CAUSES OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA OVENSERI-OGBOMO‚ G O† KIO‚ F E‡ & MORNY‚ E K# † OD Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana ‡ B.Sc‚ OD Department of Optometry‚ University of Benin‚ Nigeria # B. Sc Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ovenseri-Ogbomo‚ G O Department of Optometry‚ University of Cape Coast‚ Ghana Email: oveseriogbomo@yahoo.com Tel: +233 243 462 912. ABSTRACT Background Visual impairment
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Kids Having Kids: Teenage Pregnancy One of the most beautiful things in life that a person could experience is having a child. There is an unspeakable bond between the parent and the child‚ which starts as early as the time they first hear about being pregnant. This is true‚ but it is good to have everything in place when you have a child such as finding the right partner‚ having a good job‚ and stable finances. The truth is that things don’t always go according to plan‚ and there are some consequences
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Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects‚ and Solutions. Global Warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth ’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Many people do not see this as a problem. However‚ it is currently a huge issue that is often talked about among scientists and many other people. Global Warming is caused by many different things. Greenhouse gases‚ deforestation‚ and solar activity are three different proven facts that cause global warming
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Causes of Teenage Suicide The American Psychological Association states that‚ “Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the 3rd-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24” (Teen Suicide is Preventable). As youth suicides are becoming more publicized‚ society is gradually becoming more aware of this global concern. Although most people do not understand why teenagers commit suicide‚ the three social sciences‚ anthropology‚ sociology‚ and psychology‚ provide insights that go beyond
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The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12‚ 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410‚000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol‚ Warner‚ Gavin‚ Callaghan‚ Sptiz‚ Anderson‚ Barfield‚ Kahn‚ 2011‚ ¶6) Therefore‚ the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen
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Background Introduction Teen pregnancy is a crisis that concerns the baby‚ parents‚ other members of the family‚ as well as resources of the community. It had been said that awareness is the first step to prevention. Teenage pregnancy is one of the biggest social issues that society faces today. We have decided to do a research about the level of awareness of the students about pregnancy for various reasons‚ for one‚ Nowadays‚ the percent of early pregnancies climbs up in an alarmingly high rate
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Sexual Abuse to Teenage Pregnancy Ashlee L. Glover Lindenwood University The Relationship of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Teenage Pregnancy I. Questions and Answers 1. “The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy” (Roosa‚ Tein‚ Reinholtz‚ & Angelini‚ 1997). 2. “Three research questions guided this effort. First‚ do women who were sexually abused as children and women who had teenage pregnancy have similar developmental
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statement of the problem. INTRODUCTION Teenage pregnancy refers to pregnancy in a female under the age of 20. Lack of awareness about the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy is more often than not‚ a result of lack of proper communication between teenagers and their parents. Government statistics on female adolescent pregnancies indicate that the total number of annual births changed little over the preceding 10 years‚ but the number of teenage pregnancies rose 70 percent‚ from 114‚205 in 1999
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Interview- Single Parenting and Teenage Pregnancy The person that I choose for my interview was Audrey . Audrey is 40 years old and is a full time single mother to 9 children and is currently raising two of her sister’s children. The reason that I choose her for my interview is because she fits into both categories of my topic which are single parenting and teenage pregnancy. 1. What social factors such as race‚ class‚ and gender contribute to Single-Parenting? When I think
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Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects and Solutions "’The future is here. Greenhouse warming is no longer just a possibility‚ it is happening now‚’ said Dr. Michael Oppenheimer‚ a senior scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund" ("Greenhouse Warning"). Representatives from more than 160 countries met together in the first ten days of December this year to come to an agreement on a treaty to slow down global warming by setting the limits on the countries’ greenhouse gases emissions‚ which include
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