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Ulofoshio, Joyce Itseme. "Lived Experiences of Mothers Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2017. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4182.

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Autism has no cure, but early and appropriate diagnosis and intervention may increase outcomes for individuals affected. The level of awareness, acceptance, and support for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Nigeria is very low. There is a gap in the literature regarding a detailed account of the experiences of parents raising children with ASD within the Nigerian environment and culture. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of mothers raising children with ASD in Nigeria including the impact of Nigerian culture on their experiences. Br

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JELILI, GBENGA ALALU. "CHILDREN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND CULTURAL LEARNING IN NIGERIA." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23628.

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It can today be examined in Nigeria that children are fast abandoning the indigenous cultural values for the foreign ones and the media is said to contribute to this development due to the broadcast of foreign television programmes by tv stations in the country. The need to promote, protect, and sustain the country’s indigenous cultural values are of great importance if Nigeria hopes to prevent them from being washed away. Children’s love for television is undeniable and being the future of the country, what is the extent to which television is used to impact children with social and cultural

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Okoli, Rosemary Chinyere Babylaw. "Children's work : experiences of street vending children and young people in Enugu, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4043.

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Concern for children’s safety and protection has become a global issue and has evoked considerable debate since the publication of the United Nations’ widely ratified Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989. A dominant theme within this charter and within the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990) is the recognition that children are individuals with rights that need to be respected and protected. More specifically, Article 32 of the UNCRC states that children should be protected from ‘economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be

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Devi, Boishakhy. "Cooking fuels and children respiratory health: Evidence from Nigeria." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53192.

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Household air pollution (HAP) has been recognized as one of the lethal causes of millions of premature deaths every year, victimizing mainly children and women. Literature suggests that transition to modern cooking fuels such as electricity, biogas from the conventional ones, for instance, fuelwood, coal, can reduce HAP, thus minimize the likelihood of respiratory health problems among household members. This study explores whether cooking fuels has an impact on children's respiratory health in the context of Nigeria, and in particular, whether modern cooking fuels can be a solution to this pr

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Ozemela, MacPepple Ekelechi. "Socioeconomic and segregational effects on child health outcomes in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=215231.

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This thesis employs advanced econometric methods to understand the determinants of child health outcomes and the inequalities in child health that exist in Nigeria. It then investigates whether the effects on deprivation and poverty can be used as a policy guide to reduce existing health inequalities in child health. It makes use of data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of 2008. The main methodological contributions of this thesis include: 1) the adjustment of birthweight models for sample selection bias using two robust instruments which is a problem ignored in most stud

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Pfeffer, Karen. "Ethnic identity in Nigerian children of black-white mixed marriages. The relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identification in interracial (Yoruba/Oyinbo) and Yoruba familes in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3874.

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This study examined the relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identity in interracial and Yoruba children in Nigeria. An in-depth study of 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba families was conducted. Three methods of measuring ethnic identity (a doll choice technique, Draw-A-Person and 'Tell me about yourself') were administered to 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba children (aged 6-9 years) in the home environment. A questionnaire was administered to the mother in each family to measure the extent of use of 'elite' Yoruba child rearing practices. A separate questionnaire was'also

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Akoja, Innocent Elaigwu. "A study of altruistic behaviour in school children in Benue State, Nigeria." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292833.

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Ogboye, Oluwatoyin. "Blood pressure and its correlates in children and adolescents in urban Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2012. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/56120/.

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Background: A substantial increase in the incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a decline in communicable diseases and poverty-related diseases are occurring in developing countries (including Nigeria) as a result of an epidemiological transition. Given the burden and poor outcomes of NCDs related to hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) in adulthood, there is an urgent need for the identification of high risk individuals in early life. High BP has already been reported amongst young people worldwide, including Nigeria. High BP in childhood is predictive of high BP in ad

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Zaram, Gyang Nyam. "An experimental study of self-regulated learning with mathematically gifted pupils in Nigerian primary schools." Thesis, Nelson Mandela University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/13381.

