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The aim of this study was to determine attitudes to malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need among school children in Lagos, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 120 randomly selected school children, 66 boys (55%) and 54 girls (45%) aged 10-12 years in Lagos State, Southwestern region of Nigeria. The study was conducted with a fixed choice questionnaire and the need for orthodontic treatment was assessed with the WHO-FDI basic method for recording occlusal traits, 1979. The results showed...

Fifty consenting patients attending glaucoma clinic were recruited over a six-month period and screened for general psychiatric morbidity, anxiety and depression using the SRQ-20 and HAD scales respectively. The male:female ratio of the group was 2.1:1 with a mean age of 57.3 years. The elderly population constituted 52% of the group. Twenty two per cent of the patients had a probable co-morbid psychiatric disorder with the prevalence rates of 10% and 6% respectively for anxiety and...

Objective To describe perceptions of medical students, recent medical graduates, faculty of the College of Medicine, University of Malawi and private medical practitioners (PMPs) towards an attachment of undergraduate medical students in private medical doctors' offices.Method Qualitative cross sectional study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi in 2004 using in-depth key informant interviews and content analysis. ResultsIn general, private medical practitioners were favourable to the idea of...

Aim: To study impact of once weekly iron supplementation on praziquantel cure rate, Schistosoma haematobium reinfection, and haematological parameters in pupils aged between 9 and 15 years of age in Nchelenge district, Zambia.Methods: Pupils in the intervention group received once weekly dose of ferrous sulphate at 200mg while those in the control received once weekly vitamin C at 100mg for up to 9 months.Both study groups received a single dose of praziquantel at baseline.Results: S...

Background: The high rate of default from follow up clinic by children with chronic neurological disorders and shopping around from one place to another in search of a cure by their mothers may be as a result of ignorance concerning the diagnosis, cause and prognosis of these disorders. The ignorance of mothers may be as result of lack of adequate information from medical personnel at time of initial consultation. Objectives: To assess mothers whose children were referred to the paediatric...

This experimental study, investigated the influence of television food adverts on children’s product preference. A sample of 210 participants between ages 5 and 11 years were selected via the random and stratified sampling techniques. The instrument of data collection was Thurstones Preference Rating Scale (TPRS). The moderating role of age and gender were calculated to test the three null hypotheses raised at 0.05 level of significance. Findings denote that there is a significant difference...

The studies of the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in burn wounds contamination in the ward were carried out. From a total of 166 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, 104 (62.7%) were obtained from freshly admitted burn wounds inmates where the isolates predominated in second-degree burns 45 (43.3%), followed by first-degree 38(36.5%) and third- degree 21(20.2%). From long term patients, a total of 62 (37.3%) were obtained where the isolates dominated in third degree burns 33(53.2%) and...

Abstract Background HIV counseling and testing, HIV prevention and provision of HIV care and support are essential activities to reduce the burden of HIV among patients with TB, and should be integrated into routine TB care. Methods The development of training materials to promote HIV services for TB patients involved the definition of target health care workers (HCWs); identification of required tasks, skills and knowledge; review of international guidelines; and adaptation of existing...

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF FIGURES vi LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF APPENDICES vii GRANT INFORMATION viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 Higher Education in Africa 5 The Connection between Development and Higher Education 8 Statement of the Problem 12 Purpose of the Study 14 Research Questions 15 Significance of the Study 15 Delimitations 17 Organization of the Study 18 CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review and Setting of the Study 19 Higher Education in Developing Countries 20...

Science teachers from secondary schools in Tanzania were offered an in-service arrangement to prepare them for the integration of technology in a student-centered approach to science teaching. The in-service arrangement consisted of workshops in which educative curriculum materials were used to prepare teachers for student-centered education and for the use and application of Microcomputer Based Laboratories (MBL)—a specific technology application for facilitating experiments in science...

Journal Article Economic Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cross-section Measures Get access Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse Deressa * Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Republic of South Africa * Corresponding author: Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Department of Agricultural...

Journal Article Economic Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cross-section Measures Get access Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse Deressa * Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Republic of South Africa * Corresponding author: Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Department of Agricultural...

Journal Article Economic Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cross-section Measures Get access Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse Deressa * Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Republic of South Africa * Corresponding author: Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Department of Agricultural...

Journal Article Economic Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cross-section Measures Get access Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse Deressa * Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Republic of South Africa * Corresponding author: Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Department of Agricultural...

SUMMARY The aim of this study was to assess the effect of two doses of 40 mg/kg praziquantel with 2 weeks interval versus a standard single dose of 40 mg/kg on cure rates, egg reduction, intensity of infection, and micro-haematuria in Schistosoma haematobium infections. A randomised controlled intervention study was carried out among school-aged children in two different endemic settings with follow-up at 3, 6 and 18 months following drug administration. Differences in cure rates between the...