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This study uses a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of the training and internship program piloted in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu counties by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Government of Kenya with support from the World Bank’s Kenya Youth Empowerment Project. The program provided three months of classroom-based technical training coupled with three months of internships in private firms to vulnerable youths between ages 15 and 29 years, with vulnerable being defined...

This study uses a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of the training and internship program piloted in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu counties by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Government of Kenya with support from the World Bank?s Kenya Youth Empowerment Project. The program provided three months of classroom-based technical training coupled with three months of internships in private firms to vulnerable youths between ages 15 and 29 years, with vulnerable being defined...

This study was conducted to investigate possible barriers to the effective implementation of clinical supervision in Botswana primary schools, junior and senior secondary schools. Since the study sought views, experiences and observations of respondents, it adopted a qualitative approach to data collection. Teacher practitioners on study leave at the University of Botswana formed the subjects of the study. Data were analysed by being categorised into themes. The findings of the study...

The researcher investigated the extent of involvement in Cybercrime activities among students’ in tertiary institutions in Enugu state of Nigeria using cross sectional survey design. Questionnaires were used for data collection. A sample of 175 students was drawn from a population of 18,340 final year students in higher institutions in Enugu State using cluster sampling procedure. The instrument contains 12 items with 4 point scale of Most-times, Sometimes, Seldom and Never. The findings...

This work compares the procedures used in the Emergency Departments in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Nigeria and in Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) in the UK. It goes on to develop a discrete event model of the latter in Rockwell Arena�.Raw data from UBTH were obtained over a number of visits by interviewing senior administrators, clinicians and nursing staff and by tracking patients over a period of 2 months between 1 July and 29 August, 2011. Information from MRI was...

Background:Cyclic mastalgia is a common breast condition among women worldwide. While the prevalence is known in the Western world, it is unknown in many African countries. Objectives:To determine the prevalence and factors associated with cyclic mastalgia among medical students in Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive facility based study was conducted at Sudan International University. All female medical students were included in the study....

The aim of this paper is to estimate the impact of vocational training programs offered in Tunisia on employment and wage of individuals. The data we use come from a study carried out in Tunisia in 2001 by the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment on the graduates of the national vocational training. We use different econometric approaches as well as a parametric selection model to estimate the effect of these programs. The results show that the participation of individuals in...

<p>The disparity in higher education participation is a perverse problem in most developing<br />countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-economic distribution of<br />students and higher education participation of students in Kenya from three dimensions:<br />students’ parents socio-economic backgrounds, parental occupational status, and parental<br />level of education. The survey sample compromising 581 respondents was selected from<br...

Sachets of various brands of yoghurt were randomly purchased from different retail outlets withinOmoku schools and its pH and microbiological quality were determined using standard method.Total bacterial count (TBC) and Coliform count were done using standard plate count method after making serial dilutions of yoghurt samples.Nutrient agar (NA) was used for enumeration of TBC.NA plates were incubated at 37C for 48 h.Coliform count was carried out using MacConkey agar (MCA) incubated at 37C...

Background: Asthma continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. But, its burden among adult populations in university campuses is not well described. Method: Through a multistage cluster sampling of students and staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, we obtained a representative sample, each for students and staff. We administered the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) screening questionnaire to all the...

The purpose of this study was to identify the perspectives of using Internet on the scientific research among thePostgraduate Students at the University of Khartoum. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method, thepopulation consisted of all Postgraduate students at the University of Khartoum (Master & Ph.D.), registered duringthe year 2014. Of 3189 students; selected the stratified random sample totaling 441 students to represent fourcouncils specialized in university, which...

Drawing on positioning theory this study investigates how Somali diaspora mothers actively struggle to be recognized by teachers in Danish public schools as equitable partners in their children’s education. The study takes into account the historically and politically constituted conditions for positioning work and argues that these mothers navigate skillfully in these conditions explicitly positioning themselves as both ‘supportive assistants’ and ‘responsible parents’. However, the...

Early childhood education is a starting point for a child’s development and the key foundation of the Nigerian Educational System. This type of education is recognized by the Nigeria National Policy on Education (FRN, 2012). In the National Policy provisions were made stating the objectives and guidelines taken by the government to achieve meet early childhood education goals. This policy encourages and endorses private participation in the provision of pre-primary education. This article...

Purdue pharmacy students implemented a project incorporating electronic prescription entry in a rural HIV clinic pharmacy in Kitale, Kenya.Students evaluated the impact of electronic pharmacy inventory management as well as the effects on patient wait time for prescriptions.Primary outcomes included accuracy and effi ciency of Kenyan pharmacy staff prescription entry.At the end of the project, students found a decrease in prescription errors as well as an increase in the speed of entry.The...

Binagwaho and colleagues’ perspective piece provided a timely reflection on the experience of Rwanda in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a proposal of 5 principles to carry forward in post-2015 health development. This commentary echoes their viewpoints and offers three lessons for health policy reforms consistent with these principles beyond 2015. Specifically, we argue that universal health coverage (UHC) is an integrated solution to advance the global health...

This study assessed the competence of Nigeria Basic School teachers in lesson preparation and presentation. The study employed a descriptive research design. Four research questions were raised and answered. The sample used for the study comprised 200 elementary school teachers chosen from twenty schools in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to choose the schools as well as the ten teachers per school used. A research instrument focusing on Teachers’ Competence Level in...

Background: Nigeria is one of the top ten countries in low and middle income countries where young adults are more exposed to secondhand smoke but the tobacco control policy is inadequate. This study assessed the prevalence and the correlates of secondhand smoke among young educated elites of APA local government area of Benue State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during the youth annual week programme with the team entitled “ingredients of a...