I. Mapaure, Albertina Ndeinoma,
... structure under different utilization pressure was done in Omusati region, northern Namibia. Heights, basal area, biomass and ... basal area, biomass and plant densities in central Omusati, leading to an unsustainable situation. Woodland recovery from ... 1 to 5 m height classes in central Omusati. More than expected numbers of trees were recorded ... over-harvesting of medium-sized trees in central Omusati. Mopane regenerates profusely through coppicing. However, no relationship ... improve the situation. Key words: Colophospermum mopane, coppicing, Omusati, woodland structure, woodland utilization.
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
2011 - Academic Journals | African Journal of Plant Science
Kamuhelo Lisao, C. J. Geldenhuys, Paxie W. Chirwa,
... population structure of baobabs (Adansonia digitata) in Kunene, Omusati, Otjozondjupa and Zambezi Regions in northern Namibia. Data ... 6.7 stems per ha) was observed in Omusati Region and the lowest (0.2 stems per ... Bell-shaped distributions were observed in Otjozondjupa and Omusati Regions. The percentage of damaged stems in the ... more damaged than undamaged baobabs in Kunene (63%), Omusati (83%) and Otjozondjupa (95%), but in Zambezi there ...
Tópico(s): Agriculture and Rural Development Research
2018 - Elsevier BV | Global Ecology and Conservation
Desire Dinzela Tshibumbu, Julia Blitz,
... was conducted at four district hospitals in the Omusati Region of Namibia.Methods: A descriptive study using ... factors.Keywords: Stillbirth; modifiable risk factors; pregnant women; Omusati region; Namibia
Tópico(s): Migration, Health and Trauma
2016 - AOSIS | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Faith Munyebvu - Chambara, I. Mapaure, Ezekeil G. Kwembeya,
... baobab populations in Outapi and Onesi sites in Omusati Region, Namibia. A comparison of densities, distribution patterns, ...
Tópico(s): Agriculture and Rural Development Research
2018 - Elsevier BV | South African Journal of Botany
M. Taapopi, Jonathan M. Kamwi, Nguza Siyambango,
... farmers to take up conservation agriculture in the Omusati Region of Namibia. Both socioeconomic and biophysical data ... 40 households located in seven constituencies of the Omusati Region. The results showed that technological know-how, ...
Tópico(s): Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
2018 - Canadian Center of Science and Education | Environment and Natural Resources Research
M.N.N. Ndjangala, J. Abah, Percy Mashebe,
... phases (Grades 4 to 7). However, in the Omusati Region of Namibia, there are increasing public concerns ... NS at three selected combined schools in the Omusati Region. Qualitative research design using face-to-face ...
Tópico(s): Education Practices and Evaluation
2021 - Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES) | International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Ndahambelela Eiki, Matome Moshobane Simeon Maake, Sogolo Lucky Lebelo, Bellonah M. Sakong, Nthabiseng Amenda Sebola, Monnye Mabelebele,
... used to treat livestock ailments in Namibia's Omusati and Kunene regions. A semi-structured questionnaire was ...
Tópico(s): African Botany and Ecology Studies
2022 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Anthony M. Smith, Karen H. Keddy, L. De WEE,
... 250 cases of cholera were reported from the Omusati and Kunene provinces of Namibia. However, only nine ...
Tópico(s): Vibrio bacteria research studies
2007 - Cambridge University Press | Epidemiology and Infection
Cathrine T. Nengomasha, Wilhelm Elinatse Uutoni, Wilson Yule,
Tópico(s): Education Systems and Policy
2012 - Science Publishing Group | Humanities and Social Sciences
Heike Wanke, A Nakwafila, Josefina Hamutoko, Christoph Lohe, F. Neumbo, I. Petrus, Agatha David, H. Beukes, Nicco Libuku Masule, Martin Quinger,
... out in four study areas in Namibia: southern Omusati/Oshana area, Okongo/Ohangwena area, Omatjete/Omaruru area, ...
Tópico(s): Child Nutrition and Water Access
2014 - Elsevier BV | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C
Cara Smith Gueye, Michelle Gerigk, Gretchen Newby, Chris Lourenco, Petrina Uusiku, Jenny Liu,
... comprise the Trans-Kunene Malaria Initiative (TKMI): Kunene, Omusati, and Ohangwena. Thirty-four key informant interviews were ...
Tópico(s): African history and culture studies
2014 - BioMed Central | BMC Public Health
Elina Amadhila, Loide Shaamhula, Gert Van Rooy, Nguza Siyambango,
Namibia often experiences heavy rains in the north and north-eastern parts of the country, which results in severe flooding. For this reason, the country has endorsed the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) which seeks to develop the resilience of nations and communities to disasters and to assist countries to move away from the approach of emergency response to one of integrated disaster risk reduction. The aim of this article is to assess the resilience of the communities within the identified regions. ...
Tópico(s): Flood Risk Assessment and Management
2013 - AOSIS | Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
Lydia N. Horn, Hussein Shimelis, Mark Laing,
... Namibia including Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto and Omusati where the crop is predominantly cultivated. Primary data ...
Tópico(s): Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
2015 - Agricultural Research Communication Center | Legume Research - An International Journal
Margaret Angula, Maria B. Kaundjua,
... Namibia. The sociodemographic characteristics of Ohangwena, Oshana and Omusati Region reveals high levels of unemployment, high adult ...
Tópico(s): Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
2016 - AOSIS | Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
Jennifer L. Smith, Joyce R. Auala, Munyaradzi Tambo, Erastus Haindongo, Stark Katokele, Petrina Uusiku, Roly Gosling, Immo Kleinschmidt, Davis Mumbengegwi, Hugh J. W. Sturrock,
... January 2013 and August 2014 in Ohangwena and Omusati regions in north central Namibia. Patients attending health ...
