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Factors contributing to antimalarial drug resistance in Rachuonyo district, Kenya.
(2010-03-01)
Drug resistance has been identified as one of the factors that lead to severe malaria and high mortality as observed in malaria endemic
areas. The main objective of this study was to establish the factors that contribute ...
The position of African traditional religion in conflict prevention
(Academic Journals, 2010-02-28)
African (Traditional) and modern religions may offer African solutions to many problems of conflict in the region of Africa. This article builds a case for the use of some African religious values in modern conflict ...
Children’s perceptions of maternal hostility as a mediator of the link between discipline and children’s adjustment in four countries
(Sage Publications, 2010-09)
Using data from 195 dyads of mothers and children (age range ¼ 8–12 years; M ¼ 10.63) in four countries (China, India, the Philippines, and
Thailand), this study examined children’s perceptions of maternal hostility as a ...
STUDENT FACTORS RELATED TO MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF MASABA SOUTH SUB COUNTY, KENYA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
(2010)
Performance in mathematics in Masaba Sub-County, Kenya has been poor for many years. In 2010 the mean
score was 3.2282, while in 2011 it had a mean score of 3.9528 and in 2012 it had a mean of 4.0660 which is far
below ...
Corporal punishment of children in nine countries as a function of child gender and parent gender
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2010-01-01)
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a global perspective on corporal punishment by examining differences
between mothers’ and fathers’ use of corporal punishment with daughters and sons in nine countries. Methods. ...
An assessment of the Catholic charismatic renewal towards peaceful co-existence in the Roman Catholic Church
(Academic Journals, 2010)
This study concerns the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a movement within the Catholic Church that had direct influence from the Protestant Pentecostals. Subsequently, it spread through clearly defined, pre-existing social-metric ...
The role of women in the church in Africa
(2010-06-30)
his paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many African instituted churches ...
Widows, intersectionality and the parable in Luke 18
(Academic Journals, 2010-08-31)
This article deconstructs a master category ‘widows’ by presenting nuances with regards to the term widow, which the authors consider is of interest in a global society. This article aims at stating the process of ...
Educational consequences of orphanhood and poverty in western Kenya
(Routledge, 2010-12-01)
During the past decades, many developing countries have been severely hit by a combination of poverty and the HIV pandemic. However, there has been a debate about the relative contribution of these two factors. This study ...
Moderating effects of age gender and orphan hood on Social Exclusion and Sexual risk-taking Behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among youth in Bondo District, Kenya
(Elixir, 2010-10-30)
Numerous studies on adolescents have explored factors associated with sexual risk-taking
behaviors among youth. However, few studies have examined the link between social
exclusion of youth in social and sexual matters ...