CAUSES AND EFFECT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AMONG YOUTH IN BENIN CITY: A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON BIOLOGY
ABSTRACT
This research work is essentially concerned with investigation of the causes and effects of non-communicable disease among youths in Benin City in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. At the beginning brief survey of non-communicable diseases among youths in Benin City was made, and the types of non-communicable diseases, the effects and their possible solutions were also discussed. One hundred and twenty (120) questionnaires distributed to the respondents. Results showed that the educational qualification of parents enhance the reduction of the incidence of non-communicable diseases among youths that the knowledge of health education help to prevent non-communicable diseases among youths and environmental factor increased the incidence of non-communicable diseases. Recommendations included that youths should deviate from excess intake of alcohol and tobacco and the government and health sector should organize seminars and training on non-communicable diseases.
CAUSES AND EFFECT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AMONG YOUTH IN BENIN CITY: A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON BIOLOGY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
It is indisputable true that man has almost complete dominion over all things on earth, yet he has remained subjected to physical, biological and social environmental problems which he created. Non-communicable diseases (NCDS), also known as chronic diseases are not contagious or transferable from one person to person. But it is contacted individually; they are four main types of non-communicable diseases that occur among the youths which are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attack and stroke), cancers, and chronic reparatory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary diseases and asthma) and diabetes, and others include hypertension, trauma, mental disorder, fractures, malnutrition, poisoning, fibromyalgia etc which in effect leads to damage of vital cells and tissues which may even leads to death. Non-communicable diseases have many different causes but they are never caused by bacterial, germs or other living organisms that attack the body, they are never spread from one person to person (WHO, 2002 and 2010).
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