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Aim: To investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa enumerated from wound swabs and urine samples from the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Nigeria.
 Place of Study: University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, between January and May, 2019.
 Methodology: Wound swabs and urine samples were collected from patients of University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure. Enumeration and...

Abstract Background: Data on childhood disability is essential for planning health, education and other services. However, information is lacking in many low- and middle-income countries, including Niger. This study uses the Key Informant Method, an innovative and cost-effective strategy for generation population-based estimates of childhood disability, to estimate the prevalence and causes of moderate/severe impairments and disabling health conditions in children of school-going age (7-16...

The study adopted a descriptive form of survey design to investigate the strategies employed in integrating peace education contents into the curriculum of the Nigerian Teacher Education programme at both faculty of education in the University and College of education to produce teachers.Preservice teacher educators in Nigeria Colleges of Education constituted the population while the target population was the Pre-service teacher educators in North-Central Nigeria.Three Federal and three...

Abstract Changing climate conditions are supposed to have particularly strong impacts on agricultural production in the tropics with strong implications on food security. Ethiopia’s economy is profoundly dominated by agriculture, contributing to around 40% of the gross domestic product. Thereby, Ethiopia is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change and has a wide gap in regional climate change impact studies. In this study, we systematically investigate climate...

Abstract Background: There are numerous challenges to promoting child mental health in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Most evidence-based interventions (EBIs) adapted to LMICs have not been scaled widely or evaluated for effectiveness and underlying mechanisms. Most mental health EBIs in LMICs rely on a task-shifting approach of implementation because of the shortage of mental health professionals; however, challenges related to task-shifting are understudied. Most EBIs have not...

Nyandarua County of Kenya has been for a long time, manifested itself as one of the major food baskets in the country. This is because of its high and sustainable output in crop farming i.e., maize, Irish potatoes, wheat, and other horticultural crops like vegetables and fruits. However, this scenario has recently changed because the usual high crop output has not been forthcoming due to recent changes in climatic patterns where rainfall has become very unreliable and temperatures very...

Nyandarua County of Kenya has been for a long time, manifested itself as one of the major food baskets in the country. This is because of its high and sustainable output in crop farming i.e., maize, Irish potatoes, wheat, and other horticultural crops like vegetables and fruits. However, this scenario has recently changed because the usual high crop output has not been forthcoming due to recent changes in climatic patterns where rainfall has become very unreliable and temperatures very...

This paper presents a methodology for public expenditure review and analysis for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector. It outlines the basic methodological concepts, including the classification of public expenditures in the context of their links to climate change adaptation and mitigation. It also illustrates how such analysis can usefully contribute to policy decision making to better achieve the climate change adaptation and mitigation goals using the case...

Abstract Background Cash transfers are an increasingly common intervention in the Syrian refugee response to meet basic needs, though there is little known of their potential secondary impact on health outcomes in humanitarian settings. Methods A quasi-experimental prospective cohort study was implemented from October 2018 through January 2020 to assess the effectiveness of multi-purpose cash (MPC), community health volunteer (CHV)-led education, combined with conditional cash transfers...

Canvas is a software platform that belongs to the Learning Management System (LMS) and used to enable instructors, administrators and students to manage knowledge, share information and collaborate by implementing an appropriate pedagogical approach. Integrating online Learning LMS tools in the Libyan higher education institutions has been one of the concerns in past years, especially during the recent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19 pandemic). Some studies were held in Libya recently to...

Canvas is a software platform that belongs to the Learning Management System (LMS) and used to enable instructors, administrators and students to manage knowledge, share information and collaborate by implementing an appropriate pedagogical approach. Integrating online Learning LMS tools in the Libyan higher education institutions has been one of the concerns in past years, especially during the recent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19 pandemic). Some studies were held in Libya recently to...

Canvas is a software platform that belongs to the Learning Management System (LMS) and used to enable instructors, administrators and students to manage knowledge, share information and collaborate by implementing an appropriate pedagogical approach. Integrating online Learning LMS tools in the Libyan higher education institutions has been one of the concerns in past years, especially during the recent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19 pandemic). Some studies were held in Libya recently to...

The surge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people is of public health importance, and the notification and treatment of sex partners after the diagnosis of an STI is a public health approach to prevent and reduce further transmissions. There are limited studies that investigate partner notification among young people in general, and university students in South Africa in particular. We investigated self-reported STIs and partner notification practice, intentions, and...

The study examined the challenges faced by tutors in the teaching of the visual arts education (VAE) in national teachers’ colleges (NTCs) in Uganda. The study adopted a qualitative approach where tutors’ and pre-service visual arts teachers’ (PVATs) views about the challenges facing them in the teaching and learning in visual arts were expressed. Data were collected from two pur­posively selected NTCs, and ten tutors. Yet, the 48 second year PVATs who...

Abstract Background School-aged children (SAC) are a high-risk demographic group for infectious diseases and malnutrition. The objective of this study was to assess the burden and the effect of Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma haematobium infections on the haematological indices in SAC and the confounding influence of malnutrition on the outcomes. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in SAC 4–14 years old living in Ikata, Bafia and Mile 14-Likoko in Muyuka, Cameroon....

Poorly controlled postoperative pain has been known to be characterized by longer post-operative care, longer hospital stays with increased readmission rates, and decreased patient satisfaction. Post-operative pain has been continuously addressed in the past three (3) to four (4) decades and has been shown that 20 to 80% of post-operative patients suffer ineffective pain management.The study was aimed at assessing the factors that may predict the satisfaction of patients with early...

The challenges associated with higher education studies can impact significantly on the psychological well-being of students and can influence their academic success, even leading to anxiety, stress and depression. Factors influencing academic success in postgraduate accounting students have been well researched, but a dearth of literature exists on their psychological well-being. This knowledge gap necessitated an investigation into the psychological well-being of postgraduate accounting...