Academic literature on the topic 'Okitipupa'

<em>This project was an attempt to assess the incidence of eye disorders in eye clinic at State specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, Ondo State. This study assesses the pattern of eye disorders in eye clinic at State specialist hospital, Okitipupa, Ondo State, determine the incidence of eye disorders in eye clinic at State specialist hospital, Okitipupa, Ondo State, the relationship between gender and the incidence of eye disorders and find out the relationship between age and the incidence of eye disorders in eye clinic at State specialist hospital, Okitipupa, Ondo State. The population of interest comprises of all patients who attended ophthalmic clinic at State Specialist Hospital Okitipupa from 2015 to 2019. Four research questions were posed and two hypotheses were formulated. The data were collected through the use of researcher&rsquo;s designed checklists. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS version 23 computer statistical software package, quantitative variables were analysed using mean and standard deviation, while categorical variables were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Analysis of data revealed that presbyopia, dry eyes syndrome, myopia, and c</em><em>orneal ulcer </em><em>were significantly more common in males (p =0.009, 0,017, 0.025 and 0.017 respectively) while refractive errors, cataract, glaucoma, conjunctivitis and corneal ulcer were significantly more frequent in females (p=0.001). It also shows that cataract, glaucoma, pterygium and diabetic retinopathy significantly increased with increasing age groups (p=0.001) while conjunctivitis decreased with increasing age groups (&lt;0.05). It concludes that the pattern of eye disorders observed in this study is similar to the findings from other parts of the developing world in spite of variability of methods. It therefore recommended that preventive eye care services be decentralized to communities, schools, churches and other institutions where many people gather to ensure early diagnosis of eye disorders before they degenerate to irreversible blindness. </em>

The paper examines disparities in elderly care supports during Post Covid¬-19 era in Ondo state Nigeria. A total sample size of 12 family care-givers belonging to age-group 26-53 and 43-68 years were engaged in the two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Focus Group Discussions were conducted at different locations of Irele and Okiti-pupa Local Government Areas (LGAs). The data collected from the study areas were analyzed with their contents. The key findings from FGDs are: That the dominated care supports (50.1 percent) received by 6 elderly people (50-80 years) at Irele during Post-Covid 19 era were: Foods, bathing, medical treatments, carrying and clothing whereas, in Okitipupa, the major care supports (33.3 percent) received by 6 elderly people (54-87 years) were: Food, fruits, money, drugs, bringing their grand-children to them, calling them and visiting them. Also, the family care-givers at Irele were majorly males (66.7 percent), while, in Okitipupa, the family care-givers were majorly females (66.7 percent). Finally, the family care-givers at Irele belong to age-group 43-68 years, whereas, in Okitipupa, the family care-givers belong to age-group 26-53 years. Thus, the study recommends that there is an urgent need by the family care givers to beef-up their care supports giving to elderly in Okitipupa Ondo state and Nigerian society at large during this post-Covid 19 era.

Purpose: This study was carried out with aim to determine the microbiological quality and safety of pupuru and garri on sale at Okitipupa main market in Okitipupa Township.Methods: Pupuru and garri were analyzed to determine their microbial load and the level of aflatoxins contamination using microbiology standard protocols. A total of thirty samples each of pupuru and garri were collected from ten different points in Okitipupa main market for evaluation. Findings: The results obtained showed that the bacterial load of pupuru and garri ranged from 2.1 to 7.6 x104 cfu/gwhile the fungi and yeast content ranged from 1.3 to 6.2 ×105 cfu/g. Also the level of aflatoxins contamination in pupuru and garri was at the range of 1.5µg/kg to 6.0µg/kg. The isolates of bacteria from all the market points are the following; Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus species, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Yersinia species. While the isolated fungi include Fusarium oxysporium, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Saccharomyces cerevisae, Candida albicans, Penicillum species, Rhizopus stolonifera, and Mucor species. Some potential pathogenic bacteria like E. coli, Staphylococcus species and Bacillus species were isolated from pupuru and garri, the minimum microbial load obtained and the level of aflatoxins contamination could not pose any health risk to the consumers.Recommendation: There is need for the producers and the sellers of these products to be taught good processing procedures (GPP) as this will definitely improve microbiological quality and safety of the products. Purpose: This study was carried out with aim to determine the microbiological quality and safety of pupuru and garri on sale at Okitipupa main market in Okitipupa Township.Methods: Pupuru and garri were analyzed to determine their microbial load and the level of aflatoxins contamination using microbiology standard protocols. A total of thirty samples each of pupuru and garri were collected from ten different points in Okitipupa main market for evaluation. Findings: The results obtained showed that the bacterial load of pupuru and garri ranged from 2.1 to 7.6 x104 cfu/gwhile the fungi and yeast content ranged from 1.3 to 6.2 ×105 cfu/g. Also the level of aflatoxins contamination in pupuru and garri was at the range of 1.5µg/kg to 6.0µg/kg. The isolates of bacteria from all the market points are the following; Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus species, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Yersinia species. While the isolated fungi include Fusarium oxysporium, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Saccharomyces cerevisae, Candida albicans, Penicillum species, Rhizopus stolonifera, and Mucor species. Some potential pathogenic bacteria like E. coli, Staphylococcus species and Bacillus species were isolated from pupuru and garri, the minimum microbial load obtained and the level of aflatoxins contamination could not pose any health risk to the consumers.Recommendation: There is need for the producers and the sellers of these products to be taught good processing procedures (GPP) as this will definitely improve microbiological quality and safety of the products.

