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An institution is responsible for the healthy development and achievement of its student body regardless of race or ethnicity. When students are accepted into an institution of higher education, the responsibility lies with the university to envelope, develop and graduate students, who are psychologically and academically sound, and in so doing, provide an atmosphere of inclusion and acceptance. Since the elimination of dejure segregation, predominanly white institutions are responsible for...

All medical schools in the U.K. now include teaching in palliative care in the undergraduate curriculum, and this is mirrored in Europe and the U.S.A. In South Africa, however, palliative care education and provision are not widely available. An increasing number of medical and nursing staff are invited to teach palliative care in other countries. Such teaching should, however, take into account the cultural attitudes the students have towards the care of patients with a chronic or terminal...

In this paper we attempt to identify factors that determine knowledge on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among primary school pupils in Tanzania using data extracted from the Family Life Education KAP Survey conducted in 1999. The data used consist of a sample of 18,564 pupils (about 50% males and 50% females) from all the 20 regions of Tanzania mainland. There were significant differences between boys and girls as regards knowledge of family life education in general....

Direct pressure applied on the inner ear cannot induce hearing loss.Three possible causes have been described in the literature for inner ear permanent lesions during scuba diving: pressure imbalance between the middle ear and the external ear, appearance of microbubbles in the internal ear, and direct effect of pressure on the inner ear. We seek to determine whether this last factor can be involved.We submitted two groups of guinea pigs previously implanted with an electrode in the round...

In the United States, “race” and “black identity” are becoming more complex with the increasing numbers of individuals who identify as “black and foreignborn.” Emanating from a year‐long study in an urban middle school classroom and a microethnographic investigation of a two‐week unit on Africa, this article employs a Pan‐African framework to examine how schools and the broader society serve as sites where black identity is contested. The article concludes with implications for education,...

ABSTRACT. Women are under-represented in leadership positions in South African higher education institutions, and tend to be c1ustered in the lower ranks. In this study, 22 women leaders in South African higher education were interviewed to ascertain their perceptions of their professional development needs. The areas most strongly prioritised were those re1ating to finance, strategic planning, organisational politics and academic research. There was also a strong demand for organised peer...

Reports on a study of distance library services at the University of Swaziland. Observes that the user group is young and unemployed. Identifies the access challenges arising from transportation and funding limitations, lack of library and information technology skills, insufficient resources and user support, restrictive policies, poor photocopying, ILL and online search services and competition from on-campus students. Argues that public libraries support distance library services more...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

To assess the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment in school-aged African children in South Africa.Random selection of geographically defined clusters was used to identify a sample of children 5 to 15 years of age in the Durban area. From January to August 2002, children in 35 clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door survey and examined in temporary facilities. The examination included visual acuity measurements, ocular motility evaluation, retinoscopy and...

Wetlands are unique habitats to which societies have a long history of cultural attachment. In Kenya they play a key influence in the people's livelihoods in terms of the food eaten, art and crafts, recreation, language and other cultural activities. There is a dynamic cultural interaction with wetlands in which communities' perceptions change. Wetlands are imbued with new meanings every day as communities interact within themselves and with wetlands as they devise new approaches to exploit...

The concentrations of certain heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pd and Zn) in the total and labile fractions of muddy sediment samples collected from eleven sites in Lake Burullus in January 2003 were investigated in order to evaluate the pollution status of the Lake. The metal contents were determined by means of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) using MESS-2 certified reference material (National Research Council of Canada). The average concentrations of the heavy metals...

ABSTRACT The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was 3.78% out of 1,277 volunteer students screened by direct fluorescence assay and Cobas Amplicor PCR. The infection was associated with the nonuse or inconsistent use of condoms in women ( P = 0.026) and a previous sexually transmitted infection in men ( P = 0.023). The most frequent genotypes determined by sequencing the omp1 genes of 25 clinical isolates were E (44%) and F (20%), and some strains harbored mutations, but E genotype strains did not.