ABSTRACT The provision of skilled care during delivery is an indicator to monitor progress in reducing maternal mortality and falls in Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the proportion of Skilled Birth Attendance is low in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately only half of all live births were delivered with the assistance of skilled birth attendance in 2016. The proportion of births assisted by skilled birth attendance in Kenya is 61%, which is ...
Abstract The China-Africa relationship has been showing its frailties as build on capitalist matrices in nature, with China being a capitalistic sadist and Africa a masochist. Unlike the West which uses philanthropy a guise for their misanthropy, China has an economically palatable approach called investment, which bring more complication to the African polyandry dilemma (state of being caught in between the Capitalist giants and pseudo communist giants). The Zimbabwe-China engagement present...
Abstract The paper examines the influence of the security sector in governance, a case study of Zimbabwe National Army from 1980 till 2015. Such a topic has been necessitated culminating from Zimbabwe experiencing the deployment of military personnel to strategic positions in various state institutions responsible for governance hence affecting economic and political governance positively and negatively. The research aims to find out why the ZNA fail to divorce itself from the ruling party ZA...
ABSTRACT Individuals diagnosed with mental illness encounter stigma and discrimination under various circumstances and these negatively affect them. Even though support systems and attitudes of the general public act as sources of stigma, perceptions held by the patients also influence their sensitivity to the experiences they encounter. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of personal factors in bringing about stigma.It also explored the public attitudes toward individuals dia...
ABSTRACT This study, on factors contributing to the increase of child labour in Tanzania, was conducted in order to fulfill three objectives. These were; to identify factors that led to the growth of child labour in Dodoma urban, to establish the activities performed by children engaged in child labour and to establish challenges facing children to engage in child labour. The study was conducted in Dodoma Municipality, by considering it as a proxy of other cities/towns in the country, which f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of home environment on pupils‟ academic achievement. It investigated how parents‟ educational level, house hold chores, family income, learning materials at home and divorce as home factors influence pupils academic achievement in primary schools in Kaskazini B District of Unguja in Zanzibar. The study employed a case study design and data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires. Resp...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Shinyanga region where by Shinyanga Municipality is selected as the study area. The study focuses on the impact of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) on marital instability. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact that advanced of ICT imposes on marital instability in urban areas. Specifically, this study intends to determine the level and use of ICT knowledge among couples and the extent to which the ICT influence mar...
ABSTRACT Single parenthood is not a new phenomenon in the world although in Africa it is relatively new as it has been increasing in stages. Before the 1980‘s there were very few single parents and marriage was crucial to adults and separation was not normal. From the 1990‘s to recent period the world had experienced globalization through economic liberalization, easy communication, fast information system and globalization of culture where many youth are adoptive to American (western) wa...
ABSTRACT As treatment and health care related to HIV/AIDS improve, infected partners now have a chance to live longer than before, thus, HIV concordancy and discordancy have become quite common among partners in union. The infected partners, however, increasingly face emotional and psychosocial challenges associated with HIV infection. These challenges expose them to the risk of developing depression symptoms, declined intimacy and dysfunctional relationships, with considerable variations am...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The rationale for this study is to provide a baseline information for male involvement in family planning programmes for the District Health Administration and N G O ’s the opportunity to redirect or improve upon their programmes in the Akatsi district. The study was cross - sectional study employing the use o f both qualitative and quantitative methods to study the characteristics and the extent o f the role o f men in family planning in the district. Data were collected ...
ABSTRACT Work-life balance is a major concern for people and institutions concerned about the quality of working life relative to the broader quality of life. The study sought to investigate sources, effects and the strategies adopted to manage work-life balance by female administrators in public universities in Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative research design. The study population comprised female administrators in three public universities, representatives of human resource departme...
ABSTRACT Work-life balance is a major concern for people and institutions concerned about the quality of working life relative to the broader quality of life. The study sought to investigate sources, effects and the strategies adopted to manage work-life balance by female administrators in public universities in Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative research design. The study population comprised female administrators in three public universities, representatives of human resource departme...
ABSTRACT This thesis looks at the socio-economic and psychological factors mediating marital commitment among married couples in the Taifa Circuit of the Methodist Church Ghana, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Attention was paid to the nature of the socioeconomic and psychological factors that influence marital commitment in the Ghanaian context. Many marriages have suffered difficult situations such as deep regrets by spouses, depression, divorce etc all due to low level of marital com...
ABSTRACT This is a case study of Adabraka on the perception of female vulnerability and risk factors to HTV/AIDS Adabraka was chosen because of its heavy night activity such as nightclubs and drinking spots, which have generated into high incidence of prostitution. At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic men were most infected persons as the mode of transmissions was mostly by exchange of syringe and homosexual activity. As the disease began to spread heterosexual intercourse became the maj...
ABSTRACT The research was motivated by the need to review traditional beliefs of the Tiv currently undermined by the significant impact of technological change. The Tiv now put more emphasis on technology and its benefits, resulting in an erosion of traditional values within family and clan structures. The work is based on primary sources, including oral interviews with Tiv in positions of leadership, retired elders and chiefs, as well as average citizens. Secondary sources include materials ...