A5006187989- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Economic Growth and Development
- Indian Economic and Social Development
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- African history and culture analysis
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- World Systems and Global Transformations
- African Education and Politics
- International Development and Aid
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Human Rights and Development
University of Ibadan
2011-2022
Institut Universitaire de France
2017
Olabisi Onabanjo University
2017
University of Botswana
2009
University of Lagos
2007
Global efforts have increased facility-based childbirth, but substantial barriers remain in some settings. In Nigeria, women report that poor provider attitudes influence their use of maternal health services. Evidence also suggests Nigeria may experience mistreatment during childbirth; however, there is limited understanding how and why this occurs. This study uses qualitative methods to explore providers' experiences perceptions childbirth two facilities catchment areas Abuja, Nigeria....
Many women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities across the world. However, limited evidence exists on how social norms and attitudes of both providers influence childbirth. Contextually-specific is needed to understand normative factors affect are treated. This paper explores acceptability four scenarios childbirth.Two were identified Abuja, Nigeria. Qualitative methods (in-depth interviews (IDIs) focus group discussions (FGDs)) used with a purposive sample women,...
Every woman has the right to dignified, respectful care during childbirth. Recent evidence demonstrated that globally many women experience mistreatment labour and childbirth in health facilities, which can pose a significant barrier attending facilities for delivery contribute poor birth experiences adverse outcomes newborns. However there is no clear consensus on how of defined measured. We propose using two-phased, mixed-methods study design four countries address these research gaps....
ABSTRACT Since the acceptance of multi-party democracy as most viable alternative to autocracy and military rule in Africa, democratic has become vogue. Nigeria's attempt at was (and is) accompanied by patronage politics, whereby certain personalities exact great influence on political process. This study spotlights Chief Lamidi Adedibu his style Nigerian shows that gained ‘patronic’ prominence during Third Republic 1990s, through provision survival needs poor majority who are, mostly, used...
In its modernization garb, development has come to mean the inculcation of foreign values resulting in fundamental transformation modernizing nations. Ironically, little attention is being drawn consequences influences. This core article. Through qualitative research methodology consisting in-depth interviews (IDIs), participant observation and informal interviews, article examines emergence ascendancy fast foods Ibadan, Nigeria. Our finding that middle class, youth children, as conveyors...
Abstract Understanding the selves, situations and actions of Africans can never be comprehended outside kinship. Local foreign worldviews are first pigeonholed into culture defined within kinship realities in Nigeria Africa. There have been studies on However, findings from such portrayed immutability African Thus, as an important contribution to on-going engagement twenty-first century interface between contemporary Diaspora, this article engaged international migration. This is a major...
Unsafe abortion continues to impact negatively on women's health in countries with restrictive laws. It remains one of the leading causes maternal mortality and morbidity. Paradoxically, modern contraceptive prevalence low unmet need for contraception mirror unwanted pregnancy rates many within sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative study assessed knowledge; their expectation experiences methods employed abortion; care-seeking decisions following a complicated abortion. Women who presented...
It is impossible to understand African lifeways without recourse oral traditions because behaviors, orientations, and attitudes are succinctly codified, contextualized, only fully explainable with reference traditions, especially through the use of proverbs. Unfortunately, recent studies have not sufficiently utilized proverbs as analytical frameworks explain kinship. Thus, in this article we explore dynamics kinship among international migrants Nigerian origin qualitative, primary secondary...
Dans le monde entier, rôle de l’éducation dans développement des sociétés ne saurait être mis en question. L’éducation formelle a toutefois un coût. Elle nécessite investissements certains si l’individu, la collectivité et gouvernement souhaitent tirer les meilleurs bénéfices. La part consacrés à par nigérian cesse s’amenuiser même s’il s’efforce développer règlementer l’accès l’éducation. Les étudiants continuent migrer masse pour poursuivre leur formation l’étranger. Cet article,...
Since the incorporation of Third World nations into world capitalist system, underdevelopment process seems to have commenced through use liberal economic principles. In spite obvious pauperisation these nations, it as if there is no alternative even when indigenous governments are in control affairs. This paper attempts show why has persisted with capitalism entrenched garb globalisation. It suggests that way out for developing and own their means survival without which shall continue. Of...
In spite of the universality clientelism, it is often seen as a peculiar aspect Third World politics, one which inevitably stifles development. This study examines clientelistic relationships in south-western Nigeria and their possible impact on rural development, with special focus Ibadan. It finds that clients attract attention political class to promote exchange goods for loyalty through associations afford sort cohesive power common front, basis relevance political-clientelistic chain....
Nigeria today is faced with daunting developmental challenges. This particularly noteworthy in its manufacturing sector which at present comatose. The textile a unique subset of the comatose given employment generating potentials and socio-cultural underpinnings age globalization. Against this background, paper engages Nigerian development predicaments through industry from perspective aso-oke youths. These categories are selected as focus study for scientific pragmatic purposes. Through...
Due to fiscal maladministration in the public sector and consequent inefficiency of corporations, Nigerian government has opted for laissez faire reforms sector. One corporations put up sale is Telecommunications (NITEL) PLC. This paper examines privatization process NITEL impact on employees.
Though language and oral tradition have long been appreciated among the indigenous people of Africa as vehicle knowledge central to societal development, social scientists even sociologists not utilized these sufficiently in undertaking their researches. Knowledge theories are mainstreamed applied relative without significant appreciation elements that could positively impact methodologies most relevant from those societies. This is spite recognitions contextual content ‘everyday sociology’...
One of the greatest challenges posed by neo-liberal capitalist globalization is com- petitiveness. The birth Bologna Process in 1999 and launching Erasmus Mundus 2004 were serious attempts Europe to make its higher education one most competitive systems world. Both initiatives aimed at enhancing compatibility comparability European among members as well attractiveness other regions implementation has, however, exposed limits contradictions market-oriented reforms. experience has shown that...
The focus of this paper is that the emergence working children can be traced to pre-colonial epoch in African countries. We posit seems inevitable people as a method exploiting environment especially because pre-capitalist nature these In spite new methods environ ment, persistence 'working children' category major concern. Since capitalist mode production became established, one form or other, expected development means replace child labour system would bring about individualism and...
Societies change as they come in contact with external influences and social organizations relations become more complex. The nature of may be dramatic or gradual and, either case, affects the norms, values, beliefs, attitudes, socialization process, general ethics that distinguish group from every other, especially this age globalization. Since can positive negative have practical implications for survival society question, it is imperative to interrogate observable transmogrifications...
The emergence of social problems in the modern capitalist system: child labour, tyrannical foremen, teeming slums, poverty, increasing crime and so on are reflections impaired distributive system. This is because quest for equity contradictory to development capitalism itself. paper examines incorporation Nigeria into world system how this entrenched socio-economic political inequity country. balkanization Africa, which gave birth Nigeria, colonial possessions, broke up previous cultural...