IOSR-JHSS   Volume-25 ~ Issue-4 ~ April 2020

Abstract: Background: The burden of mental illness is becoming increasingly worrissome affecting all segments of the population throughout Africa. The study aims to explore the prevalence and nurses' perceived predictors of mental illness among young adult. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The research study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design to assess the prevalence and nurses' perceived predicators of mental illness among young adult admitted between 2015-2018 in Neuro-psychiatry Hospital Akure.
Results: Results indicated a pervasive prevalence of mental health problems among young adult in Neuro-psychiatry hospital Akure Ondo State. Result shows.....

Key Word: Mental Health; Nurses; Prevalence; Predictors; Young Adult.

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Abstract: The ancient Greeks who are credited with being the first to practice democracy identified the "pursuit of happiness‟ as one of the major reasons for the establishment of modern governments. They also identified the pursuit of the "common good‟ as the responsibility of government at all levels. By their operational structure, Local Governments are conceived to play a decisive role in the lives of ordinary citizens who have littlechance of making contact with the State or distantFederal Government tiers of public administration. The success of Nigeria‟s colonial enterprise was largely predicated on the effectiveness of a functional Native Authority structure that was closest....

Keywords: Local Government system,New development

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Abstract: The study examined the impact of Biology teachers‟ educational qualification defined by their education qualification route, highest academic qualification and years of teaching experience on the academic achievement of senior secondary students of public secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It employed survey research design. A sample of 744 participants comprising 35 Biology teachers and 709 students offering Biology in the senior secondary schools was selected by simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Biology Achievement Test (BAT) and Teacher‟s Quality and Experience Questionnaire (TQEQ) were the instruments of data collection. The instruments were tested and certified to be reliable at 0.73 coefficients. Descriptive and inferential statistics which included frequency counts, percentages, F-test. Means arising from significant analysis of variance (F-test) were separated using Tukey‟s Highly Significant Difference (Tukey HSD) test. Findings showed teachers......

KEYWORDS: Achievement rate, Achievement test score, Alternatively prepared teachers, Informally prepared teachers, Traditionally prepared teachers.

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Abstract: The research paper is delineated on the topic "Nominal Pronunciation in Communicative English: Secondary Level in Bangladesh" which is very significant to be researched for the development of English pronunciation in the present and future Bangladesh. The prime objective of this research paper is to find out the problem of inadequate scope of practicing IPA standard pronunciation in communicative English in the secondary level of Bangladesh in accordance with the phonetic terms. It also observes an integral relationship of pronunciation with communicative English and the real purposes of communicative English, that are absent from the curriculum of communicative English in the secondary level of Bangladesh. This article is also eager to investigate the coming obstacles of learners to face the English native speakers and communicate internationally in global correspondence.......

Key Word: Nominal Pronunciation, Communicative English, Secondary Level, Bangladesh

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Abstract: Conflict is perceived globally as something abnormal, dysfunctional and therefore detestable due to the fare reaching consequences. The effects on individuals and communities are usually horrible when one looks at the number of lives and amount of property lost and social segregation that may develop among individual/interest groups. Nigeria has had a plethora of ethnic, religious communal and environmental-induced conflicts. The Herder/Farmer conflict is one of such. The study will examine this conflict, focusing on the economic, social and political dimensions. A multi-state cluster sampling willbe adopted in selecting 1000respondents which will be used as the sample size for the study in looking at the factors that influence Herder/Farmer conflict in Guma......

KEYWORDS: Herder/Farmer, Persistent, Prevalence

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Abstract: This study assesses the relationship between cultural belief and self-management of type 2 diabetes among Black Africans (BAs) in Liverpool. Data were collected using questionnaires and oral interview while the Pearson Chi-square technique was adopted in the validation of hypothesis stated in the study. The result of the analysis revealed that there is no significant relationship between culture and belief and self-management of type 2 diabetes(T2DM)among Black Africans in Liverpool. Though surprising that culture and belief are independent of respondents' perspective about type 2 diabetes and its management, it is perceived that this might beas a result of......

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