Factors Influencing Self-Help Group Members Empowerment in Nigeria

Factors Influencing Self-Help Group Members Empowerment in Nigeria

The wide spread of self-help groups (SHGs) in both urban and rural communities in Nigeria and the low empowerment of the members economically, socially, politically and psychologically raises a lot of questions about what exactly is happening, since the primary objective of forming the SHGs is to empower the members holistically. The overall aim of the paper is to identify and discuss the facto...

Factors influencing HIV counselling and testing uptake among corps members in Osun State, Nigeria

The prevalence of HIV infection among Nigerian youths has been persistently high and HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) is a major intervention that can help to reduce the transmission of HIV. This study was carried out to determine the uptake of HCT and identify the factors affecting the uptake among National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Osun State, Nigeria. The study employed a cross-...

Childhood immunization in Nigeria: factors influencing noncompliance

The challenges facing childhood immunization coverage, coupled with the dramatic resurgence of preventable diseases suggest that current strategies to ensure positive result in national immunization programmes in Nigeria needs to be examined. Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions to date, saving millions of lives and protecting countless children from illnes...

Factors Influencing Psychological Empowerment of Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes

Factors influencing nursing staff members' participation in continuing education.

The purpose was to determine the effect of personal and professional factors, as well as motivational orientations, on the participation of nursing staff in continuing education at two health institutions, one public and another private. Descriptive, comparative, correlational design. Probabilistic sampling, random estimation, error limit 0.05, confidence level 95%. Participants were 105 subjec...