The main purpose of this study was to assess participation of rural women in goat rearing. Pakulla union under Sonatola upazila of Bogra district in Bangladesh was the locale of the study. All the rural goat rearing farm family women heads of Pakulla union constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from a sample of 100 women heads selected randomly during15 December 2008 to 14...

India is termed as a traditional country with wide diversity in religion, ethnicity, culture and customs. The role of women mostly limited to household domestic works. India’s workplace remain significantly under- represented. has female work participation rate 20 percent which less then have global average 47 percent. major objective the study identify factors responsible creating problems for...

Objectives: The current study was planned with the objectives of discovering awareness regarding rational use medicines (RUM) among physicians, drug prescribing patterns, and verifying quality prescriptions given to patients. Methods: A pre-validated questionnaire used for physicians patients after Institutional Ethics Committee’s permission consenting participants. Prescriptions were photocopi...

This Issue Brief examines factors affecting the population's age distribution and composition, such as mortality rates, fertility rates, and immigration. In addition, it examines factors affecting labor force composition, such as immigration, increased labor force participation of women, and retirement trends, and discusses the potential impact of these changes on publicly financed programs: Me...

The purpose of this report is to describe the general use of clickers as an active learning tool and how they were used in teaching a combined periodontology course for second-year dental and junior dental hygiene students. A survey was used to capture student perceptions following completion of the course. Specific domains were active learning, improved performance, and expectations. The surve...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of Canadian orthodontic residents with their programs and determine the scope of their training. An anonymous online questionnaire was sent to all Canadian orthodontic residents in November 2006. Data were assembled and categorized by different variables, and chi-square comparative analyses were performed. Forty-four out of fifty-fou...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine educational participation and accommodations for children with spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease in primary, secondary, and postsecondary educational settings. METHOD Written surveys were developed for students with SCI and their teachers. Fifty-three participants had SCI onset before age 18 years, were at least 4 years old and enrolled in ...

The Institute of Medicine and the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) have recommended that dental schools incorporate community-based dental education (CBDE) programs into their curricula. The expectation is that CBDE participation will help dental students gain the skills and motivation to treat vulnerable populations after graduation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ...