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Enhancing Quality Education through Devolution of Quality Assurance Functions to Schools in Kenya: Expectations and Challenges
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2014)
The concept of devolution which means taking services closer to wananchi (citizens) has gained momentum since the promulgation of the current constitution of Kenya in the year 2010. The functions of Directorate Quality ...
Nurses’ knowledge related to pain assessment for critically ill patients at a public sector hospital in Johannesburg
(University of the Witwatersrand, 2014)
Discrepancies exist between how pain is assessed in ICU patients able and unable to self
report. There are pain assessment scales and guidelines that have been developed over the
years for pain assessment. However, little ...
Assessing quality of life among gynaecological cancer patients receiving care in the palliative care unit at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Quality of life (QOL) assessment among cancer patients is considered to be an important aspect in palliative care. QOL assessment helps in the identification of the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of ...
Influence of background knowledge on reading comprehension ability in Kenyan secondary schools
(Scholarlink Research Institute, 2014)
Reading is a basic skill in the education system and the society because it is a precision to most subjects offered in the school curriculum. If students do not understand what they read, they will struggle to cope with ...
Hidden shame: sexual abuse against children with physical disabilities in rural Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2014)
Sexual abuse has for a long time been recorded in literature, art and science in many parts of the world. Reports of defilement, indecent assault, rape and other forms of sexual abuse against children with physical ...
Quiet Time Geomagnetic Field Variations in the Equatorial East African Region During the Inclining Phase of Solar Cycle 24
(Science Publishing Group, 2014)
In the present paper, geomagnetic field data obtained from magnetometer measurements at two ground based
stations have been used to study solar activity dependence of the solar quiet variations. The study has focused on ...
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with mefloquine in HIV-infected women receiving cotrimoxazole prophylaxis: a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended
for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women ...
Social Cost of Motorcycle Transport on Human Welfare in Kakamega Municipality, Kenya
(Africa journal of education and technology, 2014)
Road transport is the centre nerve of movement of passengers, goods and services in urban centers globally. Conventionally, vehicles and handcarts adequately served Kenya‟s towns before the advent of bicycle transport in ...
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Mefloquine in HIV
(2014)
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended
for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women ...
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
We purposively selected 39 sampling sites along the Mara River and its two perennial tributaries of Amala
and Nyangores and sampled snails. In addition, water physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity,
dissolved ...