Browsing by Author "Barakat Olajumoke Kolawole"

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    Parasitological Assessment of Ready to eat Fruits and Vegetables at a selected Market in Malete, Kwara state, Nigeria
    (2024) Barakat Olajumoke Kolawole; Ige Eliajah Taiye; Yusuf Funsho Issa; Cynthia Ndidiamaka Obi; Precious Ayomide Israel; Markus Saerimam Nzunde; Ige Rachael Ojo
    Food borne illnesses majorly result from poor hygiene practices and unsanitary conditions especially at fruits and vegetable selling points. We aimed to assess the hygiene status as well as parasite contamination in fruit and vegetables sold at Malete in Kwara state, Nigeria. Four (4) samples each of ready-to-eat vended fruits and vegetables which include; water melon, tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, banana and garden egg, and two (2) samples each of orange and pineapple were purchased from different fruits sellers in Malete. The parasite contamination of fruits was examined using standard centrifugal sedimentation methods. The helminth egg, larva, cast, and cyst were identified by using distilled water and saline as a floating medium, staining them with dobell's iodine, and examining them with an x40 objective lens. A total of four (4) parasite worms were identified as: Ascaris lumbriocoides (68.63%), Entamoeba coli (4.54%), Entamoeba histolytical (18.18%) and Paragonimous westermani (9.09%) from the fruit samples studied. Carrots and tomatoes show the highest contamination with 91.66% and 83.33%, banana and cucumber show lowest contamination (56.25% and 50%) among the samples, while orange and pineapple show no contamination among samples. Fruits and vegetables that are offered at the vendors are not pathogen-free, as evidenced by the organisms that were isolated from them. Thus, there is a risk of parasite infection if these fruits and vegetables are consumed raw without being thoroughly cleaned. The results and recommendations of this study are anticipated to be put into practice in order to reduce the any risk of contracting parasite infections among the populace
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    Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Youths in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2024) Barakat Olajumoke Kolawole; Darlington Chukwuma Ugwu; Yusuf Funsho Issa; Abubakar Umar; Taofik Oluwatobi Sulaiman; Ridwan Ayodele Akanmu; Fatima Abdulwahab; Yahaya Kayode Abdulrahman; Glory Deborah Omole
    Scientific research has associated smoking with a wide variety of health problems, including reduced life expectancy. An estimated 4 million people worldwide die from smoking cigarettes each year. Between February and March 2020, 300 youths in Ilorin East LGA participated in a descriptive cross-sectional study. Researchers regarded a p-value of less than 0.05 (p < 0.05) as statistically significant and maintained a 95% confidence level. They found that the respondents had a mean age of 23.6 ± 4.7 years, with nearly half (42.3%) falling in the 21–25 age range and approximately two-thirds (77.3%) female. With a mean age of 23.6±4.7 years, nearly half of the respondents (42.3%) are in the 21–25 year age range, and roughly two thirds (77.3%) are female. About half of the respondents (49.3%) smoke, with half of them smoking once a week (49.3%); nearly three-quarters of the respondents (73.3%) and (70.0%) had positive attitudes and knowledge regarding cigarette smoking. Most respondents (9.7%) agreed that their religion prohibits smoking, while 85.3% believed that peer pressure. The majority of respondents (9.7%) acknowledged that their religion prohibits smoking, and 85.3% agreed that peer pressure plays a role in encouraging young people to smoke. The respondents' smoking habits and sociodemographic characteristics correlate significantly (p<0.05). The majority of the youth in this survey who smoked had good knowledge and attitudes toward tobacco cigarettes, with a 49.3% prevalence rate. Religious beliefs, peer pressure, and parental smoking are all associated with the habit of smoking. A statistically significant correlation (p<0.05) exists between the respondents' smoking behaviour and sociodemographic traits.