malawi malawi / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Less Than Half in Africa Confident in Their Judicial Systems In 2013, 48% in Africa expressed confidence in their judicial systems. Those with confidence in their national government are significantly more likely to report confidence in the courts (63% vs. 34%) than non-supporters. /poll/174509/less-half-africa-confident-judicial-systems.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174509/less-half-africa-confident-judicial-systems.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:00:00 GMT Powering Africa a Challenge, but Could Charge Well-Being About 50% of all households in 26 sub-Saharan African countries mainly get their light from power lines, underscoring how difficult Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will likely be to implement. /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:00 GMT More Than One in 10 "Suffering" Worldwide An average of 13% of adults worldwide rated their lives poorly enough to be "suffering" in 2011. Suffering ranged from 45% in Bulgaria to 1% or less in the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Thailand, and Brazil. /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153869/One-Suffering-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Many Africans Know How to Prevent HIV/AIDS While the vast majority of residents across 19 sub-Saharan African countries know how to prevent HIV/AIDS, their reported use of condoms is much lower, including in countries with high HIV rates. /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT Belief in Male Circumcision Varies in Sub-Saharan Africa Belief that all men should be circumcised and that male circumcision reduces the risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS is relatively high in several sub-Saharan African countries with low reported circumcision rates. Such awareness increases with education. /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT Estimated 1 Billion Adults Struggled to Afford Food in 2009 Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys in 113 countries in 2009 reveal an estimated 1 billion adults struggled to afford food at times for themselves and their families. More than half of adults in 22 countries, 15 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, reported experiencing such difficulties. /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:15:00 GMT Rape Viewed as Major Problem Across Sub-Saharan Africa Majorities in nearly all 18 sub-Saharan African countries surveyed in 2009 say rape is a major problem in their countries, underscoring the extent to which the issue plagues the subcontinent. /poll/142832/Rape-Viewed-Major-Problem-Across-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142832/Rape-Viewed-Major-Problem-Across-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations Religiosity is strongly related to per-capita income worldwide. In the poorest countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2009, a median of 95% of adults say religion is an important part of their daily lives, compared with 47% who say the same in the world's richest countries. /poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT Witchcraft Believers in Sub-Saharan Africa Rate Lives Worse More than half of those surveyed across 18 sub-Saharan African countries say they personally believe in witchcraft. Their evaluative well-being is lower than that of those who do not believe. /poll/142640/Witchcraft-Believers-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Rate-Lives-Worse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142640/Witchcraft-Believers-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Rate-Lives-Worse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Few Sub-Saharan Africans Aware of Local Microfinance Options Slightly more than one-third of sub-Saharan Africans say they are aware of microfinance institutions in their communities, while more than 4 in 10 say they have heard of these institutions but that they are not available in their communities. Roughly one in five say they have never heard of microfinance institutions. /poll/141629/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Aware-Local-Microfinance-Options.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/141629/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Aware-Local-Microfinance-Options.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT