ABSTRACT In Uganda the child is held in high esteem as a source of pride and prestige, wealth from the girl child's dowry, security from old age and domestic labor. At the same time, children are seen as property of the family and clearly subordinated to their families and clans/ child upbringing emphasizes parental power, obedience and long hours of work. There is discrimination against children based on gender and birth older, and many parents, teachers and others in charge of children are...
ABSTRACT This study examines micro entrepreneurial environment and profitability of micro small bar ventures in beverage industry in Kasarani Sub-county Nairobi Kenya. The study was motivated by the rapid changes that threaten to destabilize the industry if not checked. Further, the regulations in the beverage industry particularly in bar ventures have had a myriad of effects eminent among them being that which affect the operations of small bar ventures either directly or indirectly thus pu...
ABSTRACT The Education Sector in Kenya and other parts of the world has faced many challenges particularly dropouts, which is an indicator of low internal efficiency during the past two decades. The Kenyan government introduced Free Day Secondary Education in 2008 to increase access rates to secondary education which will in turn result in increased completion rates hence increased transition rates. This study sought to determine and analyze the dropout levels of Mixed Day Secondary Schools i...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate into the factors influencing the performance of pupils on transition from lower to upper primary in public schools in Ekerenyo Division. The objectives of the study were: to determine teacher related factors influencing performance of pupils on transition from lower primary to upper primary in public schools in Ekerenyo Division, to find out school-based factors influencing performance of pupils on transition from lower to upper primary in ...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of head teachers’leadership styles onstudents’ discipline in Bugweri Sub-County, Bugweri County, Bugweri district. Specifically, thestudy sought to establish the influence ofautocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style,laissez-faire leadership style, transactional leadership style and transformational leadershipstyle on students’ discipline. This study was anchored on the Contingency Theory ofLeadership,devel...
ABSTRACT Youth in Kenya are face by various socio-economic problems such as poor housing facilities, lack of good medical services, poor sanitation, poverty, hunger, social exclusion, poor social networking, high crime rates, drug and substance abuse and unemployment. By addressing the youth unemployment challenge these socio-economic problems can be solved. On realizing these, the Government of Kenya introduced the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), with an aim of supporting youth-ow...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of HIV/AIDS prevalence on youth’s economic development. The specific objectives of the study were; to find out the causes of HIV /Aids among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County, to determine the rate of HIV/Aids spread among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County, to establish the effects of HIV /aids on the economic growth among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County and to find out the solution of HIV /AIDs on...
ABSTRACT Nigeria. a country in the tropics, is not free from tropical diseases. The commonest ones being malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis. Malaria alone results in over 300,000 deaths every year. Adding to this, there is a serious shortage of Doctors. A survey by the World Health Organization has shown that there is approximately I Doctor to about 2,660 Nigerians. Due to this. the Health sector is stressed beyond its carrying capacity and Doctors cannot perform at their best. Nigerians are ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the causes of primary school drop out. Specific Objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between poverty and primary school drop out, Determine the school factors that lead to primary school drop out, Detennine the relationship between attitudes and primary school drop out, Investigate the relationship between cultural practices and school drop out, Determine the relationship between indiscipline and primary school drop ...
ABSTRACT The most important drawback to successful control of malaria is the development of resistance by Plasmodium species to commonly used antimalarial drugs. To enhance effective treatment, many African nations including Ghana changed its malaria treatment policy from monotherapy to combination treatment with Artesunate + Amodiaquine (AS+AQ). The policy specifies AS+AQ as the first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. There has been public outcry due to the perceived side effects of ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the dispensing outreach programme of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and its influence on the health status of users. It specifically examined the influence of the organizational structure of NHIS on the referral process in the utilization of health care services by clients, documented the satisfaction client’ derived from NHIS service. It adopted a descriptive survey design through the use of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection ...
ABSTRACT Background: Successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) involves taking anti-tuberculosis drugs for at least six months. Poor adherence to treatment means patients remain infectious for a longer period, and are more likely to relapse or succumb to tuberculosis and could result in treatment failure as well as foster emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis. Sierra Leone is among countries with high tuberculosis burden globally. Objective: To identify factors associated with default ...
ABSTRACT The investigations of Cissampe/os owariensis have largely been driven by the desire to find new drugs or new drug leads. The studies were carried out to confirm the traditional medicinal uses of the plant C. owariensis, and to identify the chemical constituents responsible for the activity. The ethnomedicinal uses of the plant include whooping cough, wound, irregular menstrual cycle, typhoid and malaria fevers. Phytochemical screening of the roots extracts revealed the presence of...
ABSTRACT A study was conducted at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital to determine the constraints of maternity healthcare delivery. Sixty-two patients as well as professional and non professional staff were interviewed. The results indicate that 90.3% of patients who access maternity care at the hospital come from within Accra while 9.7% come from the immediate suburbs. An average of 167 patients attend antenatal clinic daily and most prefer KBTH to other hospitals because of the presence of exp...
Non-adherence to Tuberculosis treatment is a major barrier for TB control programs because incomplete treatment may result in prolonged infectiousness, drug resistance, relapse and death. Successful treatment of TB involves taking anti TB drugs for at least six months as per the doctors advise. Currently, Tuberculosis has become a resurgent public Health problem in developing countries and is the leading cause of death from any single infectious agent. The purpose of the study was to identify...