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Community-based rehabilitation (CBR), is an approach to rehabilitation service delivery intended to reach people with disabilities. Unfortunately, CBR is still inaccessible. The aim of the study was to determine factors influencing the utilisation of community based rehabilitation in Gauteng Province, South Africa. A quantitative retrospective descriptive study design was used. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect data. A proportional sample of convenience, of people with...

This paper addresses a range of serious problems involving higher education in Ethiopia. In spite of increased enrollment in higher education, educational quality is deteriorating afterwards. Thus, this paper tried to assess the role of social infrastructure in education for economic development of the country and examined major critical problems in higher education of Ethiopia such as higher education finance, curriculum development, and instructor?s career development.Primarily the paper...

International accreditation bodies monitor and accredit engineering programmes offered by tertiary institutions based on the high standards set forth by the Washington, Sydney and Dublin Accords. These accords stipulate specific graduate attributes like problem solving, investigation, modern tool usage, sustainability, ethics, teamwork, communication, management and life-long learning. Many of these attributes may be assessed by means of practical work done by students in a laboratory. This...

For many years, clinical ultrasound has dramatically improved patient care in industrialized countries. However, millions of people in low-resource geographies remain today without access to this life-saving diagnostic and treatment tool. Over the last five years, Imaging the World (ITW) has successfully incorporated obstetric ultrasound examination into routine antenatal care at lower level health clinics in rural Uganda by training health workers to perform high-quality, point-of-care...

The legislative framework of South Africa requires reasonable measures for preventing and remedying the effects of pollution (National Water Act [NWA], Act 36 of 1998; National Environmental Management Act [NEMA], Act 107 of 1998). The waste standard for pollutant containment is embodied in a suite of regulations and guidelines (Minimum Requirements Second Edition [MR2] 1998; Government Notice 704 [GN704] 1999; National Environmental Management Waste Act [NEMWA] Regulations 2013; NEMA...

Background University students face multiple risk comportments such alcohol (binge drinking), tobacco, cannabis consumptions, new risks as stress such depression, risk of eating disorders, stress, and internet addiction. Internet use by young people may have the features of excessive, maladaptive or addictive Internet usage. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of internet addiction risk (IAR) and to identify risk comportments associated to IAR. Methods …

The study assessed high school learners' HIV knowledge and attitudes towards learners infected with HIV/AIDS. The survey was part of formative evaluation with grade 10-12 learners in order to assess the acceptability of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) at schools. The study consisted of 17 high schools in two provinces in South Africa. T-tests were used to compare the differences in the mean HIV knowledge scores. Logistic regressions were performed to establish associations between...

A Research Report Submitted to the College of Economics and Management Science Department of Economic and Applied Statistics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Bachelor of Arts in Economics of Kampala International University

Introduction: Sleep disorders are twice as frequent in Parkinson's patients as compared to the same age and gender controls. The objective: Assessing the quality of sleep in patients with Parkinson's disease followed at the neurology clinic CHNU Fann. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from April to June 2014 on 35 patients fulfilling the criteria UKPDSBB. They filled out following rating scales and questionnaires: PDSS the PSQI and ESS to analyze their sleep...

A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of master of education in the school education of Kenyatta University.

The study focuses on perception and willingness towards HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) amongst a sample of twenty-five third-year social work students at a higher learning institution in South Africa. The study aimed at describing the perceptions and willingness of students towards HIV counseling and testing at the institution of higher learning. A descriptive, non-probability sampling was used to select the 25 students that took part in the interview schedule and Thematic Content Analysis...

The AURUM Institute's sexual health education programme was implemented to reduce STI's, HIV, unplanned pregnancies, and encourage abstinence to prepare for the acceptance of adolescents HIV vaccines for future studies. Both boys and girls age 12 to 17 years in Bojanala district were enrolled in the study. The study aimed to explore the sexual behaviours of adolescents six months after the sexual health education intervention. A qualitative descriptive design using face-to-face interviews...

To determine the prevalence of obesity, its risk factors, and its health risks among students of the University of Douala.In April, 2011, 2696 students volunteered to participate in a screening campaign for diabetes, high blood pressure (HBP), and obesity. Their physical activity (PA) level was also evaluated.The sample consisted of 1276 (47.3%) men and 1420 (52.7%) women with a mean age of 23.8 ± 3.5 years. The general prevalence of obesity was 4.1%, and it was more common among women (p =...

Abstract The continuing professional development of teachers is crucial for implementation of inclusive education and improving the quality of educational service delivery of all learners. The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore teachers' beliefs about professional development for inclusive education in two primary and two secondary schools in two educational administrative regions of Botswana. A mixed method research design was utilized to measure teachers' beliefs, current...

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 is the supreme law of the country. No any other law is above the Constitution and Education and Ordinary Parliamentary Legislation were promulgated within the confines of the Constitution. Therefore, whoever contravenes the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and other legislations is liable for punishment. The Minister of (Basic) Education has prerogative power of formulating policy on funding education in the Republic of...