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Papers by Hassana Y A H A Y A Bello

Journal of Political Discourse , 2024

This research assessed the Gombe State Housing Scheme among Civil Servants. The study objectives ... more This research assessed the Gombe State Housing Scheme among Civil Servants. The study objectives include; to identify the factors associated with housing deficit in Gombe State, to find out the challenges affecting civil servants' access to the available public housing estates in Gombe State and to examine the coping strategies of the civil servants who do not own a house. A total sample size of 3520 were drawn from the population of 17601 state civil servants in the MDA. From the questionnaires on the sample size, only 3,120 were duly filled and returned. The data generated through the questionnaire distributed was analysed with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Findings from the study reveals that staff transferred from former Bauchi State to Gombe state rented apartments. The study also found that, economic, social, high cost of land title/registration, urbanization and bureaucratic bottlenecks contributed to housing deficit in Gombe state. Similarly, the study found that, majority of the state civil servants have not benefitted from housing scheme programme. Also, long queue, poor administrative processes, nepotism and stakeholders influence among others affected the state civil servants access to the available housing estates in the state. The study further found that, the major strategy used by the state civil servants to own houses was borrowing from cooperative societies. Finally, the study recommended among others; the need to provide more funding to federal mortgage bank; the need to establish a housing board to address housing deficit and ensuring privatisation of housing scheme.

Wukari International Studies Journal , 2024

https://ijssmr.org/current-issue/

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review , 2024

The study examined the causes and effects of infertility among couples in the Gombe metropolis, G... more The study examined the causes and effects of infertility among couples in the Gombe metropolis, Gombe State Nigeria. Three research objectives were formulated which were to: determine the perception of married men towards infertility, identify the effects of infertility on the durability of marriage, and suggest ways of management of infertility problems among couples in the Gombe metropolis. Coping theory and the theory of social stigma were used. 217 samples were drawn based on the purposive and simple random sampling techniques. A questionnaire and interview were used as instruments of data collection. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS while qualitative data was transcribed verbatim. The results obtained revealed that infertility has more negative effects on women than on men, infertility is caused by witches and witchcraft and early circumcision of male children were the perceptions of married men towards infertility. The study also shows that infertility leads to sexual stress when conceiving, it causes disagreements in marriages and causes fairness among partners. The results also revealed that some of the ways of managing infertility problems are medical treatments and the use of orthodox. It is recommended that: couples who are diagnosed of being infertile should form self-help groups for them to come together and manage their conditions effectively by providing helping hands to each other. Couples should support each other in the period when they are childless as this will go a long way to providing emotional support.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jul 11, 2023

The study investigated the effects of family structure on delinquent behaviours and its health co... more The study investigated the effects of family structure on delinquent behaviours and its health consequences among secondary school adolescents in Kumo metropolis, Gombe State. Juvenile delinquency is becoming a problem bedeviling many societies of the world. The objectives of the study is to examine the effects of family structure on juvenile delinquency, identify the causes of juvenile behaviours among adolescents, identify the health consequences of these behaviours and proffer possible solutions. Using cluster and simple random sampling techniques, a sample of three hundred and two (302) adolescents respondents was drawn from four private and public secondary schools (Government day secondary School Akkoyel, Government day Secondary School Pilot, The Classic Academy, and HajiyaNai'la Science Secondary School) in Kumo metropolis. The findings revealed that; the extended family is the major family type practiced in Kumo Metropolis and it was the leading avenue to juvenile delinquency. Poverty was found to be the possible cause of juvenile offending in Kumo metropolis and the most committed delinquent acts were violent crimes. This study recommended that Governmental, non-governmental organizations, and elites should establish job opportunities and small-scale industries to help alleviate poverty, law should be enforced, and parents should monitor and try to meet the demands of their children such as food, clothing, shelter, and education.

Background: Despite the growing research interest in health-related problem among the elderly peo... more Background: Despite the growing research interest in health-related problem among the elderly people in Nigeria, not much have been done on the sociological study of illness behaviour among the elderly people in the country. Elderly persons, especially those 60 years and older, have been found to be the greatest consumer of medical resources worldwide and the majority of them suffer one ailment or another. Objectives: To determine the role of the family in the provision of medical support to the elderly people in Gombe metropolis, to determine the type of illness affecting the elderly people in Gombe metropolis and to determine the psychological consequences associated with illness affecting the elderly in Gombe metropolis. Methodology: The study was conducted in Gombe metropolis. Three hundred and eighty-six (386) elderly persons were selected from the total population of 91,139 elderly persons in the metropolis. Questionnaires were distributed to the selected respondents with the aid of the research assistants and the data obtained were analysed using SPSS version 16. Results: The age distribution showed that 43.8% of them were between 61 and 65 years and only 7.7% were aged 76 years and above. The majority (54.4%) of the elderly report illness when they don't feel well, 72.0% of the elderly reported their illness to their spouses and 62.2% resorted to contacting physicians/Nurses whenever they are ill. Nearly half of the elderly (50.3%) did not believe they had a longterm medical condition and the major illness affecting the elderly were Diabetes mellitus (49.7%) and Hypertension (20.2%). Up to 59.6% of the elderly had financial difficulties in managing their illnesses/diseases and only 33.7% paid their medical bills themselves. Conclusion: Spouses are the major support of the elderly, and the majority of the elderly seek medical health from the hospitals when they are sick. The commonest morbidity among the elderly is Diabetes mellitus and hypertension. There is the need for provision of free health insurance coverage for the elderly in Gombe.

Bima Journal of Science and Technology , 2023

Occupational work stress remains a public health care challenge facing health care professionals ... more Occupational work stress remains a public health care challenge facing health care professionals in Nigeria. This is due to the fact that, there is less effort made by governments and managements of public health care facilities to address the challenge especially with regards to insufficient staff strength and poor working conditions among other several challenges. This study was undertaken to achieve the following objectives; to examine the causes of occupational work stress among health care professionals, and to identify the consequences of occupational work stress on performance of health care professionals in selected primary health care facilities in Gombe metropolis. The study employed a descriptive research method and data was collected from a sample of 205 health care workers from the population of 236 in the selected primary health care facilities using Krejcie and Morgan Sample Size Calculator with margin of error of 5% and 95% confidence level. The data was analysed using statistical package for the social sciences (version 21). The findings of the study indicated that, the major causes of occupational work stress include overcrowding of patients, family pressure, insufficient staff strength, poor working conditions and lack of health care facilities among others. Furthermore, the major consequences of occupational work stress on performance of health care personnel also include anxiety and frustration on the part of health care personnel, failure to give required medical attention to patients, inability to achieve target result and internal conflict among health care personnel in the study clinics. The study recommended the needs to provide more funding to primary health care facilities especially that, majority of the citizens who are less privileged attend the facilities for medical services, provision of health care facilities and adequate working tools among others. This will help in addressing some of the major problems affecting the development and sustainability of primary health care facilities in providing health care services to the less privileged class of citizens.

