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Abstract Patient education is a major part of diabetes treatment, and ideally it should encourage self‐management. This paper explores the introduction of such a system to a remote area of rural South Africa, with high levels of poverty and illiteracy. Empowerment‐based education needs to take into account existing health beliefs, perceived locus of control, and potential barriers to self‐care. Using these principles, as well as awareness of traditional forms of treatment and close community...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer for the general population as well as for African Americans. It is known that a healthy diet and exercise can reduce the risk for coronary heart diseases. We hypothesize that nutrition education on healthy diets and emphasis on increased physical activity would help African Americans to reduce their risks for CVD. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a nutrition education program (the Tuskegee University Nutrition Outreach Program)...

There are few data on the prevalence of riboflavin deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, and it remains unclear whether riboflavin status influences the risk for anaemia. The aims of this study were to: (1) measure the prevalence of riboflavin deficiency in children in south-central Côte d'Ivoire; (2) estimate the riboflavin content of the local diet; and (3) determine if riboflavin deficiency predicts anaemia and/or iron deficiency. In 5- to 15-year-old children ( n 281), height, weight,...

A two year study investigating the state of pre-service teachers’ (PTs’) (n=224), teachers’ (n=18) and students’ knowledge (n=123) of Grade 7 geometry (using the van Hiele theory (1986) and acquisition scales of Gutierrez, Jaime & Fortuny (1991)) is reported. Results indicate that both teachers and PTs fail to reach the expected level of geometric thinking and degree of acquisition. A relationship between student learning and the teachers’ pre-service education and years of teaching...

Reviewed by Courtney H. Thornton North Carolina State University David Franklin Ayers University of North Carolina at Greensboro Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States; Sharan B. Merriam, Bradley C. Courtenay, and Ronald M. Cervero (Eds.); San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2006, 560 pages, $48.00 (hardcover) Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States is a collection...

The article focuses on the role of higher education in generating or mitigating inequality among ethno-regional groups and its impact on ethnic relations with evidence from Nigeria. It shows that access to education in Nigeria has been politicised. This is because of the perceived role of education in engendering political and socio-economic inequalities. It assesses the intervention mechanisms of successive Nigerian governments at federal and state levels to expand access to and enhance...

Purpose This study sought to determine 1) the prevalence of psychological distress in a series of subjects who sustained maxillofacial injuries and 2) temporal changes in psychological functioning over 12 weeks compared with baseline values. Patients and Methods This was a prospective, repeated-measures design study of consecutively recruited subjects at a Nigerian university teaching hospital. A total of 51 subjects with facial injuries had repeated follow-up assessments (10 days, 6 to 8...

ABSTRACT A sample of 23 students – 12 women, 11 men – enrolled on a two-year part-time master's course in counselling studies in Nairobi, Kenya, took part in a focus group discussion about their expectations of the course. The key themes that emerged were: adding to their skills and status and challenges to the counsellors. The findings are discussed within the context of counselling and culture.

Millennial students (those born after 1982), particularly African Americans and women, have demonstrated a propensity toward collaborative activities. We conducted a collective case study at North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T to ascertain the role of collaboration and social interaction in attracting and retaining students in information technology. Responses from semi-structured interviews with 11 representative African American students in these classes were coded and...

We examined 4-year lower extremity disability trajectories.Nine hundred ninety-eight African American men and women 49-65 years old were evaluated at baseline and at four annual follow-ups. Lower extremity disability was the number of difficulties with nine standard activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental ADLs (IADL), and lower body function items. Mixed-effect models were used.The 9-item lower extremity disability measure had factorial validity and high reliability (alpha > 0.88)....

Estimates suggest that approximately 12% of South Africans are HIV positive. As a result of the rapid increase of infections in the mid-1990s and th e con comitant increase in HIV/AIDS-related deaths, it is estimated that 13% of children have lost on e o r both parents due to AIDS . In this study data were obtained by open-ended written accounts by teachers and in-depth interviews with teache rs and school principals in a small sample of selected sch ools in KwaZulu-Natal. Findings indicated...

The present investigation provides data on physico-chemical parameters, some major ions and nutrients on water samples of Tinishu Akaki River (TAR), Ethiopia. The pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), Ca2+, Mg2+, HCO3-, SO42-, NO3-, NO2-, PO43-, Cl- and NH3 have been determined to asses the chemical status and pollution levels of the TAR and its tributaries. The values of...

More than any other of its aspects, assessment plays a central role in determining the quality of education. Quality of primary/basic education (QoE) can be viewed as the extent to which the process of education at the primary education level maximizes desirable outcomes in terms of cognitive, affective and psychomotor behaviour of the learners. Given human resources demand for development in the society some cognitive skills are more desirable than others. Hence education, to meet the skill...

This study investigated how Intelligence Quotient predicts general level of creativity and different components of creativity; fluency, originality, flexibility and creativity motivation among secondary school students in Oyo State.  A total of four hundred and sixty (460) students were randomly selected from twenty (20) secondary schools in the state to participate in the study.  Two instruments were used to collect data. They are: Slosson’s Intelligence Test (SIT) and Ibadan Creative...

This paper traces the translation processes associated with the mobilization of resources and human agency in the development of a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Innovations Course for universities in Africa. University teachers are often neglected in teacher education initiatives. There are few formal professional development opportunities available for university teachers given the traditionally established hierarchy in the higher...

Abstract Background and Aim Reduced renal function requires dose adjustment for certain drugs to avoid toxicity. The aim of this study was to determine whether appropriate dosage adjustments were made for drugs that are nephro t oxic, e xcreted, or m etabolized (TEM medications) by the kidney in patients with renal impairment. Methodology A cross‐sectional study of a group of hospitalized patients was carried out at Al‐Watni governmental hospital, Nablus, Palestine. All patients with...