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This study investigated the prevalence and incidence of Traditional (where a person in a position of power harasses a subordinate) and contra power sexual harassment, (where a subordinate is the harasser of authority figure) in medical schools in Ghana. among.Cross-sectional study.Four hundred and nine medical students from four medical schools in Ghana were interviewed. We also considered if academic and financial dependence would predict either traditional or contra power sexual...

Routine HIV counseling and testing (RCT) is a necessary first step in accessing health care for persons who may test HIV-positive. Despite the availability of RCT in many South African settings, uptake has often been low. We sought to determine whether the main components of the Health Belief Model (HBM), namely perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers could predict acceptance of RCT, and whether cues to action predicted uptake of RCT. A sample...

The South African Constitution upholds and entrenches the human right of all citizens. Similarly, the Higher Education Act of 1997 promotes equality of access for all, especially for those previously marginalised or excluded. The study reported in this article explored challenges experienced by students with disabilities at his university. Using an interpretive qualitative case study, data were collected through a narrative. In addition, personal communication and photographs were also used...

This paper uses the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (fCUBE) policy implementation in Ghana as an exemplar to explore the apparent disjuncture between policy intentions in theory and outcomes of implementation tasks in practice. Through the critical discourse analysis of a range of policy documents complemented by the analysis of interviews with Ghanaian education officials, the paper investigates the extent to which the ‘free’, ‘compulsory’, ‘universal’ and ‘basic education’...

The nerve centre of this study was that despite the critical role played by the head teacher in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal performance have not been adequately investigated and well understood in Nyamaiya Division hence the need for this study. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the leadership styles of the headteachers and their impact on the students’ academic performance in KCSE...

Since the teacher is the key and most important professional in the school setting, his support and participation are crucial to any programme that involves students. Thus, his roles in guidance and counselling programmes are enormous. The study examined tutors' participation in guidance and counselling programmes in Colleges of Education in northern Ghana. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study. Four research questions were set whilst the simple random sampling technique...

The study investigates the effect of corporal punishment and math anxiety on math performance at the Virgo Preparatory School in Adabraka, Ghana. Thirty four (34) participants were pre-tested and post-tested using the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for elementary school students. Analysis of the results shows that there is no difference in math performance between students who receive corporal punishment and those who are reinforced as well as those who receive neither reinforcement nor corporal...

ABSTRACTThis study investigated the effects of a classroom-based animal-assisted activities (AAA) program with guinea pigs on the social functioning of primary school children. We hypothesized that participants in the experimental condition (n = 64), compared with a waitlist control group (n = 64), would demonstrate improvements in social functioning following the program. Parents and teachers used the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) to evaluate the social skills and problem behaviors of...

Abstract Teachers in regular schools have a responsibility to accommodate the needs and interests of all learners. The attitudes and willingness of teachers to include learners with intellectual disabilities in their classes in regular schools in a district with a semi-nomadic pastoral population in north-eastern Uganda was investigated. A survey of 125 school teachers was conducted, using an attitude scale and a willingness sub-scale. The results showed slightly more positive than negative...

Background and Objectives: Pharmacovigilance is central to the control of the menace of adverse drugs reactions. Despite the fact that development of policy and practice framework to improve patients’ safety partly rely on availability of authentic data on pharmacovigilance activities, knowledge about pharmacovigilance activities among healthcare professionals in Nigeria is limited. To help fill this gap, this study explored the awareness, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance...

This paper examines indigenous cultural practices as precursors to social work education in Nigeria. Charitable service, mutual care and concern for needy kinsmen are not new in the age-long tradition of communal care. There are also the traditional mechanisms of mutual aid and community education through the observance of cultural norms, which inhibit socially undesirable behaviour, facilitate acceptable social behaviour and promote self-help. The advent of Christian missionaries set in...

Introduction :  This study explored factors influencing multiple sexual partnerships among Nigerian undergraduates. Method:  Students aged 16-30 years took part in four focus group discussions that was followed by a cross-sectional survey involving 819 students in this age group. Result:  Peer pressure and strong moral values were identified as major factors influencing multiple sexual partnerships among students. Knowledge of sexually transmitted infection (STI), living off campus and...

PARTICIPATION IN AN INTEGRATED HOMESTEAD FOOD PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION AND HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAM INCREASED CHILDREN'S HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN BURKINA FASO: PO215 D Olney;A. Pedehombga;M. Ruel;A. Dillon; Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

The main objective of this paper is to highlight the policy and management issues in contemporary Nigerian education system. Through rigorous  intellectual analysis of the major segments of the Nigerian education system comprising pre-primary, primary/basic education, secondary education and tertiary education, it was observed that government.s efforts and gestures (on education) are foundational and would require further work and consolidation in order to achieve better results. The paper...

The influx of Somali refugees in the United Kingdom (UK) renders the country as the biggest host to one of the largest and longest established Somali communities in Europe. The fact that the refugees arrive in the UK with little or no previous knowledge of the English language, has made the investigation of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) literacy instructional techniques and methods a priority within the ESOL professional field. It is hoped that the free provision of English...

Testicular-self examination (TSE) is a cheap and easy-to-perform procedure for early detection of testicular cancer but data on this subject is lacking in Nigeria, particularly among male adolescents.To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of testicular-self examination among secondary school boys.Knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to TSE were assessed, using anonymous structured self-administered questionnaires in a sample of 540 secondary school boys aged between 15...

To determine the distribution of markers of liver function disorders and their association with co-existing fluids and electrolytes states in ambulatory HIV infected individuals.A case-control study.Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital's Patient Support Centre.Biochemical analysis were performed for serum alanine-aminotranferase (ALT), aspartate-amino transferase (AST), total protein, albumin, glucose, urea, potassium, sodium, chloride, creatinine phosphate, total and direct...