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether gifted pupils can master an enriched advanced level curriculum in mathematics using self-regulated learning strategies. A mathematics curriculum for class five primary school learners in Nigeria was developed for this study. An empirical study was conducted on primary five pupils who were seen to be significantly gifted in mathematics. The study employed the quantitative method of research, that is, the true experimental research. The pre-test, post-test control group design was used. Sixty gifted pupils who participated in a mathematics enric

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Pfeffer, Karen. "Ethnic identity in Nigerian children of black-white mixed marriages : the relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identification in inter-racial (Yoruba/Oyinbo) and Yoruba familes in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3874.

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This study examined the relationship between child rearing practices and ethnic identity in interracial and Yoruba children in Nigeria. An in-depth study of 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba families was conducted. Three methods of measuring ethnic identity (a doll choice technique, Draw-A-Person and 'Tell me about yourself') were administered to 20 interracial and 20 Yoruba children (aged 6-9 years) in the home environment. A questionnaire was administered to the mother in each family to measure the extent of use of 'elite' Yoruba child rearing practices. A separate questionnaire was'also administ

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Ada, Ogbudu Gabriel. "Cultural and Environmental Determinants of Dental Discoloration Among School-Aged Children in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4770.

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Dental discoloration from fluorosis is a global public health problem. In Nigeria, 11.4% of the population is impacted by this disorder. Dental discoloration is caused by successive exposures to high fluoride concentrations during tooth development in utero and it is linked to the development of a variety of psychological and physiological problems, from dental aesthetics to a reduction in intelligence and skeletal changes. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to examine the cultural and environmental determinants of dental fluorosis in children in a rural community in N

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Ojo, Eric. "A multi-disciplinary analysis of the protection of children from harmful practices in Nigeria." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46230.

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Bassey, Alfred Aniefiok. "Culture and Attitudes Regarding Physical Punishment of Children in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2710.

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This study examined whether cultural factors could predict parents' attitudes toward the use of harsh physical punishment on their children in Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria. Presuming that most people disapprove of child abuse, different cultural groups may define the parental behaviors that constitute abuse differently, and such variances may result in a disparity of identification of parents from some cultures as more abusive than others. Four different independent cultural variables were measured: (a) conflict tactics, (b) nurturance, (c) drinking, and (d) valuing children. Form P, Part E of D

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Ewa, Moses. "A study of the inclusion of primary school children in a rural district in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-study-of-the-inclusion-of-primary-school-children-in-a-rural-district-in-nigeria(a8ba8cdd-6521-4d73-9ca4-c0e1f2f0df3f).html.

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This thesis presents the findings of a multi-site case study, which explored the inclusion of primary school children in rural Cross River State, Nigeria. The research engaged specifically with the experiences of thirty 11-16-year-olds from diverse identities, drawn from primary 5 classrooms in three public primary schools sited in different rural locations within the state. In so doing, it adopted pupil presence, participation and achievement (PPA) as a conceptual framework of inclusion to examine whether education is genuinely for all primary age children within the research sites. The study

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Adeyemi, Emmanuel Olusola. "Predictors of Malaria-Anemia Comorbidity among Under Five Children in Nigeria: A Cross Sectional Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2021. https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2021/presentations/71.

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Anemia is known to worsen treatment outcomes in malaria, but there are not many studies to identify the predictors of anemia in Nigerian children with malaria. The objective of this study is to identify some of those predictors. Socio-demographic variables are predictors of anemia among under five children in Nigeria was the hypothesis tested. This is a cross-sectional study that used the 2018 demographic health survey (DHS) data from Nigeria to explore some of the factors that determine the presence of malaria-anemia co-morbidity in Nigerian children less than five years (N= 265). The outcome

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Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim. "Societal Responses to the State of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Kano Metropolis- Nigeria." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276119050.

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Cornwall, Andrea. "For money, children and peace : everyday struggles in changing times in Ado-Odo, southwestern Nigeria." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1996. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29534/.

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Owo, omo ati alafia (money, children and peace) play an Important part in the everyday struggles of women and men in Ado-Odo, a small town in southwestern Nigeria. Without money, alafia becomes all the more elusive, without children it is hard to be happy; alafia is less a goal to be actively pursued, than a state defined by an absence of difficulties and trouble. Owo, omo ati alafia are the things that women and men pray for and struggle to maintain. In this thesis, I explore the relational contexts in which their quests for money, children and peace take place. Discourses on women's behaviou

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Azong, Julius Awah. "Corporal punishment of children in Nigerian homes." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2234_1360932481.

