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Effect of urbanisation on Nutritional status of 250 primary school children was assessed among the children of working parents. Children involved were those who were dropped early in the morning 6 am by parents and picked up around the school premises later in the evening between 6.30‐7.00pm in the University of Lagos Staff School. Questionnaires were prepared for the parents to fill including the history of the children, time usually spent with the children from Monday through Friday,...
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A study of 352 randomly selected secondary school girls in an urban population in Southern Western Nigeria revealed a mean menarcheal age of 13.94 ± 1.31 years and that 76.8% of girls attained menarche between ages 13 and 15 years. Age-matched pre- and post-menarcheal girls did not differ significantly in biophysical measurements, however, nutritional status was strongly and positively associated with attainment of menarche. School girls from the upper socio-economic class reached menarche...
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This article details a study that investigated both the nature and extent of the conceptual and physical space teachers, principals, and other administrators in South African schools devote to teacher collaboration. The schools selected for the study represented a cross-section of urban and rural, primary and secondary schools administered by several of the nation's previously historically racially divided education departments. Through data gathered from questionnaires, interviews, and...
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Most physicians in developed countries are reported to have a sense of responsibility to inform a patient about the facts of his or her life-threatening condition. This study reports doctors' and nurses' responsibility to their terminally ill patients in an African environment. Since, by local tradition, doctors are not supposed to convey bad news and the patients do not see themselves as dying of illness, the doctors are not enthusiastic about informing the patients that their disease is...
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Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d‘Ivoire, has grown around Ebrie lagoon. There are significant local water pollution problems because of the waste waters that flow untreated into the natural environment (Arfi et al., 1981). These anthropogenic inputs constitute a‘major source of lagoonal contamination by pathogenic germs such as Vibrio cholerae. Moreover, the physical and chemical characteristics of the lagoonal environment appear to be conducive to the survival and multiplication of...
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Studies indicate that many librarians, including Nigerian librarians, lack strong communication and social skills. The introduction of behavioral science courses in the curriculum of Nigerian library schools is recommended as a remedy. Besides, these courses would enhance the client–centered approach to Nigerian library practice. This article describes the author’s use of cooperative learning strategies to enhance students’ perceptions of the social nature of learning, information seeking,...