IJISRT23JUN1223 , 2023

Hassana Yahaya Bello , 2023

Ijirst, 2021

Almajiri is an Arabic word meaning ''a seeker of knowledge''. Its origin was the migration of Pro... more Almajiri is an Arabic word meaning ''a seeker of knowledge''. Its origin was the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Those who migrated with the prophet had no means of livelihood on getting to Medina except base on the fraternity established by the Prophet. They were co-opted into different trades and vocations as apprentices who were paid for their services. Islam came to northern Nigeria through traders and scholars. The system of teaching and learning Quran and Arabic started from northern Nigeria where the teachers depend on charity. This noble principle at early stage of the development of Islamic education which was implemented due to lack of adequate and qualified teachers reduced the status of the Quranic teacher to a mere beggar. No salary for the teacher and the pupils paid no fee. Today Almajiri pupils are found over all cities, towns, and villages in northern Nigeria and other parts of the country. They sleep outside the house or on the veranda of dilapidated, uncompleted buildings which also serves as their schools, hostels and class rooms in the day time. They are seen carrying plastic bowls, dressed in dirty tattered clothes and most times walking barefooted begging. The conditions of living and learning in these schools have exposed the Almajiri pupils to many health hazards affecting their health status. The study found out that most of the Almajiri pupils are from poor socioeconomic 'family background. They are also from polygamous families that are over populated. Common diseases affecting the pupils include malaria, Typhoid, skin diseases, cold, catarrh, and cough. Strategy for coping with illness most times is self medication from money realized through labour in nearby houses. The teacher's role is to teach the Almajiri pupils Quran and Arabic. Their feeding, health care and shelter is entirely their business. To save the future and health of these children, the study recommends government intervention in terms of policy where government takes control and enacts strict guidelines, rules and regulations guiding the operation of Quranic/Islamiyya boarding and day schools. Government should mandate the proprietors of Almajiri schools to register and comply with all rules and regulations guiding the establishment of boarding schools in Gombe state. This should include the provision of infrastructure like class rooms, hostels, feeding and a sick bay. Any proprietor who fails to meet government specification should not be cleared to operate a boarding Almajiri pupils schools. Failure to adhere strictly to government regulation should attract the full wrath of the law. Pupils can attend school and return to their parents for upkeep .

GJGS, 2022

This study focused on the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the livelihood of beneficiaries in... more This study focused on the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the livelihood of beneficiaries in Gombe state. The Federal Government of Nigeria over the years has come up with youth's related policies and programmes, however, it is on record that these policies and programmes did not yielded the desired results. In an effort to reduce poverty among the youths, the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2016 also designed the N-Power Programme. The study was set to identify the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the livelihood of beneficiaries in Gombe state using access to basic needs of food, clothe and shelter, income distribution and healthcare status as indicators. Literatures on the concepts and previous empirical studies carried out by other scholars in the field were critically examined. The theoretical framework adopted by the study was Optimal Theory of Pareto (1971). The research design was basically a survey research and data were generated from primary sources with questionnaire as the instrument for generating the data. The population of the study was 1667 drawn from the 2016 beneficiaries of the N-power Teach (N-Teach) in Kaltungo, Balanga, Akko, Dukku, Gombe and Yelmatu Deba Local governments of Gombe State while Taro Yamane Formula was used to arrive at the sample size. Balloting method was used to select two local governments in each senatorial district of the state while cluster sampling was used in categorizing the respondents into different local governments while simple random sampling technique was employed in administering the questionnaire. Data gathered based on the hypotheses formulated were presented in frequency tables and analyzed using Chi-square Test. The study's findings revealed that there was an increase in the monthly income, access to basic needs of food, clothe and shelter as well as health status of N-power beneficiaries during N-power programme and some beneficiaries have used the programme to acquire entrepreneur skill. Therefore, it is recommended that, government should provide interest free loans to interested volunteers to start up their small or medium scale enterprises and the federal government should ramp up pressures on state governments to absorb some of the volunteers in a more permanent capacity in their civil service.

Bima Journal of Science and Technology , 2023

Child delivery complications remain a public health challenge despite several efforts made by gov... more Child delivery complications remain a public health challenge despite several efforts made by government and non-governmental organisations. Socio-cultural, economic and related health care services and logistics remains the most common factors responsible for these complications in Nigeria. This study, therefore, was undertaken to achieve the following objectives; to examine the problems pregnant women face attending antenatal care in Zainab Bulkachuwa Women and Children Hospital and examine the nature of child delivery complications among pregnant women in Zainab Bulkachuwa Women and Children Hospital. Furthermore, the study employed a descriptive research method and data was collected from a sample of 225 pregnant women from the population of 426 registered antenatal women during the study period using Krejcie and Morgan sample size calculator with 5% margin of error and 95% confidence level. The data was analysed using statistical package for the social sciences (version, 21). The findings of the study indicated that, pregnant women face problems such as waiting long time at the hospital and inadequate medical facilities they might needed during antenatal visits among other problems. Furthermore, the study found that, the complications women face includes haemorrhage, spontaneous abortion, obstructed labour, blood transfusion and caesarean section among others. Finally, the study outlines the strategies need to be followed in reducing child delivery complications among pregnant women in the hospital. These include provision of more health care facilities and drugs in the hospital, allowing traditional birth attendants to work in the hospital after training on hygiene and sanitation in and around the labour room and the pregnant woman as well as provision of free health care services to indigent women among others.

