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Background: Interactions between malaria and HIV infections due to the overlap of their geographic distribution pose major public health problems. Malaria and HIV co-infection among the poor and youth will affect the economy adversely. What are the effects of malaria infection in HIV individuals? Methods and materials: Nine hundred and seventy two patients who were referred to the Teaching Hospital from other hospitals for HIV screening and who gave their consent were involved in the study....

Monitoring of overweight and obesity among children; by using different growth charts; is fundamental to disease prevention and health promotion. To determine overweight and obesity for age among primary school children in Upper Egypt using the Egyptian and CDC growth charts. Cross-sectional research design was used and conducted at 20 public primary schools in four Upper Egypt governorates. The sample size was 5300 children who selected by multistage sampling technique. Interview...

Despite the fact that teaching managers are fully aware of the components of the standard framework regarding the teaching profession, their professional practice does not reflect the integrity of the content of these texts; this encourages them to improve the quality of teaching through the use of the "competency-based approach" as a teaching method at schools and at teacher training centers (CRMEFs).In the current context of improving the quality of teaching and its proper viability, this...

To determine the spherical aberration, pupil size, and other key refractive and topographic parameters in a large cohort of Egyptian cataract surgery candidates, and to investigate any existent relations between the spherical aberration and other possibly related parameters.This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study that was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. The study was performed on the right eyes of 1658 cataract surgery candidates. The mean corneal spherical...

Abstract Background Undernutrition in childhood is an important factor that greatly impedes the achievement of full human potential at adulthood. Despite increased enrolment of pupils in primary schools in developing countries, short-term hunger and undernutrition continue to impact negatively on school attendance, retention and education outcomes in economically disadvantaged rural areas. This study examined the feasibility of a community-based participatory action research approach...

South African higher education institutions (HEIs) face significant challenges with high first-year student drop-out rates due to various stressors students are facing.The current study explores the coping of first-year students studying at a South African university.This qualitative study followed an exploratory, descriptive, interpretive strategy to gain a deeper understanding of students' coping during their first academic year at university.Ten participants were recruited through a...

This paper argues that the reductionist, and increasingly trivial, nature of foreign-language textbooks has an adverse impact on how German language, culture and society are represented and perceived by foreign-language learners in South Africa reframing German-speaking countries as 'non-places'. Reflecting on a coursebook prescribed at a South African university, this paper posits further that coursebook users, especially learners, are decontextualised and perceived to be homogenous by...

Abstract Having access to memory screenings is pivotal to early detection in the African American (AA) community. The purpose of this report is to describe the willingness and perceived barriers of AA congregants to participate in memory screenings. Out of 283 attendees to dementia-related church forums, 26% (n = 73) of the attendees participated in private memory screenings. The majority of the participants were female (88%, n = 64). Under half of the participants (37%, n = 27) scored below...

The objective of this study was to examine students’ experiences in participating in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at the University of Ghana. The study employed the qualitative research method. All the 12 students of the University of Ghana’s Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies who enrolled in a MOOC course participated in the study. The study revealed that students are mostly attracted to Coursera and edx than other available MOOC platforms. Students view MOOC as...

The objective of this study was to examine students’ experiences in participating in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at the University of Ghana. The study employed the qualitative research method. All the 12 students of the University of Ghana’s Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies who enrolled in a MOOC course participated in the study. The study revealed that students are mostly attracted to Coursera and edx than other available MOOC platforms. Students view MOOC as...

Within schistosomiasis control, assessing environmental risk of currently non-treated demographic groups e.g. pre-school-aged children (PSAC) and their mothers is important. We conducted a pilot micro-epidemiological assessment at the crater lake of Barombi Kotto, Cameroon with GPS tracking and infection data from 12 PSAC-mother pairs (n = 24) overlaid against environmental sampling inclusive of snail, parasite and water-use information. Several high-risk locations or ‘hotspots’ with...

Abstract Public schools in Egypt are considered a valuable asset that should be preserved and sustained, as they play a paramount role for the development of a sustainable community. Whereas, currently, the schools in Egypt are not sustainable from social, economic and environmental perspective as they are generally heavy, fixed and normally irreversible once construction has been completed. This is due to the traditional construction method used in the construction of schools which consumes...

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection among school-aged children. It is endemic in many African countries with hot, humid tropical climate. It is highly contagious and a significant public health problem. Tinea capitis poses an economic burden based on the direct and indirect cost of diagnosis and treatment. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with tinea capitis among primary school children in Emohua, Rivers State. METHODS A descriptive...

Away from the typical indoor classroom "Industrial assembly-line" model, many countries started to adopt "Learning through landscapes" LTL that promotes students" engagement with nature.This primarily takes place in school grounds.The present research investigates teachers" insights on how the design of playgrounds in Egyptian public schools may accommodate the requirements of LTL.It employs qualitative analyses to semi-structured interviews interviews that involved 23 teachers.The study...

The global higher education landscape has continued to experience changes and transformation, and there have been various contextual evidences that globalization has been a major contributor to this change.As a result of globalization, higher education institutions become more marketable and the need for brand building has increased.Over the years, there have been various attempts by higher education institutions to boost and improve their public image, and this has necessitated corporate...

The quality of university graduates and research outputs in relation to the expectations of local employers of labour and the organisations that should commercialise research findings, are far from fulfilling the goals set by the educational system and Nigerian society as a whole.This paper examines the imperative for an urgent rethink on the curriculum of Nigerian higher institutions in order to keep pace with the needs of society.This study explores and highlights the need to deconstruct...

Abstract This paper examines the dominant approach to entrepreneurship education in the South African education system regarding the crisis of youth unemployment. It draws on the case of the public-school sector, in conjunction with the technical vocational education and training (TVET) subsector of the post-school education sector. The comparison of the entrepreneurship education sector plan for public schools with the discourse on TVET reform shows that entrepreneurship education similarly...