Exposure Levels To Fine Particulate Matter And Carbon Monoxide From Solid Biomass Fuel Use In Rural Western Kenya
Globally, six million deaths annually are attributed to exposure to Indoor air Pollution (IAP) in developing countries due to pneumonia, chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer, with the overall disease burden in Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) exceeding the burden from outdoor air pollution by five-fold. In Kenya, respiratory infections account for 12% of annual deaths. This is due to
Spatio-temporal Dynamics And Gaps In The Distribution Of Surface Water Points In The Biosphere Reserve Of Pendjari (benin, West Africa)
As water is the most important resource that justifies the presence and the development of wildlife, the management of surface water has always been a major concern of Reserves managers. In the Biosphere Reserve of Pendjari, located in the Sudanian zone in Benin, the spatio-temporal water availability was studied. The results showed that at the beginning of the dry season,
Effects Of Exclusion On Rural Elderly People In Health Education In Buhera District, Zimbabwe
This study explored the effects of exclusion on elderly people in health education in Buhera District. A triangulation of quantitative and qualitative approaches were used. One hundred elderly persons (aged 60+ years) and five key informants participated in the study. Key informants included a public health officer, a care-giver of an elderly person, a traditional doctor, a prophet and
Comfirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Variables In Driving School Standardization Programme (dssp) Of The Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria
This paper examines the driving school standardization programme (DSSP) and recommends how to improve the safety of the roads in Nigeria. Hence, the driving school should pay greater attention to these latent variables among other variables of the DSSP. Responses to the twenty-eight variables investigated for the factors affecting the driving school in the DSSP were subjected to Confirmatory Factor
Patterns And Outcomes Of Injuries Admissions At A County Hospital In Kenya, 2016
Injuries are a public health problem that is rising in priority over time. Over 90% of global mortalities due to injuries occur in low- and middle income countries. In Kenya, injuries account for half to three quarters of all emergency hospitalizations into surgical units. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study where all patients admitted at the Hospital due to injuries
Democratic Education In The Egyptian Higher Education: Investigation Of Tutors' Perception Of Democratic Education In The Egyptian Higher Education
Democratic education (DE) sees young people not as passive recipients of knowledge, but rather as active co-creators of their own learning and valued participants in a learning community. This study investigates tutors’ understanding and implementation of DE in the Egyptian Higher Education (HE). It investigates HE tutors’ conception about learners controlling their educational process by being fully embedded in it.