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The present study determined cryptosporidiosis among 120 randomly chosen school children aged 4-16 years. Medical sheets were filled out on each child. The fresh stool samples were examined by using Sheather's sugar flotation stained with modified Ziehl Neelsen stain. Blood samples were examined by ELISA and IFA techniques. The results revealed that, the prevalence rate was 13.51% with a peak among the age group (5-10) and. significant relation between males and females. There was a...
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<h3>Aims</h3> To assess the perceptions and experiences of families and community workers who manage children with disabilities in rural Malawi to enable the cultural adaptation of a training intervention. Disability information and advice services in this setting are limited despite the burden of paediatric disability on many families in Malawi. The study aims to clarify the needs and priorities of families and health-workers, existing practices and training, in order to inform the...
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation interventions have traditionally been planned at the national and policy levels, but their implementation is done predominantly at the local government authority level. The general mandate of local governments is to work for their communities. At these levels, in both rural and urban contexts, local government technical cadres are required to be equipped with knowledge and skills to address existing problems effectively, including climate...
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Adolescent pregnancy in Tanzania is a prevalent development issue, creating negative impacts in the lives of the poorest populations. This study examines the challenges of single young mothers living in Dar es Salaam have in accessing an education, health services and employment opportunities. Discrimination and stigma against pregnant girls and young mothers in Tanzania has hindered progress from being made by NGO programs and government policies designed to support this marginalized group....
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Urbanization and climate change are among the most important global trends affecting human well-being during the twenty-first century. One region expected to undergo enormous urbanization and be significantly affected by climate change is Africa. Studies already find increases in temperature and high temperature events for the region. How many people will be exposed to heat events in the future remains unclear. This paper attempts to provide a first estimate of the number of African urban...
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This critical assessment of climate adaptation and transformation challenges, agendas and actions across Africa draws on the principal findings and analyses of the papers in this special issue of COSUST. Situated in the context of the broader conceptual and comparative literature, we structure our analysis around three themes, namely conceptual and analytical approaches; the research environment; and challenges of implementation. African climate change research reflects diverse mixtures of...
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Hurricane Sandy severely impacted the City of New York in October of 2012. The storm and its aftermath provides a window into potential opportunities for enhanced adaptation in a range of urban settings but also reveals much about the urbanization process and cities’ capacity to respond to climate change. This paper examines these insights with a focus on those that might be useful for decision-makers and stakeholders in subSaharan African cities.
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The overarching goal of this study is to facilitate Cameroon’s strategic objective of ensuring a well-educated human resources base in support of its quest to emerge as a strong middle-income economy by 2035. This study is intended to support Cameroon in preparing a national strategy for skills development, related policies, and institutions to boost competitiveness and productivity, and job creation - while being aware that many factors other than skills can limit productivity and job...
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Climate change has assumed a very large presence in the global debate in recent times. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has had an enormous influence over world thinking on clim...
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The study sought to establish the English language grammar challenges being faced by students in the Democratic Republic of Congo pursuing their degree studies in one of the universities in South Africa. A purposeful sample of nine (9) Congolese French-speaking students was used in this study. The study used document analysis for collecting data. The researchers analysed students’ assignments and notes written in English. Categories and themes became apparent during the document analysis....
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This paper focused on determining the extent to which the objectives of entrepreneurship education programme organized by Nigerian Universities are so far being achieved. The survey research was carried out in two geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Two out of the eleven states in the south-south and south-east zones were randomly selected. A total of 600 undergraduate students constituted the sample of the study. An 11-item question was used to collect data to answer the three research questions...
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of masters of science in physical and health education in the school of applied human sciences of Kenyatta University, April 2015. GV 343.5 .K3
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Access to sanitation services such as provision of latrines is one way of preventing diarrhoeal related infections and promoting public health. Provision of and accessibility to latrines for people with physical disabilities in Kakuma refugee camp has, however, been faced with many challenges. We used traditional anthropological research methods such as in-depth interviews and participant observation to explore some of the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing and using...
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This study examined the phenomenology of African American school counselors in predominantly White‐culture school districts from a humanistic perspective. Interview data were collected and analyzed using Giorgi's ( ) 4‐step process. Six essential essence statements emerged, including recommendations for school counselors and implications for humanistic approaches in school counseling.