University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Local governance
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter looks at local governance in the context of the national integrity system. Local councils provide local services and incur financial expenses within the statutory framework set by the central government. The ... -
A population-based study on alcohol and high-risk sexual behaviors in Botswana
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plos.org/, 2006-01-01)Background In Botswana, an estimated 24% of adults ages 15–49 years are infected with HIV. While alcohol use is strongly associated with HIV infection in Africa, few population-based studies have characterized the association ... -
History and perceptions of regionalism in Botswana, 1891 – 2005
(Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713429127, 2009)Although economic, political, ethnic and religious factors have led to regionalisms and other divides, causing civil strife and civil wars in many countries, in Botswana the north-south divide existed for a long time merely ... -
Primary teacher’s perceptions of classroom assessment practices as means of providing quality primary/basic education by Botswana and Nigeria
(Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org, 2007-04)More than any other of its aspects, assessment plays a central role in determining the quality of education. Quality of primary/basic education (QoE) can be viewed as the extent to which the process of education at the ... -
Voluntary counseling and testing among post-partum women in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pateducou, 2007)Objective: To determine uptake and socio-demographics predictors of acceptance of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) among postpartum women in Botswana. Methods: Women attending maternal and child health clinics for ... -
State culture, building and renewing the Botswana developmental state
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2008)The post-colonial Botswana elite built a developmental state.The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) inherited a developmental state-promoting state culture, which it used to modernise state institutions, to focus on creating ... -
Political culture as a source of political instability: the case of Lesotho
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2010-04)This article considers Lesotho’s political history and culture, a political history characterised by rebellious chiefs who had rejected Christianity and who were heavily armed and fought numerous wars against their black ... -
IT skills of academics and practising accountants in Botswana
(Inderscience Publishers, http://www.inderscience.com, 2008)Information Technology (IT) skills are important for practising accountants and accounting educators. This paper reports on a study done to evaluate the levels of IT skills of practising and accounting educators in Botswana, ... -
Intellectual property law and the protection of indigenous knowledge
(CODESRIA http://www.africanbookscollective.com, 2007)Copyrights may provide more effective protection for indigenous knowledge than other forms of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and 97 confidential information. The most important aspect of copyright law ... -
Lymph nodes and pathogenesis of infection with HIV-1
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com, 2010)Lymphadenopathy was identified as an essential feature of AIDS soon after its appearance and before the identification of HIV as its cause.¹ However, lymphadenopathy has not subsequently received much attention. Recently, ... -
Awareness and use of nutrition information on food packages among consumers in Maseru (Lesotho)
(Rural Outreach Program. http://www.bioline.org., 2007)Food product labelling has become a popular policy tool, particularly with respect to the provision of nutrition and health information. Nutrition labelling is a valuable tool in learning how to apply nutrition information ... -
Strategies for infusing cultural elements in product design
(Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA) http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007)There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ... -
Factors that influence the spread of HIV/AIDS among students of the University of Botswana
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description, 2005)The results discussed in this report are part of a larger study conducted among the students of the University of Botswana regarding their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. The study triangulated ... -
Nitrogen cycling in the soil–plant system along a precipitation gradient in the Kalahari sands
(Blackwell Publishing, 2004-01-01)Nitrogen (N) cycling was analyzed in the Kalahari region of southern Africa, where a strong precipitation gradient (from 978 to 230mm mean annual precipitation) is the main variable affecting vegetation. The region is ... -
Proliferation of new health cadres: a response to acute shortage of nurses and midwives by sub-Saharan African governments
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George Hersey Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque
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Voices from the frontlines: the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and violence among women and girls
(Taylor & Francis, LLC. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/uhcwauth.asp, 2009)The papers in this special issue focus on the topic of violence against women. This group of scholarly works explores theoretical issues, context and health care interventions pertaining to violence in women’s lives. ... -
Groundwater investigation in semi-arid developing countries, using simple GIS tools to facilitate interdisciplinary decision making under poorly mapped conditions: The Boteti area of the Kalahari region in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jag, 2007)Locating additional long-term groundwater resources in semi-arid regions of developing countries with growing populations is an expensive undertaking. Simple geographic information system (GIS) techniques can be utilised ... -
HIV/AIDS, artisanal fishing and food security in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)Generally, rural households pursue all year round natural and non-natural resource-based livelihood systems to diversify these options in order to cope with risks emanating from a range of shocks and stressors. Artisanal ... -
The role of nurses in the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome policy process in Botswana
(International Council of Nurses. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/inr;jsessionid=81ud25de419e.alexandra, 2003)In Botswana, there is dearth of literature on the role of nursing in health-care policy and resource allocation and yet nurses constitute the majority (85%) of health manpower. The health-care delivery system depends ...