ABSTRACT Diarrhoea remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children aged under-five (< 5) years old worldwide. Of the five million annual deaths among this age group, one fifth is due to diarrhoea. Management of diarrhoea at home is one of the key household practices targeted for enhancement of community management of childhood diarrhoea that may result in substantial reduction in child mortality. Appropriate home management is critical in management of diarrhoea. In Seme Sub-C...
ABSTRACT The large scale apparel industry can acquire the latest equipment as well as computer software such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to maintain a competitive edge in production. The integration of CAD technology in the apparel production and marketing chain has been explored and emphasized in the large scale industries. The adoption of CAD in production processes in apparel firms was, therefore, crucial if the apparel industry within Kisumu City was to remain competitive in the global...
ABSTRACT Addiction among health providers is a significant but undocumented cause of death globally. The non-talked about behavior is increasing day by day. In Kenya, drug and substance abuse is an increasing public health problem. The medical professionals are particularly at increased risk of abusing drugs at their disposal meant for prescription and non-prescription purposes. Such drugs for example are the opioids, sedatives, tranquilizers, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and cannabis among o...
ABSTRACT The global rise of use of nonprescription medications (NPMs) misuse may lead to unanticipated health risks and challenges. Studies in Canada, Brazil, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria, Eritrea, among other countries have indicated the use of NPM. In Kenya, patients visit retail drug outlets (RDOs) to purchase medicines mainly for self-medication much as they would in a supermarket. The Kisumu County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022 report points out misuse of Non-Prescription Medication ...
ABSTRACT One of the ways in which people communicate in a society is through songs. Benga music is a genre of Kenyan popular music. Dholuo benga love songs have been in existence from 1960s to date. Aspects of language, like metaphors, usually vary over time due to external and internal influences on a speech community. The different linguistic expressions of love in Dholuo benga love songs are evidence of various conceptualizations of love over time by the benga artistes. Language use, other...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research was to investigate the use of noun classes among Maseno University Kiswahili students.The first chapter has dealt with Noun classification as a basis of grammar that is very vital in creating linguistic competence and performance of words in most Bantu languages especially Kiswahili. The concept of Noun classes is wide in scope in the sense that it brings contrast among most Kiswahili users including the students. This approach recognizes Noun classi...
Abstract. A bone of contention always arises in labour relations and ADR systems have been established so as to rectify labour disputes. Zimbabwe has a dual juncture labour system whereby the labour laws are not harmonized as both private and public sector are governed by different labour statutes. The Public Service Regulations Act governs the Public service employees excluding the security forces whereas the Labour Act governs private sector employees, metropolitan councils and parastatals...
ABSTRACT Dengue is the most rapidly spreading arbovirus infection globally and exhibits a substantial temporal and geographical variability. The number of dengue cases reported annually to WHO has progressively increased from 0.4 to 1.3 million in the decade 1996–2005, reaching 2.2 million in 2010 and 3.2 million in 2015. Kenya has experienced heightened cases of dengue in recent years with outbreaks in Mandera in 2011 and Mombasa in 2012, 2013 and 2017. Prevalence of dengue among febrile p...
ABSTRACT Newspapers layout and design is meant to appeal to the preference of the reader. This in turn will also ensure the long term survival of the media entity in question through the realisation of significant daily sales. Even though daily sales do not determine the long term profitability of a media organisation, the sales go a long way in assisting some of the expenses such as printing. The newspaper industry in Zimbabwe is highly competitive because of various factors. Among them is ...
Abstract This study aimed at assessing the implementation of strategic plans at Chitungwiza Municipality. Different stakeholders should be involved in strategy implementation and these should include the business community, trade unions and government ministries employees as well as council committees. The process of strategic implementation should ensure that meetings are scheduled to discuss and monitor execution; the municipality should ensure that it crafts an implementation plan. The re...
ABSTRACT Agricultural development lies at the heart of poverty reduction and increased food security in most developing nations. Sub-Saharan Africa is, however, the only region in the world where per capita agricultural productivity has remained stagnant over the past 40 years. Soil fertility depletion and the corresponding declining agricultural productivity in Kenya‟s Ndhiwa Division have led to attempts to popularize Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) technology that could res...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate mobile consumption patterns in Triangle, Tongaat Hulett Estates. It sought to unravel the trends in mobile phone use amongst this community and the gratifications they derive from it. The study was informed by the uses and gratifications theory and the digital divide concept. Data was obtained through qualitative interviews and participant observation. Thematic analysis was deployed to analyse the data obtained from findings. The study found that peo...
ABSTRACT Aflatoxins, naturally occurring carcinogenic toxins produced by species of fungi, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, are associated with poor growth outcomes, especially stunting and underweight as well as morbidity in young children. Although evidence supports mother to infant exposure during pregnancy and breastfeeding, evidence of its effect on growth is limited to the period after introduction of complementary foods. It is therefore unclear whether early maternal exp...
ABSTRACT The researcher explores the reportage of artisanal mining and environmental issues by The Sunday News and The Standard from 2017 to date. The research so to find out how the two newspapers frame, give prominence to news reports on artisanal mining and environmental issues in Zimbabwe. The research used the framing, ideology and political economy theories to find out how far these two newspapers give value to news on artisanal mining and environmental issues in Zimbabwe. The research...
ABSTRACT It has now been widely acknowledged that e-governance is the universal remedy to the plethora of woes bedeviling service provision in most rural local authorities in Zimbabwe and even their urban counterparts. E-governance refers to information and communication technology based networks of administration and services that exists in the new public management era. Low revenue inflows, and corruption, low levels of citizen participation and old methods of record and database managemen...