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Effectiveness of guidance and counseling among secondary school students: A case of Kasarani District, Nairobi county, Kenya
(KeMU, 2014-06)There is an increased death rate in Kenya which affects the society at large. Bereaved students resume school when still in grief because grieving process takes a long time. The school is an important source of social ... -
Effects of alcoholic parents on children's behavior peer relationships: A case of Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-07)Research among families of typically-developing youth suggests that parents help their elementary school-age children make friends by networking with other parents to arrange social opportunities for their children, modelling ... -
Effects of church ministry on family stability among pastors’ families in selected sub-counties in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2018-10)The family is an important place for individual mental growth. A family affects the growth of every member, and plays an important role in the normal operation process of a social system. Clergy families, however, experience ... -
Effects of drug abuse on secondary school students in Embakasi District, Nairobi county.
(KeMU, 2013-07)According to the World Drug Report, the use of illicit substances has increased throughout the world in recent years. The report further stated that a major world trend is the increasing availability of many kinds of ... -
Factors contributing to marital break ups and the counseling implications. A case of the Anglican church membership in Taita District.
(KeMU, 2012-06)Marriage is an Institution which is culturally respected and jealously guarded. This is because both the Church and the nation begin from marriage. There are however many challenges in this institution which if not handled ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing implementation of guidance and counseling in public primary schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi county.
(KeMU, 2014-02)The Kenyan government realized the importance of guidance and counseling in schools in early 1960s. Since then there has been a guidance and counseling unit in the Ministry of Education whose aim has been to encourage ... -
Factors Influencing Marital Stability among Elderly Couples Within Westlands Sub-County, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-09)Globally marital unions are constantly facing myriads of challenges putting relationships in a crisis mode. The study was to explore factors influencing marital stability among elderly couples aged over 55 years in Westlands ... -
Factors influencing non-adherence to antitroviral therapy (ART) among people living with hiv/aids (PLWHA): A case of Isiolo district, Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)In HIV/AIDS treatment adherence to antiretroviral therapy is of paramount importance. To achieve suppression of viral replication, decrease in viral load and improving quality of life needs near perfect adherence of 95%. ... -
Factors influencing performance of guidance and counseling programmes in public secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2018-10)Guidance and counseling services in secondary schools are meant to assist students to develop their academic, social and personal competencies in order to make realistic choices and relevant decisions in life, to reduce ... -
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 that influence participation of youth in church growth and development: A case study of Runogone Circuit, Kaaga synod
(KeMU, 2012-06)The. purpose of the study was to identify, psychosocial factors that influence the participation of the youth in church growth and development. The world we are living in today has brought a lot of changes in human life ... -
Financial, Psychological and social challenges faced by caregivers of orphans in Kitui Central, Kitui county, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2014-06)ABSTRACT Caring for orphans is an enormous task. Caregivers are rarely prepared to take extra burden of caring for children who are not their biological children after the death of their parents. They are faced with a ... -
The impact of dysfunctional family systems on performance ; a case of secondary school students in Imenti North District - Kenya
(KeMU, 2013-06)A dysfunctional family system is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuses impact negatively on the part of individual members and occur continually. When problems and circumstances such as parental alcoholism, ... -
Influence of Counselling on Dropout among Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Murang’a East Sub-County, Murang’a County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)Primary school dropout in Murang’a East Sub-county is an ongoing phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of counselling on dropout among pupils in public primary schools in Murang’a East Sub-county, ... -
Influence of Parental Factors on Children’s Career Choice: A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Isinya Sub-County, Kajiado Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-09)Career selection is one of many important choices students make in determining future plans, therefore the importance of career choice among senior high students cannot be over emphasized. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Influence of peer counseling in curbing substance abuse; a case of public secondary schools in Imenti North District: Meru county - Kenya.
(KeMU, 2013-06)Substance abuse has become a major challenge among secondary school students in Kenya. A number of studies carried out in the country show that, almost every Kenyan youngster at one time or another has experimented with ... -
Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Development of Mental Disorders among Refugees: A Case of Hagadera Camp in Dadaab, Garissa County
(KeMU, 2022-10)When compared to the normal population, refugees are more prone to psychosocial distresses which lead to the development of mental disorders. The current study sought to examine the influence of psychosocial factors on ... -
Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Homosexuality in Same Sex Boarding Secondary Schools: A Case of Kikuyu Sub-County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-10)Globally, reports on homosexuality trends among students in the same sex secondary schools are on the rise. Owing to that, various psychosocial factors such as gender, education, peer pressure, attitudes, religion and ...