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Background: Condoms are an integral part of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV/AIDS prevention, and their use has increased significantly over the past decade. Correct and consistent use of them reduces the risk of HIV transmission by almost 100%.The objective of this study is to examine the factors that influence consistent condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS among secondary school male students in Limbe urban city of Cameroon using the main components of the Health Belief Model...

Background: Cameroon has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence of 5.3% in the West and Central African Sub-region, with women being the most infected. The biological and socio-cultural vulnerability of women to HIV infection is not new. A proven effective female controlled prevention tool like the female condom is relatively new compared to the male condom in the prevention of HIV in Cameroon. Data related to its use and acceptability are rare. Relatively early onset of sexual activity amongst...

Universally, it is agreed that adaptation is largely a social issue (as opposed to purely biophysical or technological). However, i t is surprising that gender , one of the social issues is not yet playing a more explicit role in adaptation studies. Hence , in this twenty first century, when we are still experiencing gender inequality, ensuring successful adaptation of all community members to climate variability and change is less likely d ue to the prevailing gender power differences in...

Staff development is crucial as it equips workers with life long survival skills on their jobs. Staff development also bridges the gap between the teachers’ available acquired skills and the new teaching skills required in the curriculum. Staff development is therefore concerned with the expansion of knowledge and skills of teachers so that they contribute to their growth in relation to their jobs and improve student learning through enhanced performance by the teachers. This study sought to...

Aims: This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its relationship to gender and age among apparently healthy students of a tertiary institution in Northeastern Nigeria. Study Design: Sero-prevalence of HBsAg in relation to gender and age. Place and Duration of Study: Federal Polytechnic Mubi, North-eastern Nigeria, between August 2013 and September, 2014. Methodology: In this study, 200 apparently healthy students of a tertiary institution in...

Aims: The aim of this study was to identify and map the vulnerability of the study area to climate change. Study Area: Located in the South Eastern coastal area of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State is highly vulnerable to hazards that are associated with climate change – erosion, flooding and sea level rise. Methodology: In this research, some of the key determinants of vulnerability were identified and mapped based on recommendations in literature. Data on the three main vulnerability components of...

Climate change has been described as among the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, this trend cannot be completely halted but can only be slowed down through the development and adoption of adaptation practices especially among the rural people whose major source of livelihood is agriculture which is at stake. This paper examined the indigenous practices for climate change adaptation among rural households in Imo State. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select...

Background: Injury among high school students has received disproportionately little attention as a public health concern in Kenya. Objective: To establish the prevalence of injuries occurring among high school students in Kieni West District, Nyeri County, Central Kenya. Methods: A Cross sectional study design was adopted where stratified random samples were recruited disproportionately to ensure adequate representation of most of segments of student population. Data was collected from 498...

Sediment acts as a sink for heavy metals, which may be remobilized into the water column. The research was carried out to assess seasonal distribution and impact of heavy metals (Zn, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Cr, Cd) concentrations in sediment on the overlying water. Water and bed sediment samples were collected from Mada River during rainy and dry seasons and analyzed for the heavy metal concentrations, using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Metal levels in water were higher during the dry...

The Ghana School Feeding Programme-GSFP is one of the social intervention programmes introduced to improve the educational standards of rural communities in Ghana. The main objective of the programme is to motivate parents to enroll their wards in basic schools, improve attendance, make pupils stay in schools and to improve the nutritional intake of children in rural areas. Nyoglo community of the Savelugu-Nantong Municipality which had the lowest pupils’ enrolment, attendance and retention...

Agricultural productivity in Rwenzori mountain area is declining and undermining food security in the region. This trend has been accelerated in recent years due to rapid changes in climatic conditions. Climate change adaptation and coping practices are critical to identifying vulnerable Original Research Article Zizinga et al.; JSRR, 7(1): 23-41, 2015; Article no.JSRR.2015.184 24 entities and developing practical, well targeted adaptation practices and policies to improve agriculture...

Infant and under-5 childhood mortality rates in developing countries have declined significantly in the past 2 to 3 decades. World leaders agreed on a critical goal to reduce deaths of children <5 years by two thirds, but this may be unattainable without halving newborn deaths, which now comprise 40% of all under-5 deaths. Approximately 99% of neonatal deaths take place in developing countries, but review of the impact of interventions on neonatal health and survival in developing countries...

In regions with large, mature fault systems, a characteristic earthquake model may be more appropriate for modelling earthquake occurrence than extrapolating from a short history of small, instrumentally observed earthquakes using the Gutenberg–Richter scaling law. We illustrate how the geomorphology and geodesy of the Malawi Rift, a region with large seismogenic thicknesses, long fault scarps, and slow strain rates, can be used to assess hazard probability levels for large infrequent...

This study examined the content and scope of Drawing in the HND Commercial Arts Curriculum of the School of Applied Arts and its impact on teaching and learning of Drawing in the First Year Foundation class. Data were derived from the activities of interviews with Lecturers/Instructors and classroom observations. Both ethnographic content analysis and descriptive statistics were employed in the data analysis. The study revealed that the content and scope of drawing in the HND Commercial Arts...

Globalization, consumerism, legislation and human rights issues impact on workplace demographics, changing the very nature thereof. It is of strategic importance to ensure that the benefits of diverse viewpoints and stakeholders are leveraged. However the underlying worldviews of economists, business leaders and consultants are often informed from a Western paradigm and solutions proposed and interventions facilitated are not integrated, integral, systemic or congruent with the containing...