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Adepelumi, Paul Adebayo. "Psychological Consequences of the Boko Haram Insurgency for Nigerian Children." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5151.

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Studies have examined the causes and impacts of terrorism in Nigeria; however, no known research has documented the psychological impacts of witnessing ongoing Boko Haram terrorist violence based on the lived experiences of Nigerian children. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine the psychological consequences of the Boko Haram insurgency based on the lived experience of Nigerian children exposed to terrorism in Nigeria. The study's theoretical framework combined Piaget's theory of cognitive development and punctuated equilibrium theory. The central research que

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Oyeleke, Isaac Ajiboye. "Determinants of psycho-social well-being of informal caregivers of physically challenged children in South-Western Nigeria." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1015356.

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Informal caregiving denotes care that is provided by a family member or friend rather than by a professional who is reimbursed for services. Assuming a caregiving role can be stressful and burdensome. The effects of caregiving on the caregiver's health are moderated by individual differences in resources and vulnerabilities, such as socioeconomic status, prior health status, and level of social support. This work describes the determinant of psycho-social well-being of informal caregivers of physically challenged children in southwest of Nigeria. This study is guided theoretically by Ryff”s ps

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Bolanie, Ola. "Interfacing anthropology with epidermiology to extend understanding of caring for sick children in rural NOrth Central Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536260.

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Ola, Bolanle. "Interfacing anthropology with epidemiology to extend understanding of caring for sick children in rural North Central Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35743/.

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This thesis addresses how mothers and caregivers take care of sick children in rural north central Nigeria combining secondary analysis of the Nigerian Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) and ethnographic fieldwork in a village in a rural area. Theoretically, the thesis draws on concepts from epidemiology and anthropology in order to analyze and extend understanding of plural health seeking behaviour in a socially disadvantaged setting Methods: Rapid ethnographic assessment of mothers and caregivers in rural village in north central Nigeria was carried out using focus group discussions, household

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Sale, Shehu. "Correlates of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among children in a clinical psychiatric center in Northern Nigeria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11756.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This study primarily aims at determining the correlates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among children and adolescents in Northern Nigeria. The secondary aims of the study include a comparison of the identified correlates with results from other developing countries and the developed nations. The results would also provide a rational basis for advocating preventive measures for targeted problems associated with ADHD in the study.

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hussein, hanaa. "Prevalence of Diarrhea and assoicated risk factors in children under five years of age in Northern Nigeria : A secondary data analysis of Nigeria and Demographic and Health Survey 2013." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-323559.

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Ugwu, Gabriel Ugwuja. "Family Predictive Factors of Rural Malaria Prevalence in Nsukka, Eastern Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7764.

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Children in early childhood are still suffering from burdens of malaria-related morbidity and mortality. There have been insufficient studies on how family-level factors may predict the prevalence of malaria (PoM), and negatively impact the control of malaria in rural areas, especially among children. In this study, potential family factors were explored to address the challenges associated with the increase in PoM among the children in rural areas of Nsukka. Socioecological framework guided this study at the interpersonal level. The quantitative cross-sectional study used secondary data from

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Enelamah, Ngozi Victoria. "Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Early Childhood Development among 3- to 4-Year Old Children in Nigeria:." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108916.

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Thesis advisor: Margaret Lombe<br>For children that overcome Nigeria’s high child mortality rate, there is the additional and less-obvious hurdle of not reaching their full potential in life due to developmental delays. When children are on track developmentally, they stand a better chance of being ready for school, excelling academically, economically, and socially throughout the lifespan. Fewer studies in the Nigerian context have examined how known risk and protective factors interact to affect early childhood development (ECD). This three-paper dissertation used data from the nationally re

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Allwell-Brown, Gbemisola. "Individual and household-level determinants of malaria infection in under-5 children from north-west and southern Nigeria : A cross-sectional comparative study based on the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-324360.

