MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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FACTORS INFLUENCING GENDER DISPARITIES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS IN KAKAMEGA EAST SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA.
(2024)The ability of individuals to connect and communicate with one another is determined by education. Despite this view, the gaps in education opportunities in most developing countries are large. Public schools in Kakamega ... -
PREDICTORS OF COVID-19 PREVENTION PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AT BUSIA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL-KENYA
(2024-01)SARS-COV-2 is a subgenus of the Sarbecovirus, a member of the Coronaviridae family, and an enveloped RNA virus. November 2019 saw the discovery of the first COVID-19 human case in China's Wuhan live market. The earliest ... -
ONLINE PEDAGOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEIR EFFECT ON LEARNING IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. THE CASE OF MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-03)The demand for higher education has tremendously increased in the past few decades. With increased population in universities and unplanned pandemics like Covid-19, technology has provided universities with the infrastructure ... -
EVALUATION OF TEACHER SUPERVISION PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY YEARS EDUCATION PROGRAMMEME IN KHWISERO SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-03)Early Years Education (EYE) is the crucial stage in the child’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. With the promulgation of the Kenya Constitution in 2010, the responsibility of EYE was delegated ... -
Mentorship for capacity building among young scholars in knowledge translation, research, and practice in universities in Kenya
(Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024-03-05)Mentoring is instrumental in professional development and capacity building to enhance attitude, skills, and knowledge. It’s need in Kenyan higher education institutions cannot be overstated. However, there exists gaps in ... -
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Kenya: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies—A Review
(The Water, Climate, and Food Nexus, 2024-02-29)The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a novel concept, which aims at integrating three key drivers of development and human security. Effective management of these three resources requires careful assessment of synergies, ... -
Science And Engineering Research: Assessment Methods
(Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education, 2007-01)The evaluation of research and indeed any aspect of science and engineering is a complex process. Engineering research encompasses a wide range of creative, theoretical and practical activities involving many communities ... -
Attitudes of Primary Health Care (PHC) Gatekeepers Towards Patient Referral Policy, Machakos County, Kenya
(Science Journal of Public Health, 2016-06-13)Primary Health Care (PHC) serves as the foundation for building a working healthcare system that provide good health outcomes. The quality of PHC delivery and the decision to refer patients depends on some behavioural ... -
Burnout syndrome among medical workers at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi, Kenya
(Journal of Psychiatry, 2014-09-10)Background: Little has been documented on the extent of the impact of work environment, interpersonal relationships, coping mechanisms and the burnout syndrome on medical workers in Kenya. Worldwide, medical workers have ... -
Incidence of Self-Esteem Among Children Exposed to Sexual Abuse in Kenya
(Global Social Welfare, 2018-01-04)It has been established that sexual abuse against children is a global problem and quite widespread. Sexual abuse against children is a public health concern given that its outcomes are not only detrimental to the health ... -
Cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade to control severe postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya
(International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2017-02-11)Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for control of severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to uterine atony versus standard PPH care in Kenya. Methods A cross-sectional ... -
Incidence of depressive symptoms among sexually abused children in Kenya
(Springer: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018-07-30)Background Children who experience sexual abuse undergo various negative psychosocial outcomes such as depressive symptoms. Unfortunately, not many studies have been conducted on the incidence of depressive symptoms among ... -
Social Networks and Students’ Performance in Secondary Schools: Lessons from an Open Learning Centre, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015-05)Given the known positive and negative effects of uncontrolled social networking among secondary school students worldwide, it is necessary to establish the relationship between social network sites and academic performances ... -
Effectiveness of the Devolved Primary Health Care Gatekeeper System in Machakos County, Kenya
(American Journal of Health Research, 2016-06-30)The low health outcomes and inequities problems in developing countries are due to ineffective gate keeping at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, non-adherence to policy and dysfunctional health infrastructure. This study ... -
Prevalence of Depression and Related Socio Demographic Factors Among Nurses Working at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin Gishu County, Eldoret
(Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Disorders, 2017-12-27)Nurses are predisposed to developing depression which is a common mental health problem. They experience depression more than the general population due to the nature of their work. Untreated, depression can lead to a ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS AND THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS IN MALAVA, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023)The Kenyan government has been implementing programmes aimed at promoting good maternal nutrition practices through nutrition education programs. Despite the efforts, childhood malnutrition is still a challenge in Kenya ... -
FOSTERING NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION IN KENYA THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
(MMUST, 2023)With regard to knowledge, intellectual prowess, and democratic disposition—all of which are expected of students to actively engage in the society—the Social Studies (SS) supports national cohesiveness and integration. ... -
TEMPORAL TRENDS OF HIV PREVALENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
(JP Journal of Biostatistics, 2023-08-04)Background. The HIV epidemic varies significantly across different groups in the SSA region, and complicates designing effective general interventions. We aim at uncovering temporal trends in HIV prevalence disaggregated ... -
Antiplasmodial, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Constituents of Four Maytenus Species Used in Traditional Medicine in Kenya
(The Natural Products Journal, 2017-01-05)Background: In Kenya, several species of the genus Maytenus are used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases including malaria. In this study, phytochemical constituents and extracts of Maytenus undata, M. ... -
PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FOUND IN KAPTUMO DIVISION IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, 2016-03-02)Medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional healers to prevent or treat various human diseases since time immemorial due to the chemical substances found in them. The phytochemical constituents of most of these ...