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Cerebral palsy affects the general neurological development of those involved. This usually culminates into various muscular deficits some of which are amenable to physiotherapy intervention and rehabilitation.A 6 year retrospective study was conducted to find out the clinical presentation and physiotherapy management of cerebral palsy patients in ESUT Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria, between June 2009 and May, 2015.146(30.2%) cases of cerebral palsy were noted out of 483 children seen...

One of the best ways to ensure the upbringing of a morally sound child is through good civic education. However observation has shown that many Nigerian youths commit various categories of immoral acts, perhaps due to ineffective use of proverbs as a feature of native language to inculcate the cultural and moral values to them in their respective societies. This study therefore investigates the relationship between the use of proverb, an aspect of native language and civic education of the...

Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) is a chequered aspect of education in contemporary Africa. This paper examines the complicated realities of TVE in Nigeria. In practice, indigenous education systems embedded a standard learning procedure which British colonial administration keyed into and standardised in non-formal arrangements through government departments. Therefore, the paper tracks the (dis)oriented education-industry relationship that existed after 1960. TVE in Nigerian...

The primary purpose of this paper is to highlight the impact of Nigeria’s education system on value reorientation and national development. Specifically, the paper interrogates the potential of education to impact value re-orientation and national development; the current status of the impact of education on value reorientation and national development; the roles education should play in value re-orientation and national development; and how education can be used to achieve national...

Background : Nigeria has a high neonatal mortality rate. Most of these deaths can be prevented by providing adequate training for health providers with available and functional basic resuscitation equipments. Our aim was to assess the effect of training on the cognitive knowledge of health practitioners on neonatal resuscitation. Method : We conducted neonatal resuscitation trainings for selected health professionals from all the senatorial districts of Akwa Ibom State, based on the...

Education is the core pyramid of modern-day development. Teachers severally play a pivotal role in the educational development of any nation and society. While civic/law-related education aims at producing thoughtful, well-informed and responsible citizens, it is the duty of the teachers to disseminate information, facilitate knowledge and inculcate skills of civic participation, decision making, and critical thinking, in the students. The roles of Social Studies teachers in promoting best...

The study investigates the pivotal role of knowledge management within the academic parlance which has a positive spiral and multiplier effects in a given economy by way of taking our dear country from the shackles of hunger, poverty, insecurity etc. It is clear that the effectiveness and efficiency of any organization/economy rest squarely on its level of knowledge: tacit and explicit. However, this knowledge must be critically studied, tapped, stored and disseminated. This study therefore...

every community all over the world volunteers discuss HIV/AIDS transmission and its prevention. At the end of 2007, there were about 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS: 2.7 million people were estimated to have acquired the HIV that year. Although the epidemic has stabilized, it remains a leading challenge for global health. Many people believed that condom is the best method of protection against HIV/AIDS while some believe that if you trust in God you will not have the disease in any...

Background: Bacteraemia is the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood. The most common manifestation of bacteraemia is fever. Untreated bacteraemia can progress in 10% of children to focal infection and sepsis which can be fatal. Knowledge of the organisms implicated in causing bacteraemia would help in the right choice of antibiotics while awaiting blood culture results.Objective: This study determined the prevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among febrile non neonatal,...

Dance is a symbolic art form that transcends the overall aesthetics of the body to the cultural essence of a people. It has continued to develop beyond being a cultural activity, to fulfilling other needs in the society, including economic, socio-political, educational, physical, psychological, and religious desires. The rate of development in dance genres/forms and choreographic styles globally is quite intriguing and a herculean task to the contemporary dancer and choreographer in Nigeria,...

A study of smoking habits among the students of Makarere University College in Kampala Uganda found that most students 40.9% smoked for pleasure while more Indians than Africans smoked to alleviate loneliness or psychological problems. 1157 male 171 female nonmedical students and medical students replied to a survey questionnaire. Only 7% women smoked 33.4% men 40.5% Medical Faculty. 90% of the Africans started smoking before college compared to 52.1% Indians. 59.9% nonsmokers mentioned lung...

The study analyzed farmers’ perception of climate change effect on production and examined the perceived effect of climate change on farmers’ livelihood, Data was collected from 270 farmers sampled from nine Local Government Areas in the three agricultural zones of Edo state. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics involving frequency distribution, percentages and mean, Binomial test and Friedman test were used to test the hypotheses of the study. The result of the analysis...

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the association between asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and poor intellectual development in primary school children in the Volta Region of Ghana.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among children from 5 primary schools in 3 districts in the Volta region of Ghana. Questionnaires were administered, and blood samples collected for malaria investigation using Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and microscopy. School performance was...

BACKGROUND: Parental verbal communication may influence the sexual knowledge of senior secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria.METHODS: This study utilized a school based cross-sectional study design and was conducted across the six education zones of Enugu State using three-stage sampling technique. A total of 400 respondents completed the interviewer administered questionnaires on their socio-demographics, sexual knowledge and parents’ information on verbal communication skills....

Orientation programme is a gate keeper to facilitate the integration of new students into the university environment. Student adjustment increases their likelihood of success and retention. However, various studies reveal that a huge number of first years leave university due to adjustment related challenges. Specifically, the study endeavoured toascertain the degree to which orientation programme influences emotional adjustment of first-year students in public universities in Kenya; the...

Human activities on earth either pose threat or safe haven to human environment because such human activities contribute to climate situation. Using the exposition method, the aim of this paper is to explore religion in the prevention of possible environmental disaster and the mitigation of post disaster scenario. Drawing from the 2011/2012 flood disaster in Nigeria, it shows that it was human induced in the sense that it was partly caused by blockage of water channels such as drainages. The...