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Factors Promoting Female Genital Mutilation Practice among Girls in Kuria West Sub-Ounty, <: Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional practice that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genital organ for cultural reasons. This practice condemned by the Kenyan government because of ... -
Tobacco Farming and Its Implications on Alternative Crops in Kuria West Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Tobacco is grown in about 120 countries of the world, occupying over 4 million hectares of land despite its poor returns compared to alternative crops. The main objective of the study was to examine tobacco farming and ... -
Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Youth Empowerment in North Gem Ward, Siaya County
(Maseno University, 2015)Youth empowerment programmes are implemented globally and by various agencies to help build the capacity of the youth so as to improve their well being.Young people the world over are calling for meaningful chances to ... -
Factors Impeding Women Participation in Elective Political Leadership Positions in Seme Constituency, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Kenya's development record and its demographic composition suggest a need for active involvement of women in key decision-making bodies. According to Engendering the Political Process Program (EPPP), the recent survey ... -
Child participation in the soapstone production and its Influence on school going children in Tabaka division, Gucha south sub county, Kisii county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Child participation is a human right framework demonstrating that many different provisions in the conventions on the rights of the child which reject the punitive treatment of children explicitly promote the child's ... -
Acceptability of Re-Usable Sanitary Towels by Adolescent Girls' in Primary Schools in Bar-Sauri Sub Location, Siaya-County
(Maseno University, 2015)Millions of girls in Sub-Saharan Afri:a are disernpowered by the simple biological process of menstruation. Affordable an ! hygienic sanitary protection is not available to adolescent girls in many areas. Intr duction ... -
Child participation in the soapstone production and its Influence on school going children in Tabaka division, Gucha south sub county, Kisii county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Child participation is a human right framework demonstrating that many different provisions in the conventions on the rights of the child which reject the punitive treatment of children explicitly promote the child's ... -
Assessment of utilization of voluntary counseling and Testing services by Maseno University students, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Globally, 4.9 million young people aged between 15-24 years are living with HIV and AIDS, and 75% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Maseno University students fall in this age bracket. In 2001, Commission for University ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing access to primary school education by female learners who are physically disabled in Kisumu East Ward, kisumu county Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Education is one of the basic human rights. The right to education has been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Girl child education was identified as the most urgent priority at the World ... -
An analysis of Kenya’s mainstream print media’s usage of objectification and anchoring to represent the Kenyan international criminal court cases in the daily nation and the standard news articles
(Maseno university, 2016)The media play a central role in disseminating information with the aim of creating awareness of topical issues, including legal issues. Various studies have also established that news from the media is the popular source ... -
Factors determining primary school educational access by orphans and vulnerable children in Malanga zone, Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2016)In parts of the developing countries, there is low access rate of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in primary education, despite support from the government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Malanga zone is ... -
Matumizi ya rasilimali za kiswahili za mtandao wa kiakademia na wanafunzi wa kiswahili wa Chuo Kikuu cha Maseno
(Maseno university, 2016)The Internet has a lot of academic resources that are of significance to university students and their research in regard to various courses. However, most studies have indicated that, most university students use the ... -
The Influence of Customer Service and Customer Satisfaction on Tourists’ Frequency of Visitation to Hotels in the Western Kenya Tourism Circuit
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT Travel and tourism is the largest, fastest growing sector and important part of the world economy today. It is the world's number one employer and in Kenya it represents more than 10% of gross domestic product. ... -
Effectiveness of Interventions for Rehabilitation Of Offenders at Shikusa Main Prison, Kakamega county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Rehabilitation interventions aim to identify existing problems so that offenders' behaviours can be altered to equip them with capabilities, skills and opportunities to enable them become law abiding and self-supporting ... -
Implications of Girl Child Labour on Primary School Attendance in Wagusu Beach, Nyangoma Division, Siaya County Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Reports show that approximately 1.01 million children aged 5-17 years are engaged in child labour, with 90% in the rural areas, working in agriculture, domestic work, informal sector, mining and fisheries. Although ... -
Influence of Internal Corporate Communication Practices on Employee Work Satisfaction at the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Employees' satisfaction with internal communication variables, have reflective consequences on their attitude to work, management and organisation in general. It is therefore imperative for management to communicate ... -
Coverage of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Food Crops in Kenya by the Daily Nation Newspaper of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The study was intended to assess the coverage of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food crops in Kenya by the Daily Nation newspapers. Public controversies will increase the penetration of the mass media and thereby ... -
Word Level Strategies Used to Attain Functional Lukabras Equivalence in the Translation of Mulembe Fm Luhya Newscasts
(Maseno University, 2017)The role of vernacular FM radio stations as a tool for communicating in Kenya should be underscored. Accordingly, Mulembe FM is a vernacular radio station targeting listeners of the Luhya dialects spoken in Western Kenya ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing the utilization of first-line Antibiotics in Manyatta 'a' sub-location, Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Kenya in 2009 was 58.2%, in Nyanza 68.5% and Kisumu 64.8%. Although antibiotics resistance is primarily a medical problem, factors influencing its spread are ... -
An evaluation of the determinants of effectiveness of Bilharzia awareness campaigns in Kisumu West sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia), is a one of the major tropical diseases affecting many people in developing countries, and is considered the second most important human parasitic disease after malaria in terms of morbidity ...