Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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SELECTED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Advocacy for inclusive education and 100 percent transition policy has increased enrolment of learners with learning difficulties in secondary schools where they encounter many challenges. The World Health ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON JIGGER INFESTATION IN TESO NORTH SUB COUNTY, BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)For decades, climate variability has had great effect on human life; both positively and neg122`atively. These effects include rise in the global temperatures, changes in the precipitation patterns, increase in drought ... -
THREE-STAGE ADAPTIVE BATCH TESTING MODEL FOR ESTIMATING PREVALENCE OF A TRAIT WITH ERRORS WITHOUT TRUNCATION
(MMUST, 2021-02)Batch testing is a fundamental testing scheme that results into substantial saving in terms of cost and time. It is mainly applicable in cases with large population sizes and low prevalence rates. Studies on Batch testing ... -
PRINCIPALS’ MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUNGOMA EAST SUB - COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)The success or failure of a school in academic achievement is determined to a large extent by principal’s management practices. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate influence of principals’ management ... -
STRUCTURAL, ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF NIOBIUM NITRIDE POLYMORPHS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING APPLICATIONS:
(MMUST, 2021-03)The quest for a hard superconducting material with engineering applications has been going on for some time. Among the hard superconducting materials is Niobium Nitride which superconducts at 17 K. Niobium nitride has ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OFPUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS PREPAREDNESS IN COUNTERING RADICALISATION TOWARD VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-04)The world is faced with an increasing threat of violent extremismthat is preceded by radicalisation processes. Kenya faces this threat from Al-Shabaab who recruit Kenyan youths to join their ranks and executive terror acts ... -
INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Dairy production has always been the main stay of the Kenyan economy, however many counties Kakamega included have suffered perennial milk deficiencies and production fluctuations against a backdrop of an expected ... -
HEALTH FACILITY-BASED INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND PROVISION OF PRECONCEPTION CARE IN KISUMU COUNTY-KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-03-18)‘Preconception care’ (PCC) is the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs. The PCC, is valuable and key in preventing and controlling non-communicable ... -
THE ABABUKUSU TRADITIONAL WIDOWHOOD RITES AND THE EFFECTS ON WIDOWS IN THE CONTEXT OF FRIENDS CHURCH IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Religion, life and death are entwined and the knowledge of one requires the knowledge of the other. Religions have addressed the question of how one should live with awareness of inevitability of death. Consequently, ... -
FUNDING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-02-10)Education is a human activity that fashions and models mankind for the society. It is for this reason that the Kenyan government has put emphasis on the pursuit quality education for its citizens since ... -
ROLE OF STUDENT COUNCILS IN MITIGATION OF CONFLICTS CAUSED BY STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-03)Student conflicts in secondary schools are one of the most common challenges faced in the 21st century in the modern world. Kenya has faced several incidents of student conflicts in Secondary schools mainly attributed to ... -
INTRONIC POLYMORPHISM ALB GENE AMONG HIV-1 IN INFECTEDANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT ART-NAIVE AND ART- EXPERIENCED INJECTION SUBSTANCE USERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08)Injection substance use is both a social and public health concern. Globally, the co- burden of human immunodeficiency virus and injection substance use (HIV-ISU) is high especially in coastal urban and peri-urban ... -
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED DETERMINANTS OF MALARIA INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN MALARIA EPIDEMIC AREAS OF WESTERN HIGHLAND OF KENYA.
(MMUST, 2021-05-11)Globally malaria in pregnancy continues to cause important public health concern for health care sector. Apparently, the disease remains to be a major determinant of maternal morbidity and mortality. In Kenya malaria ... -
INFLUENCE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ON ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER POLICIES IN EDUCATION AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11)issues. The Government of Kenya, through the ministry of education and gender has been working hand in hand to address gender issues. In the field of education, the government has put in place measures for special ... -
EFFECTS OF CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY VISION THERAPIES ON ACCOMMODATION AMONG SCHOOL-GOING CHILDRENATTENDING MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC VISION CENTRE, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-10)Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is the most common binocular vision anomaly among school-going childrensince they engage inprolonged near work. On the other hand, accommodationis the crystalline lens of the ... -
BUKUSU MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: A QUEST FORTHE FUNDAMENTALS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Among the many African rites of passage, maleritualcircumcisionremainsone of the most important and outstanding because of thevitalelements associated with it. Many written documents on Bukusu male ritual ... -
MICROBIAL PROFILES OF SMALL HOLDER FARMS UNDER DIFFERENT CROPPING SYSTEMS ALONG RIVER ISIUKHU WATERSHED OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2020-10-12)The River Isiukhu watershed is endowed with rich agricultural soils. However, the region is characterized with high population density and therefore farm land is under enormous pressure as it is put under continuous ... -
CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERSIN IMMUNIZATION UPTAKE IN POKOT SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)Community Health Volunteers are key in increasing immunizations uptake. In Kenya, KDHS 2014 report indicates basicvaccination coverage reduced from 77%in 2008 to 71% in 2014 and the proportion of ... -
PREDATOR-PREY MODEL WITH LOGISTIC GROWTH FOR CONSTANTAND DENSITY-DEPENDENT DELAYED MIGRATION
(MMUST, 2020-12-02)Predator-prey models describe the interaction between two species, the prey which serves as a food source to the predator. The migration of the prey for safety reasonsafter a predator attack and the predator in search of ... -
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSAT TWO REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN KISUMU COUNTY,KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most common and lethal opportunistic infections among human immune virus infected clients/patients before initiation ofantiretroviraltherapy. Itis majorly associatedto ...