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Nursing mothers: Adverse events following immunization and its implication for counselling

admin_irjstem Abstract AEFI, Counselling, Mothers, Nursing

Kikelomo O. Adubi, Bolanle M. Oyundoyin, Adijat M. Ariyo, R. A. Adekunbi, Abolanle O. Lasode
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Vaccines approved for routine childhood immunization are safe and effective but sometimes there are Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) which often result in ill health, various forms of deformities when it is wrongly administered and eventually forfeiture of public trust in immunization programmes. This study examined Nursing Mothers: Adverse Events Following Immunization and its Implication for Counselling. A multistage sampling procedure was used to choose 300 nursing mothers. Data were collected with the aid of a questionnaire and analyzed using means, frequency counts, percentages, Chi-square, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Results revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 30 years. Pain or swelling at the injection site (85.7%) was the major existing AEFI. The majority (80.7%) of the respondents were highly knowledgeable about AEFI, while 74.0% had a negative attitude to the incidence of AEFI. The majority (68.7%) had unfavourable perception on the continuation of immunization for their children after an AEFI. The major counselling services available for nursing mothers were adherence to immunization schedules as advised by health counsellors (Mean= 2.67) and pre-counselling for nursing mothers on AEFI before child immunization (Mean =2.63). Correlation results showed that order of birth (r= 0.12), counselling services (r =0.15); awareness of nursing mothers on immunization (r=0.29) had significant relationships (p<0.05) with knowledge of nursing mothers on the AEFI. Also, respondents had high knowledge, negative attitude, and unfavorable perception to the incidence and continuation of immunization for Children after AEFI. In conclusion, order of birth, counselling services, and awareness of nursing mothers on immunization are crucial in shaping nursing mothers’ knowledge on the AEFI. Hence, it was recommended that the Ministry of Health both should facilitate frequent counselling and immunization refresher courses for health counsellors on vaccine safety and how to control AEFI among nursing mothers. > <0.05) with knowledge of nursing mothers on the AEFI. Also, respondents had high knowledge, negative attitude, and unfavorable perception to the incidence and continuation of immunization for Children after AEFI. In conclusion, order of birth, counselling services, and awareness of nursing mothers on immunization are crucial in shaping nursing mothers’ knowledge on the AEFI. Hence, it was recommended that the Ministry of Health both should facilitate frequent counselling and immunization refresher courses for health counsellors on vaccine safety and how to control AEFI among nursing mothers.

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Effect of study habits counselling on senior students’ achievement in English language

admin_irjstem Abstract Academic achievement, Counselling, Study habits

Dekera G. Atim, Comfort M. Maor, Rejoice Atim, Nancy N. Igyu
Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria,
Government Model College, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria.
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This study investigated the effect of study habits counselling on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students achievement in English language in North-west, Benue State, Nigeria. The study adopted a Quasi-experimental design. The population of the study was five thousand, three hundred and twenty nine SS2 students (5,329) of public schools. The sample size for the study was 100 senior secondary school 2 students drawn from intact class of a public school through multi stage sampling technique. Two instruments were used for the collection of data, English Achievement Test (EAT) and Study Habits Counselling Questionnaire (SHCQ). The reliability of the research instruments was established using Lemma co-efficient Alpha. Data was collected and analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that study habits counselling has significant effect on the academic achievement of secondary school students in English. Study habits counselling has no statistical significant difference in the mean score of male and female students. The study concludes that study habits counselling has effect on the academic achievement of students in English, however, there is no significant difference between male and female. Thus, group guidance should be organized in schools to create awareness on effective study habits. A functional school library should be mounted. Parents and guardians should encourage their children to set up schedules for study. Qualified English teachers should be employed in all secondary schools. Guidance counsellors should include study habits counselling as part of new students’ orientation to facilitate effective study habits among new students.

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