People's Perspectives about Malaria

People's Perspectives about Malaria

People have difference perspectives about malaria in June and July 2007, medical student spent six weeks in malaria village in torro, Eastern Uganda listening to w hat villagers knows about malaria after which they designed on educational programme to fill gaps in the people's knowledge. Some misconceptions have been held such as mangoes cause malaria. This was an indication that people had not received correct information on how malaria spreads.

EVALUATION OF MALARIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE ABAKALIKI 2

EVALUATION OF MALARIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE ABAKALIKI 

Statement of the Problem

Malaria is one of the leading cause of maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries, Nigeria is not excluded (Okeke et al., 2005).

Contact Allergic Dermatitis

Contact Allergic Dermatitis- Irritant contact dermatitis (A) produces red, dry itchy patches usually on the hands, fingers and face. Common irritants include soap, detergents and skin-cleaning products. Allergic contact dermatitis (B) produces a red rash, bumps and sometimes blisters.

Dandruff - an excessive amount of scaly material composed of dead, keratinized epithelium shed from the scalp that may be a mild form of seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis.

General Laboratory equipment, their Use and Instrumentation

The Light Microscope

The microscope employs a hollow, extremely intense cone of light concentrated on the specimen. The field of view of the objective lens lies in the hollow, dark portion of the cone and picks up only scattered light from the object. The clear portions of the specimen appear as a dark background,

How to keep your man active in the bedroom

You’ve served up a delicious meal crawling with every piece of his favourite meat, plunk a bottle of wine or his favourite tipple on the dining table, before cuddling up to him on the sofa as he switched on the TV. Today is bound to be the night you get a bit of rumpy-bumpy,

ICT challenges for Physical Education

To ensure effective use of ICT for effective teaching of Physical Education, there is need to:
1. Maximize the use of ICT in P.E based work
2. Develop the skills needed by P.E teachers to use Digital Image feedback effectively.

Concept of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

The term, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) refers to forms of technologies that are used to create, store, share or transmit, exchange information. This broad definition of ICT includes such technologies as: radio, television, video, DVD, telephone (both fixed line and mobile phones), satellite systems, computer and network hardware and software; as well as the equipment and services

Initial Training for Teachers of Primary and Health Education in Primary Schools.

Carnay and Howells (2008) support the views of Blair and Capel (2008) affirming that due to the lack of sine for physical education in initial teacher training, primary school teachers are not trained specialists in PE, This view is supported by Griffiths et al (2009) who claimed 40% of primary

Effective Teaching of Physical Education

As the majority of the research on effective teaching has been concentrated in traditional academic subject areas such as mathematics and language arts, physical educators were left to develop their own parallel research studies that were specific to their context. Hence, compared to most school subjects, physical education was a later arrival on the teacher effectiveness scene (Mawer, 1995). The major

Preliminaries to the Effective Teaching of Physical Education Through ICT

Statement of the Problem

Physical Education as a school subject is mostly taught by primary school teachers using the traditional approaches. These approaches based on the researcher’s observation and research findings by previous researchers in and outside the country (Vikas, 2012; Clive, 2004) have not

Utilization of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Nursing Mothers in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State of Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 

1.1 Introduction

Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing children, who may or may not be their biological offspring, thus dependent on the context women can be considered mothers by virtue of “having given birth, by raising their children, supplying their ovum for fertilization, or some combination thereon (Wikipedia, 2008).

Women under the third and first categories usually fall under the terms “birth mother” or biological mother’. These mothers wean their children through the milk from mammary gland or commonly called the breast.

Factors promoting drug misuse among junior secondary school students

CHAPTER ONE

       INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Historically, drugs have been part of the daily life of human beings. From the primitive mixtures and concoctions, to the present day highly effective tablets, capsules, syrups, suspensions etc. Drugs have been vital to the survival and well being of humanity. According to Falawiyo (1988) cited by Oniyama and Ikekhua (2006), a drug is any substance which when taken alter the physiological and pharmacological functioning of the body. It is any substance other than food, which by its chemical nature; affect the structure and function of the body. Another definition that aids our understanding of the

FACTORS AFFECTING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the Study

Physical education is a vital part of education that contributes to the general programme of the development of health, physical, welfare, and recreation. Although not a new field, physical education continues to receive several definitions. Adisa (2010) posits that physical education is that process of education that concerns physical activities with development and maintain human body. The attainment of its objective depends to a great extent on the leadership responsible for its direction. This definition asserted that the programme of physical and health education consist of specialized learning environment characterized by many planned condition and stimuli specifically intended to induce

10 Signs of Disease Your Feet Can Reveal

Here’s how your feet can alert you to serious issues like diabetes, thyroid disease, and heart disease before you even get to the doctor’s office.

When You notice: Dry, flaky feet

It could be: Thyroid problems, especially if moisturizer doesn’t
help. When the thyroid gland (the butterfly-shaped gland in the base of your neck) goes on the fritz, it doesn’t properly produce thyroid hormones, which control metabolic rate, blood pressure, tissue growth, and skeletal and nervous system development. 'Thyroid problems cause severe dryness of the skin,' says Marlene Reid, DPM, a foot specialist in Naperville, Illinois.

Methodology for Data Collection on the factors promoting drug misuse among junior secondary school students

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.1     INTRODUCTION

This research study was designed to analyze the factors   promoting drug misuse among junior secondary school students in Ethiope West Government Area of Delta State.

Factors promoting drug misuse among junior secondary school students

CHAPTER ONE

       INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background of the Study

Historically, drugs have been part of the daily life of human beings. From the primitive mixtures and concoctions, to the present day highly effective tablets, capsules, syrups, suspensions etc. Drugs have been vital to the survival and well being of humanity. According to Falawiyo (1988) cited by Oniyama and Ikekhua (2006),

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