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Objective To determine the perinatal outcome of labouring mothers with meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) compared with clear amniotic fluid at teaching referral hospital in urban Ethiopia. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted among labouring mothers with meconium-stained amniotic fluid from July 1 to December 30, 2019. Data was collected with pretested structured questionnaires. A Chi-square test used to check statistical associations between variables. Those variables with...

The motive behind the study was to investigate the determinants of training effectiveness in the Kenyan health sector, a case of Kenyatta national hospital. The research questions were generated from the objectives. This research was anchored in the behavioral theories, cognitive theories, constructivism theory and social learning theories. The study adopted a descriptive research design since it is concerned with determining the frequency with which something occurs. The target population...

Background: In Africa, primary hip osteoarthritis seems to be less frequent than in Europe. Sickle cell disease is responsible for aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with secondary hip osteoarthritis. Very little evidence is available on the influence of aetiology (primary and secondary) and radiographic status on pain and disability in a Beninese population with hip osteoarthritis. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of aetiology and radiographic...

The rapid growth of African cities has posed major challenges in the provision of adequate housing, public infrastructure and services as central and urban local governments have lacked the financial and institutional capacity to support urban expansion. Against the background of these challenges, in 2010 Participatory and Inclusive Land Readjustment was introduced as a tool for enhancing sustainable urban development through enabling stakeholder participation and inclusiveness in...

There is a critical need for sex, sexuality and relationships education to be LGBTQI inclusive. Numerous studies, internationally and in South Africa, highlight this need but what constitutes an inclusive curriculum has not been sufficiently addressed. This paper seeks to advance this conversation by imagining a curriculum beyond compulsory heterosexuality and considers what knowledges and practices are necessary for the South African context. To do this, the authors consider the corpus of...

Background. Many adolescent girls in developing countries lack appropriate information, means or materials, and access to the right sanitary facilities to manage menstruation. Hence, they adopted unsafe hygienic practices during menstruation that in turn has a negative impact on their dignity, health, and education. Thus, this study aimed to assess the practices of menstrual hygiene management and associated factors among secondary school girls in East Hararghe Zone. Methods. A school-based...

The ongoing conflicts in Yemen have affected the entire community. This article focuses on students from Yemen and the continuing impact of the conflict on their educational experiences in China. A case-study methodology and in-depth interviews with ten participants reveal a combination of pre-departure, travelling, registration and financial challenges, the loss of opportunities and hopes, and social and psychological pressures. As a result of the research, conclusions are that the Yemeni...

This paper aims to offer an improved version of the new composite drought monitoring index (CDMI) and to test its applicability in the context of Tensift watershed in Morocco. A synergistic approach incorporating the remote sensing techniques, hydrometeorological data, simulated data and agricultural statistics was used for this purpose. After assessing the performance of CDMI, estimated Soil Moisture Anomaly Indicator (ISMA) was processed, validated and incorporated to the composite model....

Abstract Background The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a large scale stressor could have negative distress on the mental health on medical students. Since gender differences in mental health may exist between males and females, it would prove interesting to see if a large scale stressor such as the pandemic will cause variances in the psychological distress between both genders.This study assessed and compared the psychological distress of COVID-19 among male and female medical...

Education is an important life process that plays a vital role in forming the foundation for a student’s future better being, as it equips learners with basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to cope well in life. This study examined the factors that lead to increased school dropout among high school students in Kirinyaga County, with the aim of suggesting the possible solutions thus promoting learner’s retention among high schools. The objective of the study was to...

Pre-school teacher training plays the role of inculcating management skills necessary for managing teaching and learning process in public Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDC).The main objective of this study was to establish the extent to which pre-school teacher training facilitate management of teaching-learning processs in public pre-schools.Pre-school teaching forms the backbone of the academic future for the beginning learners.This is achievable when teachers are adequately...

In Botswana, Special Needs Education has been implemented for 25 years with some success but there is still a need for evidence-based methods like Frequency Building, behavioural fluency, and Precision Teaching to be used to measure and improve school performance and learning. We explored the impact of these behavioural technologies on reading performances of four children with learning disorders (ADHD, speech impairment and acquired brain disorder) in a special school in Gaborone. At the...

Climate change induced drought has affected the lives of many farmers across the world especially in sub-Saharan Africa where many Farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture. . The aim of this study is to investigate the social and economic impacts of drought on the resettled women farmers, in Zimbabwe, a country that has been devastated by recurrent drought exacerbated by climate change. The women farmers, like their male counterparts were resettled in various settlement schemes, in the post...

Purpose This paper examines the dynamic causal relationship between education and economic growth in South Africa using annual time-series data from 1986 to 2017. The study attempts to answer one critical question: Does education, which is one of the priority sectors in South Africa, drive economic growth? Design/methodology/approach The study uses the ARDL bounds testing approach and ECM-based Granger causality model to examine this linkage. The study also uses three proxies to measure the...

Context: Globally, every school and college of pharmacy is challenged to respond to the impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy education and must find ways to continue to communicate with colleagues and educate their students. Aims: To describe the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate pharmacy students’ education and learning in Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with an online questionnaire. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from the students. Associations between...

Abstract The need to heighten climate action momentum is a key outcome of the Climate Action Summit organized by the United Nations (UN) in September, 2019. The same concern reverberated in most of the presentations and discussions at the twenty-fifth Conference of Parties (COP 25) – the annual climate summit under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This chapter seeks to investigate the relevance of the call for more climate action in terms of what further...

Introduction: Several studies recommend a Multisectoral approach to promote positive sexual behaviors among young people. Minimal literature exists on influence of parent-teacher interaction on sexual behaviors of young people. Objective: To examine the influence of parent-teacher interaction on initiation of sexual practices among teenagers in Kawuku S.S Mukono District, Uganda   Methods: Qualitative phenomenological design was used. The respondents were; 12 parents who had children in...