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UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ELECTIONS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-02)Several studies have been carried out on the role of social media in political democratization where most of the mbased on national elections in different countries.However,little attention ... -
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTOF THE LAND QUESTION IN BUKUSU-SABAOT INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT IN MOUNT ELGON AREA SINCE1850
(MMUST, 2020-11-02)Ethnic conflicts have been witnessed world over; where, different communities fight each other over territorial boundaries, limited natural resources and political supremacy. This worrying trend disturbs ... -
EMPLOYEE RETENTION PRACTICESAND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OF WESTERNKENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)In order for organizations to compete favorablyin thecurrent global economy, they need to invest heavily in employee retention practices. Former Western ProvinceCountiesin Kenya have been experiencing acute employees ... -
PREDICTORS OF LOSS TOFOLLOW UP AMONG ADULTPATIENTSIN-ITIATED ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN NAKURU WEST SUB-COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)The loss to follow up (LTFU) has reversed the successful strengthening of antiretro-viral therapy(ART) programmes globally. The factors associated with the LTFU still remain a challenge to many countries, becoming a ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONFLICTS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)The importance of education in contemporary world order cannot be gain said. Education is the first step towards human empowerment. Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital that ... -
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 ... -
FUNCTIONAL SUITABILITY MODELFORENTERPRISERESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS IN KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)Managementof institutions needs correctinformation to enhance their competitiveness.Universities, just like any other institutionrequires proper information for decision-making. In universities,there are complex ... -
MICRO CREDIT FINANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NYAMIRA TOWN, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)The critical role played by small and medium enterprises in growing economy cannot be underestimated. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are characterized by rapid growth and the potential to create employment ... -
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 ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND INTERACTION OF TODDALIA ASIATICACOUMARINS WITH TWO KNOWN DRUGS
(MMUST, 2020-11-11)Plant-derivedcompoundscouldexhibita directand/or anindirectantimicrobial activity asantimicrobialresistancemodifyingcompounds.Theireffectivenesscould further be increasedwhencombinedwithotherbioactivecompoundsorantibiotics ... -
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 ... -
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE AND HEPATO-BIOMARKER CHARACTERISTICS OF HIV INFECTED ADULTS AND HEMATOLOGICAL REFERENCE RANGES OF CHILDREN IN KISUMU WEST SUBCOUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Proper diagnosis and management of clinical diseases requires succinct understanding of well-established human physiological reference values. Despite the high prevalence rates of HIV, Tuberculosis and ... -
PHYSICOCHEMICAL WATER QUALITY AND MACROINVERTEBRATE OCCURRENCE IN SASALA STREAM RECEIVING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE FROM EARTHEN FISHPOND FARMIN KAKAMEGA COUNTY,KENYA
(2020-11-12)Fish farming is now a major source of global and local fish requirements of food, raw materials, income and ecological considerations supplementing the dwindling output from the wild waters. Several ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DIET AND FLUID ADHERENCEAMONG END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS AT MOI TEACHINGAND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is aglobalpublic health problem.Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has over 200 hemodialysis patients with nearly 2/3rd struggling with dietary and fluid adherence.This study ... -
SOIL INVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AROUND KAKAMEGA FOREST KENYA AS INFLUENCED BY CROPPING SYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Soil fertility depletion has been identified as a major cause of food insecurity among householdsaround Kakamega forest. Soil invertebrate abundance and diversity are known to influence fertilitylevelof ... -
UBABEDUME KATIKA MAJIGAMBO YA MIVIGA YA SHILEMBE NA MCHEZASILI WAMAYOMIONGONI MWA WAISUKHA NCHINI KENYA KWA MTAZAMO WA KISEMANTIKI
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Shughuli nyingi za kijamii hutumia lugha inayopata maana katika muktadha inamotumika.Hali hii imechochea kutaka kujua namna Waisukha wanavyotumia lugha kuendeleza ubabedume katika majigambo ... -
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 ... -
INFLUENCE OF OUTDOOR AND NEAR WORK ACTIVITIES ON MYOPIA AMONGST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSIN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)The prevalence of myopia has disturbingly escalated globally with an estimationof up to 2.56 billion cases by the end of 2020. Almost halfof the earth'sinhabitants are estimatedto be myopic bythe year 2050,while ... -
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 ... -
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 ...