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Abstract Poor reproductive health constitutes one of the leading public health problems in the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We report here an academic partnership that commenced in 2003 between a US institution and six universities in SSA. The partnership addresses the human resources development challenge in Africa by strengthening public health education and research capacity to improve population and reproductive health (PRH) outcomes in low-resource settings. The...

Abstract Poor reproductive health constitutes one of the leading public health problems in the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We report here an academic partnership that commenced in 2003 between a US institution and six universities in SSA. The partnership addresses the human resources development challenge in Africa by strengthening public health education and research capacity to improve population and reproductive health (PRH) outcomes in low-resource settings. The...

There are three kinds of strike-slip faults: pure strike-slip, transtensional and transpressional. They have been recognized in all geodynamic environments and are the most common fault type associated with volcanic activity. Many volcanic edifices are built in the vicinity of a fault with strike-slip motion. The impact of strike-slip fault movements on a volcanic cone has been addressed by several studies over the last decade. This study considers a broad range of fault and volcano...

Over a period of a few years, Cancer registries in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt) increased in number from one to seven. Currently they serve 9.7% of the total regional population. The pattern of risk presented by their data (which appear to be good enough, according to the available indicators) is unique. The total cancer burden in different North Africa countries is between one fourth and one half (on average one third) of the corresponding risk in Europe. The...

This study explored the phenomenon of socialization among African American nursing students in predominantly White universities. Recruitment and retention of African American nursing students is in lower percentages compared with other groups. Many nursing schools reflect a culture of the White middle class, which may present a barrier to minority students by requiring students to socialize to a culture different from their own. Overcoming such barriers cannot begin until the experience of...

The study was aimed at assessing the magnitude and factors of self-medication among medical, pharmacy, and health science students of GCMHS (Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences). A cross-sectional study with two-month illness recall was conducted. A Questionnaire consisting of demographic questions and questions on illnesses in the last two months prior to the interview and treatment strategies was prepared and administered to the 414 students, selected as the sample population,...

Anemia in pregnancy in malaria endemic areas is a public health challenge that has contributed either directly or indirectly to maternal morbidity and mortality in our environment. Anemia and malaria during pregnancy are highly preventable and treatable.The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of anemia in asymptomatic malaria parasitemic women at first antenatal visit in a tertiary hospital facility.The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of the University of Calabar...

To assess the incidence of dog bite and utilization of anti-rabies vaccine between January 1997 and December 2008. Reported cases of dog bite from archives were collected and analyzed in the Accident and Emergency Centre of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. A total of 143 cases were reported and none was previously immunized. They were between 14 and 64 years with male and female ratio 7.2:1. Among them, 53% cases were reported within 24 h, 36% cases were...

The study examined the relationship between school plants planning and secondary school students’ learning outcomes in south-west Nigeria. A descriptive research of the survey design was used in the study. The sample consisted of 1650 respondents comprising 150 school principals and 1500 teachers. Multistage, stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, means, pearson product moment...

Since the first democratic elections in 1994, education in South Africa has been characterized by an unprecedented process of transformation. Furthermore, a resurgence from the government, business, organized labor and providers of education and training emphasized the need for educational imbalances, which were prevalent in the country’s rote learning/traditional schooling system to be redressed and that equal educational opportunities should be provided for all citizens. This process...

Education of the Deprived is a perceptive socio-artistic examination of the key works of some major writers of Anglophone Cameroon literary drama today. For over two decades now socio-political developments in Cameroon, including the liberalization of the press, have led to an unprecedented proliferation of political, journalistic and imaginative writings. Availing themselves of their new-found freedom of expression, Cameroonians in general are forcefully articulating their views more than...

Despite substantial improvements in labor market outcomes in recent years (in raising employment and participation and in lowering unemployment), unemployment rates in Egypt remain exceedingly high among youth2 entering the labor market for the first time. A slow school-to-work transition remains the main reason behind high unemployment rates. The youth unemployment rate in Egypt, at 24 percent in year 2006, is high for international standards- though similar to those in North Africa....

Increase in the prevalence of hypertension, obesity and obesity related diseases has become significant cause of disability and premature death in both developing and newly developed countries, with over bearing demand on national health budgets.To evaluate the impact of various levels of education on obesity and blood pressure.325 male and 254 female Nigerians of ages 20-80 years of the Ibo ethnicity through random sampling, were selected for this study. The participants were broken into...

Previous articleNext article No AccessESSAY REVIEWLITERACY, RHETORIC, AND 19TH-CENTURY BLACK PRINT CULTURE Phyllis M. Belt-Beyan, The Emergence of African American Literacy Traditions: Family and Community Efforts in the Nineteenth Century. Foreword by Ronald Lewis. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. Pp. 207. Cloth $95.00. Shirley Wilson Logan, Liberating Language: Sites of Rhetorical Education in Nineteenth-Century Black America. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2008. Pp. 181....

Heterogeneity in time discounting may reinforce the existing barriers to save and invest faced by rural populations in developing countries. We elicit a subjective discount rate for a varied sample of Ugandan villagers. In accordance with other studies, we have found the discount rate to decrease with education. We examine this correlation further by testing the causal effect of education and exploit two different sources of its variation: school frequency across villages and the number of...