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Introduction Nigeria has the highest malaria burden worldwide. The 2010 and 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Surveys (NMIS) suggest an improvement in malaria indicators, with the North West zone lagging behind. This study aimed to identify the individual and household-level malaria determinants in north-west and southern Nigeria, using Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) and microscopy for malaria diagnosis. Methods Data on 3,358 children aged 6-59 months from north-west and southern Nigeria from the 2015 NMIS was used. The two populations were compared using chi-square tests, and logistic regression

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Ahmed, Ayeda. "Association of sickle cell disease with nutritional status among under-five children: a secondary analysis of Nigeria demographic and health survey 2018 data." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413841.

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Abstract Background Malnutrition in childhood brings lots of difficulties that hinder to lead a healthy life. Nigeria is one of the most populous country in Africa has record of largest number of children suffered from chronic malnutrition under five years age. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common haemoglobinopathy which occurs in Nigerian children. The aim of the present study is towards recognize the nutritional status of children sufferings from SCD and findings association with other socio-economic characteristics. Method A population based cross sectional survey was perform

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Warrier, Nisha. "Lack of Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Kenya Among Women Ages 15-49." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/723.

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Purpose: The epidemic of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV/AIDS in resource-poor countries is dramatic; it is responsible for nearly 90% of childhood infections. The primary purpose of analysis was to understand the distribution of factors and their association with lack of knowledge of MTCT in Kenya. In parallel, another aim was to identify the relationship between media, particularly frequency of radio exposure, and lack of knowledge.Methods: This study used the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) collected for 8,195 women, ages 15-49. Descriptive analysis, univariate ana

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Cederlund, Julia. "Association between maternal level of education and the treatment with antimalarial drugs in children under the age of 5 in Nigeria : A cross-sectional study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-414328.

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Background Malaria is a major threat to global public health, with adverse health effects. Nigeria alone accounts for 25% of the global burden of malaria. Children are especially vulnerable to malaria, and if the disease is not treated it could have fatal consequences. Mothers have an important role in ensuring that adequate and timely treatment is given to the child. Aim The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between maternal level of education and the treatment with antimalarial drugs in malaria positive children under-5 in Nigeria. Methods This study was a

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Ossai, Peter Ogochukuka. "Awareness, Accessibility And Use Of Malaria Control Interventions Among At-Risk Groups In Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416334291.

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Bartlett, Isam. "Bring back our girls: A human rights analysis of child abductions by Boko Haram." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6518.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>As the world evolves new perils emerge which pose a significant threat to human and child rights, it is imperative that the protection of these rights is prioritised. Human rights can be defined as the rights that every human being is entitled to. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was one of the first international legal instruments which set forth the basic human rights of citizens which are applicable irrespective of race, culture, sex or economic standing highlighting the universal applicability of human rights. Human rights violations have been

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Elimian, Osezele Kelly. "Evaluation of early diagnostic approaches for malaria and pneumonia in children under-five presenting at the primary healthcare level in Benin City, Nigeria : a mixed methods study." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48409/.

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Background Malaria and pneumonia are the leading causes of under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa especially in Nigeria. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines were developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO)/United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as a strategy to reduce the burden of these and other preventable childhood diseases. However, there appears to be a paucity of evidence on the diagnostic performance of the revised IMCI guidelines and whether they offer an advantage over lay diagnosis (caregiver) for malaria and pneumonia management in Nigeria. Ai

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Gittins, Louise Mary. "Our children have a right to read! : increasing literacy skills in the early primary grades in developing contexts : a case study of a rights-based initiative in Cross River State, Nigeria." Thesis, University of York, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19639/.

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This thesis adds to the sparse body of knowledge concerning how to increase early grade literacy levels in the Global South through evaluating how, if at all, a rights-based intervention has helped to do so in Cross River State, Nigeria. It presents a critical realist case study, containing a broad range of both quantitative and qualitative data, including insider-participant observations. Overall, it was found that this particular rights-based intervention produced significant and often large increases in pupils’ literacy skills, but that the extent of the impact varied according to the conte

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Goon, DT, AL Toriola, and BS Shaw. "Musculoskeletal fitness in Nigerian school children." Medicina Dello Sport, 2009. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001798.

