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Patterns of Influence of Diabetics’ Integrating Healthcare Seeking Behaviors on Diabetes Management in Rongo Subcounty, Migori County, Ken
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2021-08)Diabetes is a fast-growing socio-economic burden, highly prevalent in Kenya due to inadequacies of mitigation measures; though manageable through appropriate healthcare-seeking behaviors (HSBs). High malaria and HIV/AIDS ... -
“GIRL-CHILD DEFILEMENT” DOES THE CULTURAL PRACTICE DETERMINE THE CRIME IN THE 21ST CENTURY – A STUDY OF SEMIRURAL KENYA, RONGO SUB-COUNTY
(International Journal of Management Studies and Social Science Research (IJMSSSR), 2020-10)Girl-child defilement is a specific form of child sex abuse occurring in many communities around the world. Girls are vulnerable defilement because of their inability to physically resist the male perpetrators and to make ... -
MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE: DOES THE PREVENTIVE APPROACH WORK?
(International Journal of Research in Education Humanities and Commerce, 2021-09-05)The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of school principals’ Preventive approach in the management of students’ discipline in public secondary schools. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design ... -
Semiotic Analysis of Gender Constructions among Facebook Users in Kenya
(2020-07-02)This study aimed at examining how male and female identities are constructed using visual images posted in particular Facebook Groups frequented by Kenyans. To this end, the theory of Visual Social Semiotics by Kress and ... -
Fighting HIV/AIDS through performing song: benga oral poetry in Homabay and Rangwe sub-counties in Homabay county, western Kenya
(2020-10-31)This study examines the relationship between the artist, the performance and the audience. It examines the audience's interaction with the oral performances and analyzes the impact that these performances have on the ... -
Construction of Feminine Identity through Metaphor in Facebook Discourses
(2020-08-08)One of the ways through which people construct their identities and others' identities is through use of conceptual metaphors. Conceptual metaphors are not just elements of language but are elements of thought as well and ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Forms and Strategies in Ekegusii Arbitration Discourse, Kenya
(Accelerating the world's research., 2020-07-07)Politeness is a pragmatic concept that assumes mutually co-orperative behavior considerateness for others and polished behaviour in verbal interactions. Politeness guards against harming the hearer and speaker’s self-esteem ... -
The Communicative Functions of Tanzanian Online Newspaper Headlines
(International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2020-09)This paper sought to analyse the communicative functions Tanzanian online newspaper headlines. A sample of Mwananchi and The Citizen dailies was obtained purposively from10 Tanzanian registered online newspapers. Also, ... -
Nafasi ya mwingiliano fani katika kukuza fasihi ya watoto
(2021-09)Katika juhudi za kusawiri uhalisia wa kijamii, fasihi aghalabu hulenga hadhira fulani kwa kutumia vigezo mbalimbali. Miongoni mwa vigezo hivyo ni kuwa kutegemea uzito wa maudhui na uchangamani wa msuko, kazi ya fasihi ... -
Patterns of Influence of Diabetics’ Integrating Healthcare-Seeking Behaviours on Diabetes Management in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2021-08)Diabetes is a fast-growing socio-economic burden, highly prevalent in Kenya due to inadequacies of mitigation measures; though manageable through appropriate healthcare-seeking behaviours (HSBs). High malaria and HIV/AIDS ... -
Long-run relationship between inflation rate and real estate investment in Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-08)This paper has analyzed the inflation rate in form of consumer price index, comparing them with real estate investment from GDP contribution in the long-run. The long-run relationship between inflation and real estate ... -
How Code Mixing and Code Switching Affect the Study of English Language
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2021-08)Code-mixing and code-switching allude to alternating between two or more languages. Any Kenyan student undergoing an 8-4-4 system of education attests to getting exposed to at least two languages—English and Kiswahili ... -
Adoption of Sahiwal Cattle and Household Food Security among Pastoralist Communities: The Case of Isiria Maasai of Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2020)Pastoralism enabled households to attain livelihood outcomes, including food security. Over the years climatic and socio-economic changes have affected livestock production practices and pastoralist have responded in a ... -
Influence of infrastructure expenditure on gross domestic product growth in Kenya
(Research Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-07)Government expenditure is a critical tool which governments usually use to bring about equitable distribution of income and wealth and hence, create stability in prices, manage inflation, create employment and spur growth. ... -
Genderized Perspectives on Contraceptive Use: An Exploratory Study of Persons Living with HIV in Rural Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2021)This study set out to investigate gender differences in contraceptive use and preference among persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs). The study was conducted in a rural setting in the South-western part of Kenya. ...
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