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Effect of External Debt on Performance of the Agricultural Sector in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-05)Agriculture forms the backbone of the economy in most developing and developed countries. Its production has increased significantly over the last three to four decades. In 2018, it contributed to about 4% of global gross ... -
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Risk Factors for Nosocomial Pressure Injury among Hospitalized Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in Western Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-12)The high incidence and prevalence of nosocomial pressure injuries pose a threat to safe hospitalization and additional strain on the healthcare system. Analysis of pressure injury risk factors is necessary for efficient ... -
Freshwater Aquaculture and Household Performance in Busia County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)Aquaculture has become a household source of proteins, taking over the traditional red meat delicacy that promotes food security and livelihood for over 2.5 billion people. This covers approximately 40 percent of the world’s ... -
School Budget Development and Financial Accountability of Public Secondary Schools in Khwisero Sub County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-06)The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) raised concern about the misuse of funds in public secondary schools, warned principals in charge, and even indicated the interdiction of principals with financial anomalies. In Turkana ... -
Evaluating strategies for coping with patient surge in hospitals due to mass casualties along a highway in Western Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2022-12-18)Background: During mass casualty incidents, nearby hospitals receive `many patients who tend to stretch hospital resources resulting in poor outcomes. Objective: To evaluate strategies for coping with patient surge in ... -
Nature and Extent of Women’s Socioeconomic Conflicts along Lake Victoria, Kisumu County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-13)In recent years, informal peace committees have rapidly made their mark, either as precautionary or as response mechanisms to particular conflicts globally. Their main purpose is to prevent the eruption or escalation of ... -
Enhancing National Cohesion through Primary Social Studies Learning Experiences in Kenya
(https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.81, 2023-11-04)The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of educational experiences contained within the basic Social Studies curriculum that help foster the development of unity and harmony in Kenya. The study utilized ... -
The Significance of Primary Social Studies Content Organization in Fostering Knowledge, Skills, and Values for Cohesion and Integration in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-09)The field of Social Studies (SS) plays a crucial role in nurturing students' knowledge, intellectual abilities, and democratic disposition, all of which are essential for active engagement in society. The SS curriculum is ... -
Supply Chain Information Systems and Service Delivery of the Public Health Care Sector in the County Governments of Western Region, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-10)The healthcare sector has undergone significant changes within the past decades, and amidst these changes, attaining efficient and effective healthcare service delivery has remained a distant prospect. This study, therefore, ... -
Supplier Evaluation Management Practice and Supply Chain Performance of Kenyan Selected County Governments in Nyanza Region
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-02)Adequate supplier evaluations reduce the cost of projects. Therefore, inadequate supplier monitoring can lead to high costs, non-performance risks, and poor quality of the deliverables. The study examined the influence of ... -
Influence of Instructional Resource Utilization on Kiswahili Performance in Secondary Schools in Vihiga County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-09-11)Effective utilization of instructional resources during instruction in Kiswahili subjects is crucial for the students’ academic performance. Competence in teaching and learning the Kiswahili language has been a challenge, ... -
Influence of Gender Norms on Education Participation among Secondary School Girls in Homa Bay County
(Science Mundi, 2023-10-14)Several studies in sub-Saharan Africa have looked at the impact of gender norms on the education of girls. Nevertheless, on anationallevel,limitedstudieshaveattemptedtodirectlyinvestigatethegirls’view ... -
Competence of Health Care Providers on Clinical Management of Myocardial Infarction in Selected Hospitals with Intensive Care Unit Western Kenya
(Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 2023-10-16)Background: The capacity of healthcare providers to execute an accurate initial assessment is crucial for recognizing the urgency and treatment needs of patients and for creating baseline data from which any changes in ... -
Forms of multimodal approaches in the teaching of listening and speaking skills
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-08-01)This study sought to explore the factors that determine the teachers of English’s choice of multimodal approaches when teaching listening and speaking skills to Kenya’s Grade 1 learners. The study adopted a cross-sectional ... -
Continuance Commitment and Employee Performance of Non-Academic Staff in Public Universities in Western Region of Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-23)The present trend among firms is to prioritise the cultivation of dedicated employees due to the notable disparity in performance between devoted employees and their counterparts. Devoted personnel exhibit high levels of ... -
Causes and Consequences of Post-Election Violence in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-05)The election of leaders by the people is the aim of democratic procedures. An electoral system is intended to ensure that the outcomes reflect the preferences of the majority of voters, providing elected officials’ legitimacy, ... -
Factors Influencing the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain among Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Western Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-05)Musculoskeletal pain (MSK) is a common and often distressing symptom among children diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD). Despite the recurrent and often severe pain episodes these children endure, there has been limited ... -
Analysing the Impact of Sudden Capital Inflow Shocks on Kenya's Economic Growth: A Quarterly Time Series Analysis (2008 - 2022)
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-10)Economic growth indicates the ability of a country to alleviate the poverty rate, reduce the unemployment rate, attain a surplus in balance of payments, and achieve a sustainable increase in gross domestic product (GDP). ... -
Interpretability of English medical discourse into Lubukusu
(Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 2023-07-26)In this era of massive travel and inevitable migration, many doctors encounter patients with whom they do not share a common language. Whenever doctors encounter patients with whom they have no common language, interpretation ... -
Meaning loss in English-Lubukusu medical interpretation
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-05-27)Language is a vital component in doctor-patient communication. The linguistic differences between languages make medical interpretation difficult. Thus, in situations where a doctor and a patient have no common language, ...
