Browsing by Author "Odefadehan, Olalekan"

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    Information Availability and The Effectiveness of Indigenous Practices to Combat Lactation Challenge Among Female Farmers in South Western Nigeria
    (Library Philosophy and Practice, 2020-08) Odefadehan, Olalekan; Abiodun, Opeyemi Oluwasola; Odefadehan, Oluwaseun Olubunmi; Daniel, Olubukola Olatundun
    The study was conducted to assess information availability on indigenous practices in order to combat lactation challenge among nursing mothers who are farmers in South West Nigeria. It assessed the perceived effectiveness of the identified indigenous practices to combat lactation challenge. The study also determined the attitude of the respondents towards the use of available indigenous practices to combat lactation challenges. A total of 480 nursing mothers were selected across 30 communities in three South Western Nigeria states based on the number of Local Government Areas in each of the State. Structured interview schedule and questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Frequency, percentage and mean were used to analyse data while chi square and correlation (PPMC and Spearman Rho) were used to test hypotheses. Information was ‘highly available’ on eight out of sixteen indigenous practices for combating lactation challenge identified across the study area. The use of pap has the highest information availability mean value of 2.93 it also has the highest awareness mean value of 3.0. The study further revealed that age (r=0.722, p-value=0.000≤0.05) had strong positive significant association with perceived effectiveness. Marital status (χ2 = 27.67, p=0.000) also have significant relationship with the perceived effectiveness of available information. The level of education (r= -0.56, p-value=0.000≤0.05) had significant but moderate negative association with the perceived effectiveness of available information on indigenous aids to lactation. The study concludes that various indigenous practices to combat lactation challenge were numerous in the study area and further medical empirical research into these indigenous practices should be conducted in order to make them a component of affordable maternal health care solution
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    INFORMATION NEED, ACCESS, AND USE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE AND FAMILY PLANNING BY RURAL DWELLERS IN IDO AND AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
    (Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2016) Odefadehan, Oluwaseun O.; Akinola, Ayodele; Odefadehan, Olalekan
    Information is a resource of immeasurable value to both rural and urban dwellers. The information available to any individual per time determines to a large extent the decision such an individual will take on issues. The rural areas in Nigeria are often bedeviled with lack of basic infrastructures that could have enhanced the welfare of its inhabitants. Rural areas in Nigeria are characterised with poor roads, lack of pipe borne water, lack of standard schools and health facilities, inadequate or total lack of electricity among others. The information available to the rural man/woman cannot be compared to that of their urban counterparts. The urban dwellers enjoys regular power supply, have opportunity to attend seminars/workshops, have access to standard health facilities; all these give the urban dwellers better exposure to information compared to rural dwellers. This, without missing words will directly or indirectly affect decisions rural dweller will take on issues compared to his/her urban counterparts.
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    Use of Agricultural Extension Information for Mitigation of Soil Degradation in Ondo State, Nigeria
    (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2018-06) Odefadehan, Olalekan; Adereti, Tobiloba; Odefadehan, Oluwaseun
    Aims: This research work examined the use of agricultural extension information to mitigate soil degradation in Ondo Central senatorial district of Ondo state, Nigeria. The study identified significant sources of soil degradation in the study area, determine how often the farmers used the available information on soil degradation mitigation and identified observed changes that occurred on the soil in the past five years. Methodology: A multi-stage random sampling technique was used in selecting respondents. Data were collected with the use of a structured questionnaire and interview schedule from 180 registered farmers across six communities in Ondo East and Ifedore Local Government Areas in Ondo Central senatorial district of the state. Results: Results of the study shows that soil degradation changes observed include a great increase in water logging, soil erosion and dumping of biodegradables. The most important source of information on soil degradation is agricultural extension agents. Information on organic manuring and planting of cover crops were the top two information category used to mitigate soil degradation by the respondents. Test statistics showed that there was no significant relationship between changes in soil degradation and information use for mitigating soil degradation at .05 level of significance (P = .07; χ2= 1.957). Conclusion: Agricultural extension services served as the most significant source of information for the farmers on soil degradation mitigation. There was observed overall increase in soil degradation over the period of 5 years (2012-2017). The use of available information to mitigate soil degradation was occasional despite the availability of information.