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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2021.40.].
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The importance of school health has acknowledged across countries since the beginning of the 20th century. Good personal hygiene now forms part of the primary health prevention strategy, and this is effective in reducing morbidity and mortality in children. The current study conducted to assess the personal hygiene practices among primary school children. An observational descriptive cross-sectional facility-based study conducted among 276 pupils during the period from January to February...
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Cryptosporidiosis is an illness caused by a protozooan parasite Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium species are an opportunistic pathogens cause a diarrheal disease worldwide, and can be more severe in immunocompromized patients. Until now, a little data have been available on its prevalence rate among haemodialysis patients in Sudan. Therefore, this article was designed to examine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium among hemodialysis Sudanese patients attending hemodialysis center at Kosti...
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This study examines violence and its relation to learning outcomes of secondary school students in Cameroon. The study interconnected with educational quality values of accessibility, inclusiveness, favorable learning climate, tolerance, and responsible behavior. The government of Cameroon has attempted to uphold these values through legislation. In spite of this position, violence at school is still observable on a daily basis, not respecting the human rights of children and young learners...
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Abstract The impact of climate change, especially on agricultural sector, calls for a global and more localized strategies such as cultivation of underutilized indigenous vegetables (UIVs) which adapt better to local climate change. This chapter, therefore, examines the perception of UIVs farmers to climate change, their experiences of UIVs’ responses to climate change, adaptation strategies employed, and the determinants of the decision to adopt them in Southwest Nigeria. The study uses...
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Abstract The impact of climate change, especially on agricultural sector, calls for a global and more localized strategies such as cultivation of underutilized indigenous vegetables (UIVs) which adapt better to local climate change. This chapter, therefore, examines the perception of UIVs farmers to climate change, their experiences of UIVs’ responses to climate change, adaptation strategies employed, and the determinants of the decision to adopt them in Southwest Nigeria. The study uses...
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of the vertical Multi-Soil-Layering filter (V-MSL) to remove indicators of fecal pollution from domestic wastewater under Moroccan conditions. To do this, a V-MSL filter measuring 20 cm deep, 60 cm wide, 78 cm high was installed near the guardian's house of the Razi’s middle school in Meknes to treat domestic wastewater. Three hydraulic loads (250 L/m 2 /day, 350 L/m 2 /day and 500 L/m 2 /day) were tested. This filter showed an average...
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This study was done to assess the pollution of Apies River using both chemical and microbiological methods. The pollution index of the river revealed that the concentration of most pollutants downstream is more than 50% of the upstream concentration. The natural sources of the pollution in Apies River are the weathering of geological formations; whereas the anthropogenic sources are agriculture; Municipal WWTW and direct deposit of waste into the river. The natural sources of pollution...
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Social entrepreneurship is increasingly viewed as a social change development, which important for South Africa because of the challenges that the country currently faces. The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence social entrepreneurial intentions of students at a South African University in the Eastern Cape Province. A quantitative research approach and a descriptive research design were adopted for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select...
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This study examined "The Influence of Teacher's Competence on Students' Learning in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Buea Municipality.Four research questions were formulated to guide the study.The study adopted a survey research design.The target population of the study consisted of 5,992 students, drawn from six secondary schools that where selected using stratified sampling technique.The accessible population consisted of 703 form four students drawn from the six schools.The sample size...