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Background: Botswana is one of the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. Prevalence rates of 22.8% and 38.6% have been reported for age groups 15–19 and 20–24 years respectively. The government has solicited a concerted effort of all individuals and agencies in both the public and private sector in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Purpose: This report is part of the findings of a study conducted at a university to evaluate students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of two HIV/AIDS initiatives put in...
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There is a need for effective prevention programmes aimed at reducing risk behaviour among South African adolescents. HealthWise South Africa is a school-based programme designed to reduce sexual and substance use risk behaviour, and promote positive use of leisure time among high-school learners (students). Based on successful programmes in the United States of America, HealthWise was developed for use in South Africa and pilot tested in four South African high schools. We carried out a...
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The mission of EHREA is to increase public awareness of injustices carried out in Eritrea and elsewhere by the PFDJ and to serve as a platform to hasten the introduction of justice and democracy in Eritrea. It collects information, eye witness testimony and links to online resources about human rights abuses since 1991. The archive also provides documentation on atrocities committed against Eritrean civilians by the Ethiopian government between 1954-1991 and during the 1998 border war....
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In 1996 the mainstream American publisher W.W. Norton launched Old School Books, a series of African American pulp novels, all authored by African American men, that had formerly been published individually between the 1950s and the early 1970s. Judging from Norton’s reputation and catalogue, the endeavour may have seemed bold; in effect the series must be considered alongside other contemporary ‘re-visionary’ series of the times that aimed at recovering writings — often by women or by...
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No Abstract. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 3 (2) 2005: pp. 77-80
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No Abstract. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 3 (2) 2005: pp. 81-94
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This paper sketches the rhetoric and practices of curricular devolution since the publication of education and training policy. By exploring curriculum, management guidelines and other relevant policy documents, this paper argues that within a decentralized federal system of governance primary curriculum provisions still suffer from a centralized control. The Ministry dominates curriculum policy decision environment in the name of ‘setting & maintaining of standards', ‘provisions of...
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Objective: To test the efficacy of a 2-year, community- & family-based intervention to reduce weight gain in low-income, preadolescent African-American girls Design: 2 arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial Setting: Low-income areas of Oakland, CA Participants: 8 –10 year old African-American girls Interventions: Girls were randomized to a 2 year, culturally-tailored after school dance program and a home/family-based intervention to reduce screen media use (dance/TV) versus an...
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Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Interest in developing countries smoking prevalence has been growing since 1999.To estimate the prevalence of current cigarette smoking and associated factors among school-age adolescents in Kafue, Zambia.A cross sectional study was conducted using standard Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) methodology. Frequencies and odds ratios were obtained to assess the association between selected factors and current cigarette...
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In a previous report we addressed the socialization of Malawian medical students during the years of basic science training. Here we turn to the heavily clinical training of the final three years of medical school.
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In a previous report we addressed the socialization of Malawian medical students during the years of basic science training. Here we turn to the heavily clinical training of the final three years of medical school. Malawi Medical Journal Biology Vol. 19 (2) 2007: pp. 68-70
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In this paper, the author argues that the pre-service secondary teacher education ‘paradigm shift’ or ‘system overhaul’ that has been implemented during the 2003-2005 time period in Ethiopia reflects the pursuit of pathways which the author refers to as a managerial approach. Grounded mainly on personal narratives of a key self-narrator and views of other faculty reform performers, the author brings to surface the ideology upheld by central reform planners and administrators. The author...
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The aim of this article is to investigate mathematics performance of intermediate phase learners. The quality of learners’ scholastic achievement in mathematics are analysed based on the empirical evidence obtained from an international survey. The method of inquiry is based on an analysis of existing statistic-al data concerning present-oriented problems. The effects of particular variables on mathematics learn-ing are explored, such as male and female learners and those from less...
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The paper deals with the teaching of statistics to engineering students at tertiary level in South Africa. A number of suggestions are made in order to improve the statistical education of engineering students, thus potentially enabling future prospective engineers to optimise the power of statistics in their profession. Though the focus here is on suggesting ways to improve the statistical education of engineers at tertiary level, current changes in the school curriculum are eluded to, as...