Gombe journal of General Studies (GJGS), 2022

Abstract This study focused on the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the livelihood of ben... more Abstract
This study focused on the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the livelihood of
beneficiaries in Gombe state. The Federal Government of Nigeria over the years has come
up with youth’s related policies and programmes, however, it is on record that these policies
and programmes did not yielded the desired results. In an effort to reduce poverty among
the youths, the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2016 also designed the N-Power
Programme. The study was set to identify the impact of N-Power Teach programme on the
livelihood of beneficiaries in Gombe state using access to basic needs of food, clothe and
shelter, income distribution and healthcare status as indicators. Literatures on the concepts
and previous empirical studies carried out by other scholars in the field were critically
examined. The theoretical framework adopted by the study was Optimal Theory of Pareto
(1971). The research design was basically a survey research and data were generated from
primary sources with questionnaire as the instrument for generating the data. The
population of the study was 1667 drawn from the 2016 beneficiaries of the N-power Teach
(N-Teach) in Kaltungo, Balanga, Akko, Dukku, Gombe and Yelmatu Deba Local
governments of Gombe State while Taro Yamane Formula was used to arrive at the sample
size. Balloting method was used to select two local governments in each senatorial district
of the state while cluster sampling was used in categorizing the respondents into different
local governments while simple random sampling technique was employed in administering
the questionnaire. Data gathered based on the hypotheses formulated were presented in
frequency tables and analyzed using Chi-square Test. The study’s findings revealed that
there was an increase in the monthly income, access to basic needs of food, clothe and
shelter as well as health status of N-power beneficiaries during N-power programme and
some beneficiaries have used the programme to acquire entrepreneur skill. Therefore, it is
recommended that, government should provide interest free loans to interested volunteers
to start up their small or medium scale enterprises and the federal government should ramp
up pressures on state governments to absorb some of the volunteers in a more permanent capacity in their civil service.
Keywords: N-Power, Livelihood, Poverty, beneficiary

Jewel Journal of Medical Sciences , 2022

International journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT), 2021

Abstract:- Almajiri is an Arabic word meaning ‘’a seeker of knowledge’’. Its origin was the mig... more Abstract:- Almajiri is an Arabic word meaning ‘’a
seeker of knowledge’’. Its origin was the migration of
Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Those who
migrated with the prophet had no means of livelihood on
getting to Medina except base on the fraternity
established by the Prophet. They were co-opted into
different trades and vocations as apprentices who were
paid for their services. Islam came to northern Nigeria
through traders and scholars. The system of teaching
and learning Quran and Arabic started from northern
Nigeria where the teachers depend on charity. This noble
principle at early stage of the development of Islamic
education which was implemented due to lack of
adequate and qualified teachers reduced the status of the
Quranic teacher to a mere beggar. No salary for the
teacher and the pupils paid no fee. Today Almajiri
pupils are found over all cities, towns, and villages in
northern Nigeria and other parts of the country. They
sleep outside the house or on the veranda of dilapidated,
uncompleted buildings which also serves as their schools,
hostels and class rooms in the day time. They are seen
carrying plastic bowls, dressed in dirty tattered clothes
and most times walking barefooted begging. The
conditions of living and learning in these schools have
exposed the Almajiri pupils to many health hazards
affecting their health status.
The study found out that most of the Almajiri
pupils are from poor socio-economic
‘family
background. They are also from polygamous families
that are over populated. Common diseases affecting the
pupils include malaria, Typhoid, skin diseases, cold,
catarrh, and cough. Strategy for coping with illness most
times is self medication from money realized through
labour in nearby houses. The teacher’s role is to teach
the Almajiri pupils Quran and Arabic. Their feeding,
health care and shelter is entirely their business. To save
the future and health of these children, the study
recommends government intervention in terms of policy
where government takes control and enacts strict
guidelines, rules and regulations guiding the operation of
Quranic/Islamiyya boarding and day schools.
Government should mandate the proprietors of Almajiri
schools to register and comply with all rules and
regulations guiding the establishment of boarding
schools in Gombe state. This should include the
provision of infrastructure like class rooms, hostels,
feeding and a sick bay. Any proprietor who fails to meet
government specification should not be cleared to
operate a boarding Almajiri pupils schools. Failure to dhere strictly to government regulation should attract
the full wrath of the law. Pupils can attend school and return to their parents for up-keep.
Keywords:- Health, Illness, Disease, Almajiri Pupil.

