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EFFECTS OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON UTILIZATION OF PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN SABON GARI, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Thomas, M*, Aende, T. M., Umaru M., Suleiman M.A, Akorede S. N.

The study examined the effects of health education intervention programme on utilization of preventive strategies against sexual violence among female adolescent students in Sabon Gari, Kaduna State Nigeria. The study employed Quasi-experimental research design. The population of the study comprised adolescent female students in Sabon Gari local government in Kaduna State which are 19,369. Two pur...

Jan, 2025 pp. 73-82
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EFFECT OF ROPE SKIPPING ON WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO (WHR) AMONG MALE STUDENTS OF DEMONSTRATION SECONDARY SCHOOL, FCE, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

Audu T*, Dikki, C E, Yahaya ABDULLAHI, Balarabe, J.

The purpose of this study was to assess the Effect of Rope Skipping on waist to hip ratio (WHR) Among Male Students of Demonstration Secondary School, FCE, Zaria, Kaduna State''. 25 selected participants undergoing a secondary education at Demonstration Secondary School Federal College of Education Zaria, Kaduna State were used for the study. They were 12 to 15 years old. All the participants sele...

Jul, 2025 pp. 74-81
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Assessment of Nigeria Professional Athletes Plans For Sustainability of Life After Retirement

Obiagba E*, Bichi S. M, Sani M U, Yusuf A, Ladan M. S, Kingsley, J. I, Ubaidu A, Muktar S

The purpose of this study was to assess Nigeria`s Professional athletes plans for sustainability of life after retirement. To achieve this purpose, two (2) purpose of the study, research questions and research hypotheses were stated for this study.Survey research design was used for this study. The population of this study consists of 644 professional athletes of Handball, Basketball and volleybal...

Sep, 2023 pp. 75-86
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Knowledge Of Hazardous Medical Waste Disposal Among Primary Healthcare Workers In Plateau State, Nigeria

Tapzak N. S*, Suleiman M.A, Akorede S. N., Hadiza C.A, Jeremiah, A,, Paul H. M.

This study assessed knowledge of hazardous medical waste disposal among primary healthcare workers in Plateau state, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total sample of 300 healthcare workers was used for the study. The instrument used for the study was researcher developed close ended questionnaire. Out of the 300 copies of questionnaire distributed, 297 or...

Jul, 2024 pp. 80-89
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ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROVISIONS AND SENSITIZATIONS TOWARDS CHILDHOOD DISEASES PREVENTION AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Yau U*, Abdullahi Z, Ibrahim A, Aliyu K, Hamza S

This study assess the community based organizations on provision and sensitization towards childhood diseases prevention among mothers of under-five children in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Two (2) research questions and two (2) hypotheses were developed and tested in this study. Descriptive design of survey type was used for this study. The population of the study area was 9,032,200, mothers of under-f...

Jul, 2025 pp. 82-90
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ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OF UNDERGRADUATES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA KADUNA STATE

Akorede S. N.*, Ibrahim Mohammed, HUSSAINI, I.M., MOHAMMED, U., BELLO, U., HARUNA, M.

Emotional health plays a crucial role in the overall well-being and academic success of undergraduates. This study assessed the emotional health challenges faced by undergraduates at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State. The research raised one research question and formulate one hypothesis, tested using Chi-square. A mixed-method approach was adopted, utilizing surveys and interview...

Jan, 2025 pp. 83-89
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Assessment Of Aerobic Dance Exercise As Medicine On The Aerobic Capacity Of Overweight Young Girls In Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

SHACHIA T. T*, ADI,D, BALOGUN, J. N.

This study examined the effect of aerobic dance exercise as medicine on the aerobic capacity (VO max) of overweight young girls in Benue State University, Makurdi, using a 2 pretest-posttest control group, thirty-seven (37) participants were randomly assigned into either control group (n=19) or experimental group (n=18). The experimental group performed aerobic dance training three (3) times in a ...

Jul, 2024 pp. 90-98
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT-ATHLETES TEAM COHESION AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTH - EAST ZONE, NIGERIA

Gurama B. N*, Noku T., Bulus, T., Hassan B

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between student-athletes team cohesion and sports performance in Universities in the North - East Zone Nigeria. Two objectives were set which leads to formulating research questions. The design of the study was correlational design. Similarly, a null hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The population for the study comprised ...

Jul, 2025 pp. 91-102
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Assessment Of Attitude Towards Health Seeking Behaviour Among The Aged In Kaduna State, Nigeria

Umar U*, Getso A. S, Suleiman M.A

The study assessed the Attitude towards health seeking behaviour among the aged in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study, the population of the study comprised all aged population in Kaduna state, totaling 255,834 with 663 sample size population. The researcher employed multi-stage sampling procedure which includes; stratified simple random and proportionate s...

Jul, 2024 pp. 99-107