Aids knowledge, attitudes and practices of adult educators in Machakos district and Nairobi province : research report

The main purpose of this study was to determine knowledge attitudes and practices related to AIDS among adult educators in Machakos district and Nairobi province. The population of this study consisted of adult education teachers and religious leaders in Machakos district and Nairobi province. The sample was selected using systematics random sampling techniques. A questionnaire was used to collect data form 168 respondents. The t-test and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used to test the hypotheses. Analysis of the data revealed that respondents' AIDS knowledge was high. Significant differences between respondents educational level, marital status, residence and AIDS knowledge were found. No significant difference between respondents' sex and AIDS knowledge was found. Respondents' attitude toward HIV infected persons and AIDS was positive. There was no significant difference between respondents sex and attitude toward HIV infected people and AIDS. However significant differences between respondents' educational level, marital status. residence and attitudes toward HIV -infected people and AIDS were found. Condom use among respondents was rather low. Most of the respondents associated condom use with promiscuous sexual life

Graduates\' Perception of University Programmes and Their Relevance to Employment: A study of University of Nairobi Graduates (1991-1998)

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WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies

Sustainably managed wild fisheries support food and nutritional security, livelihoods, and cultures (1). Harmful fisheries subsidies—government payments that incentivize overcapacity and lead to overfishing—undermine these benefits yet are increasing globally (2). World Trade Organization (WTO) members have a unique opportunity at their ministerial meeting in November to reach an agreement that eliminates harmful subsidies (3). We—a group of scientists spanning 46 countries and 6 continents—urge the WTO to make this commitment..