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A Review of Psychological Resilience as a Response to Natural Hazards in Nigeria
(IGI Global Engineering Science Reference, 2018) Malomo, B.
Natural hazards are potential threats to lives, properties, and the society at large. This chapter discusses psychological resilience as a strategy in overcoming the aftermath of natural hazards, which are known as natural disasters in Nigeria. Resilience consists of individual behaviours, cognitions, actions, and attitudes that enhance personal wellbeing. The ability to exhibit resilience is important in overcoming the adverse consequences of natural hazards. A review of the concept of resilience in this chapter cov ers an introduction to the concept of resilience and natural hazards, cases of natural hazards in Africa and Nigeria, conceptual definition and issues relating to resilience, theoretical underpinning, recom mendation, and conclusion. The various factors that are critical to the development and utilisation of psychological resilience are discussed. Relevant authorities can thus be advised on the need to set up platforms on which communities can devise methods of educating individuals on methods of developing resilience in preparation for impending natural hazards.
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Factors influencing non-compliance behaviour of unauthorised drivers on bus rapid transit lanes in Lagos in Lagos Metropolis
(2020-05) Malomo, B.
The bus rapid transit lanes in Lagos are threatened by drivers of unauthorised vehicles. These vehicles could break down or be involved in a crash thereby causing delay and frustrating the major objective of constructing special lanes for the smooth operation of the bus rapid transit scheme. This study therefore employed observation method by carrying out a physical count of drivers exhibiting non-compliance behaviour on the bus rapid transit lanes for the purpose of identifying the categories of drivers that exhibit non-compliance behaviour on the lanes, and the factors responsible for their behaviour. The observation was carried out on four working days of the week, and two factors were predicted to motivate the behaviours of the drivers; traffic congestion and day of the week. In all, 652 drivers of different categories of vehicles were observed. Four hypotheses were tested using t-test and One-Way ANOVA statistics to analyse obtained data. The results revealed that drivers of private vehicles exhibited higher non-compliance behaviour compared to other categories of drivers. Additionally, traffic was a factor for non-compliance behaviour but days of the week was not a significant influence. The results are crucial for enforcement strategies, for change in policy formulation and for installation of road furniture to inform and deter unauthorized use of the bus rapid transit
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Perception of health risks of people living in close proximity to infectious disease centres and their willingness to relocate
(2021) Malomo, B.
People in residential and commercial structures have encroached too closely to infectious disease treatment centres over time. This may pose great risks. This study investigated the knowledge and perception of health risks of people who live and work in close proximity to infectious disease treatment centres, using Ebola isolation centre as a case study. Survey instruments were administered to 285 participants through purposive and convenient sampling. Male, 133 (46.7%) and female, 152 (53.3%) participants from 18 years to 70 years responded to the survey. Perception of health risks increased with knowledge and did not significantly differ due to educational attainment of participants. Respondents living closest to the Ebola isolation centre expressed higher willingness to relocate than those living in locations farther from the Ebola centre (X 2 (2, N = 285) = 7.50, p < .01). Caution is required when constructing isolation centres near residential and workplaces with uninfected people.
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ASSESSMENT OF THE BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY AND LITTERING BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY: IMPLICATION ON POST COVID-19 CLASSROOM LITTERING
(2021) Malomo, B.; Akinbode, G.A.; Olatimehin, V.O.
Littering behaviour causes aesthetic challenges, it is unhealthy, and due to its pervading nature especially among the youth, practical intervention is urgently required. This study examined the applicability of the broken windows theory and the two stage process model to classroom littering. The time of day litter is produced most and what items constitutes litter by students were examined. Four classrooms of a faculty in a university where different levels of students received lectures constitute the setting for this study. Litter collection took place for 5 days across 4 lecture periods per day with each classroom cleared of any litter prior to the commencement of lectures. Litter was collected, sorted and weighed according to the types of litter. Also, the hours of the day that students litter their classrooms most were observed. The broken windows theory was not endorsed, but students engaged in passive littering. Food wrappings constitute the major type of litter produced (F-ratio is significant at p<0.01; Eta square of .839). Also, students littered their classrooms throughout the day, not only in the afternoons as suggested by literature. This knowledge has implications for post-covid-19 littering behaviour of students, especially with the disposal of face masks. The onus lies with the school management to develop advocacy campaign that will focus on the significant variables examined in this study.
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Differences in Commuting Modes and Residential Locations as Factors of Turnover Intention of Healthcare Workers of Ambulatory Clinics
(SAGE, 2021) Malomo, B.
Organisations require novel perspectives for achieving a stable workforce. One of such perspectives is having healthy employees, through timely medical care in ambulatory clinics. But when healthcare providers exhibit turnover intentions, and ultimately turnover behaviour, the purpose for such facilities is defeated. The study sought to understand if healthcare workers’ commuting modes and the differences in their residential locations affect their turnover intentions. These variables, which are yet to be investigated in the turnover literature, were examined within the assumptions of discrete choice model. Therefore, 137 healthcare workers of 11 ambulatory clinics, randomly selected from operating clinics in Marina, Lagos Island, were surveyed using purposive sampling method. The results suggest that the differences in residential locations did not produce statistically significant differences in turnover intention. However, there were significant differences in turnover intentions of participants who drive their cars and those who commute with public transport (F (1, 131) = 9.14, p < 0.01). Further result negates the constant travel time hypothesis and the discrete choice model. The recommendations are focused on coordinated transport schedules, decentralised congested economic activities and polycentric city planning policies. These will enhance dispersed commuting.