Use of tobacco by women in Africa is infrequent and mainly confined to cities. It involves cigarette smoking and chewing of tobacco. In Benin, a woman who smokes is considered to be of loose morals. Such social barriers to smoking are more prevalent in rural settings than in cities, but the extent of smoking is not well known. In the city of Cotonou, smoking is becoming increasingly popular and...

A survey of market women was conducted in Benin City. These women are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and STD infections since their trading activities involve long-distance travelling away from families and sexual exposure to strangers. The questionnaire included questions on socioeconomic background, sexual and health behaviour. Results indicate that there is a high level of sexual networking, especia...

Migration from the global South to North is a contemporary problem with high number of casualties. This study examines challenges rehabilitation and reintegration returnee migrants Libya in Benin-city, Edo State, Nigeria. Maslow’s Human Needs theory Push-Pull migration were adopted as framework for study. Primary data was collected through use semi-structured interview guide non-participant obs...

Use of tobacco by women in Africa is infrequent and mainly confined to cities. It involves cigarette smoking and chewing of tobacco. In Benin, a woman who smokes is considered to be of loose morals. Such social barriers to smoking are more prevalent in rural settings than in cities, but the extent of smoking is not well known. In the city of Cotonou, smoking is becoming increasingly popular and...

This paper presents results from a survey carried out in Benin City, Nigeria to determine factors that could enhance the case detection rate for tuberculosis. Studies have shown that while the treatment rate is impressive, notification rates over the last decade have been discouraging. Results from the survey identified four key factors that must be combined to increase case detection rates. Th...