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Caregiving stress and adjustment problems of Kenyan orphans raised by grandmothers
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005-06)The present study compared levels of caregiving stress among 115 biological mothers and 134 grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren. The associations between parenting stress and adjustment difficulties exhibited ... -
Physical discipline and children's adjustment: Cultural normativeness as a moderator
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2005-11)Interviews were conducted with 336 mother–child dyads (children's ages ranged from 6 to 17 years; mothers' ages ranged from 20 to 59 years) in China, India, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand to examine whether ... -
Change, innovation and continuity in the performance practice of traditional Luo instrumental genres in contemporary popular settings
(Rose A Omolo-Ongati, 2006)Traditional Luo1 musical genres are consistently being eroded by the wave of urbanisation and the impact of Western culture. Although traditional Luo genres remain common and widely appreciated in contemporary musical ... -
Children and Hiv/aids: Questioning Vulnerability in Western Kenya
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The cultural marriage music of the Abaluhya: Song text as a mode of discourse
(Centering on African practice in musical arts education. Edited by M. Mans. Cape Town: African Minds, 2006)In this chapter, I discuss how the indigenous marriage music of the Abaluhya takes a special role in relaying messages to the bridal couple. Through song, performers acquire special licence to use some text, which in ... -
The substance of African Divine Church choral music
(Cape Town: African Minds, 2006)Choral music in Africa could be classified asWestern“art”, African“art”or indigenous African choral music, which includes traditional“classical”, ethnic, religious and folk styles. All over Africa, indigenous choral ... -
Reduplication in Dholuo a Study of Morphological Reduplication
(Nairobi university, 2007)This work is a study of reduplication of Dholuo. Reduplication is a naturally integrated facility in Dholuo grammar and therefore calls for a thorough theoretical and descriptive analysis in order to provide a clear ... -
Refocusing Indigenous Music for Formal Classroom Practice: A Process of Creating Partnership between the School and the Community
(Unesco.org, 2007)This paper examines the modalities and logistics of refocusing indigenous music in formal classroom practice in Kenya in a bid to create partnership between the community and the school. The need to refocus indigenous music ... -
Practices of relatedness and the re-invention of duol as a network of care for orphans and widows in western Kenya
(Edinburgh University Press, 2007-01-01)Globally, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (UNICEF/UNAIDS 1999) has brought increased mortality for young adults, while many children have been orphaned and made vulnerable (Poonawala and Cantor 1991; Barnett and Blaikie 1992). A ... -
Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-11-01)Large-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case ... -
Sharing Food: Grandmothers and “The Children of Today” in Western Kenya
(2008)This chapter1 shows how HIV/AIDS has affected child exchange practices and grandmother-grandchild relationships in contemporary Luo society in western Kenya. Intergenerational relations between grandmothers and grandchildren ... -
Deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees: A case study of the Dadaab complex in Kenya
(The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, 2008)This study describes the deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees at three camps (Ifo, Hagadera, and Dagahaley, popularly known as the Dadaab complex) that have been hosting refugees in the semi-arid northeastern part ... -
Mabadiliko katika Umbo la Ushairi na Athari zake katika Ushairi wa Kiswahili
(Academic Journals, 2008)Mwanadamu amejaribu kwa vyovyote vile kuvumbua na kunyumbua mambo mapya ambayo yataleta mvuto na kupimia akili yake kiubunifu katika hali ya kutaka kutangamana zaidi na binadamu mwenzake au kutaka kuelewa zaidi ulimwengu ... -
RNA interference: a pathway to drug target identification and validation in trypanosome
(Academic Journals, 2008-03-31)RNA interference (RNAi) is a phenomenon through which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces potent sequence-specific degradation of homologous transcripts. Besides its function in cellular defense and developmental regulation, ... -
Uptake of skilled birth deliveries in women of reproductive age: Results of a cross-sectional survey following implementation of free maternal services in Nyatike Sub-County, Kenya
(JMSCR, 2008-08-18)Background: As is the trend globally, in Kenya, maternal mortality ratio remains high at 546/100,000 and 362/100,000 live births, respectively. Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications ... -
Ethical dilemmas of social science research on AIDS and orphanhood in Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-09-01)This paper is based on the experiences drawn from a long-term social science research programme on the impact of the AIDS pandemic on orphanhood in western Kenya. It discusses the ethical dilemma of maintaining a delicate ... -
Perception of Cervical Cancer Patients on their Financial Challenges in Western Kenya
(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 ... -
Terror, Religion, or Socialism?: The Faces of MỦngỈkỈ Sect in The Kenyan Public Space
(Yaoundé, Cameroun, 2008-12-11)This paper examines how Mủngỉkỉ members have used the sect in the public space as a tool of emancipation. In the paper I argue that Mủngỉkỉ has been using different faces in terms of religion, names, and approaches, to ... -
Silent religiosity in a snivelling nation: the role of religious institutions in promoting post-conflict reconciliation in Kenya
(2009)This article seeks to examine the role of religious institutions in peace building, prior to and after the 2007 post-elections violence in Kenya. The author builds an argument that supports the view that religious institutions ...