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Full-Text Articles in Indigenous Education
Misinformation, Indigenous Health Information And Hiv Prevention Among In- School Adolescents, Uganda, Olivia Nina Rugambwa Lecturer, Ruth Nalumaga Deputy Librarian -Associate Professor, J.R Ikoja-Odongo Professor -Information Science, Maxwell Otim Onapa Director Of Science, Research And Innovation
Misinformation, Indigenous Health Information And Hiv Prevention Among In- School Adolescents, Uganda, Olivia Nina Rugambwa Lecturer, Ruth Nalumaga Deputy Librarian -Associate Professor, J.R Ikoja-Odongo Professor -Information Science, Maxwell Otim Onapa Director Of Science, Research And Innovation
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
HIV/AIDS is still a major killer disease among adolescents in sub- Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular. There are many factors attributed to high HIV infections among young people in Uganda such as, multiple sexual partners, low condom use, those born with HIV and poverty. High level misinformation in the indigenous knowledge related to sexuality and HIV prevention remains an under investigated and under documented factor escalating the disease. Yet, the indigenous knowledge health information system is a major critical information source adolescents depend on for health information on HIV prevention in Uganda. Indigenous knowledge informs health interventions for HIV …
Reconciling Taking The "Indian" Out Of The Nurse, Andrea Kennedy, Danielle H. Bourque, Domonique E. Bourque, Samantha Cardinal, R. Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Reconciling Taking The "Indian" Out Of The Nurse, Andrea Kennedy, Danielle H. Bourque, Domonique E. Bourque, Samantha Cardinal, R. Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
Currently, we are faced with an important equity gap and opportunity for nursing in higher education related to Indigenous Peoples and health. While Westernized higher education often marginalizes Indigenous Peoples, there is an important opportunity to respectfully engage with Indigenous Knowledges. Furthermore, broadening perspectives beyond a dominant Westernized worldview has the potential to advance higher education for Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners alike. We are concerned that ongoing assimilation of Indigenous learners poses a profound risk of social injustice that is contrary to the aim of higher education. In our effort to reconcile nursing education in this context, we offer this …