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Objective: The high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among Nigerian young people has been linked to poor knowledge, attitudes and risk behaviour. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a sexuality education programme (SEP) in improving adolescents’ STI/HIV knowledge and attitudes and reducing risk behaviour. Design: A quasi-experimental pre–post study was conducted. The experimental group ( n = 189) and comparison group ( n...

Literature highlights that adolescent mental health problems are amenable to treatment, specifically to psychological interventions. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of evidence on the services available for their management especially in low-middle-income contexts. This study aimed to highlight psychological interventions available to adolescents seeking mental health services at the National referral hospital in Kenya and to understand their effectiveness in the management of child and...

There is a consensus that global warming leads to the frequent occurrence of extreme temperature events that significantly impact human life, water resources, agricultural production, and ecosystems. However, the magnitudes of projected temperatures and the probabilities of extreme event occurrences are still deficient for robust planning and early warning efforts at major river basins. This study aimed to analyze extreme temperature trends and mapping return periods in a changing climate...

All learners have different educational needs, and learners taking mathematics are no exception. This review paper focuses on the recent studies in Sub-Saharan Africa in four countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia in mathematics education. These countries perform poorly in mathematics according to all SACMEQ (Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality) reports, though there has been an incremental improvement. The methodology of the study...

This paper investigates the impact of mass media education programs (MEP) on the adoption of security measures in the context of terrorism in Burkina Faso.We collected information using questionnaires and key informant interviews in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.The results suggest that individuals who were educated on terrorism through MEP display higher intentions to adopt security measures and tend to have positive attitudes toward the role of media in fighting terrorism violence.

Since the Minamata conference, the scientific and professional worlds (gold industry, metal extraction, health) have come together to conduct research and raise awareness of the effects of mercury (Hg) in the environment, particularly on public health.Africa has not remained on the sidelines of these events, which have a planetary scope due to the long-range transport of various anthropogenic and natural sources of mercury.Since then, scientific data has been produced both in Africa and...

Students’ living conditions may suffer as a result of climate change. This research examined the impact of climate change awareness on undergraduates’ beliefs about socio-emotional well-being in Nigeria. The total number of undergraduate students in Kwara state made up the study’s population, with the sample size being 589. The Climate Change and Mental Wellbeing Questionnaire (CCMWQ) was used to collect data from randomly selected undergraduate participants for the study. The acquired data...

Abstract Urinary schistosomiasis, a water-based disease, is endemic to Nigeria. The infection is transmitted by trematodes known as Schistosoma haematobium . The goal of this study was to determine the occurrence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in the Zaki Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study involving 300 school pupils from three primary schools in Zaki was conducted between June and November of 2021. The urine samples were examined...

Nigeria currently contributes significantly to the total amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced in Africa through unabated emissions from its oil and gas industry in the Niger Delta, making the country an important player in global climate change mitigation efforts. Gas flaring is the major medium by which Nigeria contributes to the global percentage of deleterious GHGs released into the atmosphere. Therefore, regulatory efforts at the cessation of gas flaring in the country is important...

Gendered perceptions may determine the aspirations and expectations, as well as the academic and career choice of young people. This article examines the role of gender stereotypes as a predictor of career choices of students in construction. A survey of 229 conveniently sampled students, enrolled in construction-related programmes was conducted. The objectives of the study are to measure the relationship between gender stereotypes and career choice behaviour, and to measure the effect of...

Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change.The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods. These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and...

Background: Nurses’ training has been mostly face-to-face in the South African context. This mode of delivery was linked to producing nurses who are critical thinkers, problem solvers and competent in practical skills. However, the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) accelerated the need for online teaching in nursing. Nurse lecturers were forced to teach online in order to save the academic project, despite concerns about the competencies and calibre of nurses produced through...

The current study aims to examine the metacognitive skills of a sample of third-year school students in the region of Meftah in Blida during the 2020/2021 academic season. Coinciding with the activation of the exceptional academic time approved by the Ministry of National Education in parallel with the imposition of the health protocol in educational institutions during the Corona pandemic in Algeria where the descriptive approach was adopted by a simple random sample of 150 male and female...

Although the nature of science (NOS) is recognized worldwide as an important aspect of promoting the understanding of science subjects in schools but very little research has been conducted in this regard in the Rwandan context. This study investigates the status of Rwandan senior secondary physics students’ views on NOS aspects. The instrument for data collection in this study is made up of 30 items adapted from “Views of Nature of Science-B”; “Student Understanding of Science and...

This research work is on the impact of school community relation and development of secondary education in Sagbama Local Government Area Bayelsa State Nigeria. A survey design was adopted for this research work. A twelve item questionnaire was adopted as the main instrument for data collection of the study. This instrument was carefully administered to a sampled population of 1200 students from 20 secondary schools within the Sagbama Local Government Area. Three research questions were...

The purpose of this study was to explores on the factors affecting academic achievement of the students in secondary schools of Bor Municipal Council, Jonglei State, the study focused on the Senior threes and senior fours outputs in the National examinations in relation to access to University entry and better learned skills, Due to the exploratory nature of the study and the holistic approach that was undertaken, home environment, parents, school environment, Teachers, and Learners factors...

During COVID- 19, in Zimbabwe4 959 teenagers fell pregnant and 1 774 adolescents were married between January and February 2021. I observed that, there are no contemporary studies in Zimbabwe that focuses on the effectiveness of WhatsApp dealing with grade 7 pregnant rural learners’ issues during COVID19 era. The aim of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of WhatsApp platform as a critical tool to mitigate early learners’ pregnancies in Zimbabwean rural secondary schools during...