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RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH AS A SURROGATE MARKER OF HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES AMONG PATIENTS IN AGA KHAN HOSPITAL, WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-10)
Red cell distribution width (RDW) measures the morphological diversity of red blood cells (rbcs) per volume rbcs. Such diversity, characterized by significant reticulocytosis and rbcs variation in size(anisocytosis) and ...
A HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MASS MEDIA EMPOWERMENT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE TURKANA COMMUNITY OF KENYA, 1963-2022
(2023)
The Turkana, a pastoralist community inhibiting the arid and marginalized regions of Northern
Kenya, have faced numerous challenges including poverty, food insecurity and limited access to
basic services. Over the years, ...
ON-FARM TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY, CARBON STOCKS AND SOIL PROPERTIES AS INFLUENCED BY SELECTED Eucalyptus spp IN KAKAMEGA-NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEM
(MMUST, 2023-11)
On-farm growing of trees has significantly contributed to easing pressure from natural
forests in addition to providing extra income to forest-adjoining farming households. There
are however concerns that Eucalyptus ...
TREE STAND STRUCTURE, SPECIES COMPOSITION AND VEGETATION COVER CHANGES IN LONDIANI FOREST KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-11)
Vegetation is an important variable in land-atmosphere interactions. Sustainable forest
management requires monitoring of vegetation cover dynamics to help improve forest
health. Many studies have been conducted in many ...
DETERMINANTS OF INTENTION TO PROCURE UNSAFE ABORTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS SEEKING YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES IN HOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)
In general, 15% of all unsafe abortion globally occurs among adolescents below 20 years old. In Kenya, out of the 35% maternal deaths occurring as a result of abortion, the adolescents contribute 17%. Furthermore, Homa-Bay ...
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AT RISK IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP, KENYA
(2023-11)
The refugee experience is characterized by exposure in one's country of origin to numerous traumatic incidents during migration and daily stressors after settlement in the camps because of natural disasters, wars and ...
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WELL BEING THERAPY IN DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)
Depression is the third leading serious public health problem for adolescents. It is also the second leading cause of death among this population. Well-Being Therapy (WBT) is a psychotherapy that improves optimal psychological ...
Quality of Financial Reporting and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya.
(2023)
Even though manufacturing firms in Kenya are of great value, there exists inadequacies in their Financial Performance. Kenyan Manufacturing firms are reporting losses as evidenced through accounting conservatism, audit ...
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN ISIUKHU RIVER, KENYA
(2023)
Physico-chemical and sediments are critical aquatic habitat resources for macroinvertebrates. Macro-habitats are altered through oxygen and food availability alteration. Distribution of macroinvertebrates in responses to ...
IMAGES OF WOMEN IN LUHYA POPULAR MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SONGS OF WILBERT WANYAMA AND ALI AKEKO
(2023)
The study, ‘Images of women in Luhya Popular Music: a case study of Selected Songs of Wilbert Wanyama and Ali Akeko’ sets out to examine selected popular songs with a view to explore the portrayal of images of women in the ...