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Teachers’ Computer Capacity in Public Primary Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya: The Case of the Digital Literacy Programme
(European Scientific Journal, 2019)Kenyan public primary schools are rapidly adopting digital technology in teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to establish teachers’ computer skills as groundwork towards the integration of laptop computers ... -
The Efficacy of Procurement Staff Professionalism in the Implementation of Preference and Reservation Policy in the Professional Regulatory Bodies in Kenya
(International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT), 2019)World Bank economic surveys have indicated that Kenya spends heavily on public procurement with losses attributed to poor procurement regulations implementation being approximated at 20% per year. According to PPOA annual ... -
Influence of Accessibility to Finance on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Owned and Managed By Women in Migori County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 2019)The study utilizesa descriptive survey research design for a target population of 912 women entrepreneurs with a sample size of 273. A one-stage stratified sampling technique was used to stratify the population according ... -
Influence of Social Media on Public Relations Practice in Kenya Banking Industry: A Case of Chase Bank Kenya Limited (Ir)
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2019)This study reports on a survey conducted in July 2018 exploring the influence of social media on public relations practice in Kenya banking industry a case of Chase bank Kenya ltd(IR).The specific objective of the study ... -
Effect of cost management on financial performance of agribusiness enterprises in Kenya
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)Agribusiness enterprises in Kenya are a major economic activity that should be creating employment thus increasing GDP. In the recent past, there have been renewed efforts by the government and other players to promote ... -
Perceptions of youth on new media influence in insecurity in Migori county, Kenya: a case of Rongo Sub County
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019-10)Today, new media fully saturate our everyday lives that we are often unconscious of their presence, not to mention their influence. New media are the internet based tools and services that allow users to interact with ... -
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 ... -
Influence of external organizational pressure on the usage of eProcurement in referral hospitals in western Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019-07)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the usage of e-procurement in referral hospitals in western Kenya. The study was guided by serene objectives; to investigate the influence of perceived ... -
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 ... -
Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents Involving Motorcyclists in Mwea Town, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(African Journal of 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 ... -
Assessment of iron status among preschool children (6 to 59 months) with and without malaria in Western Province, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-05-28)Introduction: Iron deficiency is a major public health concern. Globally, iron deficiency ranks number 9 and is responsible for about 60% of all anemia cases among preschool children. In Africa iron deficiency is 43-52% ... -
Qualitative Study of Factors Associated with Home Deliveries and Practices in Kilifi County-Kenya
(IJHRS, 2015-11-24)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality is a global health challenge and majorities are associated with lack of trained supervision at delivery especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, according to the demographic ... -
Village-Randomized Clinical Trial of Home Distribution of Zinc for Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea in Rural Western Kenya
(PLOS, 2014-05-16)Background: Zinc treatment shortens diarrhea episodes and can prevent future episodes. In rural Africa, most children with diarrhea are not brought to health facilities. In a village-randomized trial in rural Kenya, we ... -
Occurrence and estimated losses caused by cassava viruses in Migori County, Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2016-06-16)A farm survey was conducted in Kuria East and Suna West sub-counties to determine the incidence, severity and estimated losses of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) on cassava crops in ... -
Disparity between leaf and root symptoms and crop losses associated with cassava brown streak disease in four countries in eastern Africa.
(2014)Cassava brown streak disease is endemic to the coastal regions of East Africa and from around 2004 the disease resurged and became epidemic in the Great Lakes Region, where it continues to spread. In both these areas CBSD ... -
Community health information system utility: A case of Bungoma County Kenya
(International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health Vol.3 (4),pp. 75-86, April 2016, 2016-04-25)A wealth of data is available within the healthcare systems at community level. However, lack of effective use of information shared during community dialogue posed a great challenge despite efforts by governments’ ... -
Implementing a community-based health management information system in Bungoma district, Kenya
(2005)The development of community-based health management information systems in developing countries is not well documented. This paper reports how a Community-based Health Management Information System (CHMIS) in Bungoma, ...
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