Oyerinde M. F., Jidda K. A., Baba D. A., Abdulraheem, A.M. and Ologele, I., Health Education - University of Ilorin, 2023

This research examined whether or not secondary school pupils in Kwara State understood and followed COVID-19 recommendations after receiving a health education intervention. A quasi-experimental approach was taken for this study. Participants' entering behaviours or prior knowledge were assessed, and participants' knowledge gains following the intervention were measured using a non-randomized pre- and post- test control group design. All high school senior students in Ilorin, Kwara State, were included in the study, but only 116 students from the Ilorin East and South LGAs were surveyed for the study. Students in senior secondary school from two distinct local governments were randomly selected using a multistage selection procedure. The results showed, for example, that students who were exposed to the COVID-19 protocol (treatment intervention) scored higher on the post-test regarding their knowledge of COVID-19 compared to those who were exposed to the personal hygiene protocol (placebo), who scored higher on the post-test regarding their knowledge of COVID-19 but scored lower on their adherence to the COVID-19 protocol. The study revealed that the health education intervention significantly improved students' knowledge of and compliance with COVID-19 protocols in Kwara State's secondary schools. Consequently, it has been proposed that professional associations spanning several fields collaborate to provide health education interventions aimed at fostering compliance with COVID-19 standards, with a particular focus on the male demographic.

Kaosarat IBRAHIM, Health Education - University of Ilorin, 2023

Drug Abuse has become a prevalence case among secondary school students in this recent time, many secondary school students engage in taking one form of drug to another. This study investigated the perceived causes and effects of drug abuse on the wellbeing of secondary school students in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State. The purpose of the study is to investigate the perceived causes and effects of drug abuse on the wellbeing of secondary school students in Ilorin West Local Government Area, kwara state.

Giwa Tolulope Deborah, Aquaculture - University of Ilorin, 2019

Quality of fish as raw material is partly predicated on the stress it passes through before death and method used of fish slaughtering also contribute to it. Effect of different slaughtering methods on rigor mortis, muscle pH and blood hematological variables were investigated. Slaughtering methods employed include: percussive stunning, salt stunning, ice slurry asphyxia and electrical stunning methods. 10 Clarias gariepinus and Heteroclarias each was used for the study. C. gariepinus and Heteroclarias had a pH range of 7.1 -7.4 and 6.9 – 7.2 respectively. No significant difference (P < 0.05) exist in the glucose, sodium, chloride, potassium, osmolality, lactate and cortisol concentration of the C. gariepinus slaughtered using the stunning methods while the highest concentration of urea (2.65±0.07) was observed in the blood of fish killed by ice slurry asphyxia. There was significant difference (P < 0.05) in the urea concentration (4.85±0.07) of Heteroclarias killed by ice slurry asphyxia followed by that slaughtered using salt stunning method (4.30±0.14). Heteroclarias killed using electrical stunning method recorded the highest glucose (7.40±1.27) in its blood which could be as a result of the stress it passed through. The study concluded that killing fish using ice slurry asphyxia impacted more stress on the fish, followed by electrical stunning method. Further research using large sample size is hereby recommended.

Khairat Olamide BASHARU, Biochemistry - University of Ilorin, 2023

Oxidative stress is associated with benzene exposure. Thus benzene toxicity may be ameliorated by antioxidants. Gallic acid has been reported to be an antioxidant. However, it has not been evaluated for its protective effect against benzene toxicity. Therefore, the study was carried out to investigate the prophylactic effects of gallic acid on the activities of selected antioxidant enzymes and concentrations of selected oxidative stress markers in the kidney of mice with benzene-induced oxidative stress. Thirty mice were randomly divided into six groups (A-F) of five mice each. Group A was orally administered distilled water while mice in Groups B, C, D, E and F were orally administered 50 mg/kg body weight of ascorbic acid, 25, 50, 100 mg/kg body weight of gallic acid respectively for 14 days before administering 150 mg/kg body weight of benzene orally to mice in groups B-F for 2 weeks (six days per week). The activities of selected antioxidant enzymes and concentrations of oxidative stress markers in the kidney were then determined. The results revealed that benzene significantly reduced (p<0.05) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in negative control when compared to the normal controls. Ascorbic acid and gallic acid at all doses were able to significantly revert (p<0.05) the effect of benzene on these parameters by increasing (p<0.05) the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase compared to negative control. The results suggest that one of the mechanisms by which gallic acid prevents the toxic effects of benzene in the kidney is by enhancing the activities of SOD and CAT.