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The program's objective is to assist decision makers in developing countries in integrating adaptation measures into national development strategies, policies, and budgets. The economics of adaptation to climate change is a new research area and no agreed methodology to assess overall costs has yet emerged. The study is intended to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design strategies to adapt to climate...

To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with contracting schistosomiasis in Zhaugwe resettlement area of Shurugwi district.Cross sectional study.The community in the Zhaugwe resettlement area of Shurugwi district, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.School children in primary and secondary levels.Prevalence of schistosomiasis infection, risk factors for contracting schistosomiasis.Prevalence of S. haematobium and S. mansoni was 68% and 0.2%, respectively. Participating in watering the...

Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is a superficial infection characterized by pale or dark patches of the skin. The etiologic agents are the yeasts belonging to the genus Malassezia, which are normal flora of human skin. Lack of adequate scientific information about the predisposing factors of PV makes the eradication of the disease difficult. The aim of this study is, therefore, to identify the various predisposing factors to PV among primary school pupils in Remo Land in Ogun State of Nigeria....

Many secondary schools, both in Australia and internationally include community service initiatives as an integral component of students' school experience. This practise is widely based on the assumption that young people benefit from helping others outside of the economies of exchange. Service projects linked intentionally to the regular curriculum can provide opportunities and even demands for students to make learning connections between the abstract theories of the classroom and their...

In this article, the author explores five African American students’ racial, mathematical, and technological identity construction and how these identities shape each other and the sense of agency exhibited in the process. Data collection for the study included classroom observations and interviews, including a task-based interview. The stories told by the participants, their solutions for the mathematical tasks, and their participation in the figured world of mathematical learning...

In this article, the author uses qualitative methodology to investigate how African American elementary students in an urban school engaged with a National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards-oriented mathematics curriculum and how their engagement converged with or diverged from the offered patterns of teaching practices in classrooms. The findings suggest that student practices converged with teaching practices that reflected the African American cultural dimension of...

To investigate the infective morbidity in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women whose babies were delivered by Caesarean section.A hospital based, prospective study: part of a larger operational research project.Harare Maternity Hospital, a tertiary referral teaching hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.164 HIV-positive and 382 HIV-negative women who were delivered of their babies by Caesarean sections.Minor and major infective complications.The results compare HIV-positive and HIV-negative women,...

Using data from a 2-year qualitative study, the author examines how East African Muslim immigrant youth experience and become shaped by the environments of U.S. mainstream schools compared with a culturally specific charter high school Results from this study reveal that East African Muslim immigrant youth are affected by religious and cultural discrimination in mainstream schools and that attending a culturally specific charter school promotes positive intercultural competence in which...

Few studies examine smoking in rural areas of countries in Africa. This study examines the roles of families, community influences, and key sociodemographic factors and school-age smoking among adolescent boys in rural South Africa. A total of 1,116 black male students were included in this analysis. Descriptive analyses were conducted, and multiple logistic regression (MLR) models were developed to analyze outcomes. The dependent variables were lifetime smoking, recent smoking, and age of...

Background: Interlocking intramedullary nailing is the current state-of-the-art management of the shaft fractures of long bones. Objective: To assess the functional outcome of SIGN nailing of femoral and tibial fractures at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Design: Retrospective analytical, study over a three year period from February 2005 to April 2008. Setting: Orthopaedic Department, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret. Subjects: All patients with closed or Gustillo Grade I or...

Background: Interlocking intramedullary nailing is the current method of choice for fixation of both open and closed tibia and femur fractures. This has been associated with excellent results. Objective: To assess the functional outcome of SIGN intramedullary nailing in the management of open tibia and femur fractures managed at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Design: A retrospective analytical study between February 2005 and December, 2008. Setting: Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital,...

Early childhood care and development has become an integral concern for educators for the development of primary education around the world. As much as schools are short of good teachers in the implemented Universal Basic Education scheme (UBE) in Nigeria, it is also difficult to find committed and creative teachers to take care of children’s early education. The basics of what the child learns in all school subjects are totally concentrated on literacy skills generally. This paper therefore...

The study assessed whether study habits predicted the academic performance of students at Zion Girls’ Senior High School. One hundred and twelve students in form 2 were the respondents in the study. The Study Habit Survey questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analyzed by the use of bivariate correlation and multiple regression analytical techniques with SPSS version 17. It was observed that out of the ten study habits used to assess the relationship with academic...

To assess energy and nutrient intakes and physical activity of adolescents in urban Cameroon according to sex and socio-economic status (SES).Cross-sectional study with adolescents randomly selected from schools in low-, middle- and high-SES areas. Weight and height were measured and information about food intake and physical activity was obtained through repeated individual 24 h recalls. Under- and over-reporting of energy intake and inadequacy of nutrient intake were assessed.Yaoundé,...

Vocational-technical education (VTE) is defined as that aspect of education which leads to the acquisition of practical and applied skills as well as basic scientific knowledge. The major focus of this paper was to examine the trend in VTE, its development from the pre-colonial, colonial and post independence eras. This paper discusses different levels where VTE is offered. The problems were identified and recommendations for solutions were suggested.

The objective of this study was to establish the factors that affect guidance and counseling in primary schools. Guidance and counseling seems not to be adequately helping pupils with physical and psychological problems in Nairobi province of Kenya. Many primary schools are faced with indiscipline and poor performance yet there is a guidance and counseling programme running in these schools. The sample of study was 234 respondents selected from a population of 10,000 primary school teachers...

Teachers can positively engage in professional learning if they are knowledgeable about its processes and the roles they can play in it. However, teachers often lack a clear understanding of what constitutes effective professional learning practices and they are often unsupported to engage in it. This paper reports on part of a larger study that explored Tanzanian teachers’ understandings of professional learning prior to participating in a school-based professional learning (SBPL) model....