Publications by authors named "F Omokhodion"

Background: The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations (UN) have promoted the concept of decent work as a Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to address critical global problems. Occupational safety and health (OSH) are components of decent work, primarily through the ILO social protection objective of the goal, and are linked to various other objectives.

Objective: This Commentary applies a previously published staging framework to stimulate thinking about how the OSH field can contribute further to the achievement of decent work.

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  • A study in Ibadan, Nigeria, assessed psychiatric issues in 991 pregnant and 674 non-pregnant women using the GHQ-12 and WHO SRQ questionnaires, revealing higher rates of psychological distress and morbidity in pregnant women (51.8% and 33.3%, respectively) compared to non-pregnant women (28.6% and 18.2%).
  • Key risk factors for psychiatric issues in pregnant women included type of healthcare facility, partner-related dissatisfaction, domestic violence, past abortions, and a history of depression, while for non-pregnant women, younger age and similar partner dissatisfaction were significant predictors.
  • The findings highlight the need for early identification and screening of psychiatric morbidity in women of reproductive age
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Objective: To determine the association between maternal obesity and fetal glycated albumin (GA) levels among pregnant women.

Methods: A comparative, cross-sectional study of 59 consenting, normoglycemic, pregnant women, who met the criteria for maternal obesity, attending the antenatal clinic of the University College Hospital, Nigeria, from June 2019 to December 2019. They were recruited at 36 weeks of gestation, followed up until delivery, and compared with 58 nonobese, normoglycemic pregnant controls.

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The 2030 United Nations Goal 8 for sustainable development focuses on decent work. There is utility in identifying the occupational safety and health aspects of Goal 8, as they pertain to the four pillars of decent work: job creation, social protection, rights of workers, and social dialogue. A workgroup of the International Commission on Occupational Health and collaborators addressed the issue of decent work and occupational safety and health (OSH) with the objective of elaborating a framework for guidance for practitioners, researchers, employers, workers, and authorities.

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A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess perception (of) and intention to use reproductive life plan among 500 female final year undergraduates of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Only 22% of the respondents were aware of RLP and 63% had good perception of RLP. Most (85.

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