AIYEGUSI OLASUMBO PhD MONSURAT

Broadcasting

At the Broadcasting department office

Appointment on Visitation important

Topic: MOTHER-DAUGHTER COMMUNICATION IN THE ADOPTION OF SANITARY PAD AMONG SELECTED JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN LAGOS STATE

Description: Mother-child bonding originates from birth as a nutrition and succor provider for the infant leading to a mother being the first companion and educator a child recognizes. Previous studies abound on menstrual care practices, sexual/reproductive health and menstrual hygiene management in schools but there are sparing studies on mother-daughter communication on sanitary pad adoption. This study therefore sought to investigate the perceived influence of mother-daughter communication on the adoption of sanitary pad among selected junior secondary school girls in urban and peri-urban Lagos State. The Social Learning Theory underpinned this study while the mixed method design was adopted. Three Hundred and Seventy-Seven 377 pubertal girls in 12 junior secondary schools using multi-stage, stratified and purposive sampling techniques were assessed through survey. Six sessions of Focus Group Discussion FGD were also held with 54 pubertal girls in six of the schools. Six mothers, 8 key informants comprising 2 school principals, 2 vice principals, 2 teachers and 2 counsellors were also purposively interviewed. Data gathered was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using SPSS version 23, t-test and thematic mapping. Findings show that 83.8% urban mothers talk to their daughters regularly about menstruation before, during and after menarche through social media while peri-urban 66.7% mothers adopt text messages but urban and peri-urban mothers transmit the culture of secrecy about menstruation to their daughters through face-to-face conversation IDI&FGD . Pubertal girls living with urban and peri-urban foster parents are neglected on menstrual related issues KII & FGD . Also, 51.1% pubertal daughters in urban areas prefer sanitary pad and knew about it through donations 66.7% while 87.5% girls in peri-urban areas prefer reusable cloth and knew about it through advertisements 52.9% . Modernity and suitability for all kinds of menstrual flow influence urban and peri-urban effective mother-daughter communication on the adoption of pad IDI & FGD

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (COMMUNICATION STUDIES)	BROADCASTING, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO	2023

Investigating the Impact of HIV/AIDS Media Awareness Campaign on Youth Behaviour in Ekpoma Community of Edo State, Nigeria

Awareness campaigns play a crucial role in the global response to HIV/AIDS particularly among the youths in a community like Ekpoma in Edo State, where youths are exposed to risk factors such as early sexual debut, unsafe sexual practices or inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual partnerships, etc,. HIV/AIDS media awareness campaigns are therefore vital to ensuring that youths have accurate knowledge to make informed health decisions to prevent HIV/AIDS. This study, therefore, sought to identify the impact of HIV/AIDS media awareness campaigns on youth behaviour in Ekpoma Community. This study was premised upon the Health Belief Model (H.B.M), while the descriptive design and quantitative survey method by the use of questionnaire was adopted for the study with 355 youths in Ekpoma Community, Edo State. The youths were selected through multi-stage sampling. Questionnaires were then analysed using SPSS version 25 and were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and presented in tables. Findings revealed that most youths demonstrated a high level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS transmission and also considered the disease a serious public health concern. Internet and social media were identified as their most frequently accessed channels of HIV/AIDS information while other channels of awareness campaign, such as school-based programmes, health centres and religious organisations were less effective among the youths. Youths also reported a change in their perception towards unprotected sex and indicated that they had become more cautious about engaging in risky sexual behaviour related to HIV/AIDS within the community amongst others. It is therefore recommended that existing HIV/AIDS media awareness campaigns, health educators, NGOs and campaign designers are urged to offer a deeper understanding of different communication approaches that can influence youth behaviour towards HIV/AIDS

AIYEGUSI MONSURAT is a Lecturer II at the Department of Broadcasting

AIYEGUSI has a Ph.D in COMMUNICATION STUDIES from BROADCASTING, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO