International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis, 2022
Quality medical care connotes a medical service with inherent ability to meet desired health outc... more Quality medical care connotes a medical service with inherent ability to meet desired health outcome. Quality medical care is of concern to everyone. This is because it is important to human welfare and efficiency. The situation in Nigeria’s hospitals as depicted in literature and observed by many is worrying. The quality of medical care services available in the Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) in Nigeria is worrisome and of concern to everyone. Empirical evidences in literature have shown that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skill has positive impact on several professional output including medical service. It is believed that ICT proficiency of medical practitioners could contribute to a higher quality of medical care services. This study therefore examined the influence of ICT skill on the quality of medical care in FMC Owo, Nigeria.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promote open access to learning materials, thereby, providing... more Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promote open access to learning materials, thereby, providing learning opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning. University lecturers, especially in developing countries can leverage on the opportunities provided by MOOCs for skills acquisition. Considering that studies have highlighted digital literacy skills as a determinant of MOOC participation, this study examined lecturers’ digital literacy skills and their participation in MOOCs. The study adopted a survey research design while the population of study comprised 110 lecturers from the Management and Social Sciences discipline at a private University in Nigeria. A self-developed questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection from the entire population. Data collected were subjected to analysis using simple percentages, mean score and logistic regression. The findings from the study revealed that on the overall, lecturers possessed advanced digital literacy...
1 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Ni... more 1 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Corresponding author’s E-mail: madukomae@babcock.edu.ng 2 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: soyemio@ babcock.edu.ng 3 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria E-mail: godwins@run.edu.ng, godwinls@yahoo.com
Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2020
The study investigates knowledge sharing as a predictor of STEM career path choice intentions amo... more The study investigates knowledge sharing as a predictor of STEM career path choice intentions among secondary school girls in North-Central Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population comprised 5,433 junior secondary school girls from Federal Government Colleges in the geo-political zone. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 361 girls for the study. Instrument for data collection was a validated questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistics regression. Findings showed that Knowledge sharing predicted girls STEM career path choice intentions (Cox and Snell R2 = 0.025; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.047, p < 0.05). The study concludes that secondary school students at the junior level have high intentions to choose STEM career path and that the varied indicators of knowledge sharing predicted STEM career path choice intentions of junior secondary school girls in North-Central Nigeria. It was recommended that secondary scho...
This paper reviewed various assessments by different authors on sanitation information-seeking be... more This paper reviewed various assessments by different authors on sanitation information-seeking behavior of people in various areas and setting. Databases were used in the search for relevant academic published articles including Google Scholar and Google search engine. Articles for the review were drawn from peer-reviewed journals. Moreover, conference papers and research by recognized independent institutions. This review showed that factors determining sanitation-seeking behavior could be seen in various contexts: Economical, environmental, technological, and psychosocial. Therefore, the effective utilization of sanitation information will depend on social structures, level of education, cultural beliefs and practices, economic, government, and environmental conditions. Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with hazards of waste as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage and wastewater. Strategic policy formation in the society should be based on information relating to sanitation, cleanliness, health promoting, and information-seeking behavior.
PurposeEmerging technologies are shaping the way we use information and undergraduates are early ... more PurposeEmerging technologies are shaping the way we use information and undergraduates are early adopters of technology; however the purpose of their use of these devices has been of concern. The purpose of this paper is to examine use of internet capable handheld devices among Information Resources Management (IRM) undergraduates at Babcock University, Ilisan, Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachNon‐experimental ex post facto design was adopted for the study. Total enumeration was used to capture 220 IRM undergraduates. Using an adapted ECAR study, six questionnaire with reliability value (x=0.89) were administered; all questionnaires administered were retrieved and used for the study.FindingsThe study revealed that the majority (90 per cent) own handheld devices, used mainly for social networking, checking of information, instant messaging and e‐mails. Most of the students (70 per cent) are frequent users of their devices for internet activities, expending about 2‐100 h on a weekly...
Agricultural information when provided and utilized improves practices, farm income, living condi... more Agricultural information when provided and utilized improves practices, farm income, living conditions and agricultural development. In spite of the current agricultural extension services, income level of farm women is commonly described as low. This study adopted survey design, using multistage sampling technique and questionnaire to gather information from 500 women in Benue state. The study found out that agricultural extension agent, farmers’ union, and Agricultural Institutions, government projects, mobile phones and other farmers were major information sources consulted. On the overall, rural women’s use of agricultural information was slightly above average with information on market location and farm implements mostly used. Further, majority of rural women made considerably low farm income. Use of agricultural information had effect on rural women’s farm income. The study recommends provision of more productivity related information and need for Nigerian rural development s...
