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Many adolescents living with HIV remain disconnected from care, especially in high-prevalence settings. Slow progressors–adolescents infected perinatally who survive without access to lifesaving treatment–remain unidentified and disconnected from heath systems, especially in high-prevalence settings. This study examines differences in educational outcomes for ALHIV, in order to i) identify educational markers for targeting HIV testing, counselling and linkages to care, and ii) to identify...

The study empirically examined poverty and inequality in Nigeria with respect to its implications for inclusive growth from 1980 to 2013. Uni-directional causality was found from Poverty (POV) to Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product (GGDP);Government Expenditure on Health (GEXPH) to Inequality (measured by PCI); Government Expenditure on Education (GEXPED) to PCI; Unemployment (UNEMP) to GEXPH and UNEMP to PCI, no causality was found between POV and PCI (Inequality). Johansen co-integration...

Low educational attainment, often a lack of a high school diploma or matriculation degree, has been linked to negative health outcomes and lower quality of life for sexual and gender minorities globally. However, optimism and resiliency have been demonstrated to provide buffering effects on school dropout. We conducted a study in a South African rural setting to understand the school experiences of gay men, drag queens, and transgender women in Mpumalanga, South Africa. We recruited 35...

The study investigated teachers’ techniques in the management of stress in Secondary Schools in Ijebu North Local Government Area. The problem of this study is thatteachers’ stress is so serious such that it impacts negatively on teacher’s physical and psychological well-being as well as on their morale and performance. Four researchquestions were raised upon which the study was based. The research questions were analyzed using simple frequencies, percentages and chi-square. Some of the...

The main objective of this study was to compare and shed the light on the different issues of preschool education system and the preparation of preschool teachers in Egypt and the United States of America in order that Egypt could improve its preschool education system according to its progress, challenges, objectives and teachers' preparation. The study discussed that preschool education means educating young children before primary school in a formal setting, such as preschools, nursery...

This study examined parents and teachers’ strategies to develop conflict resolution skills among naturalized refugee pre-primary children in Tanzania. A total of 8 school principals, 18 teachers, and 15 parents – by then serving in the Parent-School Association – were selected on the virtue of their positions. Findings revealed that pre-primary stakeholders preferred adult intervention, religious and vocational lessons, and establishing children’s government as strategies to develop conflict...

Ghana’s language-in-education policy, which mandates the use of L1 as medium of instruction at the lower primary classroom, is not strictly adhered to in majority of Ghanaian classrooms. One factor that has militated against the smooth implementation of the policy is the multilingual nature of Ghana and its classrooms. This sociolinguistic survey, therefore, aims at examining the language representation and practices in selected 104 lower primary schools in Southern Ghana. The study found...

This ethnographic study reconsiders the concept of tribe and its influence on group boundary‐making practices in South Sudan. The findings revealed ways in which students manipulated their group boundaries by giving different meanings to nominal category of tribe. Further, the study unveiled that, moving in and out from those boundaries, students live in a complex social reality in a postcolonial, conflict‐affected country of South Sudan.

Abstract Background Depression and heart disease are an important public-health problem. Depression is one of the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders with more than three times increased risk among patients with cardiovascular disorders. Objective To identify the prevalence and associated factors of depressive disorder among adult patients with cardiovascular disease. Methods Institution based cross-sectional study design was used to conduct this study on 293 study...

The low demonstrable effect of education research done in South Africa in particular – and Africa in general – continues to be a problem in scientific records in the educational sciences. This scholarly collected work addresses this obstacle and focuses on recommendations from scholars in different sectorial categories in the field of education. Scholars from a variety of sub-fields within the educational sciences reflect on this particular matter, revisiting the history of research and...

Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs) could considered as extensive public health problem worldwide. Without using the adequate and appropriate infection control practices; health care facilities might act as permanent reservoirs of resistance and amplify microbiological agents. Therefore; the proper compliance with the standard precautions measures plays a major role in prevention and protection against of HCAIs during the provision of health care delivery.

Abstract Background: By examining the correlation between teachers’ approaches to teaching and students approach to learning and learning outcomes, strategies are designed to mediate those variables that affect students learning outcomes. The study was conducted to scrutinize the correlation between teachers’ approaches to teaching and students approach to learning and learning outcomes. Methods: Three type of instruments; Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI), the Revised two-factor Study...

Purpose Because of importance of technological learning for less developed countries, the notion has received increasing attention of scholars. The purpose of this paper is to investigate technological learning systematically by assessing the effect of technology transfer actors on technological learning in less developed countries context. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents assessment model by adopting technological learning concept based on technology absorption and incremental...

This study examined the influence of job satisfaction on secondary school teachers’ performance in Osun State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the level of job satisfaction among the secondary school teachers, examined the kind of job satisfaction aspects which teachers are satisfied with in the state and examined the relationship between job satisfaction dimensions and teacher performance. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 50 Principals and 200 teachers according...

Psychoactive substance (PS) use is a public health concern among University students. Understanding the factors underlay the use helps to underpin effective preventive interventions. However, there is dearth of exploratory studies on the drivers of psychoactive substance use in Ethiopian universities. Here, we aimed to explore the drivers for psychoactive substance use among Mekelle University undergraduate students. Exploratory qualitative study was conducted from April 1 to May 30, 2017....

In Zambia, local training of pharmacists commenced in 2001. Development of pharmaceutical education in Zambia has been largely influenced by the national need for pharmacists in the healthcare sector. Training institutions offer the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) degree programme which follows a four-year curriculum structure. The B.Pharm. programme aims to produce pharmacists with requisite competences to practise pharmaceutical care and sustain the development of pharmacy in Zambia....