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HIV-positive African Americans have been shown to have lower adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) than those of other races/ethnicities, yet adherence interventions have rarely been tailored to the needs of this population.We developed and will evaluate a treatment education adherence intervention (called Rise) that was culturally adapted to address the needs of African Americans living with HIV.This randomized controlled trial will examine the effects of the Rise intervention on ART...

Welcome to Annals of Global Health,Annals of Global Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high quality articles dedicated to all aspects of global health. The journal's mission is to advance global health, promote research, and foster the prevention and treatment of disease worldwide. Its goals are to improve the health and well-being of all people, advance health equity, and promote wise stewardship of the earth's environment. The latest...

This study investigates the existing library and information services, facilities and support available for the visually-impaired and blind students at the University of Khartoum in Sudan.It also highlighted the specific difficulties faced by these students in satisfying their information needs. The study sample consisted of 20 subjects out of a total population of 45 visually-impaired and blind students, constituting 44.44 % of the study population.  Literature review was also used to...

The state of Arabic education in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions needs urgent revival, especially in Yoruba speaking states.Most of Arabic graduates seeking for employment are denied.This paper therefore focuses on the overall benefits these graduates can serve to themselves, individual, community, and government in general, if the benefits therein are taped.The present study embarked on the theory of illuminative evaluation (TIE) as the theoretical framework and entrepreneurial skills as the...

This study examined adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by agricultural science and extension teachers in Abuja, Nigeria. Specifically, the objectives are to: identify the background and demographic characteristics of agricultural science and extension teachers in the study area; examine the factors influencing adoption of ICTs by respondents and determine the challenges or constraints militating against adoption of ICTs by respondents in the study area. Data were...

The study determined the gender difference in academic performance in SSCE economics subject among senor secondary school students from 2006 to 2010 sessions in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. Two objectives were stated, two research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested. Ex-post factor research design was used. The population of the study consisted of all senior secondary school students who offered economics SSS 111 in Maiduguri metropolis from 2006 to 2010...

The Nigerian society has been plagued by persistent religious conflicts alongside the problem of insecurity for some time now.This is not a new development, but it has worsened since the last five years with the emergence of the Boko Haram Islamic group.This group claims to be responsible for most violent activities in the northern part of the country for the past few years.Judging from the nature of their activities, Boko Haram, an Arabic phrase which literally means that "western education...

Most tic disorder studies have been conducted in countries in the northern hemisphere.So far, there are only 3 studies that have been done in the southern hemisphere countries and they were directed at Tourette syndrome explicitly.This study is the first to examine the prevalence of all tic disorders in the southern hemisphere.Screening questionnaires were sent to all the children in standard 4 to 6 (9-11 years of age-a total of 2003) in the 8 schools of a discrete geographical area.The "tic...

This article outlines the trial model in reproductive medicine that was created as a first step in the development of a business model for medical subspecialty training to complement the current academic subspecialty training in South Africa. A two-tiered training model was developed over time. The hurdles that had to be overcome were the development of a curriculum and academic capacity, acquisition of appropriate funding, acceptance and accreditation of the decentralised training facility,...

The outlook for Nigeria's hygienic and or healthy water is not very promising.According to studies by the Federal Government, UN and the International Joint Commission Organization that studies common bodies between any two nations and many sections of the World, particularly Africa, are experiencing a shortage of fresh water and the problem will only persist.The third water forum of United Nations found that currently 450 million people in 29 countries lack safe drinking water.In Nigeria,...

Partnerships between developed and developing country institutions are increasingly becoming important in addressing contemporary global health challenges faced by health systems. Inter-university health collaboration such as the Nottingham Trent University (UK) and Makerere University School of Public Health (Uganda) partnership provide opportunities for working together in training, research and service delivery while strengthening health systems. This paper shares the experiences,...

Efforts of Ghanaian Universities and Colleges of Education in training pre-school teachers have been found inadequate and unable to meet their training needs. As a result, other private and non-governmental organisations have been contributing to the education of early childhood practitioners, although on pilot basis. Currently, most pre-school teachers remain untrained. Using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory as a Framework, this paper proposes a contextual approach to pre-school...

Lack of regular cleaning and disinfection practices of the hospital environment is among the main factors for the spread of healthcare-acquired infections(HAIs). The aim of this study is to determine bacterial indoor air load and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from rooms of Adama Hospital Medical College in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to August 2013. A total of 78 indoor air samples were collected from 29 medically sensitive rooms of the...

Educational planning and development has been influenced by the social-economic and political needs of the society since time immemorial. One of the greatest educational challenges in developing countries is to maximize learning in educational systems based on available and reliable data since they have limited resources. Data in this study were collected through primary sources which included questionnaires to 28 and 112 Principals and HoDs respectively who were purposively sampled from 28...

Background. Admission to Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa is determined by the student’s Matriculation (Matric) results, while the writing of the National Benchmark Test (NBT) is not compulsory. An average student pass rate of 80.1% in physiology (MB ChB II) in the past 13 years compelled this institution to investigate which criteria in the selection process could be predictors for success in physiology, a fundamental discipline for medical studies....