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Summary Aim. The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in muscular strength and flexibility among primary school children and to compare the findings with data for school-going children from other countries. Method. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2 015 primary school children in Makurdi, Nigeria (N.=979 boys; N.=1 036 girls) aged 9-12 years, who performed the FITNESSGRAM (CIAR, 2000) physical fitness tests. Results. A non-significant difference in flexibility was found between boys (mean: 27.1±4.4 cm) and girls (mean: 26.9±4.6 cm) (P=0.851; P>0.05). ANOV

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Okpanachi, James Haruna. "An investigation into the effects of in-service training on the knowledge, attitudes and understanding of primary school teachers in the Kaduna State of Nigeria : towards the integration of children with special educational needs in physical education." Thesis, University of Hull, 1995. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:7025.

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The education of children with various disabilities has attracted the attention of educational planners and curriculum developers in many countries of the world especially among the developed countries. Appropriate legislation, provision of facilities, and the training of specialist physical education teachers are some of the measures taken in some countries. In Nigeria as in most developing countries, the physical educational needs of children with disabilities has not received due attention, and the result is that Special Educational Needs children in schools are almost forgotten in the plan

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Toriola, AL, DT Goon, BS Shaw, I. Shaw, S. Arogbonlo, and S. Wuam. "Gender differences in waist circumference in Nigerian children." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 2009. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001058.

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The aim of this study was to develop age and sex specific reference values for waist circumference (WC) based on a sample of 2015 primary school children (i.e. 979 boys and 1036 girls aged 9 12 years) who were randomly selected from 19 primary schools in Makurdi, Benue State of Nigeria. Waist and hip circumferences were measured wi th a flexible anthropometric tape according to the protocol of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Mean WC was higher in girls than in boys, and these differences were statistically signi ficant from age 10 onwards. Similarly, h

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Goon, DT, AL Toriola, and BS Shaw. "Sex difference in body fatness in Nigerian children." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 2007. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001035.

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Childhood and adolescent obesity tends to extend into adulthood and predisposes the individual to some chronic diseases in later life. Body composition is a good parameter for evaluating obesity and nutritional status of children. This study aimed to investigate differences in body fat of Nigerian school children in Makurdi, Nigeria. The study sample consisted of a cross-sectional study of 979 boys and 1036 girls who were aged 9-12 years. Anthropometric measures of stature, body mass, triceps, subscapular and medial calf skinfolds were assessed. Percentage body fat in girls ranged from 15.2-17

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Goon, DT, AL Toriola, and BS Shaw. "Sex differences in body fatness in Nigerian children." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 2007. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001719.

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ABSTRACT Childhood and adolescent obesity tends to extend into adulthood and predisposes the individual to some chronic diseases in later life. Body composition is a good parameter for evaluating obesity and nutritional status of children. This study aimed to investigate differences in body fat of Nigerian school children in Makurdi, Nigeria. The study sample consisted of a cross-sectional study of 979 boys and 1036 girls who were aged 9-12 years. Anthropometric measures of stature, body mass, triceps, subscapular and medial calf skinfolds were assessed. Percentage body fat in girls ranged fro

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Mangvwat, Solomon Elisha. "Cognitive and decoding correlates of reading comprehension in Nigerian children." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/13673.

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The aim of this thesis was to better understand English as second language Nigerian children’s reading comprehension attainment, the first such study to be conducted in Nigeria. In the thesis three studies were conducted to investigate the influence of cognitive and decoding/reading skills on the children’s reading comprehension attainment, namely the preliminary study (Chapter-3) with one primary school in Nigeria, the main study (Chapter-4) with 13 state-run primary schools, and the control study (Chapter-5) including four primary schools in London, respectively. It was found that English as

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Chukwueloka, Valentine Ntoo. "Attitudes of Nigerian Mothers Toward Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3087.

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a form of developmental disability that affects many children in the U.S. and abroad. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has indicated that 1 out of every 68 children is diagnosed with ASD in the United States. However, there was limited literature about the attitudinal dispositions of Nigerian mothers toward children with ASD and their lived experiences with a child with autism. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the attitudes of Nigerian mothers toward their children with autism. The theoretical foundation of this study was the variation

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Smart, Kirsten. "National consciousness in Postcolonial Nigerian children's literature." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22880.

