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PATIENTS’ REASONS CONTRIBUTING TO DELAYED HEALTHCARESEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR NON-PREGNANCY-RELATED ABNORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING IN BOMET COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-10)Globally, non-pregnancy related abnormal vaginal bleeding is common. A United States population-based survey of women ages 18 years and above reported an annual prevalence rate of 53 per 1000 women (Kjerulff, Erickson ... -
PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF SELECTED PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: A CASE OF EGERTON AND KABARAK MAIN CAMPUSES IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2021-11)Psychosocial factors may shape sexual attitudes and behaviours of young people either positively or negatively. Risky sexual behaviours have become a challenge all over the world and may have major negative impact on ... -
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PRINCIPALS’ PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTES IN MOUNT KENYA REGION IN KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-07)Performance contracting is a freely negotiated agreement between a government, acting as the owner of a public agency, and the management of the agency and it is used in the Kenyan public institutions to enhance efficiency. ... -
PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHING STAFF AND ITS EFFECTS ON UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE, A CASE OF UNIVERSITIES’ IN NAKURU TOWN
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2015-11)Quality in higher education has been important for decades. In Kenya, quality in universities was embraced some years back by facilitating the vigorous vetting of programmes; matching the programmes with the existing ... -
PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHING STAFF AND ITS EFFECTS ON UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE, A CASE OF UNIVERSITIES’ IN NAKURU TOWN
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2015-11)Quality in higher education has been important for decades. In Kenya, quality in universities was embraced some years back by facilitating the vigorous vetting of programmes; matching the programmes with the existing ... -
POST-DISCHARGE EXPERIENCES AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PRETERM BABIES IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(2024-11)Worldwide, at least 15 million preterm babies are born yearly, of which 1 million succumb to complications directly related to premature birth. Premature birth is defined as a gestational age of less than thirty-seven ... -
PRAGMATIC STRATEGIES OF APOLOGIES BY ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2017-11)Pragmatic features of language vary across different circumstances, languages and cultures. This variability may result to incompetence in language users‟ choice and production of pragmatic strategies leading to pragmatic ... -
PRAGMATIC STRATEGIES OF APOLOGIES BY ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2017-11)Pragmatic features of language vary across different circumstances, languages and cultures. This variability may result to incompetence in language users‟ choice and production of pragmatic strategies leading to pragmatic ... -
PREDICTORS OF DOUBLE BURDEN OF MALNUTRITION AMONG MOTHER-CHILD IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(Kabarak University, 2023-11)Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is a global emerging problem in the low and middle-income countries. The coexistence of an underweight child with an overweight mother within the same household is a new occurrence as ... -
PREPAREDNESS OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(2024-11)Hypertension is a leading contributor to the global burden of non-communicable disease (NCD). The effective management of hypertension is an urgent need in developing countries, where its prevalence is on the rise. To this ... -
PREPAREDNESS OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(2024-11)Hypertension is a leading contributor to the global burden of non-communicable disease (NCD). The effective management of hypertension is an urgent need in developing countries, where its prevalence is on the rise. To ... -
PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION FOR UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN THARAKA-NITHI COUNTY
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-11)Upper respiratory tracts (URTI) are acute, self-limiting infection. In 80% of cases, the cause is viral. Consequently, routine antibiotics prescribing to treat URTIs is not justified as they have no clinical benefit and ... -
PROFILING THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NAKURU COUNTY
(Kabarak University, 2024-11)In response to the global shortage of healthcare workers, including Kenya, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended utilizing Community Health Workers (CHWs), known as Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) in Kenya, ... -
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND ELDERLY CARE INSTITUTIONS AND UPTAKE OF INSTITUTIONALISED CARE FOR THE AGED IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-11)This study investigated Public Perceptions of Elderly People and Elderly Care Institutions and Uptake of Institutionalized Care for the Aged in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was informed by the growing population of ... -
THE QUALITY OF POST ABORTION CAREPACKAGE OFFERED TO WOMEN PRESENTING TO TWO REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN BOMET COUNTY
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-11)In 2011, WHO reported 56 million abortions worldwide. The majority of these occurred in the developing world. Maternal mortality in Kenya isstill high at 488/100,000 live births, with abortion related deaths contributing ... -
RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND USE OF RAINWATER HARVESTING AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN BARINGO COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Climate change is acknowledged in Kenya hence innovations that may help to increase the availability of water are of major importance. The purpose of this study was to assess rainfall variability and use of rainwater ... -
REDUCING ROAD CARNAGE USING A WEB BASED MODEL FOR MONITORING ROAD TRAFFIC CRIME
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Road traffic accidents have been a major cause of deaths in Kenya. The effort by Kenya police to enforce traffic laws has done little to salvage the situation. Although there has been other remedies towards curbing road ... -
REDUCING ROAD CARNAGE USING A WEB BASED MODEL FOR MONITORING ROAD TRAFFIC CRIME
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Road traffic accidents have been a major cause of deaths in Kenya. The effort by Kenya police to enforce traffic laws has done little to salvage the situation. Although there has been other remedies towards curbing road ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; A CASE OF SECURITY FIRMS NAIROBI KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018)Security companies have resulted to Business Continuity Management (BCM) practices in an effort to ensure continuity of business operations. Organizational performance is crucial and BCM is one of the key driving forces ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, CONFLICT, SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AND ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS IN RURAL PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SAMBURU COUNTY, KENYA
(2024-11)This study sought to investigate the persistent low enrollment of girls in rural public primary schools in Samburu County, Kenya. In order to foster girls’ education, policies such as Education for All have been constituted. ...
