With an aim to map out the development and the learning process for undergraduate students enrolled in a 4year teacher education programme, a longitudinal study investigating changes in the students’ epistemological beliefs conducted. The study involved 197 undergraduate students. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to examine the students’ epistemological beliefs and influe...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that knowledge of contraceptives, especially among the youth in universities, remains limited, and the rate of premarital sexual activity, unwanted pregnancies, and illegal abortions remains higher among university students. This study aimed to assess contraceptive knowledge, sexual behavior, and factors associated with contraceptive use among female under...

This article describes the past, current, and projected utilization of social security student benefits by children receiving them in December 1972. Of the nearly 2 million children aged 18--21 estimated to eligible in 1972, about one-third were actually receiving benefits at the end of the year. School enrollment rates by age and race for the beneficiary and total populations were remarkably s...

Laboratory research experiences are highly impactful learning environments for undergraduate students. However, a surprising number of chemistry students do not research. These students often do not research because they lack the time, interest, opportunity, or awareness. Coursebased undergraduate research experiences can reach out to these nonresearching students by lowering the barriers to re...

BACKGROUND In 2015 meningococcal group W was declared endemic in the UK, with the meningococcal ACWY vaccination (MenACWY) subsequently introduced amongst adolescents and first-year university students. This study aimed to determine MenACWY uptake amongst students and to evaluate how this was influenced by demographics and via the Health Belief Model (HBM). METHODS This was a cross-sectional ...

BACKGROUND Studies on food intake in the UAE especially in relation to the student life are lacking. OBJECTIVE To investigate eating habits of undergraduate students. METHODS A cohort of 146 undergraduate students studying Physiology at Zayed University completed a semi-structured questionnaire. A student response was accepted for analysis only those weeks with adequate responses not more t...

INTRODUCTION Patients with leprosy may be affected psychologically and socially by the negative attitude of society toward leprosy, caused by widespread ignorance and prevailing stereotypes surrounding the disease. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes toward leprosy among students at the University of Guadalajara. METHODOLOGY This descriptive cross-sectional study include...