Gamma ray spectrometric analyses were carried out on 25 samples of bituminous sand collected from five different locations (Ilubirin, Agbabu, Mile 2,Igbokoda and Okitipupa) of Okitipupa area in Ondo State. The samples were air dried, weighed and sealed for 28 days to allow them attain a state of secular equilibrium. They were thereafter analyzed for gamma emitting radio nuclides using the gamma-ray spectrometer fitted with a calibrated Canberra cervical co-axial high purity germanium detector (HPGe) system at the Radiation and Health Physics Laboratory in the Department of Physics, University of Ibadan. The objectives were to determine the presence and level of radioactivity concentrations of selected radionuclides, to assess the impact of the radioactivity on the environment.The range of average radioactive concentration obtained was 12.04±0.48 in Okitipupa to 20.13±0.24 in Agbadu , 0.968±0.07 in Ilubirin to 6.79±0.05 in Agbadu and 18.82±0.26 in Ilubirin to 105.76±0.78 in Agbadu all in Bk/Kg for of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K respectively. The mean dose equivalent obtained was 20.10µSv which was below the world average of 70µSv. The study confirmed the presence of radionuclides in the bituminous sands but their activity levels are low and thus are not expected to constitute any health hazard on the environment.

In recent decades, there has been a growing awareness of the need to understand how land use change and soil chemical properties impact soil bacteria communities. This study was carried out to assess the spatial distribution of bacteria species as affected by land use changes and soil chemical properties. The study was conducted in Okitipupa and Irele local governments, in southwest, Nigeria. Five land uses were identified in the study area: forest land, oil palm plantation, farmland, watershed, and residential area. Soil samples were collected from each of the land uses at 0-30 cm, and analysed for chemical properties and bacteria count. Data were analyzed using ANOVA at a 0.05 probability level. The results showed that forest land recorded the highest bacteria counts with 1410.10 cfug -1 and 1086.96 cfug-1 in Okitipupa and Irele local governments. The lowest count of bacteria was found in the residential area with 990.21 cfug -1 and 774.97 cfug -1 in Okitipupa and Irele local governments, respectively. It was also found that forest land with moderate to higher nitrogen and soil organic carbon recorded high bacteria over other land uses. Conclusively, land use changes and soil chemical properties impact some variabilities on the distribution of soil bacteria, which could be used to monitor soil health either for agricultural or environmental purposes.

The aim of this paper was to evaluate daily empirical rainfall data covering 1979-2020 as a guide to agriculture and water resources management in Ondo, State, Nigeria by collecting data from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Abuja, using various standard methods. Results showed that, the area observed rainfall throughout the year with March (86.4 mm) as the rainfall onset, November (56.4 mm) was the cessation, double maximum rainfall occurred in July (254.2 mm) and September (282.1 mm) with the climatological mean of 1752.2 mm. Also, the percentage (%) difference rainfall showed seven (7) positive and four (4) negative occurrences. The highest positive % difference occurred in September (10.4), while the lowest occurred in July (2.6). The highest negative % difference was -26.5 (November), while the lowest was -5.9 (August). The stations deviation from zonal average monthly rainfall showed that, Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA deviated in all the months negatively, while Okitipupa, Okitipupa LGA and Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West LGA deviated positively in eleven (11) months each. The study concluded that, rainfall varied and had declined generally over the study area. Hence, it was recommended that, the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) should be down-scaled early to serve as a guide to farmers and hydrologists; irrigation should be encouraged; hybrid crops should be cultivated and more water reservoirs should be constructed.