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    ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SELECTION OF TEXTILES BY HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN LAFIA METROPOLIS OF NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of Home Science and Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2014-09-26) Oforghor, A. O.
    The study investigated the factors influencing the selection of textile by household members in Lafia metropolis. Data obtained through interview schedule were subjected to simple statistical analysis of frequency distribution and percentages. Result showed that the majority (44.25%) age groups involved in the selection of textile materials were between 21-30 years. It also showed that the selection of Textile were predominantly (53.5%) male. Most (51.7%) of the respondents were civil servant, 25.8% were student. It was found that 58.3% had tertiary; education. It also showed that 75.0% of the respondents were Christians while 21.7% were Muslim. The table further showed that the respondents annual income between (N1000 - 50000) had the highest percentage of 57.5% while the annual income between (N10000 - 15000) had 9.5% of the respondents in selection of textile materials had source of income from monthly salary while artisan 2.2% had the least source of income. The study also identified monthly expenses in which majority 63.3% had monthly expenses between (N1000 - 10000). Result further showed that choice of textile quality by the respondents in the study area had majority 41.7% respectively. The results further revealed that 54.2% of the respondents preferred cotton materials. The results also showed various reasons for preference by the respondents in the study area, majority 22.5% had reasons for preference in weather condition while the least 5.0% in cotton materials. Occasion should be the most determined factors among other factors considered within age
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    EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL BRANDS OF SOAPS AND DETERGENTS ON THE WASH FASTNESS PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL BRANDS OF FABRICS (WRAPPERS/AFRICA PRINT)
    (Department of Home Science and Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2014-09-26) Oforghor, A. O.
    Sequel to the problems associated with fabrics (wrappers) -colour fastness to washing and the continued need to seek out the best ways of minimizing them, the effect of different commercial brands of soaps and detergents on quality performance of six (6) selected fabrics (wrappers) to laundry were investigated. In the analysis two treatments were employed i.e. ISOs and ISO4. The results showed that the samples exhibited better wash fastness properties towards the soaps for IS03 treatments than for IS04 treatments. The order of performance of the soaps for IS03 treatments is S5> S6>S8>S4>S3> S2 while for IS04 treatments the order of performance of the soaps is S3>S2>S5>SI0 respectively. Samples W6.W1, \V3,W5 shows excellent wash fastness properties for IS03 treatments while S2,SI0,S3 and S5 soaps gave the highest wash fastness for samples \VJ,W2,\V3,W5 and W6 for IS04 treatments respectively. For the detergents, however, the wash fastness can be rated moderate, but D2 and D4 detergents gave the highest wash fastness properties for IS03 treatments, but for IS04 treatments, the wash fastness can be rated very poor the samples gave low wash fastness values i.e. there was bleeding of the dyes from the fabrics - fading occurs. It is therefore recommended that the soaps end detergents mentioned above could be used for washing fabrics (wrappers) with IS03
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    EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL BRANDS OF HOUSEHOLD BLEACHES ON THE WASH FASTNESS PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL BRANDS OF AFRICAN PRINTS (WRAPPERS)
    (Department Of Home Science And Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-03-03) Oforghor, A. O.
    Sequel to the problems associated with African Prints (wrappers) –colour fastness to household bleaches and the continued need to seek out the best ways of minimizing them, the effect of different commercial brands of household bleaches(B1 to B4) on quality performance of ten (10) selected Africa Prints/wrappers(W1 to W10) were investigated. In the analysis one treatment was employed i.e. ISO3. The results show that the samples exhibits excellent wash fastness properties toward the household bleaches. The order of performance of the fabrics towards the household bleaches are Table 1:W3 toW10 >W2 >W1, Table 2: W1, W2 to W5-W10>W3>W4, Table 3 and Table 4:W1 to W10 shows excellent performance. It is therefore recommended that the household bleaches (B1 to B4) mentioned above are safe and can be used for washing African Prints (wrappers).