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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICES AND RISK PERCEPTION TOWARDS HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GWASSI SOUTH WARD, HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA
(Maseno University, 2022)
Approximately 1.5 million people were reported to be living with Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) infection in Kenya by 2020. The prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Homa Bay County (19.6%) is 4.5 times higher than the national ...
Assessing the correlation between interannual climate Variability and land cover change, and flow regime of sub-catchments, and their impact on communities of the Mara river basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Climate variability and Land Cover Changes (LC) have negative consequences on watershed management. Whereas, the role of climate variability on land cover changes and stream flow regimes have affected people’s livelohoods ...
Perceived effects of unadapted classroom evaluation on transition, repetition and dropout rates among grade five learners with low vision in public primary schools in Kisumu central sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Classroom evaluation is significant in teaching as teachers get feedback on how well pupils
are learning what they are being taught. However, they are unadapted evaluation tests because
they lack adjustments which should ...
Influence of household socio-economic characteristics and food intake on nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months from banana-dependent households in Izimbya ward, Tanzania
(Maseno University, 2022)
A child’s entire life is largely determined by the food consumed during his first years of life. Since childhood is the most vulnerable phase in human life, nutritional inadequacies may hamper the development of the body. ...
Factors influencing uptake of water, sanitation and hygiene practices among children in early childhood development schools in Nyando sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines sanitation as access to and use of facilities and services, for the safe and disposal of human excreta. It further describes hygiene as the conditions and practices aimed at ...
Influence of institutional factors on tree cover in public primary schools in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The entire world benefits from diverse forest biological compositions and services. However, due to natural calamities and human activities, Kenya had only 7.4% forest cover against its 2010 Constitution’s minimum of 10%, ...
Social factors influencing participation of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga university of science and technology students in Sports betting in Bondo sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The legalization of betting in Kenya has resulted in widespread availability of betting in the society compared to when gambling was exclusive to casinos and clubs. A poll carried out in six African countries established ...
Predictors of uptake of modern family planning services among pastoralist women in Garbatulla sub-county, Isiolo county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Family Planning (FP) improves the quality of life for women, however, global unmet need for family plannings remains high, especially in developing countries. In Kenya, health care delivery, including delivery of FP services, ...
Comparative analysis of the performance of open shortest path first and openflow on quality-of-service metrics in a large simulated mobile core network
(Maseno University, 2022)
Mobile application systems are increasingly being defined using Internet Protocol (IP). Therefore, one of the challenging tasks that mobile IP phone service companies have to deal with as their networks expand is an upsurge ...
Prevalence of hepatitis b vaccine and factors associated with vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Mtwara municipality health centers, Tanzania
(Maseno University, 2022)
Hepatitis B infection is a serious but preventable blood-borne disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is the leading cause of liver cancer and cirrhosis. The risk of acquiring hepatitis B virus due ...