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Background: Neonatal mortality remains a major contributor to death among children younger than 5 years in developing countries. It accounts for approximately 40% of all childhood mortality in resource-poor countries. Each year, 7 million neonates globally are stillborn or dying within 30 days of birth (neonatal period). Reducing Neonatal mortality requires that interventions be readily accessible and available in the immediate perinatal period. Such countries have weak health metrics and...

Issues concerning individuals with disabilities are under-researched in Africa, and persons with disabilities remain some of the most highly disadvantaged groups. In an increasing era of globalization, partnerships across borders and boundaries to conduct disability research is inevitable. Yet, such partnerships might be complicated by issues such as unequal power dynamics, poverty, and cultural misunderstandings, among others. In this article, the authors reflect upon their experience...

This descriptive survey was carried out in order to determine the extent of stimulant drugs abuse among secondary school students in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A random sample of 680 students completed a corresponding copies of questionnaire designed for the study. Out of this number, 672 copies of the questionnaire, representing about 98.8% return rate, were used for data analysis. Means and standard deviations were used to describe the extent of stimulant drugs abuse among the students. T-test...

Improving agricultural water productivity, under rainfed or irrigated conditions, holds significant scope for addressing climate change vulnerability.It also offers adaptation capacity needs as well as water and food security in the southern African region.In this study, evidence for climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in rainfed agricultural systems is explored through modeling predictions of crop yield, soil moisture and excess water for potential harvesting.The study...

Introduction: To reduce HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, attention has been focused recently on the promotion of the “ABCs” (being abstinent, remaining faithful to one sexual partner, and using condoms consistently). In Ethiopia, despite the mushrooming number of students in the higher learning institutions, students were not equipped with the necessary skills to protect themselves from HIV infection. Methods and materials: This cross-sectional study was aimed to identify...

The Distance Education programme in the University of Buea started in 2008.  It is aimed at upgrading the knowledge and skills of teachers of Nursery and Primary schools to degree level.  The B.Ed in Nursery and Primary Education is an eight semester programme.  It is primarily print based and tutorials are delivered face-to-face in study centres in different regions of the country.  This is reinforced by telephone tutorials in between the tutorial sessions.  Tutorial meetings last one week...

Background: Substance use and problems arising from it are increasing all over the world, and currently together with HIV/AIDS epidemic, become one of the most threatening and challenging social and public health problems.College students are more vulnerable to wider sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS problems due to new environment with poor protection, age and the need to explore life, peer pressure and absence of proactive programs.Objective: The main objective of this study was...

Background: Post-exposure prophylaxis is short-term antiretroviral or immune globulin treatment to reduce the likelihood of viral infection after exposure to the blood or body fluids of an infected person.Timely post-exposure prophylaxis after needle stick exposure to high risk body fluids in work area can reduce the rate of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus significantly.Methods: This institution based cross sectional study was conducted in purposively selected 251 health...

This article assesses inclusive potato value chain in Ethiopia. A prospect for potato production and marketing in Ethiopia is promising due to the agro-ecological suitability of the land and irrigation potential. However, at present the value chain is not well developed. The case analysis compared potato value chain initiated by the private sector company and the cooperative society in Ethiopia and the findings show that cooperative society’s approach is traditional and underdeveloped while...

The objectives of this study are to identify the availability of the service logistics in basic public schools (structure as quality concept), to assess steps of physical examination according to the ministry of health guidelines (process as quality concept) and to measure satisfaction of service consumers (pupils) and service providers (teacher and doctors). The study involved seven localities in Sudan using questionnaires and observations. The structure in form of material and human...

This paper examines the effect of skills training on the beneficiaries of microfinance in the Northern Region of Ghana. The main interest of the study is to look into how skills training combined with microfinance enhances beneficiaries’ ability to provide education for their dependents, improve their ability to afford healthcare for their families, and to acquire more household assets as well as enhance their empowerment. The study adopts qualitative and quantitative research designs...

This study was designed to assess involvement of researchers in climate change adaptation and their capacity to generate scientific evidence on climate change adaptation policies and plans of action. Information used for conducting study included both primary and secondary data. An inventory of research scientists working in climate change in agriculture and water resources including animal agriculture was made. The study showed a clear indication of limited scientific evidence on climate...

The current study investigated the impact of transaction leadership style, transformational and laissez-faire on teacher job satisfaction; the study utilized explanatory and descriptive deign to analyze 200 respondents from secondary school teachers in Mogadishu, Somalia.  The study developed three hypotheses to test the impact of independent variables on dependent variable; to test the hypothesis the researchers utilized regression analysis and checked the outliers and collinearity and no...

The present study examined the use of social networking among senior secondary school students in Abuja Municipal Area Council of FCT. The study employed quantitative method for data collection involving questionnaire administration. Fifteen questions with Likert model and ten yes/no responses in a questionnaire were personally administered to 400 randomly selected students. The obtained data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The results revealed that many...

<strong>Background</strong>: Peer education seeks to enroll students in persuasive communication programs aiming at AIDS prevention. Providing information about AIDS prevention methods can lead to behavioral change and also a potential reduction in unsafe sexual behavior, particularly among young people.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: This study aims to assess the role of peer education interventions in improving awareness, attitudes, and practices of secondary school students and peer...

The study assesses the implementation of civic education in secondary schools in Adamawa State. The purpose of the study is to examine the implementation of civic education in secondary schools in Adamawa State. Two research questions guided the study. The study adapted a descriptive survey research design. The population consist of all teachers and students of SS2 students offering civic education in Adamawa State. The sample of 36 and 300 teachers and students respectively, were drawn by...

 Abstract—This paper investigates the relationship between the Egyptian English practices and university motivation. A qualitative method including interviews to students has been adopted in this study to measure the extent to which the Egyptian English practices affect the motivation and their academic performance .Interviewed students discussed their perception about their Egyptian English practices and the different situations where their teachers have demotivated them concerning their...