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Nigeria, located in West Africa, has a population of 140,431,790, comprised of diverse ethnic groups and about 71 million males and 69 million females (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2009a). The major ethnic groups are Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo. The official language of communication is English because the country was colonized by the British in the 19th and 20th centuries. Colonization imposed the objectives of Western values and lifestyles on the socioeconomic, political, and environmental structures of the nation (“Tourism,” 2002).
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Ajiboye, J.O., Afolabi, F. (2012). Environmental Problems and Their Impact on People’s Health. In: Taylor, N., Quinn, F., Littledyke, M., Coll, R.K. (eds) Health Education in Context. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-876-6_16
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