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Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies for Nutrition Education among Community Health Workers in Imo State, Nigeria
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Thomas, Kehinde Adesina; Uwandu, Chisom Norberth – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2019
Purpose: Nutrition education through low cost information and communication technologies could improve the quality of health service delivery and build up health workers' capacity especially at the primary health care level. The study examined the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for nutrition education in Imo state,…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Teaching Methods, Information Technology, Primary Health Care
Traditional/Alternative Medicine: An Investigation into Identification, Knowledge and Consumption Practices of Herbal Medicine among Students with Hearing Impairment in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria
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Adeniyi, Samuel O.; Olufemi-Adeniyi, Olubukola A.; Erinoso, Sakiru M. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The use of traditional medicine as alternative or complimentary therapy is gaining prominence in primary health care worldwide. This is because of the efficacy in the management of mild, chronic seemingly incurable ailments/diseases. Though the publicity is on the increase from country to country in the world, however, one cannot conclude that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medicine, Hearing Impairments, Primary Health Care
Effects of Training Programme on HIV/AIDS Prevention among Primary Health Care Workers in Oyo State, Nigeria
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Ajuwon, Ademola; Funmilayo, Fawole; Oladepo, Oladimeji; Osungbade, Kayode; Asuzu, Michael – Health Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to train primary health care workers to be trainers and implementers of community-based AIDS prevention activities in Oyo State, Nigeria, by describing an evaluation of the project. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 148 primary health care workers recruited from the 33 local government areas (LGA) of the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Education, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Health Promotion Intervention for Hygienic Disposal of Children's Faeces in a Rural Area of Nigeria
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Jinadu, M. K.; Adegbenro, C. A.; Esmai, A. O.; Ojo, A. A.; Oyeleye, B. A. – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: Community-based health promotion intervention for improving unhygienic disposal of children's faeces was conducted in a rural area of Nigeria. Setting: The study was conducted in Ife South Local Government area of Osun State, Nigeria. Design: The study was conducted in 10 randomly selected rural villages: five control and five active.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Community Leaders, Intervention, Health Promotion
Career Goals of Medical Students in Nigeria
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Erinosho, Olayiwola A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1977
This report focuses on the aspirations of medical students in various universities in Nigeria and on the wider implications of their currently expressed career goals for the delivery of health care in the country. (LBH)
Descriptors: African Culture, Career Choice, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Annals of Community-Oriented Education, Volume 3, Part I, 1990.
Engel, C., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This collection gathers together several papers reflecting the state of the art in the development of community-based programs in health sciences education. Titles and authors are as follows: "Issues in Implementing a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum at the University of Sherbrooke" (Jacques E. Des Marchais; Bertrand Dumais);…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Community Health Services, Community Programs, Curriculum Development