Importance of Assessing Muscular Fitness in Secondary Care

Assessing Students’ Perception Towards the Teaching of Sexuality Education in Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria

The absence of systematic sex education in schools would seem to be a transfer from the tendency among parents to shy away from answering questions about sex and procreation which young people ask. The prevalence of indulgence in premarital sex or unsafe sexual behaviours by secondary school students who are mostly adolescents has attracted growing concerns from all stakeholders. These unsafe s...

the importance of spiritual care in nursing

Assessing Students’ Perception Towards the Teaching of Sexuality Education in Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria

The absence of systematic sex education in schools would seem to be a transfer from the tendency among parents to shy away from answering questions about sex and procreation which young people ask. The prevalence of indulgence in premarital sex or unsafe sexual behaviours by secondary school students who are mostly adolescents has attracted growing concerns from all stakeholders. These unsafe s...

Ten-year secular changes in muscular fitness in English children.

Low muscle strength is independently associated with a poorer metabolic profile during adolescence (1) and with disease and all-cause mortality in adulthood (2). Muscular fitness, which includes maximal isometric strength, explosive strength and muscular endurance is also positively associated with skeletal health (1). Tomkinson (3) reported steady increases in measures of explosive lower body ...

The Importance of Investing in Secondary Education

A powerful case can be made for the expansion of secondary education in developing countries on the grounds of growth, poverty reduction, equity, and social cohesion. The argument is particularly germane for countries that have achieved high levels of primary education coverage but still have low enrollments at the secondary level. This chapter examines the evidence for the growing importance o...