Abstract/Overview Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders exhibited in early childhood with variable manifestations as children grow up. Therefore, teachers need to understand the condition in order to deliver apt educational services to autistic children. However, the level of awareness of the condition is poorly understood among pre-primary school teachers. This study,therefore, analyzed the understanding of the spectrum condition of autism among pre-primary school teachers...
Abstract/Overview Anaemia is multi-factorial in origin and disentangling its aetiology remains problematic, with surprisingly few studies investigating the relative contribution of different parasitic infections to anaemia amongst schoolchildren. We report cross-sectional data on haemoglobin, malaria parasitaemia, helminth infection and undernutrition among 1523 schoolchildren enrolled in classes 5 and 6 (aged 10–21 years) in 30 primary schools in western Kenya. Bayesian hierarchical mo...