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This study investigated the influence of domestic violence on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ado–Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti State. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information from students from four selected secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The total population of respondents used for the study were 200 students from the selected secondary schools, comprising 98 males and 102 females. Pearson correlation and linear...

The identification and mapping of at-risk populations at a lower administrative level than the district are prerequisites for the planning, resource allocation and design of impactful control intervention measures. Thus, the objective of the current study was to conduct sub-district precision mapping of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis in 29 districts of north-western Tanzania using the current recommended World Health Organization criteria.A cross-sectional survey...

The current local strategies are reactive in response to risk or damage, usually in the form of treatments, repairs and retrofitting on the building scale, there is a need for proactive strategies that rely on preventive conservation concepts which can be more sustainable and cost effective as it minimizes the possibility of deterioration and risk through controlling its cause on different scales. In order to conserve historic buildings from deterioration caused by air pollution, the impact...

Background In Sub-Saharan Africa, 41 to 58% of the caregivers of children with disabilities experience psychological distress and have poor mental well-being.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has a moderate effect on improving mental well-being.However, no study has examined its effects among caregivers of children with disabilities at home and in schools.This study evaluated the effectiveness of CBT in improving mental well-being among caregivers of children with disabilities in urban...

Dental care has been the most commonly reported unmet service need among individuals with special health care needs.To assess the oral health status and treatment needs of individuals with special health care needs in a selected special education centre in South South Nigeria.A cross sectional, descriptive study conducted among students of Special Education Centre in Calabar. Sociodemographic data was collected while oral health conditions and treatment needs of the participants were...

In Nigeria, the need for the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the introduction of a virtual teaching-learning process as an alternative to the face-to-face instructional approach. This study thus investigated the perception of history education students on the virtual teaching-learning process during COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara State, Nigeria. It examined the challenges of the virtual teaching-learning process during Covid-19 pandemic as perceived by history...

With the emergence of corona virus disease in 2019, handwashing has gotten more attention (COVID-19). It is the most efficient preventative measure against infectious infections. Especially in primary schools, when youngsters spend time close together and may be less concerned with personal hygiene. Through health education regarding hygiene, teachers play a crucial role in ensuring the students’ health at school. Therefore, the focus of this interventional research is the hand washing...

Infectious Disease (ID) knowledge and prevention practices are key elements that ensure the students' health and well-being while in school. The students' health faces many challenges, even more so in the developing world, especially in school premises where pupils live in close proximity. Teachers are the role model of the pupils while in school, therefore, they may play a central role in ensuring the pupils’ health. This research assessed the knowledge and practices of teachers and the...

This study assessed on effective implementation of inclusive education in enhancing quality education in public primary schools in Karagwe district. Specifically, this study aimed at assessing the teaching and learning strategies applied in inclusive public primary schools in Karagwe district. The study employed a mixed method approach and was guided by behaviourism theory. Respondents were sampled by purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques. The target population included...

Purpose The introduction of technology in education has been a strategic objective at both the governmental and educational institutional levels long before Covid-19. However, the acceleration to e-learning caused by the pandemic disrupted the traditional classroom environment overnight forcing the entire sector at all levels, school, undergraduate and postgraduate, to shift to online learning. Regardless of readiness, the action was taken, and online instruction was implemented, improved,...

This study aims to determine the increase in science learning outcomes through the application of the Student Facilitator and Explaining learning model to fifth grade students of SD Negeri Padasuka II, North Sumedang District, Sumedang Regency. The research method used is qualitative research with the type of research that is classroom action research (CAR). The research location is SD Negeri Padasuka II, North Sumedang District, Sumedang Regency. Data collection techniques are observation,...

Available and preferred incentives of staff members of five public and five private Senior High schools in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana, West Africa, were compared in this study during the 2021/2022 academic year. A random sample of 214 out of 645 workers from the 10 schools selected from 19 responded to 55 Likert-type questionnaires which had been pretested and with the Cronbach score of 0.73. Inferential statistical analysis identified several and specific incentives offered to the two...

Plants provide long-term and sustainable solutions to mitigate particulate matter (PM) pollution in urban environments. We evaluated total, fine, coarse and large particle trapping abilities of an equal number of common trees (Carica papaya, Citrus limon, Moringa oleifera, Ozoroa paniculosa, Peltophorum africanum, Psidium guajava) and herbaceous species (Argemone ochroleuca, Catharanthus roseus, Gomphocarpus fruticosus, Ipomoea batatas, Senna italica, Tribulus terrestris) to identify dust...

There is an ongoing debate regarding how to feed Sub-Saharan Africa's fast rising population in the long run, as well as the implications for food security. To maintain food security, various strategies have been recommended, including a focus on the significance of diversifying and improving people's diets. Proposals have been tabled elsewhere with a primary focus on enhancing agricultural inputs and technology adoption in order to increase agricultural production and productivity, hence...

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Twenty-one percent of young women married before the age of eighteen. Approximately 650 million girls and women are married before their 18th birthday (UNICEF, 2020, 2021). States member of the United Nations, through its Sustainable Development Goals, has committed to ending child marriage globally through laws, legislation, and other means. Though the practice of child marriage is declining globally, it remains prevalent in Africa and Asia, particularly in the Gambia. This study looks at...

This research examined teachers’ opinions on the forms, causes, and consequences of deviant behavior among senior school students in Ilorin South Local Government Area in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive form of survey research. The study population consisted of teachers of public senior secondary schools in Ilorin South; the study group was comprised of 322 teachers selected from 23 schools in the area using the purposive sampling technique. A questionnaire designed by the...

Abstract The growth of trees in riparian forests in semi-arid savannas is resilient to the natural variations in temperature and precipitation due to the availability of riverine water. Climate change can nevertheless, intensify the evapotranspiration of tree species, altering biodiversity, plant productivity and ecosystem services. Understanding the growth response of riparian tree species to climate change is, therefore, critical for their management and conservation. Here, we used 23...

Abstract Objective In this study, we examined the situation of parents and caregivers of the refugee children in Jewi refugee camp with the aim of understanding the roles they play in the education of the children. Background Effective educational interventions benefit from parental engagement. This may be particularly the case for refugee children, who typically have had several traumatic experiences during the departure from their home country, while traveling to safer places, and then on...

This paper provides insights into the experiences of children with disabilities in an Ethiopian context during prolonged school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data gathered through telephone surveys from parents of children with disabilities who had been attending school prior to closures and teachers working in different educational settings, we discuss children’s learning journeys during closures, motivations to return to school and the implications of this on current...