ABSTRACT Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and drug resistance studies have focused almost exclusively on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Thus there is limited information on patients infected with HIV type 2 (HIV-2). In Ghana, the HIV epidemic is characterized by the domination of HIV-1 with the co-circulation of HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-2 is known to be naturally resistant to some antiretroviral drugs including non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) and pr...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the effects of child abuse towards children's academic performance in Katojo Primary school, Rukungiri District. The questionnaires were administered on samples of teachers. parents. students and law enforcers. Interviews were also used as a method of data collection as well as focused group discussion. The data was analyzed using tables and percentages to deterrnine the effect of child abuse towards children's academic performance. There fore the...
Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of a child It's categorized into four: neglect, physical abuse, psychological or emotional abuse and sexual abuse. According to various researches on the causes, impact and prevention of child abuse, It was discovered that there exists a difference between pupils academic performance in primary schools and this problem was attributed to the pupils background where some pupils were believed to have faced maltreatments from ...
ABSTRACT Background: Irrational use of medicines is a maJor problem worldwide. Studies conducted in several countries, including Uganda, indicate that more than 50% of all medicines used globally are used irrationally. Irrational use of medicines results in increased risk of adverse reactions, wastage of the scarce resources, and development of preventable resistance of organisms to commonly used antibiotics. To be able design appropriate interventions, there is need to carry out drug use stu...
ABSTRACT Drug availability, distribution and control are majorly concern in health development as drugs constitute the important aspect of health development technology. In Nigeria particularly since the mid 1980’s shortage of drugs and other technologies have become pervasive threats to the medical care system, the major problem however seems to lie within the drug distribution and control channel. The sum total of the effect is the increase in the sale and distribution of fake drugs, whic...
Abstract/Overview Substance and drug use is one of the emerging public health problems among the youth in Kenya. Moreover, it is associated with a myriad of medical effects including psychiatric problems, organ failures in addition to lethargy, decreased academic performance and risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections. Although substance and drug use has been associated with these problems, the magnitude of substance and drug use and its predictors has not been investigated in...
1.0 INTRODUCTION Back in 1928, Alexander Fleming began the microbial drug era when he discovered in a Petri dish seeded with Staphylococcus aureus that a compound produced by a mold killed the bacteria. The mold, identified as Penicillium notatum, produced an active agent that was named penicillin. Later, penicillin was isolated as a yellow powder and used as a potent antibacterial compound during World War II. By using Fleming’s method, other naturally occurring substances, such as chl...
TABLE CONTENTDECLAR4TIONAPPROVAL IIDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE CONTENT vLIST OF FIGURE VIILIST OF TABLE VIIICHAPTER ONE 1INTRoDucTIoN 11.1 BACKGRouND OF THE STUDY 11.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 31.3 AIMs AND OBJECTiVES OF THE STUDY (IMPACT OF DRUG ABUSE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF STREET CHILDREN IN IGANGA MUNICIPALITY) 31.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 41.5 ETHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS 41.6 CONTENT SCOPE 41.7 TIME SCOPE 51.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5CHAPTER TWO 6LITERATURE REVIEW 62.0 INTRODUC...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of Human Rights institutions in the country in addressing the problem of child abuse. The objective of this study is causes, types and effects of child abuse on the child, the family and the nation. The work is meant to draw closer attention on this increasing scourge and access measures of addressing to preserve the fundamental human rights of the child as entrenched under the Nigeria Child Right Act. In the study, the researcher defined what chil...
Abstract The relationship between commercial sex work and drug use is complex and the two exacerbate each other. In Kenya, Mombasa County has one of the highest populations of drug users and commercial sex workers. Despite documentation of drug use among sex workers, most of the studies are based on self-reported history which is prone to social desirability and memory recall biases. It is in this context that we sought to establish actual drug use is this sub-population. A cross-sectional s...
ABSTRACT In recent years, Ghana has become a major transshipment point of illicit drugs. This has attracted both domestic and global attention. The government of Ghana has instituted various approaches to dismantle the illicit drug industry, but has seen only marginal success. One strategy that has emerged as an effective pathway to tackling the drug trafficking menace is cooperation between/among countries. Due to the transnational nature of drug trafficking, various countries have explored ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out on poverty and crime whose general objective was to establish the extent to which poverty has led to increased crime in Fort portal municipality. Three specific objectives guided the study and these were; to assess the impact of poverty on crime in Fort portal municipality, to identify the causes of high crime rates amongst the people of Fortortal municipality and to establish possible measures on how to reduce crime in Fort portal. The study used a descri...
ABSTRACT The study was exploratory and analyzed the gaps between the provisions of diplomatic immunity and privileges and the realities of the serious crimes that are and that can be committed. It was designed to examine the potential for diplomatic immunities to be abused, in order to identify weaknesses in the relevant law hence requiring revisiting of 1he law. The study relied upon qualitative methods of data collection and analysis to gather data from key informants who included; employe...
ABSTRACT Drug-use pattern of anti-malarial has been associated with development of resistant strain and therapeutic failure. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to assess anti-malarial drug-use practices among dwellers of Adigbe communities within Abeokuta environment. The study documented the knowledge, the attitude and behaviour of three hundred and fifty (350) respondents in terms of drug preference, attitude to drug use and the effects of non-compliance to antimalarial...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the perception of the general public on the socio-economic implications of drug addiction in Nigeria. The study was conducted in Enugu urban and a sample of six hundred (600) respondents aged 18 years and above resident in Enugu urban were selected through simple random sampling. Structured questionnaires developed by the researcher were administrated to the respondents by six research assistants. In addition in depth interviews were conducted wi...