally evolved ways and grounds of compensating employees for job-related disabilities and risks, because, in man’s search for food and other necessaries in life, he is constantly exposed to hazards. What provoked this research was the need fo...
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EFFECT OF BACK EXTENSORS ENDURANCE EXERCISES ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES IN PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM MECHANICAL LOW-BACK PAIN
ABSTRACT
Management of Long-Term Mechanical Low-Back Pain (LMLBP) poses a challenge to clinicians. McKenzie Protocol (MP) is a common efficacious conservative therapy but its use in addressing back muscles inhibition accompanying LMLBP is doubtful. However, back endurance exercise is su...
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EFFICACY OF COGNITIVE REHABILITATION THERAPY ON POST-STROKE DEPRESSION AMONG SURVIVORS OF FIRST STROKE ATTACK IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Post-Stroke Depression (PSD) is one of the commonest complications of stroke. There is no clear evidence that PSD is either related to stroke etiologically or an independent disorder. However, there is no adequate treatment for PSD to alleviate the sufferings of survivors. This...
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THE LANGUAGE OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AMONG NIGERIAN STUDENTS (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT)
1.1 Background to the Study
Depression and suicidal thoughts are increasingly recognized as significant public health concerns worldwide, affecting people of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. According to the World Health Organization (W...
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