A GENERAL HAS FALLEN: FUNERAL TRIBUTES AS CIVIC MEMORY IN NIGERIAN MOURNING DISCOURSE
This paper examines Christian funeral tributes in Nigerian communities as sites of civic memory and moral discourse rather than as purely devotional or sentimental texts. Its primary objective is to demonstrate how mourning narratives transform the dead into ethical exemplars…
MATERNITY CARE CHALLENGES: INSIGHTS INTO DISRESPECT AND ABUSE
Pregnancy and childbirth are pivotal moments in a woman's reproductive journey, demanding compassionate and respectful care to ensure safe motherhood. Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) upholds the dignity and rights of women during labor and childbirth, recommended by the World Health…
HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND SELF-EFFICACY OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN MANAGING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RISKS IN ONDO STATE
This study examined the practices and self-efficacy related to modifiable risk factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among staff of tertiary institutions in Ondo State, Nigeria. Specifically, it assessed staff engagement in health-related practices, evaluated their self-efficacy levels in managing modifiable…
PREMARITAL HEALTH SCREENING: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS IN ALIMOSHO, LAGOS
Premarital screening is a vital preventive health measure to identify genetic and chronic conditions that may affect couples after marriage. This study investigated the predictors of premarital screening uptake among male and female youths in Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos…
IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC STEM BARK EXTRACT OF CALONCOBA ECHINATA (Oliv.Gilg) IN RELATION TO ITS PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Antimicrobials are harmful to microorganisms. Antimicrobials deal with inhibiting the survival and living of microorganisms. Drugs that negatively affect the growth of microorganisms are used to fight microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. Phytochemical studies deal with identifying the chemicals inherent…