May 2009

Do we still need Male Dominance?

Author(s): Prof. Narasappa Kumaraswamy

May 2009

Men as partners in maternal health: Implications for reproductive health counselling in Rivers State, Nigeria

  Over the years, the issue of maternal health has been predominantly seen and treated as a purely feminine matter. The involvement of men in ensuring and enhancing maternal health is actually a new idea, first hatched at a conference in Cairo in 1994, but not much has been done in practical terms in the developing world. This paper is aimed at examining the underlying problem that patriarchy in the African...

Author(s): Joseph B. Kinanee and Jessica Ezekiel-Hart

May 2009

College students perception and awareness of the North Carolina Online sex offender registry

  Public awareness of the North Carolina sex offender registry website as well as the perceived accuracy of the information posted on this website was examined. Two hundred and sixty individuals participated in this survey. Fifty-seven percent had previous knowledge of the website; however, only 27% of those who were aware of the website had actually accessed the online sex offender registry. Over 90% of...

Author(s): Brandon Herman and L. Alvin Malesky, Jr