Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara ...
Sudhe, Samuel Otieno; Gumo, Sussy; Iteyo, Crispinous(Horizon Research Publishing, 2015-08)
Rites of passage are a universal phenomenon marked by transitions during major life changes. In the Nomiya Church (NC) circumcision and baptism as religious rites of initiation are simultaneously performed on the male ...
Africa in general and Kenya, in particular, are facing climate change challenges. Since most Kenyan communities depend on agriculture as the backbone of the economy for sustenance, some of these, including the Abanyore, ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of career indecision by gender. A
sample of 359 (162 male and 197 female) secondary school students were surveyed on career
indecision, career readiness, locus ...
Mbagaya, Catherine; Oburu, Paul; Kranenburg, Marian J Bakermans(2013-04-01)
This study compared the prevalence of self‐reported childhood physical abuse and neglect and the associated psychopathological sequelae among Kenyan, Zambian, and Dutch university students. In addition, we sought to find ...
Child maltreatment is a global phenomenon affecting a significant number of the world’s children. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of self-reported childhood maltreatment among university students ...
The purpose of this study was to establish the self esteem of adolescents in
Kisumu Municipality, Kenya and to determine the relationship between self esteem and career
variables. A sample of 369 secondary school students ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating role of age in the
association between career readiness and career indecision. A sample of 369 secondary school
students was surveyed on career indecision and ...
Mbagaya, Catherine; Othuon, Lucas; Migunde, Quinter(Scholarlink Resource Centre Ltd, 2015-02-01)
The purpose of this study was to establish the decision making status of adolescents in Kisumu municipality
across various demographic variables. The sample consisted of 359 (162 males and 197 females) secondary
school ...
Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ...
Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ...
Nyambedha, Erick; Onyango, George; Kioli, Felix N(2015-01-08)
Although much has been done towards attainment of gender equity in education as envisaged in the MDGs, gender disparities persist in many parts of the country. Studies indicate that most of girls who drop out of school due ...
Nyambedha, Erick O; Ombere, Stephen O; Bukachi, Salome A(Routledge, 2015-10-21)
Medical male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in men by up to 60% in three randomised controlled trials. However, not much anthropological literature exists to ...
Controlling cholera remains a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where access to safe water and sanitation are limited, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) can save lives. Establishment of a global stockpile for ...
Owenga, Jane A; Nyambedha, Erick O(BioMed Central, 2008-12)
The number of cervical cancer cases is reported to increase among women of reproductive age in the recent past with patients facing challenges with care and management of the illness. However, little is known about the ...
Ombere, Stephen O; Nyambedha, Erick O; Bukachi, Salome A(HSOA Journal of AIDS Clinical Research and STDs, 2018-03-22)
Fishing communities have been reported as one of the highest-risk
groups for HIV infection in Kenya and other countries with
high HIV and AIDS prevalence. Studies along Lake Victoria region,
where HIV and AIDS had a ...
Akuloba, Abwire; Gumo, Sussy; Omare, Simon G(2012-08-09)
The term church refers to a group of people governed by similar rules and beliefs,
who congregate in recognition of a higher Being. In most cases the term church and religion
are used synonymously. While religions is ...
-Agache, J Okuto; Kioli, Felix N; Nyambedha, EO(Maseno University, 2015)
The factors influencing widows' sexual practices have been attributed culture, poverty, and
biology without examining the dynamic nature of these factors. This study described these
factors. The study was guided by ...