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Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is a major safety issue affecting the quality of care of hundreds of millions of patients every year, in both developed and developing countries, including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, there is no comprehensive research that presents the whole picture of HAIs in hospitals. The objective of this study was to examine the nature and extent of HAIs in Ethiopia.A repeated cross-sectional study was conducted in two teaching hospitals. All eligible inpatients admitted...

Malawi is among the 5 sub-Saharan African countries presenting with very high maternal mortality rates, which remain a challenge. This study aims to examine the impact of wealth inequality and area of residence (urban vs rural) and education on selected indicators of maternal healthcare services (MHS) usage in Malawi.This study was based on data from the 5th round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted in 2013-2014 in Malawi. Study participants were 7572 mothers aged between...

ERP education at higher education institutions is a widely debated topic. In this context, challenges for developing countries increasingly become an area of focus. In recent academic discourses and debates there is a clear tendency to highlight the critical factors for a successful ERP education. This research paper tries to broaden the perspective on ERP education by linking critical success factors to sustainability considerations. Sustainability still is an underestimated but substantial...

The study examined the effects of instructional materials in promoting secondary schools students’ academic performance in computer science in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Quasi experimental with a pretest and post-test, non-equivalent comparison design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used to select two JSS3 intact classes of 31 and 34 students from Government Girls SecondarySchool Birnin Kebbi and Salamatu Hussaini Girls Secondary School Birnin Kebbi as experimental and control groups...

31Jul 2016 A Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe. Erasmus Chirume and Kwabena D. Ofori-Attah. Ed. D. Central State University, Wilberforce, OH. Ph. D. Central State University, Wilberforce, OH.

This research paper diagnostically measures the teaching proficiency level of ten interns, teaching English as a foreign language in Zahran Secondary School, Alexandria, Egypt, to specify their proficient competencies as well as their weaknesses. It also develops a 6 sessions workshop to upgrade the teaching skills of the ten interns focusing primarily on their six most challenging teaching skills. The 6 sessions workshop, concurrently, compensates for the most recent and upgraded...

31Jul 2016 Toward a Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe. Erasmus Chirume and Kwabena D. Ofori-Attah. Central State University, Wilberforce, OH.

Based on the 1,800 largest school districts in the United States over a decade, The Politics of African-American Education documents the status of African-American education and the major role that partisanship plays. The book brings together the most comprehensive database on minority education to date that centers around three arguments. First, partisanship permeates African-American education; it affects who is elected to the school board, the racial composition of school administrators...

This study aimed at finding out the influence of teachers' characteristics on students' academic performance in agriculture.The objective of this study was to determine the influence of teachers' characteristics (training, experience, and teaching method) on the students' academic performance in agriculture.The purpose of this study was to determine how teachers' characteristics influence students' performance in agriculture.Co-relational design was adopted for the study and stratified...

Information on determinants of climate change adaptation strategies in Oke-ogun area, the food basket of South western Nigeria is scarce. Determinants of adaptation strategies to climate change among food crop farmers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State were therefore assessed. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 160 food crop farmers, and data were collected through a well-structured interview schedule. Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), and Multiple Linear...

The objective of this study was to explore the academic achievement of grade four students with Math learning difficulties in Dilla primary school, Gedo Zone of SNNPR. The study used descriptive survey type of mixed method design with both quantitative and qualitative methods. For the purpose of quantitative data, screening and assessment process of 30 students with math learning difficulties, the last three years mathematics achievement results from the school record, regional math...

26Jul 2016 Teachers’ Attitude towards Environmental Education and their roles in the school and nearby Community: The Case of Secondary Schools of South Wollo Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Mr. Ashenafi Yimam. School of Geography & Environmental Studies, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Smoking is currently considered one of the greatest problems in public health worldwide, and it is one of the most avoidable causes of death.Cigarette consumption killed more than 6 million people, nearly 80% in low and middle income countries in 2011.The objective of the current study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its determinant factors among psychiatric outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH).A facility based cross-sectional study was carried...

Background: Diabetics Mellitus a chronic metabolic disorder that prevents the body to utilize glucose completely or partially requires low caloric diets. Unfortunately, Nigerian traditional menu is based on starchy foods. Many diabetic individuals had been ignorantly oriented to consume some staple foods that are believed to have lower calorie than others for low blood glucose response.The study is focused on determining the glycemic index of commonly consumed fortified staple foods as well...

The assessment of environmental traffic noise pollution in Uvwie local government area of Delta State, Nigeria was carriedout using a well calibrated portable digital sound level meter (Model CEL-231). The sound level meter is an instrumentused for measuring the exposure level of noise in the field. The measurement was done three times/day (Morning session9am – 10am, afternoon session 1pm – 2pm and Evening session 4pm – 5pm) and readings were taken. The mean resultsmeasured from the...

The demand for better results among school leavers in Botswana, like in many other places in the world, has been increasing in recent years, but what do the scores students get in examinations really mean? Do they mean such school leavers are adequately equipped to join the world of work and fully participate in the development process? Is classroom instruction geared towards achieving the goals of the syllabus or it is a mere examination preparedness exercise? To what extent can mid-year...

Non-point source pollution comes from diffuse sources in the environment primarily from agricultural areas draining water into a river, lake or sea. It is not only a problem to China but also many other countries in the world. Africa and in particular Uganda faces a similar problem but the extent needs to be ascertained. China’s use of fertilizers and pesticides to boost food production stems back from 1970’s. Uganda however has not yet reached at the level of using massive agricultural...