HEALTH RELATED LIFE STYLE OF URBAN AND RURAL FULANI IN KADUNA STATE
HEALTH RELATED LIFE STYLE OF URBAN AND RURAL FULANI IN KADUNA STATE
| dc.contributor.author | AGBAOSO, ROSE NKECHI | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-07T09:39:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-07T09:39:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998-10 | |
| dc.description | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN HEALTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA - NIGERIA. OCTOBER, 1998. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was aimed at examining the Health Related Life Style of urban and Rural Fulani in Kaduna State. Bearing in mind that Fulani as a people that cling tenaciously to their original culture and appear to resist change. The Fulani who had moved to urban areas or had one form of urban influence or the other could not resist some degree of change posed by urban influences. Differences between these two groups therefore, are believed to be reflected in tneir lifestyles under tne following seven variables. Household size, health attitudes and cultural beliefs, health status, types of food and drink, drinking (alcohol) habits, smoking (cigar, pipe, cigarette) and types of food and drink physical activity. A total of 500 Fulani in Kaduna State were selected at random, to serve as respondents in this study. Out of these, 250 were Urban Fulani and the remaining 250 were rural Fulani. Out of 400 respondents that returned the questionnaire, 297, were males and 103 females. Data were analysed using chi square 'sta:istics and students' t. test was used for quantitative differences between the two groups. All the seven hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance Finding from the Study Revealed 1. Significant difference between urban and rural Fulani of Kaduna State in their household size. 2. Insignificant difference between urban and rural Fulani of Kaduna State in their iii. health attitudes and cultural beliefs. 3. Insignificant difference between urban and rural Fulanis of Kaduna State in their health status 4. Insignificant differences between urban and rural Fulanis of Kaduna State in their types of food and drink 5. Insignificant differences between urban and rural Fulanis of Kaduna State in their drinking (alcohol) habits 6. Insignificant differences between urban and rural Fulani of Kaduna State in their smoking (cigar, pipe, cigarette) 7. Insignificant differences between urban and rural Fulanis of Kaduna State in their physical activity Based on the findings of the study recommendations were made aimed at reducing the health related problems of Fulani. Other areas for future research were also recommended. Aggregate effect of these recommendations would definitely create a new Fulani community. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/594 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | HEALTH, | en_US |
| dc.subject | RELATED LIFE, | en_US |
| dc.subject | STYLE, | en_US |
| dc.subject | URBAN, | en_US |
| dc.subject | RURAL, | en_US |
| dc.subject | FULANI, | en_US |
| dc.subject | KADUNA STATE. | en_US |
| dc.title | HEALTH RELATED LIFE STYLE OF URBAN AND RURAL FULANI IN KADUNA STATE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |