Abstract Marriage break-up can disrupt a person’s life routines, feelings of self-worth and sense of security. Divorce can affect people physically, psychologically and spiritually. Often, it leads to emotional upheaval, irrational decisions, and interpersonal tensions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of self-concept improvement programme on divorcees’ emotional adjustment in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. All divorcees, both male and femal...
ABSTRACT This study assessed MWEDO and TEMBO intervention projects for reducing girls‟ dropout from secondary schools in pastoralist communities in Arusha and Longido District Councils in Arusha Region, Tanzania. It employed a cross-sectional research design and applied mainly qualitative research approach and some elements of quantitative research approach. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting 56 respondents involved in this study. Questionnaires and inte...
ABSTRACT The study was an in-depth analysis of the influence of childlessness on marital survival in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The study explored ways of reducing pressure both from the family and the society as a whole with particular reference to examining the existing causes and effects of infertility in the society. The instrument for data collection utilized for the study was questionnaire. The sampling techniques used for this study was cross-sectional survey resea...
ABSTRACT Forest road construction appears to be the most expensive single investment in forest operations and designing forest road to specification is a complex engineering problem involving economic, environmental and social factors. The study was carried out to assess the technical compliances to recommended land owners guide to building forest access road in a forest estate in Nigeria. The study was carried out at Ondo State Afforestation Project (OSAP) Headquarters, South West Nigeria. D...
Abstract: Background. Since the World Health Organization recommended single low-dose (0.25 mg/kg) primaquine (PQ) in combination with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in areas of low transmission or artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, several single-site studies have been conducted to assess efficacy. Methods. An individual patient meta-analysis to assess gametocytocidal and transmission-blocking efficacy of PQ in combination with different ACTs was conducted. Random ...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken in the Gyidim community of the Agogo sub-district of the Ashanti-Akim North district of the Ashanti region. The overall objective of the study was to acquire empirical data aimed at understanding the impact of HIV/AIDS on reproductive decision-making for programme strategizing and policy decisions. The Gyidim community is largely governed by their strong religious beliefs that favour, large family 'size, promote polygynous marriages and strongly oppose contra...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to determine girl child education and its challengesin Kisurnu District Nyahera sub-county, Kenya. Specific Objectives of the studywere to to assess the challenges in the promotion of the rights of the girl child tobasic education, to describe effects of girl child school dropouts, to identify theways of curbing girl child school dropouts.The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to pupils who wererandomly selected and interviews with teach...
ABSTRACT Marriage is God’s ordinance for humankind from the beginning of creation. It is intended to be a life-long relationship, but it is being thwarted by the problem of divorce in both the faith and secular societies. Unfortunately soldiers who are known to be disciplined personnel are also affected with the phenomenon of divorce in contemporary times. This study was conducted to explore the fundamental issues of divorce in the Ghana Armed Forces and how pastoral care and counselling ca...
ABSTRACT This paper examines the customary marriage practice of kuzvarira among the Ndau people of Mozambique. It investigates the perception of the Ndau people towards the customary practice of kuzvarira. Kuzvarira is a traditional customary practice of marrying off, without her consent, an underage girl (sometimes as young as eight or even before birth) to a rich man who already has another wife or wives in exchange for money, food and other material possessions that guarantee the girl’s ...
ABSTRACT The study focused on factors influencing distribution of secondary school teachers in Tanzania taking as a case study selected secondary schools in Bahi district. The study sought to address three objectives, first; to examine the feasibility of existing policies and procedures for allocation of teachers in secondary school in Bahi district. Second, to determine the factors influencing the distribution of teachers in secondary school in Bahi district. Third, to explore possible stra...
ABSTRACT The main objectives of this study were to investigate into effectiveness of teaching Physics and factors which influence educational aspirations of secondary schools in Siakago Division. The objectives guiding the study were that, students· social background, personal and social factors influence their education and occupational aspirations. These factors were considered to be important since they have not been investigated in Siakago Division .The subjects for this study willl00 in...
Society has embarrassingly linger for a longer time over the conflict between the patriarchy movement and the recent upshoot called the feminism strand advocating for the right, equality and equity of all. It has been a thing of reactionary quest than a revolutionary subject of thoughts as roles, privileges, obligations; education etc has enshrined and engrafted these differences and preferences in a more definite form as it trickles down from time immemorial. Interestingly, from the times...
ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality and a strategic way of reducing the problem is to educate the public and create more awareness on its causes and prevention. There is need for adequate information on awareness and attitude of young adults in tertiary institutions to undertake Pre-marital Genotype Test (PGT).Therefore, this study was aimed at determining the awareness, attitude, and practices of PGT among unmarried students of The Polyte...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relative effectiveness of Family Counselling Therapy and the Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in reduce burnout among married working nursing mothers. The moderating effects of participants‘ personality type, childrearing styles and spousal communication on burnout of married working nursing mothers were also investigated. The study also sought to determine if participants‘ family size, gender of children, age at and length of marriage, educational qual...
TABLE OF CONTENTS page DECLA APPROVAL DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IV LISTOFSTATUTES v LIST OF CASES VI TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE lNTRODUC~flON 1.0 Background Information 1 1.1 Statement of the problem 3 1.2 Purpose of the study 3 1.3 Research objectives 3 1.3.1 General objectives 3 1.3.2 Specific objectives 3 1.4 Research questions 4 1.5 Scope 4 1.6 Significance 4 1.7 Definition of key words 5 CHAPTER TWO UTERATURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction 6 2.1 Maritime legislation 7 2.2 Administrati...