OBJECTIVE To determine Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) regarding eight key integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) suggested practices and the association of these key practices with stunting as outcome. METHODS Sampling proportionate to sub-population sizes was employed to ensure representation from all the Union Councils of taluka Gambat-Sindh. RESULTS Low female educat...

Urban and peri-urban livestock farming in developing countries plays an important role in food security in cities; however it brings with it zoonotic risks. The present study was conducted to identify the most important livestock farming-related zoonotic diseases among the human population in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda and to assess the risks from such farming. A framework fo...

The issue of financial autonomy has always generated a lot interest amongst stakeholders and it continues to do so. However, opinions on the association between rural development are diverse. Hence, this study is fixated investigating perspectives regarding nexus Financial Autonomy Rural Development inselected local governments in Ogun State. adopted cross-sectional survey research design metho...

This paper examines how decentralized forest governance policy led to new patterns of wealth accumulation in villages as a result economic opportunities created by wood-charcoal production and trade rural Senegal. In the region studied, locus for development through was offered an institution: democratically elected Rural Council. USAID provided assistance Communities their Councils implementin...

Employees’ representatives at workplace (i.e. Works Councils) are an important component of industrial relations, in particular, in Europe. This institution has been considered as efficient mechanism to avoid the lack of communication between manager and employees [Freeman and Lazear (1995)]. However, we investigate the agency problems between workers and their representatives that are supposed...

As noted above, the issue of mid-level health workers was addressed in the Pick report of 2001. The decision to establish mid-level medical workers was taken in December 2002 at MinMec (now called the National Health Council) and confirmed in January 2004. Investigations and consultations have taken place since then with a wide range of stakeholders and role players including the health science...

BACKGROUND Globally, more than one-third of mortalities in children under five years of age are attributable to malnutrition. The prevalence of malnourished children in Pakistan is inclining. A knowledge gap exists due to availability of limited literature about the nutritional status of children in rural Baluchistan. Therefore, this study assessed the magnitude and factors associated with nutr...