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Biomass smoke exposure is a threat to child and maternal health in many resource-limited countries and is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes and serious lung diseases in the offspring. We aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability and impact of a midwife-led education programme on biomass risks and prevention for women attending maternity clinics in Uganda. Education materials were co-developed through an iterative process by midwives and other stakeholders. The materials were...

Introduction: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT), provided by diabetes educators and registered dietitians respectively, considerably improve glycaemic control. However, it is unknown what interventions exist in many African countries and the impact thereof.Aim: To determine the impact of existing DSME interventions on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of adults with type 2 diabetes attending public health care facilities in Harare,...

This study examines training and retraining: a catalyst for retooling 21 st Century librarians for effective information service deliver in academic libraries in South-south, Nigeria.The total population for this study comprises of 235 (Two hundred and thirty five) librarians working in State, Federal and Private university libraries in South-south, Nigeria.The entire population of the study was sampled using total enumeration sampling technique because of the small and manageable size of...

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of behavioral non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors among a national sample of school-going adolescents in the Seychelles. Cross-sectional data were analyzed from 2540 school adolescents (median age 14 years, interquartile range = 2), in the Seychelles “Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)” in 2015. Behavioral NCD risk factors (current tobacco use, current alcohol use, inadequate fruit and vegetable...

This chapter presents a case study of the University of South Africa (Unisa), an Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) institution, to highlight the innovative strategies the university adopts to create inclusive learning spaces for students with hearing and visual disabilities and impairments in an ODeL environment. In doing so, this chapter first highlights the obstacles that students with hearing and visual disabilities and impairments face in the higher education sector in South Africa in...

Education is considered an important pillar of economic development and a vital factor for nation building in post-1994 South Africa. Higher education (HE) is offered by government-subsidized universities and colleges, while there has been an increase in the number of private higher education institutions (PHEIs), which offer more expensive, unsubsidized tertiary education. While all state bodies and public entities are required to apply the provisions of the Broad-Based Black Economic...

The study aimed at investigating distance learners’ use of, and satisfaction with academic library services. It is a case study that employed a survey method to solicit the views of distance learning students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Findings revealed a fairly satisfactory use of the library services albeit a low patronage of the services; an indication that the existing service model is not suitable for distance learners since it lacks support...

Community participation is widely advocated to enhance development. In Tanzania, it is embraced as a strategy to support the government in service provision and development. It is also regarded as a way to inspire community commitment, ownership, and hence sustainability. Community participation (CP) is a dominant strategy in the development of Ward-Based Secondary Schools (WBSS) in Tanzania. However, the schools remain constrained by inadequate facilities and infrastructure. This study set...

The concept of forestry education cuts across all its facets that is, the professional, technical and vocational. In view of continuous technological changes, forestry education must not be static. It must be versatile in order to be able to meet evolving contemporary challenges. This can be attested to by the great transformation in curriculum development between 1963 and 1986. Though there are presently 20 Universities in Nigeria offering forestry and allied courses, this has not actually...

The purpose of the study was to investigate school administrators and teachers identification mechanism of students with behavioral problems in secondary schools. The research method was descriptive survey method and quantitative research design was used. The researcher used both primary and secondary data as a source. The primary data was gathered through questionnaire while the secondary sources were from written documents. Study populations were school administers (school principals, vice...

Strategy implementation is the most challenging stage of strategic management.Strategies that have been formulated have no value unless they are effectively translated into action.During the implementation process challenges may arise both from the internal and external environment.When these challenges occur, organizations should come up with ways that will help them combat, mitigate or sustain the challenges in the turbulent environment.This study intended to establish the challenges of...

The building of innovative capacities has become essential in the objectives of development and economic growth. While there has been a lot of literature on the construction and analysis of innovation systems in the Maghreb economies, it is less common to focus attention on the importance of innovation capacities and more particularly on learning capacities. Assuming that these are prerequisites of National Innovation Systems (NIS) of developing countries, we will identify, after definition,...

This study assesses the qualities, values, skills and strategies of two successful primary school Head Teachers in Lagos, Nigeria. It explores the challenges facing Nigerian primary school leadership in both public and private schools and discusses the literature on successful international and Nigerian school leadership. It investigates the interpretations of the Head Teachers’ perceptions of success and their successful strategies and practices that impact on teachers’ working conditions...

The Somali education sector had almost collapsed by the time Somalia’s government collapsed in 1991. However, an education sector re-emerged in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland. Despite limited resources and lacking international recognition as a state, education continues to be provided. This paper sets out to analyse the role played by the state in this process. Although practices of organising primary education provision are largely located outside the state framework,...

Purpose: Little is known about acceptance of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PICT) as an intervention for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. This study aimed at assessing the utilization and acceptance rate of PICT as an intervention for PMTCT among pregnant women attending University of Gondar referral and teaching hospital (UoGRTH), Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was...

BACKGROUNDFostering, raising children that are not one's biological children, is common in many societies worldwide.Despite predicted lower investment in nonbiological offspring, numerous studies report no obvious well-being penalty for fostered children.Building on prior research, we suggest that fostering is incentivised by close relatedness between foster child and caregivers and that children's work contributions can offset their costs to fostering households. METHODWe used multilevel...