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Summary Nigerian medical students (N = 183) were assessed with a 58-item general questionnaire, the Health Opinion Survey, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). The social, demographic, and related characteristics of the Ss were described. On the EPQ both male and female Ss obtained considerably higher mean scores than British Ss of the standardization sample. For males P, E, and N mean scores were of the same order as scores obtained by British Ss. Females had lower N scores and...
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A universal pattern of transition from the extended family to the nuclear family and beyond is proposed. Stages of transition concurrently found among South African families are detailed and examples of resultant pathology are presented. Emphasis is given to specific therapeutic dilemmas facing the South African family therapist. These include the feasibility of intervention in the extended family, the problems associated with intervention across cultural boundaries and the appropriateness...
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From 1978 to 1979, 5 surveys, among schoolchildren, were carried out during the rainy season in the neighbourhood of Brazzaville (R.P. Congo): 3 in PK 45 village (northern part of the capital), 2 in Djoumouna village (southern part), and 1 in "Talangai" (a suburb of the capital). 868 exams (plasmodic and splenic index fitted with hemoglobin composition [Hb AA or Hb AS]) were done. It appeared that 19,6% of schoolchildren examined were heterozygous sicklers (AS). This percentage confirmed the...
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Public Administration and DevelopmentVolume 1, Issue 3 p. 262-262 Book Review Administration for development in Nigeria, edited by Paul Collins, African Education Press, Lagos, 1980. No. of pages: 337 David Murray, David MurraySearch for more papers by this author David Murray, David MurraySearch for more papers by this author First published: July/September 1981 https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230010313AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare...
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An assessment was made of the attitude of the Yoruba of Western Nigeria to visual, auditory and physical handicaps in children. The results indicate that although a good number of the Yoruba community exhibits positive attitudes to handicaps in children, significant differences were observed between the attitudes of the Western-educated élite and their illiterate counterparts living in traditional settings. The Western-educated group is less favourably disposed to handicaps in children than...
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An assessment was made of the attitude of the Yoruba of Western Nigeria to visual, auditory and physical handicaps in children. The results indicate that although a good number of the Yoruba community exhibits positive attitudes to handicaps in children, significant differences were observed between the attitudes of the Western-educated élite and their illiterate counterparts living in traditional settings. The Western-educated group is less favourably disposed to handicaps in children than...
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The Danfa Comprehensive Rural Health and Family Planning Project was a joint effort of the Ghana Medical School, the Ministry of Health, UCLA, and USAID. A health education component was developed as an integral part of program inputs during the initial conceptual phase of the project. As a result non-equivalent experimental and control areas were designated permitting an assessment of program impact during a five-year period (1972–1977) for which baseline and follow-up study data were...
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The following excerpt was taken from the preliminary report of the Seminar, sub mitted to Unesco and to IFLA, by G. Ankobia (Librarian, Ghana Society for the Blind, Accra, Ghana, P. Thomsen (Student Counsellor, Students' Library Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen, Denmark), and Ms. A. Ubostad (Director, Norwegian Association of the Blind, Oslo, Norway). A full public report has not yet been re leased, pending approval of Unesco and the IFLA Professional Board.
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This document presents the activities being conducted in Africa south of the Sahara in the field of population education. 2 major factors influenced the development of population education in Africa: 1) the recommendations of international organizations especially Unesco; and 2) observations by local experts on specific demographic and cultural aspects of a single nation. Regional seminars on population education have been held in 1971 1976 and 1979. Among the principal problems discussed...
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Although Ghana is remote from the major earthquake zones, it is moderately active seismically, with a history of earthquakes damaging the capital, Accra. Seismic recording with a variety of instruments during 1977 to 1980 has enabled us to develop a crustal velocity model and locate epicenters. Most of the earthquakes occur in an area to the west of Accra around the junction of two major fault systems, the east-west trending Coastal Boundary fault and the NNE trending Akwapim fault zone....
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Blood pressure readings of 15756 coloured African schoolchildren aged between 11 and 18 years old were studied. The measurements were casual readings. The study group was not perfectly representative of the school population. However, from the practical point of view, the data may be used in the whole Ivory Coast school population in the 11 to 18 years age range. The distribution of the average readings with respect to age and sex is indicated on Table II. Abnormally high blood pressure was...
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During the 1070s nonformal education was heavily promoted as a means to address inequities in access to education decrease the distance between education and activities of daily life promote rural development and accelerate political participation and social development. The major target population for such programs included the very poor women isolated rural populations and adults who had been unable to attend school. Recent analyses however suggest that such programs have had little impact...
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A prevalence, intensity and morbidity study was carried out at a primary school amongst 681 pupils aged 6-15 years. A comprehensive medical examination including urinalysis was carried out. Attendance at school and average grades scored during the preceding schoolyear were used as crude indiced of performance. The overall prevalence rate was 24%. The mean egg count was 435 ova/10 ml urine in infected children. Haematuria was observed in 65% of infected children with the greatest intensity in...