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The objective of this study was to assess Nigerian dental therapy students' knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to care for patients with HIV. A twenty-six-item questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional study of the dental therapy students of Federal School of Dental Therapy and Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria. The level of knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention among the respondents was high. However, misconceptions about the transmission of HIV through blood donation,...

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) constitute a serious global health risk, and evidence suggests that young drivers are significantly overrepresented among those injured or killed in RTAs. This study explores the role of anger, impulsivity, sensation seeking and driver attitudes as correlates for risky driving practices among drivers, drawing comparisons between age and gender. The study used a cross-sectional survey design, with a sample of 306 post-graduate university students from two...

Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and obsessive–compulsive disorders among secondary school students and to assess the comorbidities of these disorders. Background Any type of mental illness can have a negative impact on cognitive development and learning and involves a very high cost to both the individual and society. Anxiety and depression can be considered reliable indicators for the assessment of mental illness in a community....

The Rise of Voluntary Work and Corporate Social Responsibility has been a central part of most societies throughout history.Businesses have been under increasing pressure to noticeably engage in activities known as corporate social responsibility (CSR).CSR has traditionally been associated with large companies, but recognition of the growing significance of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector has led to an emphasis on their social and environmental impacts.Therefore, it is of...

A bone marrow examination had been requested by the referring clinician in over half of the 250 patients referred to the haematology clinic at Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) between 1988 and 1998 for investigations for various haematological disorders. Although a full blood count and a peripheral blood film can go a long way to resolve some of these diagnostic challenges faced by doctors in the districts, this information was generally not provided in the referral letter. After...

Cet article est une réflexion sur la place de la culture et des langues maternelles, donc de l’identité culturelle, dans l’enseignement des langues, en Afrique francophone contemporaine. Depuis la prise en compte de la compétence interculturelle dans l’acquisition des langues, on est passé de la didactique « des langues » à la didactique « des langues et cultures », confirmant ainsi l’importance de la culture, donc de l’identité culturelle de chaque individu, en la classe de langue....

The paper analyses the impact of climate change and local social networks on farmers� soil conservation behaviour in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. Farm household level panel data with multiple plots combined with climate data from the adjacent meteorological stations, interpolated at a household level, are employed in the analysis. The extent to which local social networks contribute to soil conservation investment in the presence of climate change is assessed using multivariate probit...

This study is set to assess the socio-cultural climate of learning and pupils' performance in primary schools in Cross River State Nigeria.Four objectives were formulated to guide this study.A survey was carried out, using 96 randomly selected primary school pupils and 48 teachers from 16 communities in three Local Government Areas in Cross River State Nigeria.Two instruments were employed for data collection, a 14 item interview schedule for pupils eliciting information on social climate...

This paper is a survey aimed at determining teachers’ perception on the importance of teaching Citizenship Education to primary school children. Perception is an attribute which helps to shape individuals’ world view and attitude. It, therefore, follows that the way teachers perceive the importance of Citizenship Education has a bearing on their commitment to its impartation on learners. To determine teachers’ perception, the researcher hopes to administer a questionnaire designed for the...

This study examined teachers’ attitudes toward learners with two types of barriers to learning: a learner with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a learner with little or no functional speech (LNFS). The results indicated that although teachers reported that the learner with ADHD would be more disruptive in class and have a more negative effect on the classroom climate, they overwhelmingly favoured including this learner over the learner with LNFS. The data indicated...

In the past, disability in Ghana has been narrowly defined; little attention has been given to the general discriminatory practices and experiences that persons with disability encounter. This study aimed to gather baseline information for use in developing recommendations to influence national policy and impact the lives of persons with intellectual disability. The authors collected data through interviews with 122 participants including parents, their children with disabilities, and...

Abstract Within development communication, gaps remain in theory and practice: communication innovations are taking place which either do not incorporate theory or fail to challenge the assumptions of development communication and HIV/AIDS theory. This can lead to the implementation of unsuccessful interventions that lack theoretical frameworks or to uninformed practice, making it difficult to replicate. Further, research has demonstrated that entertainment education (EE) interventions have...

Uganda is vulnerable to several natural, man-made and a hybrid of disasters including drought, famine, floods, warfare, and disease outbreaks. We assessed the district disaster team's performance, roles and experiences following the training.The disasters most commonly experienced by the district teams were epidemics of diseases in humans (7 of 12), animals (epizoonotics) (3 of 12) and crops (3 of 12); hailstorms and floods (3 of 12). The capabilities viewed most useful for management of...

The article is based on a study that surveyed pre-existing initiatives that integrate indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in mathematics education in Durban, South Africa. In the exploratory case study, the researchers examined the existing modern and traditional technologies that are used in teaching mathematics by pre-service and in-service teachers enrolled in teacher certification programs at a high-tech university in the South African KwaZulu-Natal province. The overall goal of the study...