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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a serious genetic blood disorder experienced by many young people in Nigeria, but the attitudes of students to peers with SCD is scarcely studied. We explored the stigmatising attitudes towards SCD among 370 secondary school students in Nigeria. The students completed questionnaires on attitude to SCD based on a modified Bogardus scale. A significant proportion of the students endorsed negative attitudes towards peers with SCD and showed poor knowledge of the...
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Abstract The highly variable rainfall and recurring drought in dry sub‐humid and semi‐arid regions constitute a major socio‐economic problem that influences people's livelihoods. Agricultural drought is the most common of all drought types and is the most challenging to track and forecast owing to its ease of occurrence and impact on socio‐economic sustainability. In Nigeria as is the case in large parts of sub‐Saharan Africa, drought frequency, intensity and effect have dominated the...
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Destination image is commonly accepted as an important aspect in successful tourism management and destination marketing. It is crucially important to recognize the tourists’ perceived images since it affects the individual’s subjective perception and consequent behavior and destination choice. A destination can realize its full tourism potential only once it has a favorable image. This importance has led to a growing body of research on tourism destination image. The authors through this...
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Despite the predominance of e-learning in both the literature and within instructional settings, first year students’ pedagogical experiences of e-learning readiness and assessment in open and distance learning are rarely assessed. This research study sought to obtain empirical evidence of first-year students’ pedagogical readiness to e-learning and assessment at the University of South Africa (Unisa), an open and distance learning (ODL) institution. The research question: Are Unisa’s...
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There are many references among literature supporting the idea of using authentic material in language teaching. Authentic material provides the learners with many significant advantages and promotes learners with high motivation and interest in language learning. This paper attempted to recognize Libyan EFL teachers’ attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of authentic reading materials at university level in Libya. After employing attitude and believes questionnaire toward the use of...
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Science teacher education programmes need to be improved considering the vital role science teachers play in training scientists of tomorrow. This discussion focuses on teacher training programs in Zimbabwe and South Africa with special reference to Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) in Zimbabwe and the University of South Africa (UNISA). Anecdotal documents from these two universities were compared to find similarities and differences and inferences made thereafter. The hope is...
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Gender plays an important role in education as most traditional societies give preference to boys over girls when it comes to educational opportunity. Increasing access to education for girls is important to the health and well-being of the individual, their future children, families, and communities. The objective of this paper is to understand the gender differences in educational outcomes for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) attending secondary schools in Uganda and Tanzania. The...
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Infections with bacteria producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are increasing across Africa. This study reports on ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae as significant causes of infections and antibiotic resistance at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Of 300 isolates examined, 49.3% produced ESBLs. The prevalence of ESBLs was significantly high among isolates from neonates (28 of 43, 65.1%; relative risk = 1.62, 95% confidence interval = 1.33–2.13, P = 0.002) and adult...
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There are adverse impacts by the changing climate on the agricultural sector; Kenya’s back borne may exacerbate the challenges of ensuring food safety and security, and reducing poverty in Africa as a whole. Understanding how climate change scenarios will affect agriculture is essential in ensuring future food security. In this paper whose objective was to review the potential impact of climate change on important mycotoxins that contaminate maize in Kenya, it focused on climatic...
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International teacher migration has emerged as one of the key policy challenges confronting many countries in the world today. The aim of this research was to develop a strategy for managing teacher migration in Southern Africa. In this study, the author analysed the statistical scope of teacher migration in Southern Africa, its causes, effects, and management. The results of the study revealed that teacher migration statistics and data were generally patchy and incomplete in Southern...