MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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EFFECT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON STOCK PRICES VOLATILITY FOR FIRMS LISTED ON THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2021-07)Different researchers have failed to reach a consensus after investigating how dividend policy and volatility of share price associate at over time and hence the endless debate on how dividend policy selected by a firm ... -
EFFECT OF CORPORATE DISCLOSURE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS LISTED ON NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-07)Investors today are more cautious when making decisions on matters investment. They request to be equipped with information for them to be able to make informed decisions on where to put their money. This trait has been ... -
OPERATIONAL DETERMINANTS AND REVENUE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NANDI, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)The purpose of revenue collection is to lessen inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, in modern economics taxes are the most important sources of revenue. Since the introduction of devolved system of ... -
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING THE UPTAKE OF VOLUNTARY MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)This study has explored interpersonal communication (IPC) as tool for improving the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in Siaya County, Kenya. It examined the specific IPC strategies employed in the voluntary ... -
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, ... -
A MORPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN LUTSOTSO
(MMUST, 2021-09)This study focuses on tense and aspect in the verb structure of Lutsotso, a dialect of the Oluluhya macro-language. While numerous studies have been conducted on the analysis of the Oluluhyia macro-language at phonological, ... -
NEW MEDIA AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL IN ENHANCING UPTAKE OF CO-OPERATIVE SERVICES AMONG THE YOUTH IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-01)ABSTRACT The internet is reshaping modern day public lives in communication by transforming and expanding the scopes of new potential networks and deepening existing networks and creating a more consistent communication ... -
MULTISCALE MODELLING OF EBOLA TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS
(MMUST, 2018-01)Ebola virus disease, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare and deadly illness caused by one of the strains of Ebola virus. This viral agent is regarded as a prototype pathogen of viral hemorrhagic fever with ... -
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING THE UPTAKE OF VOLUNTARY MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)This study has explored interpersonal communication (IPC) as tool for improving the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in Siaya County, Kenya. It examined the specific IPC strategies employed in the voluntary ... -
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR ENHANCING WOMEN’S UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2018-06)The Kenyan government has continuously disseminated information on cervical cancer screening using the mass media channels but little has been achieved in terms of its uptake. Awareness in this case is not translating to ... -
Microbial Etiology to Thyroid Pathology
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2020-12-12)Introduction Microbial infections are normally cited as a main environmental factor involved in pathology. The current study aimed at determining frequency of occurrence of pathogens in thyroid pathology.Our study is focused ... -
Comparing Bethesda System and Richart Score in the evaluation of cervical lesions among women on contraceptives attending Machakos Level V County Hospital in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2021-03-29)Background of the study: Early detection of the precursor lesion before the invasive stage of cervical cancer prevents further damage to the neighbouring tissues and organs. Bethesda system which applies cytological ... -
MICROBIAL FLORA IDENTIFIED IN CERVICAL SMEARS OF WOMEN ATTENDING MACHAKOS LEVEL V HOSPITAL, CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH CENTRE.
(East African Medical Journal, 2021)Background: Several microorganisms which may be found in the cervix of women may disrupt the physiological and immunological function of the cervix. The immune system keeps them on check to prevent abnormal proliferation ... -
Community attitude and practice towards skin disease prevention in a rural community in Busia County
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-04-19)Background: Skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal burden globally, expressed as years lost due to disability and eighteenth leading cause of health burden worldwide, expressed as disability adjusted ... -
Candida species distribution in different clinical specimens from various Nairobi metropolitan city public referral hospitals
(East African Medical Journal, 2023-10-27)Background: Invasive candidiasis and candidaemia are pervasive conditions complicating immunosuppressive conditions and leading to high mortality. This study aimed at determining the distribution of C. albicans and emergence ... -
Erythrocyte indices, anaemia levels and types in Kenyan injection and non-injection substance users
(Europe PMC plus, 2018-10-03)The impact of injection and non-injection substance use in HIV infections is an area of great public importance especially with respect to hematologic and immune profiles. Evaluations of hematologic and immune status are ... -
GENDER ROLES IN THE ADAPTATION OF CROP PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN VIHIGA SUB-COUNTY
(MMUST, 2016-12)Vihiga Sub-County like most of Western Kenya, is endowed with an equatorial climate, thus supports a rich diversity of flora and fauna. On the contrary, the area is susceptible to climate change impacts because, other than ... -
ESTIMATION FOR DOMAINS PARAMETERS IN DOUBLE SAMPLING FOR STRATIFICATION WITH NON-LINEAR COST FUNCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF NON RESPONSE
(MMUST, 2016-03)In sample surveys separate estimates of a parameter maybe required for sub-populations into which a population is subdivided without separately sampling from these sub- populations. Such sub-populations are called domains ... -
ESTIMATION FOR DOMAINS PARAMETERS IN DOUBLE SAMPLING FOR STRATIFICATION WITH NON-LINEAR COST FUNCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF NON RESPONSE
(MMUST, 2016-03)In sample surveys separate estimates of a parameter maybe required for sub-populations into which a population is subdivided without separately sampling from these sub- populations. Such sub-populations are called domains ... -
OCCURRENCE OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE AND DIVERSITY OF ITS CAUSAL AGENTS IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-01)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an economically important edible oilseed legume in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nearly 75% to 80% of the world’s groundnut is grown by resource poor smallholder farmers in developing countries, ...