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Parenting style and maltreatment of Kenyan children in middle childhood
(2019)
Parents have a lasting impact on their children’s growth and development. While child safe-guarding has been linked to healthy development, child maltreatment has been associated with negative long term consequences including ...
Assessors, School Support and Teaching Practice at the University of Nairobi Kenya: Addressing Teacher Professional Competence
(2017)
Supporting and mentoring teacher trainee competence during teaching practice forms an indispensable part of professional and personal development. A positive interaction between university assessors, secondary school ...
Assessing predictive power of psychosocial factors on breastfeeding behavior of mothers attending postnatal clinics in Western Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2012-08)
This cross-sectional study aimed at determining predictive power of psychosocial factors influencing breastfeeding behavior of breastfeeding mothers. The study was conducted from April to August 2010 in Kakamega Central ...
Minimizing Teacher Transfer Requests: A Study of Suba District Secondary Schools, Kenya.
(Academic Journals, 2012-02)
Teacher transfer requests interfere with the stability and continuity of teaching thereby causing low student performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate how teacher transfer requests can be minimized. The ...
Sexual risk-taking behaviours among youth in secondary schools in Bondo district, Kenya
(2013)
Sexual intercourse is the highest mode of HIV/AIDS transmission among youth who become sexually active as early as at 13 years. There is a concern that vulnerability to sexual risk-taking behavior varies across groups of ...
Relationships between drivers and results of performance in the Kenyan hotel industry
(2012)
Better understanding of performance measurement and relationships between the key elements of drivers and result is a must for hotels aspiring to be and remain successful. This paper reports the use of Structural Equation ...
EFFECT OF SAMPLE SIZE, ABILITY DISTRIBUTION AND TEST LENGTH ON DETECTION OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING USING MANTEL-HAENSZEL STATISTIC
(2017-05-05)
Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is a statistical method that determines if test
measurements distinguish abilities by comparing two sub-population outcomes on
an item. The Mantel-Haenszel (MH) statistic provides an ...
MEDIATING ROLE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL MOTIVATION AND POVERTY AMONG MICRO ENTERPRISE OWNERS IN HOMA-BAY SUB-COUNTY, KENYA.
(2016-12-12)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Management Practices in the
relationship between Financial Motivation and Poverty among Micro Enterprise Owners (MEOs) in
Homa-Bay Sub County, Kenya. ...
Advancing the theory of planned behavior within dietary and physical domains among type 2 diabetics: a mixed methods approach
(http://www. sciencepublishinggroup. com/j/jfns, 2010)
Many studies have applied the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in predicting health behaviors among unique populations. However, a new paradigm is emerging where focus is now directed to modification and expansion of the ...
Understanding Physical Activity Behavior of Type 2 Diabetics Using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Structural Equation Modeling
(http://www. sciencepublishinggroup. com/j/jfns, 2010)
Understanding patient factors related to physical activity behavior is important in the management of Type 2 Diabetes. This study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior model to understand physical activity behavior among ...