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The issue of drug and substance abuse is a major headache to societies and authorities around the world. It remains a major social problem world over. No nation has been spared from the devastating problem caused by drug and substance abuse. In Kenya for instance, there is indiscriminate use, abuse and dependence on various types of drugs in secondary schools creating a concern for everybody. Occurrence and recurrence of the vice in schools and related indiscipline poses doubt about the...
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Background: In South Africa, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a key component of community outreach teams as part of Primary Health Care (PHC) re-engineering. Although the value of CHW programs has been increasingly recognized, published evaluations of CHWs’ training programs are rare. This study documents the training and evaluation of CHWs on maternal and neonatal care towards improved maternal-newborn survival in an impoverished urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Methods:...
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In the past few decades, digital technology has found a place in the acquisition, arrangement, description, preservation, and dissemination of information. However, heritage institutions are perturbed by the challenges of digital preservation strategies particularly for education. Despite continuous investment in digital preservation, there are limited skilled professionals to equip learners with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to drive digital preservation in Botswana....
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Future climate projections for Southern Africa indicate an increase in the severity of droughts. Drought preparedness and management are important in such regions to minimise impacts on people and the environment. The aim of this study was to explore the responses of different institutions and actors to the 2015/2016 drought in the Komati catchment, and, consequently, what these experiences imply for drought management in the future. This was done through in-depth interviews with 30 key...
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Mathematics anxiety is prevalent in Nigeria where students have a fear of the subject. Much research has been conducted on the level of mathematics anxiety, the differences between the genders, and its relationship with performance. However, little has been done on the factors for mathematics anxiety, and even less on peers’ contribution towards mathematics anxiety. The photovoice approach was applied to capture peers’ speech and behaviour, which can intensify or minimize mathematics...
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Although still controversial, several reviews of research show that organic foods are more nutritious and contain fewer poisons than conventional foods. Poor food choices lead to low dietary diversity, and refined foods have many nutrients removed; low nutrient density and high sugars, salts and hydrogenated fats lead to the consumption of 'empty calories', and thence to obesity. Access to urban food gardens and to agriculture in rural areas increases dietary diversity scores, but weather...
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Aim: This study was carried out to determine the proportion of secondary school students with ocular disorders in two rural communities in Rivers State.
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Background: Professional socialisation of student nurses needs to be integrated into the formal teaching and learning during the nursing programme. Embedded in the training programme are professional values that are used synonymously with nursing professionalism. Professionalism is the conduct, qualities, values, vision, mission and/or goals that characterise a profession, and describes behaviours that are expected within the profession’s members. However, one’s values are shaped by one’s...
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This paper provides a framework to understand the similarities and differences between Africa’s current urbanisation pathway and the path China has taken over the last 30 years. A major difference is that Africa’s urbanisation to date has not been associated with anywhere near the same gains in productivity and poverty reduction that have been seen in China. Instead, the growth of Africa’s cities has more often been associated with development challenges such as the rise of slums,...
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This study sought to investigate the influence of police training programmes on police officers participation in the environmental sustainability awareness in Uganda. The investigation was provoked by the reportedly deteriorating performance of police officers in areas of environmental sustainability awareness despite of government’s effort to transform Uganda to a middle income country by 2040.The specific areas studied include influence of police training on their participation in...
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The study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring on truancy reduction among secondary school students in Ekiti State. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were answered and tested. The research design was a 2x2x2 factorial design consisting of one treatment, control group, gender and school location. The sample consisted of 144 truant students drawn from four schools out of sixteen local governments using a multistage sampling technique. The research...
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Limited research has been conducted on the effectiveness of sexuality education for very young adolescents (VYAs) ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, evaluations of sexuality education programs often report outcomes of risky sexual practices, yet positive aspects of sexuality are hardly studied and rarely reported. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) intervention for VYAs in Uganda, analyzing both positive and negative outcome...
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Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among patients who had attended Hawassa University students’ clinic, Southern Ethiopia. Result Over the 10 years period, a total of 13,679 patients visiting Hawassa University students’ clinic were included in the study. A total of 6553 (47.9%) patients were positive for at least one intestinal parasite. The overall prevalence of intestinal helminth and protozoan infections was...