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Abstract Climate variability is one of the leading natural threats and a root cause of food insecurity in the developing world, more so in Africa. It is a major impediment to the accomplishment of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Vision 2030 and Big Four agenda in the Kenyan context. The rise in occurrence and brutality of extreme events resulting from variability of climate including prolonged flooding and drought has become more pronounced in the relatively drier areas....

Abstract The adverse effect of climate change on agriculture is well-documented and is a cause of concern for governments globally. In addition to concerns over food crop production, the economies of numerous developing countries rely heavily on cash crops. The coffee and tea sectors are key in Kenya’s economy, contributing significantly to the gross domestic product, foreign exchange, and the direct or indirect employment of millions. Farmers engaged in the production of coffee and tea are...

Background: Breast self-examination (BSE) is one of the most feasible methods of screening for early stages of breast cancer. However, the practice rate is insufficient in many low and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of BSE practice among female university students in Ethiopia. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched for studies that assessed BSE practice among female students in...

In recent years, there have been significant efforts to examine the organization and performance of health systems. This study's main purpose is to compare health systems and analyze the health status of the citizens of Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles, with the intention of providing policy recommendations for Comoros. Peer-reviewed studies and reports published by non-governmental organizations and international agencies were systematically collected through large database searches,...

Abstract Drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties have received massive support in sub‐Saharan Africa because of their potential to protect smallholder farmers against drought‐related maize yield losses. Using four waves of household farm panel data from six districts in Malawi, we examine the impact heterogeneity of this technology on maize productivity using a continuous treatment approach. We find strong evidence of positive correlation between maize yield and adoption of DT maize varieties....

Background: Management of stroke patients requires a multidisciplinary approach.Literature presents unequivocal evidence of improved outcomes when patients are treated in a stroke unit by multi-disciplinary teams made up of medical doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.Among the multidisciplinary team members, physiotherapists and nurses are the largest professional workforce working with both stroke patients and survivors.This study, therefore, aims at investigating...

Globally governments are providing the Internet to schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning. In South Africa, the Western Cape Education Department recently embarked on an e-learning smart schools project to provide broadband to schools in the province. Yet this project has had challenges and not all schools have embraced e-learning. Through a case study of eight schools, this research explains how relevant factors impact the use of the Internet for teaching and learning in...

Biogas technology is one of the renewable technologies that use biodegradable waste such as human waste (HW), agricultural waste, animal and food waste.Over 90% of the population in Malawi is heavily reliant on firewood as their primary source of energy for cooking.This results in deforestation, pollution of the environment, and great monetary expenditure to buy firewood, more especially by boarding schools.A co-digestion biogas plant that uses human, animal, agriculture, and canteen food...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of online education to students in higher learning institutions in Zambia. The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced the education system world-wide to adopt online education immediately. An online survey was conducted amongst the students at ZCAS and ZCAS University in Lusaka, Zambia. A randomly selected sample of 542 students participated in the online survey. Firstly, a descriptive statistical analysis of the...

Many developing countries face challenges with unqualified mathematics teachers which education authorities have tried to address using available resources. In this chapter, we explore perspectives of in-service mathematics teachers about the challenges of the learning environment of a professional development programme. The data was generated through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Thirty-five participants responded to the questionnaire and ten participants were interviewed....

Risk-taking in sex work is related to financial gains from condom-protected and condomless-acts alongside vulnerabilities, including socio-economic factors, which influence the safety of sex workers. Large international sporting events have been shown to significantly impact the economies of host countries, but there is a dearth of studies that examine how major sporting events may affect the economics of sex work and the risks taken by sex workers and clients. This study examines the...

Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause for maternal mortality globally, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. The incidence is increasing specially in developing regions. Regular breast self-examination is one of the most cost-effective methods for early detection of breast cancer in asymptomatic women. Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the level of knowledge and breast self-examination practice, and its associated factors among students in private...

Background: The purpose of this paper is to report the perceptions of continuous professional development by the nurses and midwives in a low resource country.These findings are part of a larger study on the experiences of nurses and midwives providing postpartum care in rural areas of Kenya.Besides being the main healthcare providers in rural areas, nurses in low resource countries have limited access to continuous professional development.Research design: This is a qualitative research...

This paper aimed at assessing the effectiveness of principals' leadership styles in school improvement and students' academic achievement in government secondary schools of Oromia region, Ethiopia.In this study, descriptive survey was employed and as such the data were collected by using questionnaires developed and pilot tested by the researchers.The study analyzed zones' school inspection reports on the schools' levels measured per as standards set by the Federal Ministry of Education and...

Smallholder oilseed production constitutes a crucial component of rural economies and continues to face the consequences of a changing climate despite the increased levels of vulnerability. This paper assesses how smallholder oilseed farmers’ adaptive capacity in Limpopo is enhanced through various institutional support schemes within the context of increased climate extremes and their need to sustain production. Six hundred farmers were interviewed across three agro-ecological zones of...

In the last three decades, university systems in the Global North have been through a major shift towards greater dependence on temporary and casual academic workers, and a decrease in permanent or tenured academic jobs. This phenomenon – the casualisation of academic labour – has received almost no scholarly attention in South Africa, and statistics and literature describing the academic profession here tend to cover permanent academics only. This paper narrates two of the author’s own...