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology , 2019

Abstract:- The study is on the impact of National Health Insurance Scheme on enrollees in Gombe ... more Abstract:- The study is on the impact of National Health
Insurance Scheme on enrollees in Gombe metropolis.
The study aimed at examining the problems and
challenges of the scheme, determining the enrollee’s level
of satisfaction towards services provided and to proffer
solutions to improve health service delivery. The
research work adopted a survey research design where
questionnaires were administered and interview was
conducted so as to sample the views of the respondents
and to draw conclusion for the study. The major findings
of the study are: the NHIS was established against the
poor state of the national healthcare system and the
rising cost of healthcare services. The scheme reduces
out of pocket payment for healthcare services. It aims at
improving access to good healthcare service delivery
among Nigerians. Also the study found out that there is a
significant relationship between enrollee’s satisfaction
and quality of services provided. Hence the study
suggests that the scheme should include some expensive
drugs, procedures and some expensive surgical
operations, increase the supply of medicine/drugs to
health facilities, re-train health personnel and also post
more healthcare personnel to health facilities.
Keywords:- Health, Healthcare, Health Maintenance
Organization, Health Care Provider, National Health Insurance Scheme, Enrollees Satisfaction.

Ijisrt 21jun384(1), 2021

The research was set out to assess utilization of primary healthcare and the impact of underutili... more The research was set out to assess utilization of primary healthcare and the impact of underutilization on the people of Gombe metropolis. Gombe Local Government Area was chosen as the study area from which five secondary and tertiary healthcare centers (The Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe Specialist Hospital, Doma Clinic, Musaba Clinic and Metro Consultant Clinic) were selected plus a couple of responses from the general public outside of the clinic. The major objectives of the study was finding out the most pronounced factors that hinder proper utilization of the primary healthcare centers in the study area, the effects caused by the underutilization and proffering possible solutions towards tackling these effects. One hundred and ten (110) questionnaires were used from which thirty (30) was administered in each of the two government hospitals, ten (10) each in the three private clinics and the remaining twenty (20) responded by the general public. The responses obtained were analyzed an interpreted by which a logical conclusion was reached. The finding of the study revealed that the lack of improved and modern facilities as well as qualified health professionals proved to be the most threatening factor to primary healthcare utilization in the study area. However, socioeconomic standing, culture and accessibility also to an extent results in primary healthcare underutilization. The effect of this underutilization is the overstretch of the secondary and tertiary healthcare centers within the metropolis because of the neglect of the referral system. Minor cases that were supposed to be handled at the primary healthcare centers were being registered at the onset at the secondary and tertiary centers. Some solutions to attaining adequate primary healthcare utilization like improved infrastructural development, government subsidy, public enlightenment and transportation upgrade were given.

Journal of Political Discourse , 2024

Wukari International Studies Journal , 2024

https://ijssmr.org/current-issue/

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review , 2024

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jul 11, 2023

Bima Journal of Science and Technology , 2023

IJISRT23JUN1223 , 2023

Hassana Yahaya Bello , 2023

Ijirst, 2021

GJGS, 2022

Bima Journal of Science and Technology , 2023

Gombe journal of General Studies (GJGS), 2022

Jewel Journal of Medical Sciences , 2022

International journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT), 2021

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology , 2019

Ijisrt 21jun384(1), 2021