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Abstract Objective In Western settings, non‐convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) and non‐convulsive seizures (NCSz) are associated with high mortality. In comatose patients, interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) identified on routine electroencephalogram (EEG) are predictive of NCSE/NCS. Little is known regarding the prevalence, causes, or outcomes of NCSE/NCSz in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to investigate the prevalence of IEDs and NCSE/NCSz at a single teaching institution in...

AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS), a common malignancy in Kenya is associated with high morbidity and mortality. AIDS-KS is treated using bleomycin and vincristine (BV) plus or minus doxorubicin in most low resource settings, with response rates ranging from 24.8 to 87%. Survival in low resource settings has not been well documented. We report the three-year survival in a cohort of seventy patients referred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).Study participants are part of a...

There is an increasing global call to adopt information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching and learning. ICTs have become so essential that the South African government has introduced the e-education policy. ICTs are powerful enabling tools that play a significant role in the teaching and learning process. This article reports on a study that sought to explore teachers’ perceptions of adopting ICTs in teaching and learning at some secondary schools in Eastern Cape, South...

This study investigated management of skill-oriented subjects and goal attainment in private secondary schools in Ikom Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria.To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions were raised and converted to two null hypotheses to guide the study.Literature review was done based on the variables of the study.Survey research design was adopted for the study.The population of the study comprised 127 private secondary schools in Ikom Education Zone,...

This study explored the roles of police related television programming, and satisfaction with most recent police contact in predicting perceptions of law enforcement performance and treatment of minorities for students with no police victimization experiences. The current study also explored the role of personal and familial police victimization experiences impact on perceptions of police. A convenience sample of 246 African American students (168 females and 78 males) ranging in age from 17...

The African montane bamboo Yushania alpina provides both habitat and food for many species in the Albertine Rift region. In Volcanoes National Park (VNP), Rwanda, it is especially important as a key food resource for the Endangered mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei and Endangered golden guenon Cercopithecus mitis kandti. We examined temporal and spatial variation in bamboo shoots regeneration and consumption by primates, monitored between 2013 and 2018 in 82 16-m2 plots located...

Background: Diarrhoea illnesses continue to cause major sickness and death in children in developing countries. They often occur simultaneously in association with other illnesses as comorbidities, especially in children under five years of age. There is a dearth of literature on these comorbidities.
 Objective: To evaluate the pattern of diarrhoea and associated comorbidities in children with diarrhoea diseases at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
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This study investigated preprimary school teachers’ and proprietors’ perception of curriculum process in preprimary education in Nigeria. 140 teachers/proprietors from private preprimary schools were purposively selected for the study. The research instrument was a 32 item researcher constructed curriculum process questionnaire in the Likert format with Cronbach’s Alpha of .852. The items were distributed into five sections: impending curriculum sensitization; curriculum objectives;...

Sexual choices and practices of adolescents living in conservative societies, including Morocco, can be influenced either positively or negatively by the prevailing contextual and social norms. These norms not only limit the access to reproductive health information and services but also lead to abstinence among devout adolescents. Thus, identifying contextual risks and protective factors of risky sexual behaviors leading to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents, as well as...

Day in and day out reports in different media platforms such as television, radio, newspaper and social media suggest that the scourge of violence has reached alarming unparalleled and unprecedented proportions. Violence in schools is characterized by behavior that is anti-social, uncivil and peace disturbing. The current investigation attempts to contribute towards the growing body of research on the implications of school violence on learners and socially just education.  Violence seems to...

Objective: We explored stakeholders’ perceptions of the alcohol abuse support programs for students in higher education institutions in South Africa.Methods: We used an appreciative inquiry approach to conduct group discussions with 22 participants (18 = women and 4 = men) working with student support programs at their institutions. Stakeholders included service providers and policy makers.Results: Following thematic analysis, we identified eight themes from two appreciative inquiry...

Objective: We explored stakeholders’ perceptions of the alcohol abuse support programs for students in higher education institutions in South Africa.Methods: We used an appreciative inquiry approach to conduct group discussions with 22 participants (18 = women and 4 = men) working with student support programs at their institutions. Stakeholders included service providers and policy makers.Results: Following thematic analysis, we identified eight themes from two appreciative inquiry...

While free primary education (FPE) has made significant strides towards schooling for all Kenyan children, and dropout rates have been notably reduced, a regional disparity clearly persists. This means that many children in arid and semi-arid regions and informal settlements in urban areas leave school before completion. The purpose of this article is to report on a study that examined the reasons why some children still leave school early. Targeting the 7–17 year age group, a total of 83...

This paper examined the relevance of Basic Science, mathematics and technology as an important tool for developing entrepreneurship skills among upper Basic students in junior secondary schools in Cross River State of Nigeria. Due to lack of employment opportunities which has become a very serious issue in Nigeria today, the need for entrepreneurship skills to be inculcated in this students is very important especially at the upper Basic level where some of the students may not have the...

Student performance has several elements, but most significant is the role the information and communication technology plays. The performance of students in modern education is quite different from the traditional method used over the past decades. ICT is a revolution and has indeed bridged the divided world of information into single entity; it has further enhanced the resourcefulness of students in various academic institutions around the globe. This study is a fact finding into the role...

Introduction: Climate change affects all countries, but the poorest countries of Africa are more vulnerable. Understanding the climate change perception of a community is vital for decision and policy makers to learn how and where to enhance the adaptation and mitigation capacity of peoples. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the perception of climate change and associated factors among households in Gondar Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross sectional...

IntroductionThis research on effect of nutrition education on the consumption pattern of secondary school students in Ikot Okpora in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State was aimed to investigate the types of food available in Ikot Okpora.Methodology Survey and purposive sampling was used to select three hundred and twenty students of the school since the number was small and one hundred (100) parents.Descriptive statistics, percentages and independent paired sample t-test was...