THE USE OF TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE AMONG THE KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTNS

ABSTRACT
Africa the cradle of civilization boasts of the best form of early life of human existence although if comparatively  analyses in present day human developmental indices Africa posses the poorest form of human situation, but the heritage  and traditions that still remains is a landmark which if retrace can produce and reproduce greatness and reduce the  exploitation of the Africa continent as a whole. This study tries to evaluate the extent of the formal western form of  education on the supposedly forerunner of the save Africa ideologist on one of the tradition that has kept us alive  million of years before the arrival of the Europeans in Africa , that is the use of traditional herbal medicine among  the Kogi State University Students.

TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0       Background of the study 1.1       Statement of problem 1.2       Objective of study 1.3       Research question 1.4       Research method and analyses 1.5       definition of term

 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0       Nigeria health sector and Nigerians health in summary. 2.1    Health status of Nigerians. 2.1:1.   human resource in the Nigeria health sector. 2.2:      what is herbal medicine? 2.2:0.   history of traditional herbal medicine. 2.2:1    how traditional herbal medicine  2.2:2.   biological background of traditional herbal medicine. 2.3       Traditional herbal medicine Philosophy and spiritual practice. 2.3:0.   history of traditional herbal medicine practice in Nigeria 2.3:1.   the history and philosophy of Yoruba traditional herbal medicine and healers in Nigeria. 2.3:2.   The Orunmilas and Babalawo Orunmilas, the herbal healers. 2.3:3.   The Orisha in Yoruba medicine.

 CHAPTER THREE THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY 3.0       INTRODUCTION 3.1       Health believe model. 3.1:0    relating health believe model to the use (thm). 3.2       Theory of reasoned action. 3.2:0.   Relating theory of reasoned action to the use of (thm). 3.3       Social cognition theory. 3.3:0.   Relating Social cognition theories to the use of (thm) 3.4       The Research hypothesis.

CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS 4.0       Introduction. 4.1       Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data 4.2       Testing of hypothesis
 CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATIONS 5.0       Introduction. 5.1       Summary 5.2       Conclusion and Recommendation