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Selected Psychosocial Factors Affecting Wellness of the Elderly: A Case of Homes for the Elderly in Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-09)
Changing family values and migration into cities has seen many Kenyans live away from their aging parents making it hard to fulfil their traditional role of caring for them. This has contributed to the rapid growth of homes ...
Factors Influencing Substance Abuse among Youth in Lamu County A Case of Faza Ward- East Sub County
(KeMU, 2019-10)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing drug and substance abuse among youth in Lamu County. According to NACADA (2015), about 200,000,000 people worldwide abuse drugs. Despite NACADA’s and other ...
Factors Influencing Cohabitation among Young Adults in MCK Kaaga Circuit, Meru County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-10)
Cohabitation is on the upward trend globally, especially among young adults. Methodist Church in Kenya, Kaaga circuit, Meru, has recorded a decline in church weddings in recent years with cohabitation being the main ...
Psychosocial Effects of Rape: A Case of Kilifi North Sub-County, in Kilifi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)
Rape is a pervasive social problem globally and also one of the most traumatic experiences, causing numerous long-term outcomes on the psychological and social realms of survivors. Kilifi North Sub County has been categorized ...
Psychosocial Challenges Affecting the Wellness of Widows: A Case of Selected Churches in Nakuru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)
The loss of a spouse is a life changing experience that presents itself in terms of serious psychological and social challenges that affect the widow wellness. The widow plight in various churches is not addressed due to ...
Factors Influencing Divorce: A Case of Mwiteria Circuit in Imenti North- Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)
Divorce is unexpected experience among married men and women that cut short their life dreams against the divine intended purpose for marriage and family as a unit. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors ...
Effects of Interventions of Selected Reading Difficulties on Academic Performance among Pupils from Public Primary Schools in Nakuru West Sub-County, Nakuru County - Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-07)
There are empirical evidences attributing poor academic performance to environmental factors and remedies on the same have been suggested. Little attention has been given to the effects that are brought about by pupil’s ...
Influence of Head Teachers’ Management Role on Learners’ Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kisauni Sub County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)
For the last five years (2013-2017) most of the public primary schools in Kisauni Sub County had an average of 72.77 percent of candidates who scored below 250 marks with the exception of two public primary schools; Ziwa ...
Factors Influencing Mathematics Performance in KCSE among Learners in Public Secondary Schools in Kilifi Sub-County
(KeMU, 2019-09)
Mathematics plays a critical role in development of thinking skills, creative problem solving, precise communication as well as teamwork skills for 21st century socio-economic development. Despite mathematics playing an ...
Teacher Factors Influencing the Implementation of Tusome Program in Lower Primary Public Schools in Mvita Sub County, Mombasa
(KeMU, 2019-09)
Quality education plays a major role in promoting economic growth, enhancing democracy and good governance. Though access to education has improved worldwide, an estimated 250 million learners of primary school age lacking ...