Bisexuality or Heterocurious: A Challenge for Sexual Education (Published)
In this research work, the situation experienced by married men with children who begin their bisexuality is analyzed through a case study, through a semi-structured interview with a 36-year-old man, in order to determine the factors that guide people to have sexual relations with other men, in secret, and the role that sexual education plays. Based on the information collected in the interview, it can be analyzed that even though we live in the 21st century, there are still many myths and paradigms about homosexual and bisexual people, due to the form of education, customs, religion and traditions that are transmitted from parents to children. On the other hand, talking about sexuality is a topic full of taboos, which prevents people from openly expressing their sexual desires and experiences, due to fear of being rejected and judged, due to the moral norms established in a society. For this reason, some married men maintain a secret erotic relationship with other men. In our case study, the subject’s first experience was under the influence of alcohol consumption, later manifesting the guilt syndrome. Religion is also a key piece in our study, because they live as heterosexual people, because custom and what dictates that a man must be with his woman, however, sexually they do not feel satisfied or have other fantasies that they cannot fulfill your partner, seeking that satisfaction in men with particular characteristics, such as: age, physical build, behavior, appearance, among other aspects. Eradicating discrimination and rejection towards bisexual people is not only a social problem but also a health problem. It is important to correctly educate the population regarding sexuality, seeing it not only from the reproductive side but also from all its other characteristics.
Keywords: Bisexuality, Education, Heterosexuality
Knowledge and Attitude towards Violence against Women among Male Health Workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo-State (Published)
Citation: Mayowa Opeyemi Adekola, Joseph Oyeniyi Aina, Mary Ayodeji Gbenga-Epebinu (2022) Knowledge and Attitude towards Violence against Women among Male Health Workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo-State, International Journal of Health and Psychology Research, Vol.10, No.1, pp.1-17
Abstract: The research examined of knowledge and attitude towards violence against women among male health workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo State. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive research design. A sample size of 191 respondents was determined using Cochran formula. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 191 respondents from the population. A validated questionnaire was used with a Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency ranging from 0.75 to 0.78 respectively. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 27 to generate summaries of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics at p=0.01. Findings from the research show that 59% of the respondents have poor knowledge of violence against women while 41% of them have good knowledge. Result also revealed that 51% of the respondents have negative attitude towards VAW, while 49% have good knowledge of VAW. It is concluded that there was poor knowledge and negative attitude towards violence against women among male health workers in Akure south Local Government Area. The implication of this is high tendency for men to perpetrate the act of violence against women. It is therefore recommended among others that Nurses should put up measures such as; enlightenment programmes to ensure men are well oriented about issues related to violence against women, this creates positive influence on the knowledge and attitude of men towards violence against women.
Keywords: Education, Knowledge, Violence, Women, attitude, religious belief
Women’s Perception of Males’ Involvement in Maternal Healthcare in Rivers State, Nigeria (Published)
Men play a significant role in the reproductive life of women, from the pre-pregnancy stages of family planning to pregnancy, birth and post-natal periods. This study was a survey of the perceptions of women on males’ involvement in maternal healthcare in Rivers State. This involved some selected health centres in Rivers State, using a pre-tested and validated questionnaire. Aspects of men’s involvement that were taken into consideration included decision-making, economic and geographic accessibility as well as utilization of maternal health-care services. Responses from a total of 300 pregnant and post–natal mothers who were purposively selected from randomly drawn health centres in the three Senatorial Districts in Rivers State were analyzed. The results showed no significant difference in the perceptions of women with primary or post-primary education, unemployed or employed women as well as those residing in rural or urban areas. In addition, there was a unanimous agreement that joint decision-making was better than a decision solely taken by the man or woman alone. They all agreed that financial empowerment and autonomy were crucial for enabling women to access and utilize maternal healthcare facilities. It was concluded that despite the pivotal role of men in family affairs, their involvement in maternal health process was abysmal and this could be due to some extraneous factors. The study therefore recommended that women empowerment, in terms of education and finances would go a long way towards improving maternal health which, over the years, has been on the decline, despite men’s good intentions.
Keywords: Education, Gender, Healthcare, Men, Nigeria, Women