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This project highlights the role of locally produced children's written literature for ages six to fourteen in postcolonial Nigeria as a catalyst for national transformation in the wake of colonial rule. My objective is to reveal the perceived possibilities and pitfalls contained in Nigerian children's literature (specifically books published between 1960 and 1990), for the promotion of a new national consciousness through the reintegration of traditional values into a contemporary context. To do this, I draw together children's literature written by Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi and Mabel Se

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Ewu, Rachel Jumai. "A proposal for the development of children's theatre in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252686.

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Okpokiri, Cynthia Grace. "First-generation Nigerian immigrant parents and child welfare issues in Britain." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2017. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/70077/.

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Nigerian families are overrepresented in child protection interventions in Greater London, drawing attention to cultural differences in childrearing practices. This research investigates the experiences of first-generation Nigerian immigrant parents regarding their management of childrearing issues, which are contextualised within a British child welfare polity and normative cultural milieu. The tension between Nigerian parents' childrearing worldviews and those attributed as ‘British' constitutes the central theme of this thesis. The study employs Bhaskar's (1998) critical realism as an epist

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DT, Goon, Toriola AL, BS Shaw, Amusa LO, and Musa DI. "Sex differences in anthropometric characteristics of Nigerian school children aged 9-12 years." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2008. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000439.

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The aim of this study was to assess the anthropometric and body composition profiles of Nigerian school children. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 1036 girls and 979 boys aged 9-12 years. Anthropometric measurements, including body mass, stature, triceps, subscapular and medial calf skinfold thickness, as well as waist and hip circumferences were measured on the children. Body mass index (BMI), percent body fat, fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and subscapular/triceps skinfold ratio (STR) were also calculated. Sexual dimorphism that appears to be r

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Amayo, Osagie Festus. "Evaluation of Nigerian immigrant parenting practices in preparing their children for college." Scholarly Commons, 2007. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2379.

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If the educational agenda No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is to be successful, teachers, parents and children from all cultural backgrounds have to be involved in the implementation process. This idea of NCLB Act clearly identified with the purpose of this study, which was focused on the evaluation of the parenting practices of Nigerian immigrant parenting practices in preparing their children for college. Five basic parenting theoretical approaches were employed by the researcher to gather, collect and analyze the data. The researcher interviewed and observed the environment of sixteen Nigeri

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Ososanwo, Oluremi Temitope. "Getting a good education? : the experience of Nigerian children in London schools." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1985. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/847869/.

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An examination of the experiential reality of schooling for Nigerian children in two inner London single sex comprehensive schools was carried out. Interviews were conducted with 45 children, 36 parents and 84 teachers. In addition, classroom observations were carried out on over two thirds of the children. It was found that Nigerian parents sent their children to British schools in the belief that their children will not only get a 'good education', but will also achieve educational qualifications which will give them access to high level professional occupations. Rather than encourage childr

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Urien, James Ovu. "Terrorism and Parents' Experience of Children's schooling in Nigeria: A Phenomenological Study." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4571.

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In Nigeria, displaced non-Muslim parents living in refugee camps face difficult decisions regarding the schooling of their teenage daughters, who are potential targets of Boko Haram terrorist activities. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was to qualitatively explore a deeper understanding of the lived experience of displaced non-Muslim parents in Nigeria concerning the schooling of their teenage daughters. Prospect theory provided a theoretical foundation for the study. The theory holds that decision-making is based on the perceived value of gains and losses un

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Isokpan, Aisosa Jennifer. "The Boko Haram insurgency and the child's right to education in Nigeria." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5351.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>Armed conflict impacts negatively on the child's right to education as the targeted attacks on schools, school children, teachers and school facilities can cause a drop in school enrolment and attendance as well as longer term effects on the standard of education provided. This study assesses the impact of armed conflict on the child's right to basic education in the context of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Also, considering that the child's right to education protected in international and regional human rights instruments is not suspended during armed conflict

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Ekundayo, Osifunke Sekinah. "The legal protection of children’s right to free and compulsory primary education in Nigeria : problems and prospects." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694706.

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