School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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INFLUENCE OF HEADTEACHERS’AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-04-04)Kenyan schools have been encouraged to the pressure of inclusion to embrace integration of all learners including those with disabilities. The problem is that, despite the adoption of this policy in Kenya (2009), realization ... -
Choice Shifts in School Disciplinary Decision Making: Analysis of Age Differences of Panel Members
(The Open Psychology Journal, 2020-06-11)Background: Decision making is critical to each organization and it requires the ability to find a possible balance between risky and cautious decisions. The Kenyan secondary schools are mandated by the Ministry of Education ... -
Fallacious Sexuality Knowledge and its Implications Among the Akamba Adolescents in Machakos County, Kenya
(2015)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 ... -
A Theological Perspective on the Socio-historical Grounds for Gender Disparity in the Nomiya Church
(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 ... -
Praying for Rain: Indigenous Systems of Rainmaking in Kenya
(2017-10)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, ... -
Child physical abuse and neglect in Kenya, Zambia and the Netherlands: A cross‐cultural comparison of prevalence, psychopathological sequelae and mediation b...
(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 in Kenya, Zambia, and the Netherlands: A cross-cultural comparison of prevalence, psychopathological sequelae, and mediation by PTSS
(2010-12-01)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 ... -
ADOLESCENTS SELF ESTEEM AND ITS EFFECT ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT
(2016-05)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 ... -
MODERATING ROLE OF AGE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAREER READINESS AND CAREER INDECISION.
(2015-06)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 ... -
Career Decision Making Status of Adolescents in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(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 ... -
Gender differences in the predictors of career indecision of secondary school students in Kenya
(2015)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 ... -
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)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 ... -
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)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 ... -
Challenges of school re-entry among teenage mothers in primary schools in Muhoroni District, Western Kenya
(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 ... -
Wimbo: implications for risk of HIV infection among circumcised fishermen in Western Kenya
(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 ... -
Sociocultural determinants of anticipated oral cholera vaccine acceptance in three African settings: a meta-analytic approach
(BioMed Central, 2015-12)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 ... -
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 ... -
Sex in the Green Lodging: The Voices of Medically Circum- cised Fishermen on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Western Ken- ya
(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 ... -
Religion and politics in the contemporary Kenya
(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 ... -
Practice of sumo kodhi among the Luo and implications for HIV transmission in western Kenya (vol 13, pg 383, 2014)
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