Parametric Modelling of Impact of Unemployment on Economic Growth in Nigeria

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between unemployment figures in Nigeria and gross domestic product using curve fitting regression model. The following models of regression analysis were examined to determine the most suitable one to the data collected: linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, inverse and logarithmic. Our findings revealed that the pattern of relationship between gross domestic product and unemployment is significant in all the models considered. This implies that there is significant relationship (negative or positive) between unemployment and gross domestic prodution (GDP) in the country. Also, the best model that fits the data in terms of the relationship between the two variables is the linear model because the quadratic variable is not significant in the quadratic model. The order of the next models are logarithmic, inverse and exponential models; the cubic variable and the quadratic variable are not also significant in the cubic model. Keywords: Unemployment, Domestic, linear, inverse, logarithmic, exponentia

Analysis of Independence of Available Infrastructure on Geographical Location of Public Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria

This paper has attempted to study the availability of infrastructural facilities in public secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. Six local government areas (LGAs) were randomly selected with due consideration to the geo-political set-up of the State. Quantitative methods of analysis that were used include both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistical techniques were tabular presentation and bar chart while the inferential statistical technique applied is chi-square analysis. The inferential statistics revealed that enrollment of students in secondary schools depends on gender and on Local Government Area. Also, the level of equipping of laboratories, availability of information technology facilities,  portable water supply and supply of electricity depend on Local Government Area while availability of library in secondary schools is independent of Local Government Area. Conclusively, much still need to be done in the area of infrastructural development in public primary and secondary schools in Ondo State towards the achievement of the vision 20: 2020 goal of Nigeria as one of the 20 most developed economy of the world in terms of education. Keywords:  education, infrastructure, information technology, chi-square, enrollment

Assessment of the attitude of nuclear medicine staff towards patient care at a nuclear medicine centre in Nigeria

Introduction: The mutual relationship between health care providers and their clients (patients) is very important in achieving the desired result in seeking health care services by the patients. The crucial qualities in the patientpersonnel relationship are effective communication, care, empathy, respect and trust. These are major components of attitude of personnel towards patients but there is a strong widespread negative attitude of health care providers towards patients. While it had also been shown that the level of knowledge of healthcare providers (healthcare workers) significantly determines their attitudes towards their clients, the attitude of medical professionals towards patient care has largely been ignored in studies so we decided to assess the attitude of medical personnel in nuclear medicine. Methods: A self applied structured questionnaire was designed to collect data from the research population of patients who came to access nuclear medicine services in the department. Data were collected using the research instrument and were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 (SPSS, Inc. Chicago Ill) using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis respectively. Results: Majority of respondents rated the attitude of Nuclear Medicine staff in this department as positive. The result also showed that the attitude of health care providers (or health care professionals) correlates positively with clients’ satisfaction. Conclusion: We conclude that majority of the Patients were satisfied with the attitude of Nuclear Medicine Staff towards Patients Care and hence, were satisfied with the health services provide