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THE KNOWLEDGE OF CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AMONG STUDENT OF ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study In December, 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases, who were later proven to be caused by a novel coronavirus (named as “2019-nCoV”), emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. By January 30, 2020, 9692 confirmed cases and 15,238 suspected cases have been reported around 31 prov- inces and cities in China. Among the confirmed cases, 1527 were severe cases, 171 had recovered ...

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THE KNOWLEDGE AND MISCONCEPTION OF SOME BASIC SCIENCE CONCEPT BY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Misconceptions are not only to be observed in today’s children or students even scientists and philosophers developed and lived with many misconceptions in the past. Historical concepts and their changes are very interesting because similar ideas can help our students today: just like early scientists did they develop their own concepts by similar observations e.g., in regard to combustion. Ideas that are developed ...

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THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF CONTRACEPTION AMONG MALE ADOLESCENT STUDENTS OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary of Current English defines “Contraceptives as a drug, device of practice used to prevent a woman becoming pregnant.” This definition though well embracing but does not include its utilization as a preventive measure against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases; such as AIDS/HIV.  The act of contraception has been an old practice even from our forefathers who designed ...

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