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Mohamed H. Ahmed, Musaab Ahmed, Mohamed Hassan Taha, Ahmed O. Almobarak, Wail Nuri Osman, Mohamed Elhassan Abdullah, Azza Zulfu, Elmoubasher Farag, Abubaker Omer, Nazik E. Husain

The South African government has made a significant progress in the area of policy development and practice for Adult Education since independence in 1994. Still, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of adults without education. For example, KwaZulu-Natal, one of the provinces in South Africa, still recorded an increased number of illiteracy rate among adults, which further causes poverty and unemployment. The focus of this study is to explore the extend concept and ideas of...

Research Objective Emerging studies suggest that people with disabilities are at a higher risk for HIV. However, less is known about impact of maternal disability and HIV on child mortality. We aimed to examine the potential compounding effect of maternal disability and HIV status on child mortality in South Africa. Study Design We analyzed data for women age 15–49 years from South Africa, using the nationally representative 2016 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey. We estimated...

To master any language, the most important and effective method is to practice it endlessly. The purpose of this research is to investigate whether students are aware of using mobile applications (apps) for learning English. Furthermore, this study aims to evaluate the extent to which students are using mobile applications for learning English. The participants of this study were 20 students from the English department at Sirte University. A semi-structured questionnaire adopted from Mospan...

The disruptive effects of COVID-19 have impacted all sectors of our society including education. This study identified the factors influencing the private schools’ and colleges’ decision to reduce their teaching staff during the COVID-19 lockdown using survey data analyzed using Heckman two-step regression model. The results showed that age, accommodation level, hourly payment rate, tax grade level, money borrowed from government or banks, loan repayment suspension, tax payment deferral, the...

This study examined smallholder farmers' observation of climate change and variability, its effect on agricultural output, and the livelihood adaptive strategies being used in response to such dynamic changes. A total of 121 smallholder farmers were randomly selected from three vulnerable rural farming communities in northern Ghana through a mixed methodological approach involving household surveys, interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analysed using descriptive and binary...

This study examines complementarities between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability in the fight against terrorism in 53 African countries for the period 1998–2012. Hence the policy variables employed in the study are inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) with forward orthogonal deviations. The paper reports three main findings. Firstly, military expenditure and...

Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction in boys. It is considered that early diagnosis and intervention have good outcomes in terms of renal function, though the varying extent of embryological insult requires these boys to remain in extended follow-up and care.To assess the renal outcome of patients following PUV ablation.This was a descriptive retrospective study. Data were collected from the operation logbooks of patients from...

The estimation of seismic reservoir properties faces difficulties such as delineating deceptive fluid contacts, over-estimating reserves and drilling dry holes. To overcome these problems, sequence stratigraphic and rock physics analyses that were constrained by the compaction trend were implemented in the Sigma Field. Sigma field is located in the Coastal Swamp depobelt, in the distal part. Seismic data from the field and a total of three wells, Sigma-30, 26, and 25 were provided for the...

Historical Pb–Zn mining and smelting in Kabwe in Zambia have made it one of the most polluted cities in the world. Four soil profiles were collected around the smelter and in remote locations, and two pine trees ( Pinus montezumae L.) were sampled for tree ring cores. These were analyzed for Pb, Zn and Cu contents and Pb isotopic ratio . Furthermore, the C isotopic composition of tree rings was also assessed. High concentrations of metals are present only in the top layers of soil and are...

Anthrax, which is a naturally occurring zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, has been endemic in Western Zambia. This paper estimated the societal burden of anthrax on cattle using Productivity Adjusted Life Years (PALYs) among cattle farmers in the Western Province of Zambia. A quantitative cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from cattle farmers in Mongu, Nalolo and Limulunga districts of Western Zambia. The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY)...

To examine adolescent contraceptive literacy and condom knowledge in Botswana.In Botswana, adolescent HIV infection rates remain high and unintended pregnancies are the predominant reason girls drop out of school. Despite a national mandate for comprehensive sexuality education and youth-friendly health services, access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information for adolescents remains limited.Two hundred forty adolescents attending secondary schools in Maun, Botswana, completed...

Key aims of the WHO Strategy to halve snakebite morbidity and mortality include health system strengthening and training of health workers. This requires knowledge of local health system needs and capacity, health worker training needs, and factors influencing health worker decision-making in snakebite management. This study explored health worker experiences and perceptions of snakebite management, both individually and in the context of their local health system. We used a qualitative...

The study examined the provision and access to library support services for distance learners in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of distance learners from LAUTECH. A random sampling technique was used to select 341 respondents as sample size of the study. Data was collected using an adapted questionnaire. Four research questions were answered by the study. A total of 341 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the...

Nurses are at an increased risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) especially in developing countries, where the use of assistive technology to minimize the adverse effects of manual handling and poor patient lifting are lacking. A cross-sectional study design was used to evaluate the prevalence of WRMSDs among nurses at the Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana using the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. Results indicated a 94% prevalence of WRMSDs, with a significantly higher...

The main objective of this study was to assess survival status and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates admitted to Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital.A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 568 randomly selected neonates. All preterm neonates admitted in NICU from May 9, 2016 to December 30, 2019 were the source population. Data were extracted from medical chart and entered to EpiData version 4.4.2.1 and analyzed by STATA version 14. Descriptive statistics, bivariate...