Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides

Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse compared with older married women. The UN defines Child Marriage as a Human Rights violation and is working to end this practice globally, however many girls still fall victim each year. While the importance of ending the practice of child marriage cannot be overlooked, targeted interventions are also needed to mitigate the negative health and development impacts. Health services can serve as an entry point for health and social interventions to decrease the risks associated with pregnancy and improve reproductive and child health. Health services can also facilitate opportunities for multi-sectoral connections such as formal and informal education and income generation to mitigate the negative impact of child marriage

Pat Newborn in a Senior Piano Recital

This is the program for the senior piano recital of Pat Newborn. This recital took place on April 8, 1965, in Mitchell Hall

The Authority of the Public Employer to Engage in Collective Bargaining in the Absence of a State Statute: Ohio, a Case in Point

This comment will discuss the traditional arguments against public sector collective bargaining, suggest answers to those arguments, and analyze the Dayton Classroom Teachers Association decision. It will conclude with an analysis of how the issues should be considered and suggest the problems which are presented by Ohio\u27s case law

Micronutrient Intake and Fundal Height Determine Birth Weight

The birth weight (BW) are utilized as indicators of the healthy and term newborns. Factor that affects the weight of a newborn are micronutrient intake and fundal height. Folic acid and iron (Fe) were associated with newborn birth weight. Fundal height in centimeters (cm) is the same as the gestational age of the week, the fundal height that is not in accordance with the gestational age is leading to stunted fetal growth. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between intake of folic acid, iron (Fe) and fundal height with newborn birth weight. This research method was an analytic observational using a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study were 114 pregnant women living in Yogyakarta. Statistical test results proved a significant relationship between the intake of folic acid and iron (Fe) with the newborn birth weight (p < 0.05). There was a significant relationship between the fundal height with the newborn birth weight (p < 0.05). The concludes of this study, pregnant women with adequate folic acid intake, adequate iron intake and normal fundal height tended to give birth newborns with normal birth weight

The Authority of the Public Employer to Engage in Collective Bargaining in the Absence of a State Statute: Ohio, a Case in Point

This comment will discuss the traditional arguments against public sector collective bargaining, suggest answers to those arguments, and analyze the Dayton Classroom Teachers Association decision. It will conclude with an analysis of how the issues should be considered and suggest the problems which are presented by Ohio\u27s case law

Success and Persistence of At-Risk Students in Summer Bridge Programs and Semester Developmental Courses

In today’s society, many students are entering colleges and universities unprepared in mathematics for enrollment in college-level courses. The lack of sufficient preparation during high school years for taking college-level mathematics courses has created a problem for students and the institutions of higher education trying to serve them. Most colleges and universities have implemented developmental courses for students who have fallen short of the required skills for entering into college-level mathematics courses. Since developmental education is a comprehensive process focusing on intellectual, social, and educational growth for all students, interventions are provided to improve unprepared students’ achievement and persistence in both the short-term, first semester, and in the longer term degree processes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in success rates and persistence to further mathematics courses between students who took the first developmental mathematics course in a summer bridge program and those who took the first course in a traditional program. The students enrolled in the summer 2008 through fall 2009 were selected for this study. Their records of enrollment and passing rates were collected and analyzed using descriptive cross-tabulation. The results indicated students in the bridge mathematics programs were more persistent than the students in the traditional developmental mathematics courses, and the students in the traditional developmental mathematics courses had a better passing rate than the students in the bridge mathematics programs

Exploring the focus of prenatal information offered to pregnant mothers regarding newborn care in rural Uganda

Background: Neonatal death accounts for one fifth of all under-five mortality in Uganda. Suboptimal newborn care practices resulting from hypothermia, poor hygiene and delayed initiation of breastfeeding are leading predisposing factors. Evidence suggests focused educational prenatal care messages to mitigate these problems. However, there is a paucity of data on the interaction between the service provider and the prenatal service user. This study aims to understand the scope of educational information and current practices on newborn care from the perspectives of prenatal mothers and health workers. Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with lactating mothers (n = 31) of babies younger than five months old across Masindi in western Uganda. Additional interviews with health workers (n = 17) and their employers or trainers (n = 5) were conducted to strengthen our findings. Data were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. A thematic content analysis was performed using NVivo 8. Results: Vertical programmes received more attention than education for newborn care during prenatal sessions. In addition, attitudinal and communication problems existed among health workers thereby largely ignoring the fundamental principles of patient autonomy and patient-centred care. The current newborn care practices were largely influenced by relatives' cultural beliefs rather than by information provided during prenatal sessions. There is a variation in the training curriculum for health workers deployed to offer recommended prenatal and immediate newborn care in the different tiers of health care. Conclusions: Findings revealed serious deficiencies in prenatal care organisations in Masindi. Pregnant mothers remain inadequately prepared for childbirth and newborn care, despite their initiative to follow prenatal sessions. These findings call for realignment of prenatal care by integrating education on newborn care practices into routine antenatal care services and be based on principles of patient-centred care

Identification of Certain Fatty Oils by Chromatographic Methods

This 29 page thesis reports on the efforts to apply columnar chromatography to the identification of a fatty oil and the separation of a fatty oil from a mineral oil