Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that kills approximately three million people annually. Efforts to treat the disease have been made difficult due to the development of drug-resistant strains and co-infection ...
Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent tropical disease in the world after malaria. Chemotherapy and molluscicides which are the main methods of control do not give lasting protection as the disease continues to ...
The Micro and Small Enterprises play an important role in the economic development of most countries globally despite their level of development. The sector act as vehicle for low-income people to escape poverty through ...
Mungiria, D. M.; Tuitoek, Prisca J.; Varpolatai, A.; Ngotho, D.; Murage, E. K.(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-04)
Little evidence exists in Kenya on the potential of community health workers (CHWs) in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and early breastfeeding initiation (EBI) in resource‐restricted settings where very low EBF ...
Makori, Andrew; Agufana, Peace Byrne(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020-03)
Proliferation of technology in the form of internet, mobile phone and social media access and usage is exposing many youths to cyber bullying activities. Cyber bullying activities are viewed as negative consequences of ...
Ndirangu, Ephantus G.; Opiyo, Sylvia A.; Ng'ang'a, M. W.(2020-04)
Malaria which is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted through bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes is an important public health concern in Africa. Insect repellents are commercially available but ...
Mwangi, Ephantus G.; Muketha, Geoffrey M.; Kamau, Gabriel N.(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2020-05)
MANETs Communication relies on special routing protocols that make security a challenging endeavor. MANETs are open to a range of active and passive attacks; black hole attack is an active attack affects the network layer. ...
Mwangi, Ephantus G.; Muketha, Geoffrey M.; Kamau, Gabriel N.(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2020-05)
Mobile Ad-hoc networks (MANETs) are unique type of wireless networks that are infrastructureless and with no centralised management. Nodes in MANETs act as both routers and hosts. The nodes are free to join and leave the ...
Warinda, E.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Wambua, S.; Muasya, R. M.; Hanjra, M. A.(Wiley, 2020-02)
Investments in agricultural technologies, capacity building and policy harmonization are needed to support sustainable development across Africa. Regional development projects can facilitate the adoption of agricultural ...
Malaria, transmitted to humans by the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes is a public health concern. Some available repellents against the insect have adverse effects on humans and environment. This study determined ...
This article considers family disintegration as a process of couples parting ways while child development is the general physical, intellectual and mental progress of a minor. In this study, family disintegration is caused ...
Kiptoo, G. K.; Wanyoike, D. M.; Gathogo, George M.(2015-04)
The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of cross borrowing on financial performance of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) in Eldama Ravine Sub-County. The specific objectives of the study were to assess ...
Kahari, C. K.; Gathogo, George M.; Wanyoike, D.(2015-11)
The study sought to assess factors affecting implementation of Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) in County Governments in Kenya. On focus was how staff resistance, and capacity and skills of IFMIS ...
Ndia, John G.; Muketha, Geoffrey M.; Omieno, K. K.(2020-01)
Several researchers have proposed the various classes of software attributes to guide in the derivation of metrics for software products. These existing classifications have targeted traditional software paradigms such as ...
Kalui, D. M.; Zhang, D.; Muketha, Geoffrey M.; Onsumu, J. O.(2020-01)
With the rapid development of mobile technology and subsequent mass adoption of mobile devices, mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has gained a lot of research attention. In MCS systems, trust is a key focus in the overall improvement ...
Burnout is a general term that describes the feelings of people in the helping professions who find that the stress involved in their work environment has altered their original feelings about themselves and their work. ...
The purpose of the paper is to determine the burnout intervention strategies among Police officers in Matungulu Sub County, Kenya. The target population for the study was the police officers (N=250) stationed in various ...
This paper presents the analysis drought in Turkana County, Kenya. It takes a closer look at the challenges and focuses on the quantitative dimensions of Turkana households‟ livelihoods. Then it gives an overview of the ...
This paper explores the vulnerability context in Turkana rangeland. It establishes the origin of the people living in Turkana before they settled in the rangeland and provides a general environmental and demographic ...
The study sought to find what determines the capital structures of publicly quoted firms, unquoted firms and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). More specifically, the study aimed to assess whether the size of the ...