Papers by Oladipo Babalola
World health and population, 2013
The primary objective of this study is to establish the factors that have contributed to the prep... more The primary objective of this study is to establish the factors that have contributed to the preponderance of counterfeit drugs in Nigeria despite the laws. Data was gathered by a combination of the use of questionnaires and oral interviews. The results suggest that drug laws were adequate falling short only in their implementation. The task forces were rated as ineffective arising from corruption, communication gaps, lack of adequate funds, lack of vehicles, etc.
International Journal of Health Research, 2009
and full-text of published articles. The journal is devoted to the promotion of health sciences a... more and full-text of published articles. The journal is devoted to the promotion of health sciences and related disciplines (including medicine, pharmacy, nursing, biotechnology, cell and molecular biology, and related engineering fields). It seeks particularly (but not exclusively) to encourage multidisciplinary research and collaboration among scientists, the industry and the healthcare professionals. It will also provide an international forum for the communication and evaluation of data, methods and findings in health sciences and related disciplines. The journal welcomes original research papers, reviews and case reports on current topics of special interest and relevance. All manuscripts will be subject to rapid peer review. Those of high quality (not previously published and not under consideration for publication) will be published without delay. The maximum length of manuscripts should normally be 10,000 words (20 single-spaced typewritten pages) for review, 6,000 words for research articles, 3,000 for technical notes, case reports, commentaries and short communications.
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2007
Malaria is both a social and a behavioral problem that may prompt individuals&amp... more Malaria is both a social and a behavioral problem that may prompt individuals' demonstration of culturally prescribed behavioral patterns, which in turn, may contribute to their perception and treatment of the disease. The study examines the problems associated with the ways in which students of a Nigerian university perceive malarial infection, seek treatment for the infection, and respond to available treatment options. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was administered to 600 male and female undergraduate students in final year classes in 6 fields of study at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife: technology, environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities, health sciences, and pharmacy. An interview schedule was used to conduct an in-depth interview with 120 students who were selected using a systematic sampling technique. The research instrument was pilot tested for validity and reliability, and the items of data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that student respondents suffered an average of 2.33 malaria attacks per annum, with male students suffering a significantly greater number of attacks than the females (chi(2)=17.21, df=3, P=.05). Additionally, it was observed that 48% of females admitted a preference for injections over other dosage forms compared to 33.3% of their male counterparts. Injections were favored by females because of rapid onset of action and bitter taste accompanying oral dosage forms. It is worth noting, however, that even within this group, self-medication was quite prominent, suggesting that injections are used without the benefit of medical supervision in the sample population. Although no less than 54.6% of the respondents claimed to suffer from chloroquine-induced pruritus, 41% of the respondents used chloroquine preparations as their drug of choice in seeking a cure for their malarial infection, whereas only 4% used it for prevention of the diseases. This study showed that there is no noticeable difference in the perception of malaria between male and female students; however, there is a significant difference between the frequency of attacks in the 2 groups, and this may have considerable influence on the ways male and female subjects treat the infection and their subsequent response to treatment.
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2001
Objective To explore communication patterns between hospital pharmacists and elderly patients dur... more Objective To explore communication patterns between hospital pharmacists and elderly patients during medication history interviews. Method Medication history interviews conducted by four hospital pharmacists were audiotaped and videotaped. A transcript was constructed for each interview comprising the words spoken, supplemented by noted observations of non-verbal behaviour from the videotapes. Twenty transcripts were coded and analysed using the socio-linguistic model of communication. Results Misconception of speech events was found to be an important source of conflict in the pharmacist-patient relationship. Miscommunication occurred most frequently in the acoustic, lexicon and conception areas. Conclusion Pharmacists' communication skills with the elderly must be developed for effective interaction about medication use.
Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2008
We evaluated the impact of night reading on daytime sleepiness, quality of sleep and performance ... more We evaluated the impact of night reading on daytime sleepiness, quality of sleep and performance of student. Pharmacy students (N = 253, 71.5% response rate) completed a sleep and study lifestyle questionnaire, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the Epworth sleepiness scale questionnaires, and their grade indices (were obtained. The results showed that the prevalence of night reading was 76.7% and there was a significant (P < 0.05) association between night reading and sleep quality, and also between sleep quality and academic performance. Thus, habitual night reading may affect academic performance, possibly due to the reduced sleep and poor sleep quality of habitual night readers.
Pharmacy Education, 2001
This paper describes different ways by which lecturers in schools of Pharmacy cope with low salar... more This paper describes different ways by which lecturers in schools of Pharmacy cope with low salaries in Nigeria. It is based on a semi-structured interview of 48 lecturers working in Schools of Pharmacy in Nigeria. This representative sample of lecturers yielded reports on about 18 different types of individual coping strategies. Most of these have a potential effect on teaching and research through availability of staff. Activities related to teaching and research and other businesses outside teaching and research were mentioned most often. Allowances and per diems seem to be most favoured top regarding frequency and effectiveness followed by secondary jobs, private practice and subsistence agricultural practice. A few of the lecturers however admitted using public resources for private purposes. Individual coping strategies may lead to undesirable side effects for the learning process and delivery through a net transfer of resources (qualified personnel time and material resources) from the public to private sector
Toward Effectively Applying Technology
Online interactivity is not commonly employed by patients and health professionals to solve drug ... more Online interactivity is not commonly employed by patients and health professionals to solve drug related problems, and many patients have yet to explore the various possibilities available on line to get counsel about the medicine they use. Online counselling is relatively easy for people to gain access to professional counsellors. It also creates an anonymous environment, which makes it easier to talk about personal problems and provides larger access to messages on preventive health care. Online facilities help provide comprehensive access to counselling by segments of the population that have barrier of access to conventional services. It is particularly useful to meet the psychosocial needs of people on long-term medication and it could be a veritable tool to support adherence to antiretroviral therapy in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). www.igi-global.com/chapter/theory-application-using-social-networking/72634?camid=4v1a P2P File Sharing: The Life and Death of Gnutella Danny Hughes and James Walkerdine (2008). Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication (pp. 411-423).
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