Tópico(s): Vibrio bacteria research studies
2017 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Uzenia Ndatelela Mupakeleni, Kofi Nyarko, Francina Ananias, Peter Nsubuga, Emmy‐Else Ndevaetela,
Introduction: on march 2, 2016, the principal of Omindamba primary school in Outapi district notified the Outapi hospital of a cluster of students complaining of dysuria and passing bloody urine. We conducted an investigation to identify the agent, source of infection, and to determine factors associated with the outbreak.
Tópico(s): Child Nutrition and Water Access
2017 - African Field Epidemiology Network | Pan African Medical Journal
The objectives of this study were to; explore the possibilities and feasibilities of an online assessment of students' scientific inquiry skills; examine the psychometric properties of the test; ascertain the ability level of the 9 th and 11 th graders scientific inquiry skills.The sample consisted of the ninth and eleventh graders (N=118, 44 boys and 74 girls; age mean=16.42,and (SD) =1.25).In the test of scientific inquiry skills, students were required to use their cognitive skills to answer questions ...
Tópico(s): Online and Blended Learning
2017 - | European Journal of Educational Sciences
Eveline Ndii Kalomo, Kyoung Hag Lee, Fred H. Besthorn,
The study of depressive symptoms among caregivers raising HIV/AIDS-orphans is emerging as an important area of research. However, it has not been explored at length in generational and cultural contexts. In this study, the authors explore the role of financial strain, raising a HIV-infected and/or impacted child, and caregiver knowledge on the depressive symptoms of 89-older caregivers raising HIV/AIDS-orphans in Namibia, Africa. In this study, we found elevated levels of depressive symptoms among ...
Tópico(s): Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Health Care For Women International
Daniel H. Haiyambo, Petrina Uusiku, Davies Mumbengegwi, Jeff M. Pernica, R. Darrell Bock, Benoît Malleret, Laurent Rénia, Béatrice Gréco, Isaac K. Quaye,
... the most prevalence. Pv was localized in Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshana, while Po was found in Kavango. ...
Tópico(s): Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
2019 - Public Library of Science | PLoS neglected tropical diseases
The paper investigates how transaction characteristics influence the development of vegetable enterprises among smallholder farmers in north-central Namibia. As transaction costs are difficult to measure the theoretical framework of analysis is based on transaction costs economics of new institutional economics. The results revealed that the spot market-based governance structure was the most preferred market arrangements by smallholders farmers in north-central Namibia because vegetable farmers ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural Innovations and Practices
2020 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Salma Hegga, Irene Kunamwene, Gina Ziervogel,
... we asked regional and local actors in the Omusati Region of north-central Namibia for their perspectives ...
Tópico(s): Water Governance and Infrastructure
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | Regional Environmental Change
Josephine N. Henok, Benjamin I. Okeleye, Elizabeth I. Omodanisi, Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe, Yapo Guillaume Aboua,
... and a comparable trend was also seen in Omusati with a 54–91 g/L range. Meanwhile; ...
Tópico(s): Renal function and acid-base balance
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Proteomes
Chidiebere Ofoegbu, Mark New, Admire Nyamwanza, Dian Spear,
... knowledge flow and uptake in adaptation action. The Omusati Region was used as a case study in ... in the Namibian adaptation network operating in the Omusati Region. The selection of the organizations of interviewed ...
Tópico(s): Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
2018 - Springer Science+Business Media | Environment Development and Sustainability
Trevor Dzenga, Enos Moyo, Perseverance Moyo, Jacques Kamangu, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira,
... and determine factors that influence it in the Omusati region of Namibia. An analytical cross-sectional design ...
Tópico(s): Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
2023 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Barthlomew Yonas Chataika, L.S.M. Akundabweni, Enoch G. Achigan‐Dako, Julia Sibiya, Kingdom Kwapata, Benisiu Thomas,
... levels in the regions of Kavango West, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, and Oshikoto of northern Namibia. Semi-structured ...
Tópico(s): Botanical Studies and Applications
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Agronomy
Cecil Togarepi, Benisiu Thomas, Namutenya Hilka Mika,
... employed among 75 goat farmers in Ogongo Constituency, Omusati Region in North Central Namibia. The data sought ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural Innovations and Practices
2018 - Canadian Center of Science and Education | Journal of Sustainable Development
Tópico(s): Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
2018 - | Biodiversity & Ecology
Gwarega Chibaya, Pragashnie Govender, Deshini Naidoo,
... photovoice and in-depth interviews was conducted in Omusati and Khomas regions, Namibia. Persons with disabilities (
Tópico(s): Human Rights and Development
2021 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Occupational Therapy International
Adrian Pătrut, Roxana T. Patrut, László Rákosy, Demetra Rákosy, Willie Oliver, Ileana‐Andreea Ratiu, Daniel A. Löwy, Gebhardt Shiimbi, Stephan Woodborne, Karl F. von Reden,
The Omusati region belongs to historic Ovamboland, an area of northern Namibia populated by tribes of the Ovambo group. Four very large African baobabs of Omusati played an important role in historic events of ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Forests
Billy McBenedict, Wilhelmina N Hauwanga, Heike Wanke, Percy Chimwamurombe, Bernard M. Hang’ombe,
... not an exception.Rural communities of Ohangwena and Omusati regions of Namibia construct hand-dug wells as ...
Tópico(s): Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
2019 - Dr. M.N. Khan | Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology