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which, has brought about numerous people willing to pose their philosophies to the psychological and scientific communities. A cross-sectional study titled, Lay Beliefs Regarding Causes of Mental Illness in Nigeria: Pattern and Correlates, was performed with south-western residents of Nigeria, with published results in 2007. The backdrop of this study was to pinpoint a cluster of people who might benefit from more education on mental illness. Furthermore, the hypotheses of this study was to…

(A case study on Malaria) Magnitude of Malaria in Nigeria: Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite called plasmodium which infects human blood cells (A parasite is an organism that can only exist in the body of another organism for all or part of their life). In Nigeria 98% of malaria infections are due to Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite causes the most deadly form of malaria, known as severe malaria. Other forms of malaria present in Nigeria include P. ovale and P. malariae which play a…

Nigeria Name: Denis Muslijevic Class: NA13A School: Berzeliusskolan in Linköping Subject: English Teacher: Helen Molloy Table of Contents Geography 1 Type chapter title (level 2) 2 Type chapter title (level 3) 3 Climate 4 Type chapter title (level 2) 5 Type chapter title (level 3) 6 Languages spoken 7 Educational System and how it compares to Great Britain 8 Political System 9 Date of Independence 10 Culture 11 Music 12 Sources 13. Geography The country of Nigeria is…

A decade ago in Nigeria, rumors spread that polio vaccines were surreptitious sterilization efforts. That led to a boycott of the vaccine in 2003 and a resurgence in the poliovirus three years later. This story highlights a key point about vaccinations: Confidence is critical. Lack of confidence in vaccinations -- lack of confidence in their effectiveness, their safety and their usefulness -- has fueled a growing debate about the use of vaccines. Vaccines have, no doubt, revolutionized…

Activities of Nigerian students in European countries contributed to nationalism in Nigeria. Students organised themselves into groups and organisations. An example of such organisation was West African Students Union (WASU) which was formed in 1925. The objective of the organisation was to encourage young Nigeria’s who were concerned about…

discusses Nigeria’s modern day troubles faced due to its British colonial roots. Kwarteng (2012) writes that like its name, Nigeria was entirely artificially constructed. In early 1892 Flora Shaw, “The Times” colonial editor did extensive traveling in Parts of Africa. During her time in what was formerly known as the Royal Niger Company Territories she coined the name “Nigeria” to refer to the British protectorate along the Niger River (Kwarteng, 2012). Around the same time, Lord Salsbury, the…

of Dalori Nigeria, reported as many as 100 casualties, and abducted many more. Boko Haram is a radical Islamic group. Boko Haram is a terrorist origination operating primarily in Nigeria. Founded in 2002 by Muhammad Yusuf, the organizations reasoning for the attacks are the historical imbalance between the north and south, Politics, the weak ness of the Nigerian military, Religion, and the poor response of the government. (Hart, Beth. "Why Boko Haram Violence Persists." Naij.com - Nigeria News.…

history, and contrasting characters within the novel. Purple Hibiscus is set in post-colonial Nigeria, where the Adichie grew up, in a time of government and economic struggle, after the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Baifran War. “Military men would always overthrow one another, because they could, because they were all power drunk” (24) illustrates the internal governmental struggle in Nigeria during this book and result of the…

In many cases, women struggle with inequality and oppression because the government lack enforcement to protect them. In Iran as well as Nigeria, the government focuses on other elements such as economic growth rather than protection of women. The lack of government support and protection affects the inequality that women faces. With no protection against violence and oppression faced by women, it makes women extremely vulnerable in society. In some cases, the government takes an even…

they’re good for. Besides that traffickers will leave their victims with lifetime scars. Many sex trafficking victims contract various sexually transmitted diseases. “"Our investigation shows that 40 percent of trafficked girls repatriated to Nigeria test positive to HIV and this has serious social and economic implications," Not only do they contract diseases that will be with them for life but they also return home pregnant. These females are in poverty and some return to no family…