Research Paper Archive
Effects Of Training On Men's Knowledge In Home-based Care Practices For People Living With Hiv And Aids In Kisii County, Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Jul,2017
An estimated 35.3 million people worldwide were living with HIV at the end of 2013 hence the need for care and support escalated. HIV/AIDS remains a major health and development challenge in Kenya as 5.9% of Kenyans are infected. Home-based care emerged as an effective method of providing cost-effective and
Exposure Levels To Fine Particulate Matter And Carbon Monoxide From Solid Biomass Fuel Use In Rural Western Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Jul,2017
Globally, six million deaths annually are attributed to exposure to Indoor air Pollution (IAP) in developing countries due to pneumonia, chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer, with the overall disease burden in Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) exceeding the burden from outdoor air pollution by five-fold. In Kenya, respiratory infections
Patterns And Outcomes Of Injuries Admissions At A County Hospital In Kenya, 2016 | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Jul,2017
Injuries are a public health problem that is rising in priority over time. Over 90% of global mortalities due to injuries occur in low- and middle income countries. In Kenya, injuries account for half to three quarters of all emergency hospitalizations into surgical units. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study
Economic Determinants To Household Food Security In Kyangwithya West Location Of Kitui County | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Sociology | Jul,2017
Food security is multifarious and an issue of concern to many developing countries. This study sought to analyze the economic determinants to household food security in Kyangwithya West location of Kitui County. Cross sectional descriptive research design was utilized. The study was guided by the cultural ecological theory propounded by
Effects Of Exclusion On Rural Elderly People In Health Education In Buhera District, Zimbabwe | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Sociology | Jul,2017
This study explored the effects of exclusion on elderly people in health education in Buhera District. A triangulation of quantitative and qualitative approaches were used. One hundred elderly persons (aged 60+ years) and five key informants participated in the study. Key informants included a public health officer, a care-giver
Growth Characteristics, Yield And Sex Ratio As Influenced By Pod Sections And Seed Position In Telfairia Occidentalis Landraces | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Jun,2017
A study was conducted in 2013 and 2014 early cropping seasons to assess the growth characteristics and yield of Telfairia occidentalis landraces as influenced by pod sections and seed positions. The experiment was located at Itu irrigation, Erosion and Flood Control Project Farm of the Cross River Basin Development Authority,
The Global Financial Crisis, Exchange Rate And Stock Market Returns In Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Jun,2017
This study used a product-term model to investigate the moderating effects of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis on the relationship between exchange rate and stock market returns. Results indicate that a unit increase in depreciation had significant depressing effects after the crisis compared to before the crisis. Results also reveal
Britain For Sale At A Massively Discounted Price: Implications Of Hyper-capitalism On The Working Class | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Jun,2017
This study is focused on the supposed impending danger of the elimination of the working class in the UK (especially in London) due to several reasons brought about by or aided by 'hyper-capitalism' that is recently been witnessed in the UK. For an economy to be said to be 'hyper'
Methods Of Enhancing English Vocabulary Acquisition In English Composition Lessons Among Class Seven Learners With Hearing Impairment In Nyanza Province, Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Jun,2017
Knowledge and correct use of lexical items is an important aspect of teaching and learning of composition writing. Composition writing is an integral part of the primary school English syllabus and the national examination in Kenya. Over the years, learners with hearing impairments have recorded low achievement in English composition.
Undergraduate Students' Use Of Libraries: A Case Study Of Osun State University Law Students | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Jun,2017
Academic libraries, like other university departments, are asked to demonstrate their value to the institution. The library as a department in an academic institution shows its worth by showing to what extent the resources made available to users are being utilized. Undergraduate law students are lawyers in the making, and
