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Application of logistic regression model to determine factors causing maternal mortality: a case study of Migori county referral hospital (2007-2015)
(Maseno University, 2016)
Kenya is one of the major contributors to the poor maternal health status in Africa with maternal mortality ratio of 488 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births translating to 7,700 maternal deaths annually (KDHS, 2014). ...
Analytic solutions of call and put options of nonlinear black-scholes equation with transaction costs and price slippage
(Maseno University, 2016)
A nonlinear Black-Scholes Partial Differential Equation whose nonlinearity is as a result of transaction costs and a price slippage impact that lead to market illiquidity with feedback effects was studied. Most of the ...
On completely positive maps
(Maseno University, 2015)
Completely positive maps is an important field due to its significance, application and mathematics itself. While discussing the properties of the positive maps, researchers have questioned whether the properties of the ...
Teachers’ perception of challenging behaviour among learners with Autism and its influence on choice of management strategies in primary schools in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Teachers working with learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often feel ill prepared to manage challenging behaviours presented by them. Quite often, when they are faced with cases of challenging behaviour, they ...
An assessment of socio-economic factors influencing electronic waste management in Kisumu Central business district, Kisumu city, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2016)
The ever increasing levels of electronic waste (e-waste) and limited capacities for disposal and recycling have worsened e-waste management considering only 10% of e-waste is properly managed globally. In developed countries, ...
Serum-derived immune factors as correlates of Artemisinin-based combination therapy efficacy in treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kombewa, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is recommended first-line treatment for malaria in a number of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Recent reports of decline in efficacy of ACT and emergence of ACT resistant ...
Relationship between green manufacturing practices and performance of Kibos sugar and allied industries limited Kisumu, Kenya
(2016)
Green Manufacturing (GM) refers to production processes which use inputs with relatively low environmental impacts, highly efficient, and generate little or no waste or pollution. The sugar sector in Kenya contributes up ...
Application of life table model in studying progress of public primary school pupils in Migori sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Education progress plays a very important role in determining the future of a pupil and even in planning for the schools and education sector as a whole. Primary Education forms the basis of implementing Poverty Reduction ...
An assessment of community participation in design, implementation and management of Kiambai Water and sanitation project: Kaksingri location Homabay county. Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
In sub-Saharan Africa, about 250 million people (67%) lack safe accessible water while 81% of the rural population lacks sanitation facilities (Rose and Vincent1999). People spend 40 billion hours every year just walking ...
Influence of financial sustainability factors on growth of non-governmental organizations in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)
Kenya has experienced enormous growth in establishment of NGOs, with more than 100% increase between 1977 and 1987, striking over 23,000 by 1997 and 47,000 by 2016; thereby attracting increased foreign and local funding ...