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It is important that components contributing to success of a program are well understood to ensure better outcomes and strengthen interventions. Hence the purpose of the study was to assess the level of fidelity achieved by school oral health programs in our study district and to determine elements of fidelity that predict the risk of dental decay.A cross-sectional study design was utilised. A multistage sampling technique was employed to randomly select 10 schools, two grades in each school...

The study assesses the variability and trends of both meteorological and hydrological droughts from 1970 to 2013 in Lake Malawi and Shire River basins using the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and standardized precipitation and evaporation index (SPEI) for meteorological droughts and the lake level change index (LLCI) for hydrological droughts. Trends and slopes in droughts and drought drivers are estimated using Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope, respectively. Results suggest that...

Background: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation, plans and attempts among middle school students in Sierra Leone. Method: Data from 2,798 adolescents (15 years of median age) that responded to the cross-sectional “2017 Sierra Leone Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)” were analysed. Results: The prevalence of past 12-month suicidal ideation was 14.2%, suicide plans 16.0%, and suicide attempts 19.1%. In adjusted...

Abstract Background Teachers are more likely to develop voice disorders compared to non-teachers in other occupations. Teachers are often cited as a high-risk group for vocal dysfunction as they use their voices extensively over their profession for instructing and managing students, also due to other extra loading factors, such as background noise, long speaking distance, poor room acoustics, and lack of adequate equipment, like voice amplifiers. The primary school teachers are particularly...

Universities are regarded as having similar characteristics to those of a small town due to their large population involved in waste generation.Solid waste generation is one of the major challenges within universities because of lack of proper waste management facilities, insufficient knowledge of solid waste impacts and limited information about recyclingresulting in low recycling participation.This study investigated the recycling behavior of students at the University of Johannesburg.A...

Infection control is a very important aspect of teaching for clinical students at various stages. This is because it is at this stage that students are able to pick up good hygiene practices for effective prevention of noscomial infections. However, different barriers have been known to hinder the practice of infection control among these students, hence the need to study such barrier with the aim of finding solutions to them.
 A descriptive cross-sectional study design was utilized for...

Cloud-based technology, which is now well established, helps in reducing costs and providing accessibility, reliability and flexibility. However, the Yemen higher educational institutions (HEIs) have not yet embraced the technology due to security and privacy concerns, lack of trust, negative cultural attitudes (i.e., tribalism), and most importantly, lack of digital devices experience in educational settings as well as lack of knowledge and technical know-how. Thus, this study proposes a...

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the commonest cancers in women. It is the commonest cause of cancer related death in Africa. It is one of the cancers that have well known screening methods. In developed societies with standard protocol for screening, the morbidity and mortality following the disease have been greatly reduced. There is paucity of knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening methods in Yenagoa.
 Objectives: To determine the knowledge of cervical cancer and its...

Abstract Background Although iodine nutrition status is improving globally, the progress is not uniform throughout the world due to several factors. Among these, poor knowledge, negative attitude and improper practice of iodized salt are the main risk factors for poor iodine nutrition in Ethiopia. This study was aimed to assess the effect of nutrition education intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of iodine deficiency and iodized salt utilization. Methods A cluster...

Gloves are worn to protect hands from contamination and microorganisms; this measurement tries to isolate the hands of the healthcare workers to ensure a better protection, with an aim of minimizing the risk of transmission of infectious agents to patients. 
 This survey aims at assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards disposable gloves use among nursing staff at Hassan II University Teaching Hospital in Fez. This is a cross-sectional prospective and evaluative study that...

Introduction. Clinical supervisors play a vital role in the training of radiography students. There is a lack of published research that investigates the experiences of clinical supervisors in the facilitation of practice-based learning for radiography students.Objective. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of clinical supervisors regarding the clinical training of radiography students in Zambia.Methods. A qualitative research design, with a phenomenological approach, was...

Using a narrative approach, this research will explore the factors that were influential to engineering students as they transitioned from high school to a well-resourced South African university, and how digital literacy competence influenced their transition. We define our use of the term digital literacy and draw on theories of first-generation students, intersectionality and transitions to university. This work-in-progress paper describes the theoretical framework that will be used to...

Abstract Background Primary care is a broad spectrum specialty that can serve both urban and rural populations. It is important to examine the specialties students are selecting to enter, future community size they intend to practice in as well as whether they intend to remain in the communities in which they trained. Aim The goals of this study were to characterize the background and career aspirations of medical students. Objectives were to (1) explore whether there are points in time...

This study examines the validity of three international instruments for assessing South African first-year engineering students. The Grit-S, Dweck's Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale (ITIS), and the Revised Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualisation of Rotations (PSVT:R) were assessed for internal functioning and usefulness in predicting engineering drawing subject marks. Grit-S and ITIS were chosen as they may offer potential areas for intervention to enhance psycho-social...

Unhealthy eating, which is quite prevalent among the adult population globally, is a major risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases. Men have the tendency to visit food vendors without recourse to body nutrients requirement, health and expectations as potential change agents. The study was thus designed to investigate the knowledge and practices of healthy eating among male public health students in a Nigerian tertiary institution. Data was collected from 161 consenting respondents....

Background. An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a comprehensive assessment tool that is used to quantify the clinical competence of health professionals including student radiographers. Students raised concerns about the objectivity of the OSCE in view of a high failure rate at the University of Namibia (UNAM) over the past three years. In accordance with UNAM guidelines, a reassessment is prescribed when > 50% of students fail an assessment. This prompted the researchers...

A Dissertation to the Department of Community Health, School of Medical Sciences, the College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfilment of MBCHB Degree, June 2019.

This chapter focuses on the ongoing peacebuilding efforts of the Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Movement in Nigeria. It also focuses on its disability-inclusive intervention in Gombi, a community in Adamawa State and the voices of women with disabilities form the basis of this discussion. The chapter investigates the place of development in peacebuilding and draws attention to the challenges of post-conflict management and integration for women with disabilities. It explains the voices of...