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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate and possible risk factors associated with transmission of hookworm infection among primary school children in parts of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Nine hundred (900) faecal samples were collected and analyzed for hookworm infection using the direct wet mount and formol-ether concentration techniques. The data were subjected to chi-square analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and the significant level...

The pollution indices of microplastic content in bottled water from South Eastern Nigeria were evaluated. Microplastic contamination factors, pollution load and risk index, polymer risk indices and estimated daily intake for adults and children were determined. Microplastic concentrations, types and shapes were assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) – energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). From documented literature, this is the first study on microplastics in bottled water...

Introduction: Due to Covid-19 pandemic, dental institutes were forced to shut down and forced to immediately switch to online learning platforms. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the detriments of online education from the perspective of dental students in developing countries. Materials and Methods: An online survey was distributed among dental students of India, Pakistan and Egypt through social media platforms, which assessed the developing countries’ barriers to a seamless online...

Undernutrition including stunting particularly at an adolescent stage was not emphasized by various intervention strategies in the Ethiopian context. Assessing the magnitude and potential risk factors of undernutrition is thus helpful for policymakers to design appropriate intervention strategies. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing the magnitude of stunting and associated factors among adolescent students in Legehida district, Northeast Ethiopia.A school-based cross-sectional study was...

Abstract Background In the past few years, there has been an expanding global interest in the problem of substance use. A variety of studies conducted within the past decade have investigated the prevalence of substance use among university students. The study aimed to detect the prevalence and associates of substance use among Egyptian students at Mansoura University. This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based, observational study was conducted during the period from February to July 2019 on...

Background: Substance use is a significant public health problem worldwide and adversely affects the education system because learners who use substances display behaviours that negatively influence the quality of learning and teaching. The study aimed to determine the educator’s knowledge of the factors contributing to substance use among secondary school learners in the Greater Giyani municipality. Methods: The study employed a descriptive research design, and purposive sampling was...

Background: Substance use is a significant public health problem worldwide and adversely affects the education system because learners who use substances display behaviours that negatively influence the quality of learning and teaching. The study aimed to determine the educator’s knowledge of the factors contributing to substance use among secondary school learners in the Greater Giyani municipality. Methods: The study employed a descriptive research design, and purposive sampling was...

Decision-making is one of the tools that the school management uses to run schools. Teachers play an important role in the performance of schools. This paper looked at the effects of teacher participation in decision-making processes on performance. The study was conducted in public secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya. The study used the mixed methods approach where qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. The study targeted 474 teachers in 24 public schools in the...

Introduction: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused major public respiratory illness worldwide. To date, no specific treatment for COVID-19 has proven effective, thus leading people to rely on diverse measures including the use of traditional medicines. Aim: The study aimed at determining the prevalence of traditional medicine use amongst university staff and students, and to examine the association of traditional medicine use with mental status and health parameters. Methods: A...

Introduction: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused major public respiratory illness worldwide. To date, no specific treatment for COVID-19 has proven effective, thus leading people to rely on diverse measures including the use of traditional medicines. Aim: The study aimed at determining the prevalence of traditional medicine use amongst university staff and students, and to examine the association of traditional medicine use with mental status and health parameters. Methods: A...

Employing a theoretical framework that draws on the concept of global regimes of mobility and Bourdieu’s theory of practice, this article seeks to analyse how African student migrants in China navigate global structural inequalities in planning for post-graduation mobility, while strategising to overcome barriers to mobility and capital accumulation. It argues that China’s position within the contemporary global political economy is reflected in the ways these student migrants navigate...

To examine changes in measures of adiposity and determine the prevalence of excess adiposity in relation to height in school children between 2010 and 2020.5-12-year-old urban school-age children participated in two cross-sectional surveys in 2010 (n = 1274) and 2020 (n = 1550). Standard procedures were used for anthropometric measurements. Changes in BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and the corresponding proportions of children with excess adiposity were...

<p style="text-align: justify;">The cooperative learning (CL) is an advanced instructional approach that uses different motivational procedures to make instruction significant and learners more responsible. This study aimed to investigate the effects of cooperative learning on students' achievement in chemistry among the advanced level in 12-year basic education schools; it engaged a quasi-experimental design with one treatment group and a comparison group (control); the first applied...

Many African higher education entrants have an African language as a first language, whereas English and Afrikaans are default media of instruction in South African higher education institutions (HEIs). This precludes equivalent chances of academic success for students. Linguistic diversity in HEIs might also influence students’ experiences in these institutions. This paper explores the perspectives of undergraduate students at a historically Black higher education institution (HBHEI) and a...

For people with disabilities, appropriate social protection interventions can contribute to breaking the cyclical relationship between poverty and disability and may improve social inclusion. In South Africa, a national social assistance programme provides 'social grants' to individuals on the basis of poverty, age, or disability. These grants have been extensively studied but there has been little investigation into the Care Dependency Grant, designed to support the care of children with...

Weather conditions have not been considered up to date as a factor that contributes to drop out of school in Tunisia. The latter is mainly attributed to poverty, socioeconomic status of students and to a lack of educational infrastructure. This paper is an attempt to introduce geography in explaining dropout in Tunisia. We apply spatial econometric models to show that there is a high degree of spatial clustering in dropout of school. We conclude that students in the north-west region of...