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Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents Involving Motorcyclists in Mwea Town, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Afro J Health Sciences, 2019)
Motorcycle injuries constitute a major but neglected emerging public health problem in developing countries and are a common cause of road traffic injuries. This study was carried out to determine factors associated with ...
Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya
(Opanga et al. BMC Nutrition, 2017)
Background: Malnutrition is a universal problem in cancer patients renowned as an important factor for increased morbidity, decreased quality of life and high mortality. Early diagnosis of malnutrition risk through nutrition ...
Community perceptions on the impact of the recession of Lake Victoria waters on Nyando Wetlands
(Scientific Research and Essays, 2012-04-18)
Lake Victoria experienced drastic water level changes from October 2005 raising concerns about
impact to the livelihood of the communities around the lake. The study investigated impacts of the
water level decline on ...
Social constraints to utilization of contraceptives among women in Ndhiwa sub-county, Homa bay county, Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences and Information Technomogy, 2019-05)
The aim of this study was to investigate the social constrains to utilization of contraceptives among women in Ndhiwa Sub-county. It adopted a descriptive survey approach in this study with 164 respondents formed of married ...
Payment for environmental services Laying the ground work
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission Secretariat, 2013)
This paper seeks to examine and assess existing and planned policy, legal and institutional
arrangements of the East Africa Community (EAC) for implementation of Payment for Environmental
Services (PES) schemes. It reviews ...
Can religion transform human behaviour? A review of impacts of religious studies on moral development in Kenya
(International Journal of Religious Studies, 2018-12)
Over the last decades, a question of whether religion affect moral development, has been in the minds of many people. Despite the fact that one can discern right and wrong, good and but even without becoming religious, the ...
Gender-Based Domestic Violence against African Men: A Case of the Gusii of Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS), 2018-05)
The purpose of this study was to assess the status of gender-based domestic violence in Kenya with specific reference to Gusii men by their spouses and relatives. The study sought to interrogate the causes, patterns and ...
Discourse of Traditional Medicine Street Advertisement in Kisumu, Kenya
(Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-07)
Information is a very important concept during an interaction between interlocutors within a particular health communicative context. In matters concerning individuals' health and other emotive issues, subjective information ...
Parental Involvement In Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: A Study Of Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County- Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018)
Teenage pregnancy is a global public health problem with medical, psychological, social and demographic
implications most of which negatively affect the future of teenage girls. In view of this, teenage pregnancy has ...
Drivers Of HIV Preventive Service Uptake Among Boda-Boda Operators In Homa-Bay Town
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018)
The mobility of the transport sector makes it difficult to access health information and treatment and/or
maintain a drug regimen. The study adopted three theories, key among the theories was theory of reasoned action due ...