Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing HIV/AIDS Stigmatization and Discrimination amongst Women in Lagos State

The study empirically examines socio-demographic factors influencing HIV I AIDS Stigmatization and Discrimination amongst women in Lagos State. Two hundred and thirty respondents (Female respondents · only) who have positive status of HIVI AIDS were interviewed through administration of questionnaires in Lagos State, Nigeria. Frequency tables and regression model were used in the analysis of data collected from the field. The two hypotheses were tested in this study. However, socio-demographic factors which include age and educational attainment indicated a negative influence on HIV I AIDS stigmatization and discrimination amongst sampled women in the study. In addition, the result from Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) clarified that those women who disclose their HIV I AIDS status are gossiped about, verbally haras~ed and neglected by the Nigerian society. The study presents evidence that once a woman discloses her HIV I AIDS status, she is immediately stigmatized by the society and then discriminated. The paper thus recommends that any form of gossip, verbal harassment and neglect should be stopped against women, who disclosed their HIV I AIDS status to the Nigerian society. Lastly, women with HIV I AIDS positive should apply their educational skills in taking all drugs that will foster their long-living in Nigenan society

The Nature of Stigmatization and Discrimination against Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos State

The paper tries to identify the nature of HIVIAJDS stigmatization and discrimination against women in Lagos State. The nature and extent of the HIVIAIDS epidemic varies by country and region. This study is significant since discrimination and stigmatization is a major challenge all over the world that has not received adequate attention up till date. Total sample sizes of two hundred and thirty females who are living with HIVIAJDS were inteniewed through questionnaires administration in Lagos State, Nigeria. Frequency rabies and regression model were used to analyse the data collected from the field. The study reflected one hypothesis. Hmrever, the nature of HIVIAIDS stigmatization and discrimination against >vomen in Lagos state that were identified in this study include: gossips, verbal harassments and neglect respectively. In addition, the result from Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) clarified that those women who disclose their HIVIAIDS status are gossiped about, verbally harassed and neglected by the Nigerian society. The hypothesis tested show that there is a strong relationship between community attitudes and HIVIAIDS stigmatized and discriminated women. The paper buttressed that any form of women's disclosure of their HIVIAIDS status is automalically stigmatized and discriminated by the Nigerian society in this 2 1'1 cenlury. The paper majorly recommends that any form of gossip, verbal harassment and neglect should be stopped against women, who disclosed their HlviAIDS swtus to the Nigerian populace.Lastly, women with HIVIAIDS positive should be fully embraced by every Nigerian as normal citizens with bubbling lives in them and that our community attitudes !awards them should be cordia

Variations in Old Age Support in an Urbanising Society: A Study of South-Western Nigeria

The study examines variations in old age support in an urbanising society of South-western Nigeria. This study is necessary because old people have numerous problems and are not properly cared for by the Nigerian society. Till date, there is no specific policy implementation that is presently addressing the care of the elderly in Nigeria. The study covered thirteen Local Government Areas and ten Local Council Development Areas in Lagos state and eleven Local Government Areas in Oyo state. In addition, five in-depth interviews were conducted (three and two in Lagos and Oyo states respectively) while four Focus Group Discussions were conducted (two in each state). The In-depth interviews were conducted among the stakeholders (the managers of public, private and church owned old people’s homes in South-western Nigeria. The four Focus Group Discussions were conducted among the family care givers in the study areas. In both Lagos and Oyo states, the total sampled aged respondents are 938. Both qualitative and quantitative research techniques were adopted in data gathering. Quantitative data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate and one-way variance analyses (F-ratios). The four major findings of this study are as follows: The first findings showed that there are apparent variations in the preference for public care support among the selected socio-demographic variables of respondents. In essence, the respondents’ age, education, marital status, employment status, religious affiliation, ethnicity and means of livelihood and usual place of residence showed apparent variations in generally low-preferences for public care support in the study areas. The second findings revealed that marriage type (p=0.000), educational attainment (p=0.000), employment status (p=0.003), religious affiliation (p=0.000), means of livelihood (p=0.000) and usual place of residence (p=0.000) are significantly influencing the relatively high-preferences for family care support in the study locations. The third finding shows that there are more significant variations among the elderly in their preference for family care than public care support. In-fact, marital status (p=0.026), religious affiliation (p=0.027), and means of livelihood (p=0.015) have low significant effects on preference for public care support. Fourthly, that the elderly demand mainly medical and physical support vis-à-vis financial support

Influence of Educational Levels on Fertility Decisions amongst Females Participating in Labour Force in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State Nigeria

The paper tries to examine the influence of educational levels on fertility decisions amongst females participating in labour force in Ado-odo/ota loco/ government area of Ogun state, Nigeria. A total sample size of 106 of women was interviewed through questionnaires administration. Frequency tables and chisquare were used to analyze the data collected. Only one hypothesis was tested in this study. The fact obtained from frequency table buttressed that the highest proportion of f emale respondents acquired secondary educational qualifications. The result derived from the chi-square is that the higher the level of education, the lower the number of children that females participating in labour force had. However, the paper recommends that for Nigeria to be able to reduce her fertility level and achieve developmental goals simultaneously, then women's education should b·e vigorously encouraged by Nigerian citizens, government and nongovernmental/ multi-national agencies in terms of granting full scholarship awards to them

Towards Semantic Integration of Heterogeneous Sensor Data with Indigenous Knowledge for Drought Forecasting

In the Internet of Things (IoT) domain, various heterogeneous ubiquitous devices would be able to connect and communicate with each other seamlessly, irrespective of the domain. Semantic representation of data through detailed standardized annotation has shown to improve the integration of the interconnected heterogeneous devices. However, the semantic representation of these heterogeneous data sources for environmental monitoring systems is not yet well supported. To achieve the maximum benefits of IoT for drought forecasting, a dedicated semantic middleware solution is required. This research proposes a middleware that semantically represents and integrates heterogeneous data sources with indigenous knowledge based on a unified ontology for an accurate IoT-based drought early warning system (DEWS).Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, In Proceedings of the Doctoral Symposium of the 16th International Middleware Conference (Middleware Doct Symposium 2015), Ivan Beschastnikh and Wouter Joosen (Eds.). ACM, New York, NY, US

Constraints to Proper Administrative Staff Training in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Nigeria

The study examined the constraints to training programmes offered to administrative staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. The primary data were sourced from respondents with the aid of key informant interview (KII) administered on the Administrative Officers in charge of Staff Training and the officer in charge of Budget & planning section. The secondary data was generated from records obtained from the Training and Development section as well as Budget and Planning section of the Registry in the University. It was discovered that there were constraints to proper administrative staff training and development programmes.  One of the constraints is late arrival of invitation fliers from the organizers of training programmes as well as delay in obtaining funds from the Bursary department even after necessary approval. It was established that LAUTECH do sponsor training programmes only that there is always room for improvement.  It is therefore suggested that more people should be allowed and encouraged to attend training programmes that is relevant to their jobs as frequently as possible to enhance better performance and reduce staff turnover. Keywords: Constraints, Administrative staff, Training