آدمی موت سے ڈرتے ہیں جیسا کہ بچے اندھیرے میں جانے سے ڈرتے ہیں۔ اور جیسا کہ کہانیوں سے بچوں کا فطری ڈر بڑھ جاتا ہے۔ یہی حال موت کا ہے یقیناً موت کی سوچ ، کہ یہ گناہوں کی اجرت ہے۔ اور دوسری دنیا کا راستہ مقدس اور مذہبی ہے۔ لیکن یہ انسانی فطرت کے قانون کے مطابق واقع ہوگی یہ ڈر کمزور ہے۔ تاہم مذہبی غور وفکر میں یہ بعض اوقات تکبر اور تو ہم پرستی ہوتی ہے۔ آپ نے کچھ پادریوں کی نفس کشی کی کتابیں پڑھی ہوں گی کہ ایک آدمی اپنے آپ میں سوچتا ہے کہ انگلی کو دبانے اور ایک اذیت دینے سے ہم درد کیوں محسوس کرتے ہیں؟ اور اس سے ہم تصور کر سکتے ہیں کہ موت کے درد کیا ہوں گے ۔ جب سارا جسم تباہ اور تحلیل ہوتا ہے جب بہت مرتبہ موت ایک عضو کی اذیت سے کم درد کے ساتھ گزرتی ہے تو بہت زیادہ اہم حصوں میں تیز حِس نہیں ہوتی ۔ اور اس سے جو محض ایک فلاسفر اور فطری آدمی کے طور پر کہتا ہے ، یہ بڑا اچھا کہا گیا تھا ۔ موت کی مذہبی رسومات کی رفاقت موت سے زیادہ خوف ناک ہوتیں ہیں ۔ آہیں، پریشانیاں اور بے رنگ چہرہ اور دوستوں کا رونا اور سیاہ کپڑے اور رسومات موت کو خوفناک دکھاتے ہیں یہ مشاہدہ کرنے کے قابل کہ انسان کے ذہن میں کوئی جذبہ اتنا کمزور نہیں۔ لیکن یہ موت کے ڈر کو زیر اور مغلوب کرتا ہےاور اس لیے موت خوفناک دشمن نہیں ہے۔ جب ایک آدمی کے پاس موت کے لیے بہت سے جذبات ہوں جو کہ موت کی جنگ سے جیت سکتے ہیں۔ بدلہ موت سے جیت جاتا ہے محبت اس کی پرواہ نہیں کرتی۔ مرتبہ اس کی خواہش کرتا ہے غم اس کو...
Parental factors impact students’ self-concept and academic performance during the pandemic. Thus, this study determined the students’ self-concept and academic performance and the parental factors related to it. The research design was descriptive-correlational, and 500 nonrandom college students in West Philippines participated in the study. Researcher-made instruments were used, which were subjected to reliability and validity evaluation. Data were collected online from June 2021 to July 2022 and were analyzed using descriptive (frequency counts and percentage) and inferential statistics (Spearman correlation). Results revealed a positive self-concept and satisfactory academic performance among the students. Besides, parental factors such as educational attainment and school/classroom involvement are significantly related to self-concept and academic performance. Further, self-concept is significantly associated with academic performance. This shows that some parental factors are vital in developing the student’s self-beliefs and supporting their studies and academic endeavors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies may consider more factors related to academic achievement and self-concept. Other researchers may find the mediation or moderation effect of self-concept between parental factors and students’ scholastic achievement.
KEYWORDS: academic performance, COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning, higher education, parental factors, self-concept
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus disease (HIV) is a worldwide health problem. It is estimated that 38.6 million people are infected with HIV globally. It has remained endemic in the African continent for close to 20 years and is a long term developmental challenge in Africa which bears 69 % of the HIV/AIDS global burden. The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has caused dramatic improvement in prognosis of HIV disease. Consequently, this has resulted in substantial reduction in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) related morbidity and mortality. In contrast, this has been accompanied by an upsurge in liver- related morbidity and mortality. Studies have shown that deaths resulting from liver diseases rank second to AIDS-related mortality. Liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are the leading causes. Others are steatohepatitis secondary to fatty liver disease. Studies on liver diseases in HIV patients have been done predominantly in those who are coinfected with hepatitis B virus/hepatitis C virus (HBV/HCV). These have shown high coinfection rates in the western countries. On the other hand, Sub-Saharan Africa has lower rates of HIV coinfection with HBV and HCV. Therefore, HIV-monoinfected patients are the majority, yet, there is scarcity of data on liver diseases in these patients. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and the factors associated with hepatic steatosis in HIV monoinfected patients of African descent at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi. Objectives: Primary objective - To determine the prevalence of hepatic steatosis in HIV monoinfected patients of African descent on grey scale ultrasonography Secondary objectives – To determine factors associated with hepatic steatosis in HIV monoinfected patients of African descent on grey scale ultrasonography. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study done between April 2015 and November 2015 through consecutive enrolment of 109 eligible HIV monoinfected patients of African descent at Aga Khan University hospital Nairobi (AKUH, N). The study was carried out in AKUH, N HIV clinic and radiology department. Results: Hepatic steatosis was diagnosed in 11% of the 109 patients (95% CI 5.5 - 17.4%). Male patients had a significantly higher prevalence of hepatic steatosis (19.3%) compared to the females (1.9%), AOR 15.4 (95% CI 1.7-138.0), p=0.014. Patients on HAART had a significantly lower prevalence of hepatic steatosis (6.5%) compared to those patients who were HAART naïve (37.5%), AOR 0.1 (95% CI 0.0-0.4), p=0.001. Other patient characteristics such as alcohol consumption, viral load, BMI and hyperlipidemia were not