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The objective of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population of children (3 to 14 years) in the Mrabtine region province of Marrakech, Morocco.Fecal samples were collected from 90 students (41 boys (45.6%) and 49 girls (54.4%)) and examined for intestinal parasites by three coproscopic techniques: direct examination and concentration technique Kato-Katz.It emerges that the overall prevalence was 27.8% (12.2% for boys and 15.6% for girls). The distribution...

In this study we explored the experiences of the guide children (children who guide adults with visual impairment to beg for a living on the streets) in Tamale, Ghana, to unearth the impact of the guiding role on their educational participation and well-being. Data were gathered from 104 children and 57 adults using a set of questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that adults chose many of the children to take on the guide role and many of the children did not attend school. The...

To produce health professionals who are oriented towards addressing community priority health needs, the training in medical schools has been transformed to include a component of community-based training. During this period, students spend a part of their training in the communities they are likely to serve upon graduation. They engage and empower local people in the communities to address their health needs during their placements, and at the same time learn from the people. During the...

self-medication is practiced significantly worldwide. No data is available on the current status of self-medication practice in Palestine. The objective of this study is to assess the extent of self-medication practice among a random sample of An-Najah National University students. Methods: this was a cross-sectional, anonymous, questionnaire-based survey that included 1581 students of different academic levels enrolled at different faculties at An-Najah National University. A pre-validated...

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is the recommended immediate psychosocial response during crises. As PFA is now widely implemented in crises worldwide, there are increasing calls to evaluate its effectiveness. World Vision used PFA as a fundamental component of their emergency response following the 2014 conflict in Gaza. Anecdotal reports from Gaza suggest a range of benefits for those who received PFA. Though not intending to undertake rigorous research, World Vision explored learnings about...

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesVolume 52, Issue 11 p. 20799A-20800A Military AFRICA: ASF Training Exercise Ends First published: 17 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2015.06740.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I...

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesVolume 52, Issue 11 p. 20803A-20803C Social and Cultural EDUCATION: South Africa First published: 17 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2015.06746.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I...

Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 52, Issue 10 p. 21031A-21031B Policy and Practice SOUTH AFRICA: Worst Drought In Years First published: 08 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2015.06726.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version...

The phenomenon of climate change heralds distinctive challenges for sub-Saharan Africa’s urban areas, with economic, social, and health impacts, and severe effects on housing and infrastructure. This study examined climate-change induced vulnerabilities including the urban housing crisis and homelessness in the context of Lagos mega-city, Nigeria, with a view to defining the potential lessons to learn from the Asian urban experience. The study conducted case-study analyses of Lagos and the...

Aim: Young people need protective information and skills in order to reduce the risk associated with unsafe sex. This study assessed and compared the sexual health knowledge, attitude and risk perception of in-school and out-of-school female unmarried adolescents in Onitsha North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional design was used in which 391 in-school female adolescents (mean age: 15.9±1.4 years ) were selected from 25 private and 17 public...

Information communication and technologies (ICTs) have become the life wire of modern society. Therefore this paper investigates how teacher educators prepare students and use ICT for effective teaching and learning purposes. The question therefore is: Are there any effect of introducing technologies into classroom in South Africa? Other questions include: do educators in South Africa need skills for effective teaching and learning using ICT? What are the impacts of ICT on educator...

Introduction: Health problems emanating from sexual behaviour include HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections among adolescents are considered high in South Africa. Also, the burden of unplanned pregnancies has wider implications in society. These problems occur in spite of a number of different sexual health promotion programmes. The aim of the study was to view the perception of high school...

To determine the histopathological types, age distribution, presenting signs and symptoms of ovarian cancers diagnosed at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. All histopathology slides and request cards of ovarian cancers diagnosed over a ten-year period (2001 to 2010) were reviewed and the cancers classified according to the World Health Organization 1999 classification. Biographical and clinical data of the patients were collected and results entered into Epi-info to determine the...

The textbooks I use are useful especially when the learners are doing group work and discussions. Sometimes I assign them to do work in groups and then do presentations to the class. Not every learner has a textbook so I make notes and dictate these where necessary. I instruct the students to note down important points in their exercise books during the lesson. When teaching topics like Nationalism in Kenya and Africa, the First and Second World Wars and the lives and contributions of Kenyan...

The increasing stroke burden in sub-Saharan Africa far outstrips the availability of skilled human resource to provide timely and efficient acute, rehabilitative and preventive services. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a short-term task-shifting stroke training program on the stroke knowledge of a cohort of Nigerian non-neurologist health workers (NNHWs).Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, NNHWs drawn from 53 local government areas of Ogun and Oyo states...