ABSTRACT Lymphatic filariasis, a disease that is rarely fatal but it results in clinical conditions have devastating effects on persons infected by it. It causes long-term and permanent disability as well as social and psychological problems. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. The study was carried out to examine people’s opinion and beliefs about the causes and socio-economic effects of lymphatic filariasis infection. It was carried out in the Narkwa community of the Mfantseman Muni...
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and its second largest economy, as well as one of America’s top oil suppliers. Despite a return to civilian government in 1999 after a long spell of military dominance, Nigeria remains a fractious nation, divided along ethnic and religious lines. Nigeria is a country with a history of rigged and violent elections, however, a watershed presidential election held in 2011 April peacefully brought a southerner to power many years since the end o...