Abstract Measurement of activity concentration primordial radionuclides 40 K, 232 Th, 238 U and the corresponding gamma dose rate over a major sharp-sand field in Ilorin, Nigeria, was carried out using Super Spec RS125 ray spectrometer. The spectrometer gives in-situ measurement radioactivity concentration. Measurements were taken 50 locations. peak values measured concentrations U, (D) resulti...

This study examined the relation between exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of adolescents and the moderator effects of resilience, self-esteem and social support. Measures of exposure to violence, resilience, self-esteem, social support and PTSD symptoms were administered on 280 secondary school adolescents randomly selected from Kwara state, Nigeria. Data were analy...

A participatory rural appraisal technique (PRAT) was used to obtain information from 132 randomly selected turkey farmers in two out of four agricultural development zones in Kwara state, Nigeria. Data were obtained on socio-occupational status of farmers, their production objectives, experience, flock structure, management practices, marketing and consumption of turkey eggs. The results showed...

Community acceptance of and compliance with annual ivermectin treatment in Shao, a sub-urban community in Kwara State, Nigeria, were remarkably high. Of 890 subjects from 204 randomly selected households, 832 (93.5%) had taken ivermectin at least once during the six-year treatment period. An average community acceptance rate (ACAR) of 88.77% (range 85.4 - 91.9%) was recorded during this period;...

This study examined how emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being contribute to students’ behaviours and attitudes. Two hundred and forty-two students from a college of education, in Kwara State, Nigeria responded to a set of questionnaires consisting of measures of emotional intelligence (EI), self-efficacy, psychological well-being (i.e. happiness, life satisfaction ...

The inability of households to save over time has significant influence on the rate of capital accumulation and economic growth in developing countries. In order to understand this trend, this research assesses savings rates and its correlates in rural Kwara state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to obtain data from 120 households. This was then analyzed using two descriptive ...