Abstract: Studies around the world indicate that social support is one of the protective factors that guard against postpartum depression (PPD) yet little is known regarding women’s perceptions of sources or forms of support following childbirth in Nairobi County. The current study purposed to explore social support available for women and its function in preventing PPD. One hundred and twenty-three mothers were approached while waiting in line for postnatal clinic at Pumwani maternity hos...
Abstract: In today’s contemporary age, due to the pervasive chauvinist and repressive experiences of the women in Islam, Muslim women felt that the only way to be emancipated intellectually, socially, politically and economically was through fighting for their basic human rights. There is a mounting growth of Muslim women demanding for their rights guaranteed to them by Islam to be applied in their societies. Equally, women are advancing to the ranks of Islamic scholars, therefore providin...
Abstract: the adoption of liberal constitutions that provide for extensive bills of rights in the world, there has been strong resistance among African countries to extend these rights to include minority groups, particularly the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTI) community. To date, same-sex sexual relations, particularly male to male sexual relations remain outlawed in more than two thirds of African countries, Kenya included. Although several African leaders h...
Abstract: The major conclusions of this study are presented by deconstructing and examining the outcomes of each hypothesis derived from the research questions formulated in chapter one. The two main research questions looked at how individual centered factors and arising situational factors influence voter behavior and while the analysis conducted in chapter four indicated that there is no statistically significant relationship between each of these factors and voter behavior, the implied e...
Abstract: The rise in the prevalence of NCDs is thought to be the result of complex interaction between health, economic growth and development and is strongly associated with universal trends such as population ageing, unplanned urbanization and globalization of unhealthy lifestyles. Even with government efforts in enhancing availability of early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the breast cancers, uptake of these services has remained low and/or delayed over time. The purpose of the ...
Abstract: Background: The effects of breastfeeding during infancy have been a major point of inquiry among scientists. Scientists link breastfeeding to child cognitive, educational, mental, behavioral and psychomotor development (Kramer, 2008; Oddy, 2006). The literature was sourced using the relevant research articles from Psych Net, PubMed and Google Scholar among others. Objectives: The general objective of the research was to find out the effects of exclusive breastfeeding on cognitive d...
Abstract: From the Ancient period to the modern day, the relation between Ethiopia and Somalia has been marred by religious and ethnic rivalries as well as territorial dispute and competition for regional hegemony. With the collapse of Somalia state in 1991 shifted the balance of power in favor of Ethiopia; the latter repeatedly intervened Somalia politically and militarily in order to keep the new status quo. This thesis examines the nature and the impact of Ethiopian foreign policy towards...
Abstract: The issue of poverty and hunger continues to be a great challenge in the world. The millennium development goals was a framework that was implemented for the purpose of assisting the world towards its endeavors of halving poverty and hunger. The implementation of MDGs in Kenya began in 2002.Critiques have argued that the time set to achieve the MDGs in Africa was unfair given the fact that most African countries were in extreme poverty following the implementation of the IMF and Wo...
Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of premarital counseling on marital stability among couples in Nairobi County. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive research design. The sample consisted of 105 married persons from Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), Milimani South Presbytery. The participants were married for ten years and below. The study utilized the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) to determine the level of marital distress as a measure of marital ...
Abstract: This thesis researched the links between resource distribution, and the state of security in North Eastern Kenya. The study aimed to determine if indeed such links existed, and when they did, to check how they manifested themselves and affected residents of the region. The study explored prior and current government initiatives that have aimed to remedy inequality in resource distribution. The study identified instances of historical injustices aiming to establish existing percepti...
Abstract: The study has five objectives which are to identify the political, economic, social, cultural and technological barriers to the East African Community Integration. The study constitutes a literature review of research conducted on interstate dissonance that are a damper to regional integration. The study also provides a synopsis of, not only the findings made in the literature reviewed but also the methodology employed to unearth the respective findings. The study uses secondary da...
Abstract: According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 2015 report, 2015 experienced the highest number of refugees in history. The total number of refugees and internally displaced people hit the 50 million mark, which was the highest since the end of World War II. More interesting though, is that the refugees are hosted by developing countries, whose economic and political structures are weak compared to their developed counterparts. In Africa, regional instabilit...
Abstract: Student satisfaction in institutions of higher learning has been studied extensively. However, studies looking at satisfaction in BA Psychology programs in African universities are almost nonexistent. This study investigated the satisfaction of students and alumni with the BA Psychology degree program, mainly focusing on the curriculum design and content offered at the United States International University-Africa. To examine this, data was collected from respondents in their senio...
Abstract: Evidently, after road transport, rail transport comes second as the most important mode of transport in East Africa, for freight as well as passenger services. The study sought to critically analyze how the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) had contributed to the promotion of harmony among the East African member states. The SGR being a futuristic project serves to integrate Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. The SGR will act as an integration tool and will enable the East Afr...
Abstract: The concept of development communication having originated from Asia has been absorbed and endorsed by various institutions, organizations and projects for the purposes of social change in a community or a country. Employing development communication in organizations, institutions and projects has proven to be very useful. The main techniques of development communication include information dissemination, social marketing, social mobilization, media advocacy and seminars/conference...