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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 ...
Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
(Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 2015-09-17)
The unit-based sustainability assessment tool (USAT) was administered at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya, between January and March 2012. The assessment focused on establishing to what ...
INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION ACCESS ON ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)
Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) (L) Lam is a root crop and the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa and in Kenya. It is rich in carbohydrate offering a ...
Phytochemical, Cytotoxicity, and Antimycobacterial Activity Evaluation of Extracts and Compounds from the Stem Bark of Albizia coriaria Welw ex. Oliver
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022-01-22)
ackground. Albizia coriaria Welw ex. Oliver (Fabaceae) is one of the plants used by herbalists in the East Africa community to prepare herbal remedies for the management of symptoms of TB. Despite its widespread use, the ...
Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases among Adults of 25-65 Years at Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), 2018-09)
In Kenya the growing number of premature deaths with half of all hospital admissions and 33% of all deaths are associated with Non-communicable diseases. The study determined the physical measurements and lipid parameters ...
Predicting Endophytes Contribution In vivo in Napier Grass Accessions’ tolerance against Ustilago kamerunensis Using In vitro Strategies
(Journal of Agri-Food and Applied Science, 2014-10-31)
Mechanisms of resistance in plants against pathogens are primarily based on internal mechanisms which are genome based
(Freeman and Beattie, 2008). However, a scenario exists where generally the fitness of a plant to ...
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 ...
Enhancing students’ achievement in biology using inquiry-based learning in Rwanda
(International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 2023-06-02)
Students in secondary schools in Rwanda manifest difficulties in learning science subjects including biology. Studies revealed that inadequate teaching methods dominated by teacher-centered traditional or conventional ...
Strategic Direction and Firm Performance: Evidence from the SACCO Secto
(Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2023-03-31)
Purpose: Strategic direction setting is a critical leadership
practice to be adopted by organizations that intend to attain good
performance. This study sought to examine the influence of
strategic direction on Sacco ...