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    Food insecurity, HIV/AIDS pandemic and sexual behaviour of female commercial sex workers in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

    Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2007
    This study published in the SAHARA Journal examines the role of hunger and food insecurity in the sexual behaviour of female commercial sex workers in Lagos, Nigeria within the context of HIV/AIDS. In addition, the study investigates the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and induced abortion among the respondents.
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    Delivering literacy: challenging exclusion and promoting critical reflection

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Literacy has power to improve lives and address social problems, but its role in development is not simple and is never a quick solution. Literacy initiatives are complex and must take into account local context, resources and the needs of learners and their communities.
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    Can integrated water resource management work for irrigation projects in Nigeria?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Integrated water resource management is an increasingly popular approach in developing countries. This approach, which recognises the links between land use and water resources, is used to manage the many competing demands on water resources. Despite this popularity, it has been criticised as being inflexible and difficult to adapt to widely differing circumstances around the world.
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    Supporting non-state providers of sanitation services

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Improving sanitation services to poor people is rarely a priority for public service investment. Legal and regulatory shortcomings continue to hinder the provision of sanitation to both informal settlements and rural communities.
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    Achieving the MDGs in education: progress in the Commonwealth

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    In 2004, an estimated 77 million children of primary school age remained out of school worldwide. How are Commonwealth countries performing when it comes to progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in education and how likely are they to achieve these goals by 2015?
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    Generating political priority for public health causes in developing countries: implications for a study on maternal mortality

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    This Centre for Global Development brief discusses the factors that have influenced the degree to which national leaders have made maternal mortality a political priority. The brief compares five countries - Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia and Nigeria, which have varying levels of political priority for maternal mortality reduction.
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    Sexuality in the media

    Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2005
    What is the extent of print media reportage of sexuality issues in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa? The findings, conclusions and recommendations of this research are similar. The print media all record low coverage, shallow analysis of sexuality issues and sometimes misinformation and disinformation.
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    Where do tuberculosis patients go for treatment before reporting to DOTS clinics in southern Nigeria?

    Tanzania Health Research Bulletin, 2007
    This paper in the Tanzania health research bulletin, analyses the health-seeking patterns of persons with tuberculosis (TB) before reporting at the Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) clinic for diagnosis and treatment.
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    Malaria treatment and policy in three regions in Nigeria: the role of patent medicine vendors

    Future Health Systems research consortium, 2007
    Despite the large burden of malaria in Nigeria, many people do not obtain appropriate treatment for the disease and depend on informal private providers for anti-malarial drugs (AMDs), largely through patent medicine vendors (PMVs).
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    ‘Culture’ still impedes women’s rights across Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Every African state has signed at least one international treaty providing for the human rights of women. But women often experience discrimination because of their sex. Practices such as genital mutilation, forced marriage and polygamy, along with the inability to access property and education prevent them from enjoying their rights.

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