Oluwafikayomi Opeyemi Banjo

• Diploma, B.Ed, M.Ed and PhD ( Social Welfare)
• Lecturer at Babcock University

The rate of suicide attempts among undergraduate students has increased drastically in Nigeria, thus this study assessed the psychological factors (depression, stress, anxiety and hopelessness) as determinants of suicidal ideations among undergraduate students in Lagos State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted. A sample size of 396 resp...

Abstract Risk behaviours are social behaviours that increase the risk of disease or injury, which can subsequently lead to disability or death. Therefore, the study examined the Influence of parenting style on adolescents risk behaviours among in-school adolescents in Port-Harcourt (Phalga) Local Government area of Rivers State. The study used desc...

The practice of female genital mutilation has been followed by many different peoples and communities across the ages and continents. It is a public health concern and many reasons have been given as benefits of the practice as well as its adverse effects. Several reasons has been given for its practice. Therefore, this study was carried out to exa...

Oluwafikayomi Opeyemi Banjo, Kehinde Oluwaseun Kester Publication date 2021/6 Journal Journal of Humanities Therapy Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 59-81 Description Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug with higher abuse prevalence among undergraduates; which comes with adverse health and psychosocial consequences on the adolescents and the societ...

Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug with higher abuse prevalence among undergraduates; which comes with adverse health and psychosocial consequences on the adolescents and the society at large. The trend has become a major public health concern for governments and other stakeholders that require qualitative and effective treatment app...

Covid-19 has spread to almost every country. Like world war11 attack, this pandemic has already imprinted itself upon the nations psyche. Hence the study focused to examine the effect of coviD-19 on the psychosocial well-being of undergraduate. The study adopted a descriptive survey conducted on an online platform using a google form, a cloud base...

Substance abuse among young adults is a major public health issue which can cause significant damage to their mental health. The screening, brief, interventions and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is a public health prevention tool used in identifying persons at risk of substance use and abuse. This study assessed the approach to screening, brief int...

Globalization has impacted education around the world in many important ways either positively or in negative ways. Yet the term "globalization" is relatively new, and its meaning or nature, conceptualization, and impact remain essentially contested within the educational research community. In many countries there have been transformations of the...

The study focused to examine assessment of social supports available for widows in churches,it adopted descriptive research survey method. The population for this study are widows in Seventh-Day Adventist and catholic churches located in Ikenne local government area in Ogun State Nigeria. The sample size was 300 (which is the total number of widows...

Research into the myriad of factors that could promote mental well-being of young adults in the institution of higher learning would continue unabated as long as the subject matter, Risky behaviour remains potent to psychologists, mental health workers, and other significant care givers. This study evaluated the efficacy of psychotherapy and rehabi...

Background: Babcock University, Nigeria, screened the students at the point of academic registration and implemented a co-curricular treatment programme for those with positive urine drug test. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate outcomes of the programme.