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Despite widespread global attention, the potential threats to human health posed by climate change in Africa still need to be further understood. Although there is mounting concern that climate change is a serious risk to human health, less evidence shows a direct causal relationship between climate change and health risks in Africa. In this rapid review, we discuss our synthesis of available evidence on the health implications of climate change with a focus on Africa. PubMed was...

This study examined the impact of climate change variables on fishing livelihood in some communities in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. It utilized a well-structured questionnaire that was distributed among the 306 respondents randomly to inquire into the demographic, fishing activities, perception on climate change and adaptation mechanism of respondents to climate change. It was found that 86.3% of the respondents were familiar with the climate change variables such...

This study examined the Biology teachers’ impact on the performance of students in secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. This study sample included forty-eight (48) Secondary Schools selected by random sampling technique. The researcher designed teachers’ questionnaire which were administered to one hundred forty-five (145) Biology teachers. Researcher-designed validated questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents on the impact of biology teachers to the performance...

The study was carried out to examine the predictive estimate of openness to experience and self-efficacy on early years teachers’ perception of hands-on materials for classroom teaching in Lagos, Nigeria. The participants in the research were all the public and private elementary schools teachers in Lagos however snowball non-probability the sampling method was adopted to select 150 elementary school teachers as the sample. Three instruments titled Hands-on Materials Utilization...

International students are not only agents for the internationalisation of a campus environment but also a crucial source of income for universities and a country’s economy. Thus, their recruitment and retention are vital and prioritised by university leadership and policymakers. However, scant attention has been given to investigating international student withdrawal, even more so on visa-related matters. This paper focuses on the lived experiences of five former students from Syria who...

Abstract Background Social accountability (SA) within medical education signifies a commitment to address critical regional, societal, and national issues through educational, research, and service activities. In resource-limited regions, marginalized communities face barriers to accessing quality healthcare, and the concept of SA is often poorly understood by students. This study aims to investigate the perspectives, awareness, and comprehension of Syrian medical students regarding the...

he study examined leveraging Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach for technology-driven teaching and learning of entrepreneurship in Southeast Nigerian Universities. Two research questions were answered while two hypotheses were tested. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 203 respondents for the study. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire and face-validated by three experts. To obtain the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach...

Abstract Background Caesarean section is the most common surgery globally. In low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, caesarean section-associated maternal and perinatal complications are of concern, some of which are attributed to lack of clinical skill and training. There is no standard technique for performing or teaching caesarean sections in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the essential and comprehensive steps of a safe caesarean section, according to South...

This study sought to determine the experiences of persons with physical disability (PwPDs) as hotel guests and the effects these experiences have on satisfaction in selected classified hotels in Kenya. The research was driven by five key objectives: to determine the influence of personal characteristics, trip-related factors, the physical environment within the hotels, human interactions, and policy compliance on the satisfaction of hotel guests with physical disabilities. A cross-sectional...

هدف البحث إلى الكشف عن فاعلية برنامج قائم على استراتيجية القصة في تنمية مهارات الاستماع لدى تلاميذ الصف الخامس من التعليم الأساسي في الجمهورية اليمنية، واتبع البحث المنهج شبه التجريبي، واقتصرت عينة البحث على (95) تلميذة من تلميذات الصف الخامس الأساسي، وقُسمت العينة بطريقة عشوائية إلى مجموعتين متكافئتين (تجريبية وضابطة)، بلغ عدد المجموعة التجريبية (47) تلميذة، والضابطة (48) تلميذة، ولتحقيق هدف البحث أعدت الباحثتان قائمة بمهارات الاستماع وبرنامجًا قائمًا على استراتيجية القصة، يتضمن دليلا...

Abstract Background and Objectives Ghana’s older adult population is growing rapidly and projected to double by 2050. It is well-documented that social, health, and housing factors influence segmented aging trajectories that lead to disparate rates of disability. However, little is known how the intersection of place (i.e., urban; rural) and gender (i.e., woman; man) inform rates of disability among older Ghanaians. We seek to examine this gap in the literature through an intersectional...

Background:: The socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 added to the learning challenges across Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and significantly increased the resources required to deliver on basic education goals. Objective:: This article makes the case for greater budgetary allocations to the education sector by quantifying the annual funding needs for 20 governments in ESA to achieve different classroom size targets for all levels of education by 2030. Methods:: Building on earlier...

The use of mobile phones has been identified as a potential way to bring the benefits of educational technology to a wider audience, including in low-connectivity settings. This is a topic that has received renewed interest recently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures. While a number of recent studies have demonstrated good potential for mobile phones and SMS to be used to support learning, there are also questions about how equitable this medium is in practice. We...

This study examines urban and rural South African accounting students’ perceptions of their professional skills development through participation in an extended professional project (hereafter ‘project’). We find students from the rural-based institutions perceived higher levels of professional skills development than their urban-based counterparts. We argue that this reflects rural students’ hitherto limited exposure to professional role models or their ways of working. This study...

Even though Western education is indispensable and became a game changer, its adoption in the mainstream education system (curriculum) has substantially strained the passing of relevant skills, values, and knowledge to most African communities. The adoption of Western education was not tailored to the context, realities, and needs of most indigenous communities. The popular and accepted Western education has been applauded for preparing graduates who mostly look for employment, do not...

Abstract Background Medical schools are called to be socially accountable as a feature of excellent medical education. Medical students are essential to the development of socially accountable medical schools. Therefore, understanding the perceptions and experiences of medical students regarding social accountability is critical for efforts to improve social accountability practices and outcomes. Methods This cross-sectional online questionnaire-based survey used Google Forms and involved...