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The objective of this study was to assess students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on HIV/AIDS prevention. So, HIV/AIDS is not only a health problem but also a serious social and economic problem, particularly, in the Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia the virus has already infected more of the adult population. The awareness about the virus and that of disease is very high, but information per se is not enough to bring desired behavioral change which is crucial for controlling the spread...

The University of Namibia students today are very diverse. This is largely due to differing cultures, learning styles and levels of emotional and social maturity. Acknowledging this diversity will help avoid the “common sense” based predisposition of higher education teachers to treat every student the same. Diagnosing student needs and crafting learning experiences in response to revealed diagnoses is therefore imperative. In this study, second year Biometrics students were profiled with a...

This paper sets out the case for barriers needs and capacity for climate change adaptation for least developing nation the case study of united republic of Tanzania. As a result of rapid increase in the global temperature and unexpected climate and weather changes. The paper argues that adaptation is now unavoidable and must be done as soon as possible. The paper outlines and explains the major barriers, capacity and needs for Tanzania as a least developed nation. The global temperature is...

Abstract Background Workplace violence is a global problem in the health sector especially in the hospitals affecting healthcare works’ job satisfaction and performance. Workplace violence is present in different forms associated with various factors and the nurses are the most affected. The aim of this study was to explore workplace violence experience among nurses working at a selected University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda.Method The research approach used was quantitative descriptive...

Corrective feedback has for long been an area of interest to second language learning and teaching researchers. Most renowned researchers in this area, Lyster and Ranta (cited in Vasquez & Harvey, 2010) define corrective feedback as teachers’ feedback to learners’ erroneous or inappropriate utterances to provide correct forms, hints or clues to elicit learners’ reformulations of their errors or inappropriate utterances. Different studies carried out have been preoccupied with comparing...

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides a framework for developing an archival system in the country. The Constitution requires the devolution of the state’s responsibility for archives from the national government to the country’s nine provinces. In terms of Schedule 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, “archives other than national archives are a functional area of exclusive provincial competence”. By virtue of this provision, each province is required...

Abstract Purpose: To audit phacoemulsification cataract surgeries performed independently after a short - term training completed in a rural hospital in Kenya, and to benchmark the outcomes against WHO recommendations. Methods: This retrospective case-series study recruited patients who had had phacoemulsification cataract surgery at Sabatia Eye Hospital from January to December 2018. All the surgeries were performed by a single surgeon following a brief training in the same center. Data...

This paper examined peace education as a catalyst for sustainable development in South-South, Nigeria.The rate of conflicts and violence has increased tremendously in Nigeria with the twist of militancy, youth restrictiveness, kidnapping and Boko Haram.This situation has made households, communities and institutions to relocate for safety and survival.The South-South zone of Nigeria, the area that holds the financial strength of the country due to her oil wealth, has steadily witnessed...

This research paper reports on the importance of practical work in the teaching and learning of integrated natural sciences and health education (INSHE) at Rundu campus. This research was triggered by Ministry of Education report of 2004 which raised growing concerns about the amount and quality of practical work carried out in secondary schools that have both suffered as a result of the impact of the national and international tests in science worldwide. This emanated from a high percentage...

Abstract Background Cervical cancer knowledge and awareness, as well as an individual’s perceptions about cervical cancer have been shown to significantly influence the screening practices of female students. Despite these studies, the mechanisms linking cervical cancer knowledge to screening practices among female students remain unexplored in the literature. Thus, this study examined the direct and indirect influences of cervical cancer knowledge on screening practices through perceptions...

Abstract We determine the fault geometry and kinematic slip models of the 2019 M w 7.7 and 2000 M w 8.0 earthquakes in Papua New Guinea using measurements from optical image correlation and teleseismic waveforms. The 2000 earthquake ruptured an extensive fault system over a distance of ~150 km including the entire 60‐km long onshore segment of the Weitin fault and its offshore continuation southeast of New Ireland. The northern portion of the onshore Weitin fault segment ruptured again in...

Research on tourism and climate change in Southern Africa saw its inception with the publication of a book chapter by Preston-Whyte and Watson entitled, “Nature Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa” in Hall and Higham’s book entitled: Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change (Channelview). This publication laid the foundation for future research on the interface between sustainable tourism development and climate change in Southern Africa, yet the topic remained under researched...

Background: The self-medication practice (SM) has increased worldwide for treating mild ailments without medical consultation and drug prescription. Health information background and proper SM may have positive outcomes. This study is focused on the SM practice among the undergraduate health science students either medicine or paramedical students in different education levels in Sana’a City. Methods: A prospective crosssectional questionnaire was structured and validated to conduct randomly...

The adoption and use of various eLearning systems to enhance the quality of education in secondary schools in Tanzania is becoming common. However, there is little evidence to suggest that students are actually use them. Existing studies tend to focused on investigating students’ attitude towards using these systems through surveys. Nonetheless, data from surveys is normally subject to the possibility of distortion, low reliability, and rarely indicate the causal effects. This study adopted...

Abstract The vulnerability of social-ecological systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to climate variability and change means that there is an urgent need to better integrate weather and climate information into societal decision-making processes. Long-term climate adaptation in these regions has received increasing attention, with recent initiatives aiming to increase resilience to climate change at timescales of years to decades. Less focus has been given to weather and short-term climate...