ABSTRACT This study investigates the "Uganda's women's lifestyles and foreign digital television culture a case of Kansanga town council , Uganda" through survey using interviews' schedule as a tool of data collection. It targeted 432 women aged I 8-40 years and viewing Digital television for a minimum two years. The study recorded the respondent's consumption patterns, level of viewing, preferred channels and programs, favorite watching time, control over remote and restrictions on viewing....
ABSTRACT Open Access (OA) is a noble cause as it removes all hurdles from free access to scholarly works and promotes knowledge sharing. The OA movement is strengthened by Institutional Repositories (IRs). IRs are based on institute-specific requirements, workflow pattern, metadata, and other related standards for different kinds of digital documents, search and retrieval requirements, and user interfaces at various levels. In India, some elite educational and research institutes such as the...
ABSTRACT Open Access (OA) is reshaping the world by redefining the scholarly communication methods with focus on building a knowledge society. It has the power to democratize the knowledge by removing hurdles from free access to scholarly works while encouraging knowledge sharing. Institutional Repositories (IRs) play a vital role in the OA movement by facilitating the Green Route to Open Access. In India, some elite educational and research institutes such as the Indian Statistical Institut...
Substance abuse is a problem to some serving police officers and hence delivering poor services to members of the public. The problem could be contributed to by stress and other occupational situations. However, the sub-cultural setup of the policing career contributes to this vice in order to reduce stress. It is also reported that cases of suicides and domestic violence among the police officers is attributed to drug abuse. The study, was purposed to find out the correlation between substan...
HIV and AIDS remain a major global public health challenge and is prevalent mainly in sexually active people in the society. Approximately-33 million people were estimated to have been infected with HIV world wide by the end of the year 2011. An overwhelming majority of these cases (95%) are concentrated in the developing countries; with a substantial proportion of over 60% in Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounting for over 60% of all HIV cases. Around the world, a variety of cultural practices,...
Previous studies on ethnic identities and conflicts have not adequately considered the place of gender in the social stratification of the Bukusu and Sabaot communities and its impact on amity and reciprocated existence. Therefore, this thesis examines how the interaction between gender and ethnicity contribute to the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic conflicts, principally how ethnic identities are constructed; reinforced in symbols, myths and rituals; and the interplay of gender ...
Recidivism is a multifaceted problem whose cause(s) may originate from the individual or the family or the correctional facilities or the community itself. This study sought to establish the relationship between family risk and resiliency factors on recidivism of petty offenders in Kiambu prison, Kenya. The study used a correctional research design as it sought to establish the relationships that exist between the independent and dependent variables. The target population was both convicted a...
Devolution of healthcare is supposed to influence the health system performs by reassigning authority and responsibility to governments that are elected locally. The purpose of this survey was to determine theimpact of devolution of health services on hospitals infrastructure in Kenya: the case of Mandera County. The survey was steered by the subsequent study objectives: To determine how devolution of health service has influenced health physical infrastructure in Mandera County, to evaluate ...
World over, public officials have often been embroiled in scandals of varying magnitude. The genesis for most of these scandals is the gradual deterioration in ethical behavior of public officials, which has given rise to all kinds of malpractices. This has triggered an outcry from various stakeholders, especially the general public, for the development and implementation of policies that address ethics, integrity, transparency, accountability and professionalism, to promote accountability in...
Although maternal deaths have declined significantly worldwide, women are still dying from pregnancy or childbirth related complications. A total of about 32,021 women of reproductive age in Kenya died in 2013, 6,632 of whom died of pregnancy associated complications. Garissa County was rated at position 14 out of 47 counties in Kenya with high burden of maternal deaths in 2014. Against this backdrop, the present study sought to assess the uptake of maternal health care services as envisioned...
The hotel industry is growing fast and need to allocate the work to professional employees who will meet the customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the level of professional skills and work allocation among staff in rated hotels in Kigali, Rwanda. The study specifically sought to determine the effect of academic qualification on work allocation in hotels in Kigali, Rwanda, to establish the extent to which work allocation in hotels in Kigali is ...
This research work is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Kenzaburo Oe’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to examine how the funerary symbols appear, are employed and their significance in the two selected novels. The research also looks at the influence that funerary symbols have on plot, characterization and themes in the texts. A writer uses one form of communication over another in his or her work for a reason. An interrogation of available sch...
The present study is a descriptive survey of the pedagogic process of ESL writing in selected secondary school classes in Kenya. The study describes the input provided by teachers with regard to writing in the ESL classes, explores the steps in the writing process followed by the learners, uncovers teacher feedback provision practices and finally surveys learners‟ reactions to the writing lessons and to the feedback. The motivation for the study was the continued poor performance in the K.C...
Psychosocial wellbeing is important for effective functioning and plays a key role in individuals behaviour including alcohol abuse. There are few empirical studies that have examined the influence of psychosocial wellbeing on alcohol abuse. The purpose of the current study was to assess the influence of psychosocial well-being on alcohol abuse among public school teachers in Nyeri County. The objectives of the study were to establish the prevalence of alcohol abuse as well as determine the i...
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop in terms of income and nutrition. The seeds are nutritional source of vitamin E, niacin, falacin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, ribloflavin, thiamine and potassium. It helps in reducing the risk in developing type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Despite its importance, groundnut yield is limited by environmental factors such as drought. The prediction of climate change indicate that drought will occur more often due to...