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis, 2022
Quality medical care connotes a medical service with inherent ability to meet desired health outc... more Quality medical care connotes a medical service with inherent ability to meet desired health outcome. Quality medical care is of concern to everyone. This is because it is important to human welfare and efficiency. The situation in Nigeria’s hospitals as depicted in literature and observed by many is worrying. The quality of medical care services available in the Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) in Nigeria is worrisome and of concern to everyone. Empirical evidences in literature have shown that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skill has positive impact on several professional output including medical service. It is believed that ICT proficiency of medical practitioners could contribute to a higher quality of medical care services. This study therefore examined the influence of ICT skill on the quality of medical care in FMC Owo, Nigeria.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promote open access to learning materials, thereby, providing... more Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promote open access to learning materials, thereby, providing learning opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning. University lecturers, especially in developing countries can leverage on the opportunities provided by MOOCs for skills acquisition. Considering that studies have highlighted digital literacy skills as a determinant of MOOC participation, this study examined lecturers’ digital literacy skills and their participation in MOOCs. The study adopted a survey research design while the population of study comprised 110 lecturers from the Management and Social Sciences discipline at a private University in Nigeria. A self-developed questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection from the entire population. Data collected were subjected to analysis using simple percentages, mean score and logistic regression. The findings from the study revealed that on the overall, lecturers possessed advanced digital literacy...
1 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Ni... more 1 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Corresponding author’s E-mail: madukomae@babcock.edu.ng 2 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: soyemio@ babcock.edu.ng 3 Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria E-mail: godwins@run.edu.ng, godwinls@yahoo.com
Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2020
The study investigates knowledge sharing as a predictor of STEM career path choice intentions amo... more The study investigates knowledge sharing as a predictor of STEM career path choice intentions among secondary school girls in North-Central Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population comprised 5,433 junior secondary school girls from Federal Government Colleges in the geo-political zone. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 361 girls for the study. Instrument for data collection was a validated questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistics regression. Findings showed that Knowledge sharing predicted girls STEM career path choice intentions (Cox and Snell R2 = 0.025; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.047, p < 0.05). The study concludes that secondary school students at the junior level have high intentions to choose STEM career path and that the varied indicators of knowledge sharing predicted STEM career path choice intentions of junior secondary school girls in North-Central Nigeria. It was recommended that secondary scho...
This paper reviewed various assessments by different authors on sanitation information-seeking be... more This paper reviewed various assessments by different authors on sanitation information-seeking behavior of people in various areas and setting. Databases were used in the search for relevant academic published articles including Google Scholar and Google search engine. Articles for the review were drawn from peer-reviewed journals. Moreover, conference papers and research by recognized independent institutions. This review showed that factors determining sanitation-seeking behavior could be seen in various contexts: Economical, environmental, technological, and psychosocial. Therefore, the effective utilization of sanitation information will depend on social structures, level of education, cultural beliefs and practices, economic, government, and environmental conditions. Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with hazards of waste as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage and wastewater. Strategic policy formation in the society should be based on information relating to sanitation, cleanliness, health promoting, and information-seeking behavior.
PurposeEmerging technologies are shaping the way we use information and undergraduates are early ... more PurposeEmerging technologies are shaping the way we use information and undergraduates are early adopters of technology; however the purpose of their use of these devices has been of concern. The purpose of this paper is to examine use of internet capable handheld devices among Information Resources Management (IRM) undergraduates at Babcock University, Ilisan, Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachNon‐experimental ex post facto design was adopted for the study. Total enumeration was used to capture 220 IRM undergraduates. Using an adapted ECAR study, six questionnaire with reliability value (x=0.89) were administered; all questionnaires administered were retrieved and used for the study.FindingsThe study revealed that the majority (90 per cent) own handheld devices, used mainly for social networking, checking of information, instant messaging and e‐mails. Most of the students (70 per cent) are frequent users of their devices for internet activities, expending about 2‐100 h on a weekly...
Agricultural information when provided and utilized improves practices, farm income, living condi... more Agricultural information when provided and utilized improves practices, farm income, living conditions and agricultural development. In spite of the current agricultural extension services, income level of farm women is commonly described as low. This study adopted survey design, using multistage sampling technique and questionnaire to gather information from 500 women in Benue state. The study found out that agricultural extension agent, farmers’ union, and Agricultural Institutions, government projects, mobile phones and other farmers were major information sources consulted. On the overall, rural women’s use of agricultural information was slightly above average with information on market location and farm implements mostly used. Further, majority of rural women made considerably low farm income. Use of agricultural information had effect on rural women’s farm income. The study recommends provision of more productivity related information and need for Nigerian rural development s...
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