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INTEGRATING UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AWARENESS CREATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2022-04)Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cancer among women globally and in Kenya. Although early cervical cancer screening, (CCS) and treatment is an effective method of controlling the disease, there is generally ... -
PREVALENCE, INTENSITY AND RISK FACTORS OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN LURAMBI SUBCOUNTY, KAKAMEGA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-06)Intestinal helminths cause diseases and death in low and middle-income countries. Pupils are among the individuals at high risk of contracting intestinal helminthiasis. The use of contaminated water and improper hygienic ... -
PRAGMATIC RELEVANCE OF INTERPRETER MEDIATED SERMONS FROM ENGLISH TO LUHYIA, IN SELECTED CHURCHES IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-07)Languages convey meanings using different concepts. This makes it problematic to find equivalents between the Source Language (SL) and the Target Language (TL). Church interpreters, for example, could found it difficult ... -
APPRAISAL OF SECTION 4 (b) OF THE BORSTAL INSTITUTIONS ACT IN JUVENILE OFFENDERS’ REHABILITATION AT SHIKUSA IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2022-11)With modernization and industrialization, the magnitude and complexity of crimes committed by juvenile offenders has changed over time. This prompted governments and other international institutions such as the United ... -
HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT EFFECTS ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTS IN BARINGO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2022-11)Previous years have seen an increase in resources channeled in an effort to manage conflicts in the wildlife sector. Kenya Wildlife Service has invested heavily in implementation of strategies as a concerted effort by the ... -
RIVER SAND HARVESTING AND CHALLENGES TO RIPARIAN CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN TWO RIVERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-11)Sand harvesting has potential consequences on the river ecosystem. This study sought if sand harvesting impacts the riverine ecosystem and consequently, riparian conservation on two rivers in Kakamega County. Specifically, ... -
NEXUS BETWEEN NATIONAL ELECTIONS AND INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA BETWEEN 1992 AND 2017
(MMUST, 2022-11)Wars and conflicts determine political boundaries, disperse populations, shape political discussions, and have far-reaching effects on all aspects of human societies. The use of violence is common and can be mobilized for ... -
FINE MOTOR PROFICIENCY AS A PREDICTOR OF EARLY WRITING OUTCOMES AMONG PRE-PRIMARY 1 LEARNERS IN KAKAMEGA EAST SUB COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-12)Readiness to learn is beneficial to pre-school learners as it entails specific skills acquisition such as intellectual, social, and motor skills required for learning and they are also connected to later academic outcomes ... -
Genetic Diversity and resistance of African nightshade Solanum nigrum L Complex to Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum in Western Kenya
(MMUST, 2022-12)African nightshade, Solanum nigrum L .is one of the most significant leafy vegetable rich in nutritional and medicinal value, and can be used to feed people with human immune deficiency virus, HIV/AIDS in Kenya. There is ... -
INFLUENCE OF MAU FOREST EVICTIONS ON HUMAN SECURITY OF THE OGIEK COMMUNITY, KENYA
(2023)Protected areas such as national parks, conservation zones, and nature reserves are globally defined so by governments primarily to preserve the natural environment for the benefit of flora and fauna, that is, for the ... -
A HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MASS MEDIA EMPOWERMENT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE TURKANA COMMUNITY OF KENYA, 1963-2022
(2023)The Turkana, a pastoralist community inhibiting the arid and marginalized regions of Northern Kenya, have faced numerous challenges including poverty, food insecurity and limited access to basic services. Over the years, ... -
IMPLICATIONS OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY-BASED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING OF PHYSICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KEN YA
(2023)However, in the recent years, low candidature has been witnessed at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) level in Physics, which can be attributed to low student motivation and consistent poor performance ... -
INTERPRETATION OF ENGLISH - LUBUKUSU MEDICAL DISCOURSE IN BUNGOMA COUNTY HOSPITALS - KENYA
(2023)In this age of massive travel and migration, many doctors find themselves attending to patients with whom they do not share a common language. In such situations, interpretation is employed to bridge the linguistic gap ... -
Quality of Financial Reporting and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya.
(2023)Even though manufacturing firms in Kenya are of great value, there exists inadequacies in their Financial Performance. Kenyan Manufacturing firms are reporting losses as evidenced through accounting conservatism, audit ... -
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN ISIUKHU RIVER, KENYA
(2023)Physico-chemical and sediments are critical aquatic habitat resources for macroinvertebrates. Macro-habitats are altered through oxygen and food availability alteration. Distribution of macroinvertebrates in responses to ... -
IMAGES OF WOMEN IN LUHYA POPULAR MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SONGS OF WILBERT WANYAMA AND ALI AKEKO
(2023)The study, ‘Images of women in Luhya Popular Music: a case study of Selected Songs of Wilbert Wanyama and Ali Akeko’ sets out to examine selected popular songs with a view to explore the portrayal of images of women in the ... -
VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL INCORPORATING NEW INFORMATION USING BAYESIAN APPROACH
(2023)The Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Models have been applied extensively in many fields ranging from finance, economics, machine learning among others. In fact, the VAR models are the mostly applied among the multivariate ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING EFFECTIVE CLINICAL HAND-OVER OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN WESTERN REGION OF KENYA
(2023)Handover involves transfer of health care providers’ responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or groups of patients, to another person, such as a clinician or nurse on a temporary ... -
EFFECT OF REWARD STRATEGIES ON NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE DELIVERY IN NAIROBI COUNTY KENYA
(2023)Despite the fact that the National Police Service is mandated to protect the lives and property of the people as stipulated in the Kenyan constitution, it continues to face unprecedented pressure to improve its services ... -
ADHERENCE PRACTICE TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST IN OPERATING ROOMS IN KISII COUNTY TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(2023)World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) in 2008 to assure safety in operating rooms (ORs). Globally, adherence level varies with developing countries posting the lowest levels ...