Meet AIYEGUSI OLASUMBO PhD MONSURAT, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Broadcasting, Family, Health & Gender Communication
Lecturer II
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 |
Prospects of Mass Communication Teaching Through Lagos-Based Tertiary Institutions
Digital media evolved sporadically few years after a scholar Marshal McLuhan predicted how the world would become a global village. Ever since he said so, things have not remained the same. Almost all sectors in the world share information, knowledge and ideas using the digital space. Interestingly, the educational sector is not left out with students increased accessibility to online academic materials thereby reducing reliability on academic staff and even physical contact. Mass Communication on the other hand is a unique discipline whose survival largely depends on digital media devices in order to fulfill its ubiquitous role. This study therefore investigates the need to examine how mass communication courses can be taught through the digital media, its effectiveness and challenges. Survey was the design for the study using the key-informant interview KII with 20 purposively selected mass communication department lecturers across tertiary institutions in Lagos State while UTAUT theory underpinned the study. Data was then qualitatively analyzed. Findings revealed that achieving efficient digital mass communication teaching and learning remains an issue and can be achieved so that students in this part of the world can comfortably compete with those in developed world if spacious and e-learning facilities are adequately provided in lecture halls. Policy makers in tertiary institutions are therefore urged to provide lecturers and students with needed high technological gadgets like tablets and other modern facilities that can enhance impartation of knowledge.
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
