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Boitt, Richard Kimuge – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The main objective of higher institutions of learning in Kenya is to provide education and growth experiences for its students but alcohol abuse has continued to be a problem in the university campuses that is slowing down their progress and the Kenya vision 2030 that envisages a healthy population free from the impact of alcohol abuse through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alcohol Abuse, Incidence, Questionnaires
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Daraei, Mina; Mohajery, Artmiz – Social Indicators Research, 2013
The stratification system in India has resulted in the socioeconomic inequality in society and defines women domestic workers as one of the lowest segments of society. This qualitative and quantitative study aims at describing the problems of female domestic workers, the relationship of their employers with them, and exploring the impact of…
Descriptors: Females, Hypothesis Testing, Foreign Countries, Observation
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Nur, Naim – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Violence against women has been recognized as both a major public health problem and a human rights violation worldwide. Research has documented the association between physical/sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health, measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among women in reproductive age. This study…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Public Health, Mental Health
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Bishop, Hilary; Cousins, Wendy; Casson, Karen; Moore, Ann – Child Care in Practice, 2008
Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most vulnerable groups of the population--infants and children. Northern Ireland, however, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of 120 mothers attending mother and toddler groups…
Descriptors: Social Class, Mothers, Economically Disadvantaged, Public Health
Hardig, Robert J. – 1976
In a broad-based survey to determine what community colleges are doing to publicize adult and continuing education programs and the effectiveness of that publicity, administrators ranked the following dissemination methods in order of importance: course schedules, newspaper advertisements, newspaper stories, program flyers, and word of mouth. Word…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Females
LERMAN, ALAN; ROSENSTEIN, JOSEPH – 1963
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS TWO YEAR STUDY WERE--(1) TABULATION OF VOCATIONAL STATUS, (2) DETERMINATION OF SCHOOL AND POST-SCHOOL FACTORS LEADING TO JOB SUCCESS OR FAILURE, AND (3) LOCATING PROBLEM AREAS IN TOTAL JOB PROCESS. POST-SCHOOL VOCATIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM 177 DEAF WOMEN WHO HAD ATTENDED THE LEXINGTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PRIOR TO…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Career Choice, Deafness