Factors Influencing Attitudes and Purchase Intention of Fashion Counterfeits among Batswana College Students

Counterfeit products pose a serious threat to the manufacturers and retailers of authentic designer products most especially in the Botswana Economy. The aim of the present research study is to examine the influence of antecedents of attitudes toward fashion counterfeit among Batswana college students and its relationship to purchase intention of counterfeit products. The research mainly discussed the effect of social factors and personality factors toward youth consumer attitudes to buy counterfeit product. Approximately 250 respondents aged between 18-32 participated to give response to the survey gathered from questionnaire distribution. The analysis using path coefficient analysis shows that social and personality factors have mostly significant impact towards attitudes. The study also found out that social factors and value consciousness have significant and positive relationship with purchase intention towards counterfeit fashion products among Batswana college students. The research findings could be used to formulate strategies for academia, practitioners and more importantly policy makers in Botswana

Extending the unified theory of technology acceptance and use of technology to explain teachers’ intentions to sustain online teaching beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

This study establishes whether the acceptance and use of online teaching will continue in the post-COVID-19 landscape. The study proposes a model to explain the continuance intention to adopt online teaching systems from the standpoint of tertiary education teachers. The model combines constructs from the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), which comprises performance expectancy; effort expectancy; social influences; facilitating conditions; and a new construct, satisfaction, from the expectation confirmation model. The data were obtained from 133 faculty members from three tertiary institutions in Botswana, Namibia, and Lesotho. The data were analysed using a multiple regression equation model, which explained 63.9% of the variation in intention with respect to R-square value. Performance expectancy, social influence, and satisfaction had a positive and significant impact on intention, while effort expectancy and facilitating conditions had an insignificant impact on intention to continue using e-teaching. Satisfaction was the most influential variable in explaining intention. Theoretically, this study extends and applies the UTAUT model to explicate tertiary education teachers’ intentions to continue teaching online post-COVID-19. It could be helpful for education policymakers to design proper strategies for online teaching after the pandemi

Farming with your hoe in a sack: condom attitudes, access, and use in rural Tanzania.

This study examines condom knowledge, attitudes, access, and practices in rural Mwanza, Tanzania. From 1999-2002, six researchers carried out participant observation in nine villagesfor a total of 158 person-weeks. Many villagers perceived condoms negatively for multiple reasons, for example, the method's association with infection or promiscuity, reduced male sexual pleasure, and cultural understandings of meaningful sex. Men controlled the terms of sexual encounters and reported that they would use condoms only with risky partners, but few perceived their partners as such. Use of condoms appeared to be very low, primarily as a result of limited demand, although barriers to access also existed. These qualitative findings contrast with inconsistent survey reports of relatively high condom use in the same population. Intervention efforts should address the tradeoff between possible short- and long-term consequences of condom use, particularly for men, for example, reduced pleasure versus reduced HIV risk. If possible, surveys should assess the validity of reported condom use through comparison with other data, including qualitative findings and distribution/sales records

Abstracts of Tanzania Health Summit 2020

This book contains the abstracts of the papers/posters presented at the Tanzania Health Summit 2020 (THS-2020) Organized by the Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC); President Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG); Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, Elderly, Gender, and Children Zanzibar; Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania (APHFTA); National Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA); Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC); & Tindwa Medical and Health Services (TMHS) held on 25–26 November 2020. The Tanzania Health Summit is the annual largest healthcare platform in Tanzania that attracts more than 1000 participants, national and international experts, from policymakers, health researchers, public health professionals, health insurers, medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, private health investors, supply chain experts, and the civil society. During the three-day summit, stakeholders and decision-makers from every field in healthcare work together to find solutions to the country’s and regional health challenges and set the agenda for a healthier future. Summit Title: Tanzania Health SummitSummit Acronym: THS-2020Summit Date: 25–26 November 2020Summit Location: St. Gasper Hotel and Conference Centre in Dodoma, TanzaniaSummit Organizers: Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC); President Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG); Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, Elderly, Gender and Children Zanzibar; Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania (APHFTA); National Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA); Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC); & Tindwa Medical and Health Services (TMHS)