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Improving the quality of malaria clinical case management in health facilities is key to improving health outcomes in patients. The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative Impact Malaria Project has supported implementation of the outreach training and supportive supervision (OTSS) approach in 11 African countries to improve the quality of malaria care in health facilities through the collection and analysis of observation-based data on health facility readiness and health provider competency in...

In Mozambique, despite improvements in literacy and school enrolment rates over the recent decades, the gender disparity in terms of economic opportunity has not improved significantly among the younger cohort of the population. Most of the poor people live in rural areas affected by armed conflicts, where there are higher rates of illiteracy and infant mortality, limited access to energy, safe water and sanitation. In these rural communities, where employment options in the non-agricultural...

Helminthic infections caused by Enterobius vermicularis have a cosmopolitan character and most often affect the paediatric pre-school and school age population. This helminth is the most frequent in Libya, but it is as yet unrecognized, probably due to parasitological laboratories not being consulted. The cellophane scotch tape method was used to investigate the presence of E. vermicularis eggs in 115 specimens. The overall infection of this parasite was 11.3%.Out of 115 school children (62...

This paper focuses on what it means to be human from a biblical perspective and shows how this understanding forms part of the Church’s understanding and practices towards disability and persons with disability. Through our experience of the Ghanaian situation and scholarly works, we argue that as a Church, our understanding, attitudes, and practices towards persons with disability must change from the current exclusive and marginalizing frameworks to thoughts and behaviors that are...

Suicide is a growing public health problem all over the world. It may be ranked as one of the major leading cause of death among college and university students. Against this background, this study explored the influence of perfectionism and academic stress on suicidal ideation among medical students. Purposive and simple random techniques were used to select a total number of 296 students (105 males: 191 females) from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State. The age of the...

The purpose of the current study was to contribute to a better understanding of Zambian prospective mathematics secondary teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics (M-PCK) as part of a larger project aimed at characterising their subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) related to the function concept. K-means Cluster analysis was used to derive profiles based on M-PCK perceptions. Three profiles related to M-PCK perceptions of prospective teachers emerged from the...

In South Africa, many children with extensive support needs-including children who require AAC-are accommodated in care centers rather than the public schooling system. Caregivers employed at these centers need training in order to support children's communication using augmentative and alternative methods. A total of 29 center-based caregivers took part in this study. A single group pretest-posttest design was used to evaluate the effect of a 5-day training workshop on caregivers' ability...

Students negative emotions, beliefs, and behaviours toward the study of mathematics have tremendously contributed to their poor performance in the subject and it is caused by factors emanating from home, socio-cultural background, school, students and teachers. The aim of this study was to examine factors promoting the negative attitudes of female students toward the study of Mathematics in five selected Junior High Schools within the Fanteakwa District of Ghana. The researchers, therefore,...

Pollution is a common and inevitable situation, encompassing environmental threats and virulent composites from the air, water, soil, and food. Air pollution is becoming a global health challenge, affecting millions of lives. Although many of these pollutants have been identified, this paper is reviewing the established link between air pollution and neurodegenerative disease due to the increase in cases of neurodegenerative disease in middle- and low-income countries like Nigeria. This...

All people have the right to get education. However, some do not get access to education due to various reasons, such as socio-cultural factors as well as disabilities they have. Inclusive education aims to provide learning chances for all people within the conventional school system, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disabilities, and caste. This study examined the perceptions and concerns of educators about inclusive education. Specifically, the study sought to...

Abstract This study examined the relationship between pre-service mathematics teachers’ self-efficacy and their performance in Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the connection between the respondents' beliefs, motivation, mastery experience, and performance. The research design utilized in this study was a correlational design. The population consisted of 322 pre-service mathematics teachers selected from the six Colleges of...

There is scant literature available in South Africa that explores the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of student nursing trainees and other healthcare workers who deliver sexual health services to sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities with unique health needs. An online, mixed-method, questionnaire-based survey was employed to conveniently sample 39/78 (50%) final-year Bachelor of Nursing students from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal to understand their knowledge, attitudes and...

The rapid advancements in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have significantly transformed the landscape of education, impacting both learning and teaching processes. The use of ICT in learning and teaching have changed the whole concept of education and had proved to be of great benefit for both the student and the lecturer. This paper draws from students and lecturers’ reflections on the use of ICT in learning and teaching environments in one South African University. An...

This qualitative study explores the emotional well-being and school experiences of pupils residing in child-headed households in secondary schools in Kabwe district, Zambia. Adopting a phenomenological approach, the research aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the challenges and resilience exhibited by this vulnerable demographic. Through focus group discussions with participants from diverse backgrounds, the study delves into the factors influencing emotional well-being, the impact...