ABSTRACT This study assesses an influence of cultural beliefs on the use of postnatal care (PNC). Despite its importance and service coverage, the use of maternal PNC has remained low in Tanzania. The study examines women’s awareness on the use of PNC within 42 days post-delivery; determines the percentage of women who uses PNC within 42 days post-delivery and identifies cultural beliefs and how they influence use of PNC in Dodoma Urban District (DUD). A descriptive cross section study was ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Tuberculosis exacts heavy morbidity and economic tolls globally – more than ten million incident cases and $9.2 billion of tuberculosis (TB) expenditure accrued in 2017 alone. The World Health Organization introduced the Public-Private Mix (PPM) initiative in the late 1990s as part of measures to achieve TB control targets by strategically engaging all health providers. Ghana, one of the thirty high-burden TB nations implemented PPM in 2003 in urban areas of the cou...
The difference in performance between rural primary schools and urban primary schools in the national examination.
ABSTRACT The pre- colonial development gap between the North and the South still persists even though there havebeen several attempts by governmental and non-governmental interventions to bridge the gap. This has created a net migration of Northern youth to the South for menial jobs. The movement of people to urban centres poses some challenges to the development of rural areas in that in most rural areas, the impact of rural-urban migration is the rapid deterioration of the rural economy whi...
ABSTRACT The pre- colonial development gap between the North and the South still persists even though there havebeen several attempts by governmental and non-governmental interventions to bridge the gap. This has created a net migration of Northern youth to the South for menial jobs. The movement of people to urban centres poses some challenges to the development of rural areas in that in most rural areas, the impact of rural-urban migration is the rapid deterioration of the rural economy whi...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the level of technical efficiency of smallholder pearl millet producers and identify its determinants in the semi-arid farming system of Dodoma, Tanzania. A Translog stochastic production function model was used in the analysis. To specify technical inefficiency effects of socioeconomic variables, Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) technique using cross sectional data collected from 300 randomly selected sample farmers in 2016 was applied....
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between perception of sex and sexual behaviour among adolescents in poor urban communities in Accra. It also critically examined the attitudes of young adults towards sexual issues. The study further sought to investigate other sexual experiences of the adolescents in Ga-Mashie-a poor urban community in Accra. Round two survey of the EDULINK Urban Health and Poverty Project-individual questionnaire was used. The sample size was a total of 326 ...
ABSTRACT This study brought to the fore, a critical evaluation of the potentials of natural gas in the economic development of Nigeria. Natural gas option was considered the best alternative energy resource to other resources for optimizing income earning, indigent capacity building and the socio-economic development of an over populated Nigeria. Data and statistical reports from the various oil companies ere collaborated with the central bank economic report to determine the income generati...
The study was designed to identify the relationship between crime and urbanization in Nigeria. Crime is a universal phenomenon in present urban town which Nigeria cities is no exception, Research on the effect of urbanization in crime management revealed that our urban towns are faced with the challenges of crime management which to a large extend poses a threat to the dwellers of these urban centers. The objective of the research tend to look at the course of rising crime in urban towns, the...
Farm scheme can be seen as a method of advancing rural development in a rapid speed by the effort of the government. Farm settlement scheme can also be described as an intervention of the government to promote efficient utilization of land resources and dignity in farming by the provision of basic social needs. In Nigeria, this type of settlement scheme has been in operation since the 1950’s. Each of the three Geo-political zones i.e. the Hausa’s, the Igbo’s and the Yoruba’s had its o...
ABSTRACT This capstone project idea is to develop a system called FarmConnect—a mobile application platform that connects investors with smallholder farmers who are seeking funding for their farm operations. Such funding will help the farmer operate at full capacity hence increasing the level of food security in Ghana. FarmConnect will be able to provide interested investors with concrete data that will inform their decision to invest in a chosen smallholder farmer. Also, an example farmer ...
ABSTRACT The introduction of agriculture technology in any country improves the annual production. Agriculture technology changes farming by reducing the amount of man power needed and increasing yield Connecting farmers from any farming community to buyers at any place can be very challenging for both parties (farmers and buyers). Farmers after every farming season run at a loss due to lack of buyers of their farm products. Also, poor prices offered by few buyers who have been transacting bu...
This report presents findings of a visit to Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Western Province of Kenya. The visit, which was undertaken within INMSAP project, lasted four days and covered the period 15th-18th January 2002. The objectives of INMSAP are: • To develop an institutional sustainable approach of identifying, testing, monitoring and evaluation of farm or catchment level technologies addressing soil nutrient management constraints using principles and institutional aspects of Farmer Fi...
Introduction Shelter, is one of the basic needs of human kind. Apart from giving protection from elements of nature and providing storehouse for personal possessions; shelter in accordance with contemporary modern standards, must offer such infrastructure and services that would make dwellings conducive. The need for a decent and safe home cannot be overemphasized, right from the Stone Age when man dwelt in caves to the present age of sophisticated buildings and superstructures, man has ...
ABSTRACT The research study was conducted to assess the level of adherence to anti retroviral post exposure prophylaxis following needle stick injury among the different categories of HCWs (Doctors, Nurses and Medical Laboratory Scientists) in umuahia urban of Abia State South Eastern part of Nigeria. The study was a descriptive (cross-sectional) survey of qualified health care workers in all registered health facilities in Umuahia Urban. Abia State. The sample size of 222 was drawn from th...