Table of Contents

Election and Liberal Democracy in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic:Issues and Challenges

M.M. Adagbabiri, U.C. Okolie                                                                                                  1-16

Problems/Challenges of Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria

Timbee Akuul                                                                                                                          17-25

Assessing International Market Entry Strategies for Medium Enterprises in the

21^st Century

Dibie, V. M., Nto,C. P. O                                                                                                           26-39

Effect of Online Dating Amongst Students of Tertiary Institutions in Kogi State.

Anderson A. Unwuchola, Kenneth Udeh& Samuel A. Achor                                                   40-59

Effect of Working Mothers’ Work Engagement on their Child’s Emotional Attachment (A Comparative Study of Banking Mothers and Teaching Mothers)

Arowosegbe Christanah, Ifeoluwa Solomon                                                                            60-75

Knowledge and Utilization of Routine Annual Mammography among Women Attending Out-Patient Clinic at the Women and Children Outreach Hospital Okota Lagos, Nigeria

Okonkwo, Uchenna Teresa                                                                                                      76-83

Child Labour in the Home Environment and its Effects on the Academic

Performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Mikang Local Government

Area of Plateau State-Nigeria.

Miba’am Walwai Benjamin                                                                                                     84-95  

A Case Study of the Effects of Traditional System of Small Ruminant Management in Kombo South, Kombo East and Foni Berefet Districts in the West Coast Region

Karamo Jatta, Lamin K.M. Fatty, Idu Ogbe Ode, Sidat Yaffa                                                   96-127

KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF ROUTINE ANNUAL MAMMOGRAPHY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING OUT-PATIENT CLINIC AT THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OUTREACH HOSPITAL OKOTA LAGOS, NIGERIA

Okonkwo, Uchenna Teresa

Department of Sociology/Anthropology

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

E-Mail: uchenna.okonkwo@unn.edu.ng

Abstract

The study examined the knowledge and utilization of routine annual mammography among women attending out-patient clinic at Women and Children Outreach Hospital Okota Lagos, Nigeria. The quantitative method of data gathering was utilized for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. 180 questionnaires were distributed using the availability sampling technique. The findings of the study showed that women (86%) attending the out-patient clinic at the Women and and Children Outreach Hospital Okota Lagos, Nigerian were highly knowledgeable about the importance of routine annual mammography. They revealed that routine annual mammography is very crucial to the early detection of breast cancer. The women’s higher level of knowledge on the importance of routine annual mammography did not translate to their utilization of the routine breast cancer detection examination. They gave three (3) major reasons why the poor utilization of the routine examination existed – (i) fear of side effects, (ii) fear of eventually contracting the illness, and (iii) financial constraint. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that awareness on the importance of routine annual mammography to detect early breast cancer in order to give prompt treatment should be created through seminars, use of mass media, conferences etc. these ways of awareness raising should also target drinking the perceptions they have impeding their utilization of routine annual mammography.

Keywords: Knowledge, Utilization, Routine, Annual, Mammography

EFFECT OF WORKING MOTHERS’ WORK ENGAGEMENT ON THEIR CHILD’S EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT (A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BANKING MOTHERS AND TEACHING MOTHERS)

Arowosegbe Christanah, & Ifeoluwa Solomon

Department of Psychology

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Email: ajilakehinde@yahoo.com, lovesolomon@rocketmail.com

Abstract

This study was designed to find out the effect of working mothers’ engagement on their child’s emotional attachment (A comparative study of banking mothers and teaching mothers). Eighty seven participants consisting of banking mothers and teaching mothers were used in this research work. This study employed the use of questionnaires to collect relevant data from the target participants. Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) developed by Schaufeli (2002) was used to measure how mothers feel about their job and how deep they are engaged in it, while Mother-Child attachment scale developed by Bhakoo and Dwarka (1991) was used to measure the exchange of emotional bond between mother and child. Five hypotheses were tested using One Way ANOVA, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient and Independent T-test statistical method. Results showed that, there work engagement does not significantly influence child’s emotional attachment of banking mothers; work engagement does not significantly influence child’s emotional attachment of teaching mothers. The result further showed that there is no significant relationship between work engagement and child’s emotional attachment of banking mothers; there is no significant relationship between vigor and absorption and child’s emotional attachment but there is a relationship between dedication and child’s emotional attachment of teaching mothers. Finally, the result showed that, there is no significant influence between child’s emotional attachment of banking mothers and teaching mothers [t(85)=1.648, P>.05]. The results were discussed in line with relevant empirical literatures, while conclusion and recommendations subsequently followed.

Keywords: Working Mothers, work engagement, Childs emotional attachment

EFFECT OF ONLINE DATING AMONGST STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN KOGI STATE.

Anderson A. Unwuchola,¹ Kenneth Udeh² & Samuel A. Achor³

¹&²Department of Mass Communication, Wesley University, Ondo

³ International Strategic Management Institute (ISMI)

Email:¹andersonunwuchola@gmail.com;²kenudehfx@gmail.com;³achor.samuel@yahoo.com

Abstract

Even though Internet-powered technology has significantly altered the face of dating globally, to include online, not much is known about this technology- mediated romantic relationship in developing countries like Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to know the awareness, exposure, involvement and influence of online dating on students of tertiary institutions in Kogi State. A sample of 383 was selected through a multi-stage from Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Federal Polytechnic Idah, and College of Education, Okene.  Simple percentages, mean and standard deviation were used in the analysis of data for this study. Results showed that even though most of the respondents are aware of online dating, majority (66.5%) have low knowledge of its workings. Also, exposure, and involvement in online dating were found to be high among the sample studied. It was also found that online dating has negatively influenced the values of students of tertiary institutions in Kogi state in the areas of dressing, sexual permissiveness, offline dating, multiple dating partner, among others. The researcher recommends, among others, that  further studies should explore the influence of online dating on offline romantic communication.