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Strategies used to improve Participation of Students in Secondary School Education in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020-05-05)Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital that is imperative in the modern technological and information age. However many factors, for example individual and household characteristics, socio-economic ... -
The Influence of Antenatal Oral Iron and Folic Acid Side Effects on Supplementation Duration in Low-Resource Rural Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal of Pregnancy, 2020-05-11)Background. Undesirable effects of a daily regimen of iron and folic acid ingested jointly (iron-folate) are potential disincentives to optimal antenatal supplementation. We intended to profile antenatal iron-folate side ... -
Ten-year survival with analysis of gender difference, risk factors, and causes of death during 13 years of public antiretroviral therapy in rural Kenya
(Medicine, 2020-05-22)Evidence for why antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes differ by gender in developing countries has been inconclusive. In this first study to assess 10-year survival on ART in Kenya, our objective was to compare gender ... -
Effects Of Home-Based Convergence Insufficiency Vision Therapy On Accommodation Among School Going Children
(International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Invention, 2020-05-27)Background: Convergence and accommodation are always yoked together and any adjustment on the former affects the later. The most effective treatment for convergence insufficiency (CI) is vision therapy. Aim/Purpose: To ... -
Social and Economic Conflicts Influencing Students’ Participation in Secondary School Education in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2020-05-31)The importance of education in contemporary world order cannot be gainsaid. Education is the first step towards human empowerment and plays vital role in the development of human capital that is imperative in the ... -
CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONER PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PATIENT COMPLIANCE AT LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(European Journal of Public Studies, 2020-06)Background: Contact lens practitioners (CLPs) play a vital role in the fitting of contact lenses (CL) and thus have a great influence on patient compliance. Studies have often focused on investigating levels of compliance ... -
Method Approach to Social Network Analysis as an analytical Tool for Agricultural information sharing among farmers in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Science, Environmen, 2020-06)Flow of information among farmers is a complex process due to the nature of the unseen interconnected path of communication and actors involved in generation, packaging and dissemination. This complex process hinders ... -
SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Clock and Zoonosis
(Journal of General and Molecular Virology, 2020-06)SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2), associated with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) coined by World Health Organization, belongs to single stranded RNA viruses (ssRNA Viruses) under ... -
Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Electoral Conflicts in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2020-06-06)This study sought to examine the challenges and opportunities in the management of electoral conflicts in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive research design. Questionnaires, interview guides, and FGDs were ... -
Prevalence and predictors of receipt of weight loss advice among a nationally representative sample of overweight and obese Kenyans
(African Health Sciences, 2020-06-20)Background: As Kenya continues to experience rapid development and urbanization, growing evidence shows an increas- ing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and overweight and obese citizens. Objectives: This ... -
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Mathematics Anxiety Behavior on Mathematics Performance in Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020-06-20)We propose a deterministic model that describes the dynamics of students who have the capabilityWe propose a deterministic model that describes the dynamics of students who have the capabilityto perform well in mathematics ... -
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Women with Pregnancy and Childbirth related Complications at Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
(The East African Health Reasearch Journal, 2020-06-28)Background: In developing countries, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa, women and newborns continue to face increased risks of mortality and morbidity during the time of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Preparing ... -
The Significance of Livelihood Support Projects to Health Communication Strategies in Resource-deprived Settings: A Look at the Medical Male Circumcision Programme in Siaya County, Kenya
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-06-30)Behaviour change communicators and health experts often assume that individual beliefs and perceptions hold the key to explaining health behaviours, thereby ignoring the extraneous constraints that obtain in the individual’s ... -
Innovations and opportunities in Social media for management of drug and substance Abuse in selected informal settlements of Nairobi County, Kenya
(African Journall of Alcohol and Drug Abuse,, 2020-06-30)According to the World Drug Report in 2016, there is an increasing availability of many kinds of drugs to the youth. Researchers have conducted minimal studies on the consequences social media has on Drug and Substance ... -
Current Trends In Information Technology: Which Way For Modern It Experts
(International Journal of Computer Trends & Technology, 2020-07)Information Technology is currently the enabler of most services. Advancements in technology has affected the society’s way of living both positively and negatively. Today, most of the field of human life are affected by ... -
EMERGING TRENDS FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION WITHIN ICT DEVICES
(International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2020-07)Abstract - The information and communication technology (ICT) is closely related to the future of global energy consumption, not only because the ICT equipment itself increasingly consumes energy, but also because it is a ... -
Mielekeo ya Lugha na Ruwaza za Matumizi ya Lugha ya Walimu wa Kiswahili wa Shule za Msingi Katika Kaunti ya Siaya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2020-07)Makala haya yalichunguza na kubainisha mielekeo ya walimu wa kiswahili katika shule ya msingi za kaunti ya Siaya. Aidha, ruwaza zao za matumizi ya lugha zilipambanuliwa. Data ilikusanywa kwa kutumia hojaji. Wasailiwa 34 ... -
Assessment of professional development needs of teachers of agriculture in public secondary schools in Nyamira County
(International Journal of Advanced Academic Studies, 2020-07)Low interest among teachers of Agriculture and the students might can contribute to low achievements among the Agriculture students in the Kenyan secondary schools. This study sought to identify professional development ... -
Influences of Different Soil Erosion Control Methods on Bean Production Characteristics and yield
(AUTHOREA, 2020-07)Erosion negatively affects crop yields and decreases crop productivity. It removes nutrients, reduces rooting depth, and damages soil structure, resulting in negative nutrient balances and lower crop yields. A study for ... -
Nutritional yield and nutritional water productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) under varying irrigation water regimes
(Water SA, 2020-07)There is a need to mainstream traditional crops in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to tackle food and nutritional insecurity through incorporating nutritional quality into crop water productivity, in the wider context of the ...