Yoruba language is the major language spoken. Important tourist
attractions in kwara state include Esie Museum, Imoleboja Rock Shelter,
Kainji Lake National parks, Sobi Hill amongst others which is the
largest landform in Ilorin. Transportation through the railway
corporation extends services from lagos through the state to the
northern part of the country. The airport in the capital of the state
(Ilorin) is a major center for both domestic and international flights.
Agriculture is the major economic activity in the State providing up to
90 percent of the gross domestic product of the state. Cotton, Cocoa,
Coffee, Kolanut and palm produce are the leading cash crop produced in
the State (Aderamo and Magaji, 2010). Kwara state is also known for the
presence of various University (grouped into public, state and Private
University or institutions) highly patronized by people in Ilorin, Kwara
State, within Nigeria and Outside Nigeria (Foreign). Some of this
University are: University of Ilorin Permanent site, Kwara State
University, Malete (KWASU), for Private University we have Crown Hill
University, Ballah road Eyenkorin Kwara State. Of which Kwara State
University is the Study Area (Aderamo, 2007).
Kwara State University, also known as KWASU, is the 77th university to be registered by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) (Aderamo and Magaji, 2010). It is the 95th university to be recognized in Nigeria. Kwara State University Motto 'Service and Integrity' Type Public Established 2009 Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul Rasheed Na'Allah with students of less than 10,000, undergraduates over 7,000, Postgraduates 240, Doctoral students less than 30 with an Address of P.M.B 1530, Malete, Kwara State. The university was established by the administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki in 2009, and envisioned to be more than a typical university in Nigeria. It was designed to be a center for community service and Nickname KWASU Website www.kwasu.edu.ng. The journey towards establishing the state university in Kwara State began in November 1990. In 2002, Kwara Polytechnic was converted into a university by the then Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Alabi (Aderamo and Magaji, 2010).
On July 11, 2007 the Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki inaugurated a Planning Committee under former History/Organization Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi to prepare the ground for the establishment of the Kwara State University. The pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul Rasheed Na'Allah, who until his appointment, was Chair of the African American Studies Department of the Western Illinois University, Macomb, United States of America, assumed office on Tuesday, 28 July 2009. When fully operational, the university is planned to have its academic activities operate from three campuses located in Malete, Ilesha-Baruba and Osi-Opin (Aderamo and Magaji, 2010).The Malete campus is the main campus and houses the College of Pure and Applied Sciences, College of Information and Communication Technology, and the College of Education. Osi (Ekiti local government) campus will house the College of Engineering, College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences. The Baruba (Baruten Local government) Campus will house the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. Academics Kwara State University has several academic centers.
The university works with students still in the university, to propose and implement a project. As the students graduate, the university partners with the students in implementing the various projects (Aderamo, 2007).It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose. Presently, Kwara State University offers Students an opportunity to propose their research projects to the school under the Undergraduate Research Day, an annual event where students of the institution presents research works for funding and global recognition.
3.2 Study design
This cross-sectional study was conducted in among the students of Kwara State University, Malete. Prior to the study, ethics approval was obtained from Health Research Ethics Committee of Kwara State University, Malete. In all, Two hundered (200) participants was recruited after meeting the inclusion criteria. The participation of the respondents was voluntary and informed consent was obtained from each of them.
