Nzina, Jacinta W.; Kiilu, Redempta M.; Muya, Francis K.(2024-05-08)
The study sought to determine the influence of parents’ ability to pay user charges in public day secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by human capital theory which was developed by Schultz in ...
The historical landscape is being reshaped by the torrent of information known as big data. This research explores the potential of big data to empower historians, not replace them. By analysing vast datasets, historians ...
Teenage pregnancy remains a persistent global crisis that profoundly affects the socio-economic wellbeing of nations, citizens and families. It contributes to school dropout rates, lower academic achievements, early ...
Kisyang’a, Aaron M.; Ombati, Robert M.; Wahome, Michael N.(2024-06-14)
For the government to have better ways of managing public resource allocation, they must make a habit of using reform budget systems. Financial stability is essential in enabling institutions to perform effectively and ...
The present study assessed the household-level biophysical vulnerability to climate variability and extreme events of fish farmers in Kitui East and Kitui Central Sub counties of Kitui County, Kenya. The study employed a ...
Despite the known advantages of the rain water harvesting technologies, studies show that the utilization rate at community level continues to be lower than expected. The current study focused on socio-economic factors ...
Nzina, Jacinta W.; Kiilu, Redempta M.; Muya, Francis K.(2024-05-04)
This study sought to determine the influence of home-school distance on students’ participation in public day secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. Concurrent research design of mixed methods methodology was used. ...
Fierce international debates rage over whether trophy hunting is socially acceptable, especially when people from the Global North hunt well-known animals in sub-Saharan Africa. We used an online vignette experiment to ...
Mbugua, James K.; Mbui, Damaris N.; Mwaniki, Joseph M.; Waswa, Gabriel A.(E-Palli Publishers, 2024-03-04)
The anaerobic digestion process is a waste management method that is driven by microbes and therefore, it’s vital to understand the basic operation kinetics. This study demonstrates the kinetic study for twenty market ...
Mbaabu, Onesmus; Nzomoi, Joseph N.; Kamoni, Peter M.(2024-05-23)
Purpose: In the past decade, Kenya’s economy registered an average real GDP growth rate of 4.63 percent. Despite this growth, many people have been locked out of social and economic opportunities, with 19.1 percent of ...
World Health Organization recommends that pregnant mothers do the first antenatal visit within the 12 weeks after conception. The goal of the review was to determine the predictors of first antenatal visit. A systematic ...
Teenage pregnancy remains a persistent global crisis that profoundly affects the socio-economic wellbeing of nations, citizens and families. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between principals ...
Leting, S. K.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.; Maiyoh, G. K.(2022-07-17)
Background: Escherichia coli are well known to be part of the normal intestinal flora. However, some may be pathogenic hence capable of causing diarrhoea commonly in children under five. To understand the pathogenic E. ...
Despite many studies on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and pregnancy, there is still insufficient information regarding the effect of HIV on progesterone in advancing pregnancy. In a prospective cohort study, 44 ...
Awuor, Silas O.; Omwenga, Eric O.; Mariita, Richard M.; Musila, Jonathan M.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.(Microbiology Society, 2023-11-09)
Antibiotic resistance poses a grave global public health threat, exacerbated by widespread and often inappropriate antibiotic usage. Vigilant surveillance of antibiotic utilization and emergence of antimicrobial resistance ...
To determine and compare WBC and lymphocyte distribution between pregnant and non-pregnant women with HIV infection. Thirty-six pregnant HIV infected adult women not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) were compared with equal ...
Wandera, Bernard O.; Onyango, David M.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.(Elsevier, 2022-03)
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infections are common as the two viruses use same routes of transmission. Studies show that HIV infection modifies the natural course of chronic ...
Matiabe, Elijah M.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.; Nyanchong’i, Benson(2020-03)
Background: Intestinal helminthic infections are common among children especially in sub Saharan Africa where they may co-infect with malaria. In co-infections synergistic effects affects severity. Therefore, there is need ...
Mbeke, A. M.; Kirui, S. C.; Kibet, N. C.; Welinga, A. M.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.; Nguta, C. M.(2014)
Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) ranks first among vegetables produced for the export market in Kenya. All Snap beans were planted in different treatments containing various levels of Nitrogen of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate ...
Simba, Sosmus M.; Omwenga, Eric O.; Musyoki, Stanslaus K.(2022-03)
Background: E-coli, a gram-negative entero-bacteria has been associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) and antimicrobial resistances in human and animals. This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of E. coli ...