ABSTRACT The study sought to explore and describe knowledge and attitudes of people living with HIV/AIDS on ART. The research was driven by the realization that people living with HIV/AIDS in Chizvirizvi shown some observable signs of insufficiency of awareness like ART default which includes taking medication for a certain period of time and stopping when they feel fit and healthier and refusal to go on medication. The data was gathered through using descriptive research design, wherein self...
ABSTRACT The study focuses on the funding gap on capital projects in state universities which is a case at Midlands State University. Capital projects funded from Government capital grants in this study and members of staff in the Bursary Department, Planning Section were involved in this research as respondents to questionnaires and interviews as the researcher collected primary data. This data was then presented in tables, bar graphs, line graphs and pie charts. The study results ascertaine...
ABSTRACT This research work assesses the effects of recruitment and selection procedures on the efficiency of the public service in Nigeria using Oshimili South Local Government as a case study. The study contends that the efficiency and effectiveness of any work place whether private or public largely depend on the calibre of the workforce. The availability of a competent and effective labour force does not just happen by chance but through an articulate recruitment and selection exercise. H...
ABSTRACT Pension scheme is not new in Nigeria. Before the new pension scheme, there were pockets of legislations regarding pension matters, which were not comprehensive and could not address the needs of pensioners because they were deficient of what is seen globally as the characteristics of an ideal pension scheme. Unfortunately, the introduction of the Pension Reform Act 2004 that was meant to correct the wrongs of previous schemes, witnessed increased voluntary retirement from public serv...
ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the level of access to care and support services for the people living with HIV/AIDS in Enugu state and the challenges they face in getting them. The study was carried out in Enugu state using 587 respondents. Questionnaire and the in-depth interview were used to collect data for the study. The data were analyzed using percentages (%) and statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The study adopted five testable hypotheses. Finance, distance to ac...
Abstract This work looks at the relationship in the Nigeria-South Africa migration policies as developing countries in the processes of human migration and development. The work offers a critical analysis of the concept of Nigeria- South Africa migration in the 21st century and draws attention to the fundamental problems of Nigeria-South Africa migration. The work then gives a broad overview of the patterns of migration policies in the developing countries of Nigeria and South Africa. It outl...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of the multi-campus system on quality of education and services provided by Midlands State University. MSU has since embarked on an operational system of multiple campuses hence the study sought to understand the possible impact this may have on quality of educated and services provision specifically at the satellite campus with direct comparisons to the institution’s conditions prior the inception of the new campus. The study ta...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to investigate the extent customer portfolio management affects new product design in the fixed telecommunications sector. The objectives of this research were to determine if customer portfolio size affects new product quality, to establish the effect of corporate customer relationships on new product features and to determine if customer portfolio revenue contribution affects new product cost. These objectives were used by the researcher to review lite...
ABSTRACT The research investigated the impact of green banking strategies on customer satisfaction, using a case of commercial banks in Zimbabwe. The research objectives were to: assess the impact of internet banking on commercial bank customer satisfaction, determine the impact of mobile banking on commercial bank customer satisfaction, evaluate the impact of telephone banking on commercial bank customer satisfaction and determine the impact of ATM banking on commercial bank customer satisfa...
ABSTRACT Root Knot Nematodes are one of the major economically important pests of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) in many regions of the world including Zimbabwe, with Meloidogyne javanica being considered the most destructive. Recent prohibition of main soil chemical fumigants for the control of Meloidogyne javanica has prompted for the search of other alternatives to manage root knot nematodes. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of aqueous plant extracts on (...
Abstract The relationship between internalizing and externalizing problems and Academic Self-concept in high school students is unsettled. The purpose of the current study was to examine the internalizing and externalizing problems and how they relate to Academic Self-Concept. Internalizing and externalizing problems are indicators of poor mental health in high school students and a public health concern. The study employed a quantitative research approach and a descriptive survey research de...
ABSTRACT This study assesses women and girls adaptation to climate change and variability. It identifies the impacts of climate change on women and girls and the reasons why they are more vulnerable as compared to their male counterparts. The study also identifies the adaptation strategies being employed by rural women and girls in trying to cope with the impacts of climate change and the extent to which these adaptation strategies have been successful. The research was centered in Mutoko war...
ABSTRACT The government of Zimbabwe enacted Finance Act no 2 of 2014 that introduced a tax amnesty program in order to make further provision of revenue in light of the fiscal crisis that has seen government failing to meet its expenditure. Proponents of tax amnesties point out that an amnesty may positively affect revenue and compliance. Other scholars argue that anticipation of future amnesties will result in a long term negative influence over revenue and compliance. The research sought to...
ABSTRACT Operational challenges in Zimbabwean local government have been and are largely still a common phenomenon. They span from financial, human, administrative and institutional operations. However addressing them has always been the big question. Human capital with the adequate skills has been lacking especially after the 2008-10 brain-drain that saw most skilled personnel flee to greener pastures. Service delivery has also been on the decline and training for capacity building became a ...
Abstract This study is about the prevalence, causes and effects of psychoactive drug use among students at Midlands State University. The chapter introduces the whole study by discussing the following issues: the background of the study, statement of the problem, significance of the study, purpose of the study, objectives, hypotheses, delimitations of the study, limitations of the study, assumptions and effective definitions of key terms.