IMPROVING HEALTH SYSTEM STRUCTURE TO OVERCOME MATERNAL AND NEW-BORN COMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIA: A CASE OF SOKOTO STATE
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Author(s): ASHIRU BELLO , KATIMAN ROSTAM , MUAZU ALHAJI SHAMAKI
Abstract: This study attempts to look at health system structure and the complications associated with maternal and new-born health services delivery in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Health system has a potential not just of improving people’s health but also to protect them against the financial costs of illness and to treat them with self-respect. Various relevant sources of information have been reviewed. These sources include various journals of public health, the federal and state governments’ publications on maternal and new-born health assessments among others. The study reveals that (as at 2012), only 4% of public health facilities meet EmOC standards in the state and less than 2% of women nationally deliver by caesarean section, pointing to an unmet need for emergency services both in Nigeria and Sokoto state in particular. Although illiteracy, high fertility, teenage pregnancy, etc directly or indirectly affects maternal and new-born health, the death rate (maternal mortality of 1026/100,000
- Publication Date: 09-Mar-2014
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-003-3-92
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MALAYSIAN WORK FAMILY CONFLICT AND WELLBEING: THE MODERATING ROLE OF JOB CONTROL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Author(s): AZLINA ABU BAKAR MOHD , R ZIRWATUL AIDA R IBRAHIM
Abstract: The connection of work family conflict and employee wellbeing has been widely researched in Western countries. The present study investigated the relationship between work family conflict (work to family conflict and family to work conflict) and employee wellbeing in Malaysia. Testing the hypotheses of Karasek’s model (Job-Demand-Control Model) [27] and Johnson and Hall’s model (Job-Demand-Control-Support Model) [25], this study also examines the moderating effect of job control and social support on the relationships. Survey data includes 1125 manufacturing employees from twelve workplaces. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that work family conflict, job control and social support explained 5.9-29.2% of the variance in each of wellbeing indicators (job satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect). The moderating effects of job control are not supported by the data. However, there were significant two-way interactions (FWC and social support on job satisfaction (β = -.090,
- Publication Date: 09-Mar-2014
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-003-3-93
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