December 2009
Disarmament education: An imperative for effective management of education for sustainable development in Africa
Africa’s educational terrain is hostile to innovative ideas that can usher in development and consequently sustain it. This idea is motivated by the fact that the death, destruction and suffering which violent conflict have imposed on the African peoples through the excessive availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) have negatively affected the productivity of the educational system. Due to...
December 2009
Incidence and socio-economic dimensions of begging in Nigerian cities: The case of Ogbomoso
This study is an empirical report of the incidence and dimension of begging in Nigerian cities with Ogbomoso as a case study. The enumeration of beggars was conducted on different weekdays at different wards in Ogbomoso Township to obtain data on incidence of begging while questionnaires were administered on randomly selected beggars to obtain information on their socio - cultural and socio - economic...
December 2009
High prevalence associated with unsafe injection practices among male injecting drug users in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu State, India
The intertwined epidemics of HIV/AIDS and injecting drug use are among the most emerging public health problems in India. Injecting Drug Usage (IDU) was found to be more prevalent among the ex-prisoners who were visiting the World Vision of India. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among a sub-sample of frequently incarcerated community-based injecting...
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