This study examined the influence of media reporting and public enlightenment campaigns on suicidal behaviour among Oshodi youths in Lagos State, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted. From a population consisting of all the Oshodi youths, the Snowball sampling technique proposed by Jones (1997) was used to select 150 respondents. Three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance were formulated to guide the study. A researcher-made questionnaire ‘Media Reporting and Public Enlightenment Campaign Questionnaire (MRAPECQ)’ was used for data collection. The population t-test and independent t-test were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that suicidal tendency among Oshodi youths was not significantly high and media reporting and public enlightenment campaigns did not significantly influence suicidal tendency. Counselling implications and recommendations were proffered such as, Counsellors are to ensure that a more restrained reporting of suicidal cases is used as a way of decreasing the imitation or copycat effect, and the need to counsel those embarking on public enlightenment campaigns to make them youth-friendly
The study investigated the influence of personal variables on the attitude of Youths in Bwari Area Council Abuja, Nigeria to Lassa fever preventive practices. The study used the descriptive survey design. Using the snowball sampling technique proposed by Jones (1997) and used by Denwigwe and Ezekwe (2017), a sample of 200 youths was selected from the study area. Four hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A researcher-made questionnaire known as the personal variables and attitude to Lassa fever preventive practices questionnaire (PVALPPQ) was used as the instrument for data collection. The population t-test and independent t-test were the statistical techniques for data analysis. Findings revealed that the attitude of youths in Bwari Area Council Abuja, Nigeria to Lassa fever preventive practices was negative, gender did not significantly influence youth’s attitude while youths’ education status and family type influenced youths’ attitude to Lassa fever preventive practices. Recommendations were stated such as counselling youths on the strategies for Lassa fever disease prevention
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