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Optimisation of Online Newspaper Headline Length with Characters
(East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2020)The question of how many characters should an online newspaper headline have is still debatable. This study therefore, sought to examine the optimal length for the online newspaper headlines by using characters as the ... -
Pre-colonial Luo land tenure systems and agricultural practices in Awendo sub county, Kenya
(International Journal of Contemporary Applied Researches, 2019)This paper examined the pre-colonial Luo land tenure systems and agricultural practices in Awendo Sub County, Kenya. The objective was to account for the pre-colonial land tenure systems of the Luo and agricultural ... -
The role of ethnomedicine in the provision of primary health care: the case of Iguhu location, Kakamega South District, Kakamega County, Kenya
(2012)Primary health care is essential health care based on practical,scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their ... -
The incertitude surrounding the use of HIV preventive services among male boda boda operators in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Management Studies and Social Science Research, 2020)Bodaboda operators in the transport sector are a bridge population that gets in contact with both the general population and the key population. This places them at a greater risk of HIV and AIDs acquisition. Due to their ... -
Motorcycle taxi in addressing the rural transport conundrum
(2020-03-26)Rural people need transport services to access basic services and livelihoods. This study analyses the extent to which the motorcycle taxi addresses rural transport problems. Such an analysis could inform the future of ... -
Convenient or Nuisance? The Paradox of Motorbike Taxis in Rural Kenya. The Case of Rongo Sub-County, Kenya
(2020)This study sought to assess rural people‘s level of satisfaction with motorcycle taxi transport services, taking Rongo Sub-County, Kenya as a typical case. This awareness is crucial to transport planning, particularly ... -
What Has Science to Do with Religion? A Looming Challenge of Traditional and Religious Practices on Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
(East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, 2020)The association between religion and science is a theme of unceasing discussion in philosophy and theology and recently in politics and governance as experienced in Kenya. To what degree are religion and science (e.g., ... -
The Fate of Prosperity Gospel in Kenya
(East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, 2020)The prosperity gospel announcement is new in religious scenery but is speedily growing at a force to be taken into consideration in Kenya. It has a greater chance of enduring beyond our contemporary society to the coming ... -
What Has Science to Do with Religion? A Looming Challenge of Traditional and Religious Practices on Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
(East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, 2020)The association between religion and science is a theme of unceasing discussion in philosophy and theology and recently in politics and governance as experienced in Kenya. To what degree are religion and science (e.g., ... -
A survey of kindergarten through 12th grade teacher perceptions of the learning environment in the mid-atlantic region of the United States
(International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2020)The purpose of this study was to determine what factors Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers identify as important for creating positive learning environments. Fifty four teacher practitioners were involved in a three ... -
Stakeholders Level of Involvement in Decision Making Process in the Management of Public Secondary Schools in Awendo Sub County, Kenya
(2018)This research utilizes the survey questionnaire data collected in May/June 2017 from 200 Public Secondary Schools in Awendo Sub-County of Migori County to analyse Level of Involvement in Decision Making Process in the ... -
Influence of Socio-Dramatic Play on Pre-School Children's Holistic Development in Homa Bay Sub-County, Kenya
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Structural Policy Issues on Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Case Study of Alcoholics Anonymous Centre in Kenya.
(International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences(IJRESS), 2018)Alcoholism is one of the chronic problems of a modern society. Many lives have been lost and thousand others ruined as a result of alcoholism. It has both social and economic implications and the effects are felt beyond ... -
Efficacy of Alcoholic Anonymous Programmes on Rehabilitation and Recovery of Alcoholics at one selected Recovery Centre in Kenya
(2016)Alcoholism is one of the chronic problems of a modern society. Many lives have been lost and thousand others ruined as a result of alcoholism. In the recent times, Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) institutions have been the desirable ... -
Influence of the 12-steps process on rehabilitation and recovery of alcoholics at Asumbi AA center of Kenya
(International journal of Academics and Scientific Research, 2016)The present study investigated the influence of the 12-steps process on rehabilitation and recovery of alcoholics at Asumbi AA center of Kenya. This study adopted the ex- post- facto design. The target population was 70 ... -
Mental Representation and Interpretation of HIV as A Death Sentence in Ekegusii HIV and AIDS Metaphor
(East African Scholars Journal of Education, Humanities and Literature, 2019-02)HIV is one of the challenges confronting the human race and Kenyans are not an exception to this fact. EkeGusii is a Bantu language spoken by approximately two million speakers in Western Kenya. HIV is both a medical and ... -
Exploring Levels of Teenage Premarital Sex and Pregnancy in Riana Division of Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2019-09)Teenage pregnancy has existed and is conceptualized as a social problem in many parts of the world. A recent report by the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows Kenya as one of countries with a large number of ... -
Factors contributing to iodide deficiency in coast province of kenya
(European Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015)Background: Iodide deficiency has serious effects on body growth and mental development. Iodide deficiency disorders are major public health problem in several areas of the world. At least 350 million Africans are at risk ... -
Effects of a selected herbal beverage on the full haem ogram, inflammation and serum zinc status of HIV and aids subjects in Nairobi, Kenya, 2010
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the effects of a selected herbal beverage on the full Haemogram, inflammation and serum zinc status of HIV and AIDS Subjects in Nairobi, Kenya. Methodology: This was a ... -
Prevalence of Anaemia and Associated Factors Among Preschool Children (6-59 Months) in Western Province, Kenya
(American Institute of Science (AIS), 2015-04-02)Background: Anaemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency globally and of major public health concern in preschool children and pregnant women in developing world. In Kenya current anaemia rates are about 69 % among ...
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