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Assessment on the Effect of Executive Functioning Disorders in Vulnerability to Depression among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(Journal of Advanced Psychology, 2022)Purpose: Assessment on the effect of executive functioning disorders in vulnerability to depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted descriptive research design ... -
Association between Family History and Hypertension among the Patients in Nairobi:
(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals & books, 2021-11)Hypertension is an important public health issue globally. With the global prevalence of hypertension being 40%, Africa ranks the highest with a prevalence of 46%. The high burden in developing countries is attributable ... -
Attitudes of Primary Health Care (PHC) Gatekeepers Towards Patient Referral Policy, Machakos County, Kenya
(Science Journal of Public Health, 2016-06)Primary Health Care (PHC) serves as the foundation for building a working healthcare system that provide good health outcomes. The quality of PHC delivery and the decision to refer patients depends on some behavioural ... -
Availability and Utilization of the Mechanisms for Monitoring and Evaluating Continuing Professional Development in Kenya: A Case of Middle Level Health Training Institutions
(IJPP, 2014-01)In Kenya, middle• level health training institutions (MLHTls) produce the bulk of health workers at continuing professional development (CPD) training level. However, information on whether monitoring and evaluation (M&E) ... -
Availability of Learning Resources and Management of KCSE Irregularities in Nairobi County, Kenya
(2022-10)Examinations play a critical role in the education sector in assessing learners' knowledge and skill mastery. Therefore, they must be credible and free of irregularities. However, over the years, Kenya has seen an increase ... -
BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF NURSING PROCESS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN NAROK COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing(JHMN), 2020)Purpose of the study: This study therefore assessed barriers of nursing process implementation by Narok County Referral Hospital nurses. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used to collect data ... -
Barriers to the Adoption of E- Learning in Kenyan Schools: A Review Study
(African Journal of Computing & Information Systems (AJCIS), 2017-09)E-learning is learning that is supported by use of electronic technology aided by computers. Emphasis on teacher centered teaching could be changed to student centered with the emergence of using E learning technologies ... -
Beyond “yesterday’s tomorrow”: future-focused mobile interaction design by and for emergent users
(Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2017-04)Mobile and ubiquitous computing researchers have long envisioned future worlds for users in developed regions. Steered by such visions, they have innovated devices and services exploring the value of alternative propositions ... -
Budgeting practices and absorption rate of devolved funds by County Government of Nyeri
(World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021-07)Absorption rate is a vital tool in determining the efficiency and general performance of the counties as regards utilization of the intended funds. A majority of counties absorbed less than 50 percent of their budgets in ... -
Business Process Reengineering Effects on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Meru County, Kenya
(International J ournal of Professional P ractice (IJPP), 2023-09)Financial sector is one of the fundamental dimensions of economic expansion and evolution. Financial institutions remain indispensable because of the role they play. In Africa, however, commercial banks have been reducing ... -
Capacity building modules for public libraries to support small-scale business enterprises in Meru County, Kenya
(South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 2017)The lack of well-structured capacity building programmes is a serious drawback to the effective development of small-scale business enterprises (SBEs) in Kenya. Public libraries as community information centres can collaborate ... -
Capital as a Factor of Production and Growth of Commercial Real Estates in Machakos County, Kenya
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI)., 2022)Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of capital as a factor of production on the growth of commercial real estate in Machakos County, Kenya. In Kenya, real estate recorded a growth ... -
CASH RECONCILIATIONS AND THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NAIROBI COUNTY
(International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 2021-07)The majority of challenges faced by medium enterprises (MEs) are fraudrelated and could be avoided if in place there is a strong internal control system. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of ... -
The Caves of Mount Elgon and Their Sandfly Fauna David K
(IJPP, 2011-01)A survey of the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon revealed numerous caves which were found harbouring phlebotomine sandflies. Among the morphologically identifiable males of rwo species of the genus Phlebotomus, sub-genus Larroussius ... -
Characteristics of Nurses Upgrading to Higher Levels of Nursing Education at a Regional Referral Hospital in Eastern Kenya
(IJPP, 2014-01)Upgrading refers to the process of nurses improving their initial educational qualification to a higher level. It enables nurses to add to their knowledge and skills, professional value, self -esteem and are rated higher ... -
Chemical composition of Moringa oleifera Lam. and Moringa stenopetala Bac. leaves from Kenya
(International Journal of Plant Research, 2020)The species of Moringa are native to India and Africa. However, they are cultivated in Tropical and sub-tropical countries mainly for nutrition and health products. In Kenya, most research has been done on M. oleifera and ... -
Citizen engagement in social health insurance purchasing, in selected counties in Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2019-10-06)Background: National hospital insurance fund (NHIF) uses capitation as a strategic purchasing model to provide primary care health services (PCHS). This study sought information on citizen knowledge of PCHS benefit package, ... -
Comparative Study of Professional Competences of Graduates of Innovative and Conventional Medical Schools in Kenya: A Case of Graduates of Moi and Nairobi Universities
(IJPP, 2011-09)A population of 280 intern doctors was randomly sampled using Gay's (1992) sample estimate of 20%. An increase of 10% in the sample accounted for non-response. The desired random sample size was therefore 84 intern doctors. ... -
Comparative study on quality of life among married and non- married women living with HIV/ AIDS
(IJPP, 2010-09)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a serious health problem among married and non-married women. It has become a health problem for women of all ages. Antiretroviral therapies introduced in the mid 1990s have ... -
A Comparison between Self and Clinician-collected Vaginal Swabs for Detection of Bacterial Vaginosis among Women in Kisumu, Kenya
(IJPP, 2011-06)Two tests are available for diagnosis of bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Amsel and Nugent. The latter is considered more sensitive. Laboratory diagnosis for BV requires a vaginal swab specimen. In developing countries, vaginal ...