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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 ...
AIDS is caused by invisible insects sent by sorcerers: A cognitive perspective to the AIDS-witchcraft question in sub-Saharan Africa
(David Press, 2010)
In most anthropological literature premised on witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa cases in point being the Azande speakers of Sudan (Pritchard, 1937), beliefs in witchcraft among the ”Fang of Cameroon” (Boyer, 2001) and even ...
Biting the Conservative Bullet in Kenya! The Quagmire of Sexually Explicit and Scary Pictorial Metaphors in AIDS Posters
(2013)
AIDS as an incurable ailment is no stranger to humankind. Most healthconscious watchdogs, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, have lobbied for aggressive AIDS campaigns to sensitize populations within ...
Biting the Conservative Bullet in Kenya!
(Semantic Scholar, 2013)
AIDS prevention interventions (Doka 1997; Sontag 1988).This paper examines the cognitive effects of metaphors and metonymies emerging from sexually explicit images and scary pictorial representations in AIDS posters among ...
Adult Literacy Programme has been providing knowledge and skills to enhance human capital for the solution of various problems in society. The problem in the area of study has however been environmental degradation occasioned by persistent deforestation. The study set out to establish the impact that the planning and implementation of the programme has on enhancing environment development and management in view of the continued environmental degradation in the County. A conceptual framework based on educational production function theory was used to explain the link between the programme and environmental development and management. Using descriptive survey design, the findings revealed that, learners’ theoretical understanding and practical application of skills learnt were assessed. The study concluded that, as knowledge and skills acquired were applied, more evaluation needs to be done downstream to ascertain the practical returns to education
(Càtedra d'Accessibilitat, 2017)
Learners with physical disability in the western part of Kenya frequently make use of bus terminals during in the trip to and from school. Special schools attended by learners with a physical disability are few in number ...
Aspects of Dholuo Coronal Harmony
(Jaramogi oginga odinga resipotory, 2016)
Coronal harmony in Dholuo refers to the co- occurrence restriction on dental and alveolar obstruents and nasals. The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain coronal harmony as it manifests in Dholuo. This involves ...
Mothers', fathers' and children's perceptions of parents' expectations about children's family obligations in nine countries
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016-10-01)
Children's family obligations involve assistance and respect that children are
expected to provide to immediate and extended family members and reflect beliefs related to
family life that may differ across cultural ...
Cultural epidemiology and community determinants of vaccine acceptance
(2015-09-01)
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Factors influencing sexual practices of widows living with HIV and AIDS in Kondele location, Kisumu municipality
(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 ...
Widowhood and HIV/AIDS
(Lambert Academic Publishers, 2015)
Widowhood is a state unavoidable to all married individuals. Women experience
widowhood differently. In Africa, widows face challenges posed by culture, stigma and
poverty. Widows living with HIV and AIDS face more ...