Abstract: This study attempted to explore effects of circuit training on health related physical fitness components of U-15in Arusi Bala primary schoolin Dawuro Zone Essera Woreda, SNNPR state. Simple randomly sampling technique was used to select 40 target populations from the selected cluster in school. The study was used quasi-experimental design from October 1/02/2019 to December 30/04/ 2019, 3 days per week for 3 months and 60 minutes prerecession. The pre and post tests were used for c...
ABSTRACT Skilled care during pregnancy, child delivery, and immediately after the delivery isimportant because itsaves lives of millions of women and newborns and prevent serious and hard to predict complications during pregnancy, delivery or immediately after delivery. Life Saving Skills (LSS) has been in practice by nurses, since 1992, to address maternal mortality and morbidity. However, it is not clear as to what extent the training of nurses and midwives in LSShas contributed to the redu...
ABSTRACT The study examined the community involvement in the control and management of HIV/AIDS in the implementation of national reproductive health plan in Plateau State. Community involvement, control and management constitute the dependent variables. While the demographic characteristics of age, gender, religion, marital status, location, ethnicity, educational qualification and income level constitutes the independent variables. As the information required to achieve this study was alrea...
Abstract The study was designed to ascertain the availability, adequacy and utilization of physical education teaching resources in public secondary schools in Enugu State. Specifically the study determined to find out the available physical education teaching resources – facilities, equipment and supplies in secondary schools in Enugu State, the adequacy of the available resources and the utilization of such resources. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The pop...
Tile Page i Approval Page ii Certification iii Dedication iv Acknowledgements v Table of contents vi List of Tables ix List of Acronyms xi Appendices xii Abstract xiii CHAPTER ONE: Introduction Background to the Study 1 Statement of the Problem 8 Purpose of the Study 9 Research Questions 9 Hypotheses 10 Significance of the Study 10 Scope of the Study 11 CHAPTER TWO: Review of Related Literature Conceptual Framework 13 Family Life and HIV education 13 Teaching 14 Learning 15 Teaching and Learn...
Female athletes have a unique way of responding to coaching behaviour. In addition, there are physical and psychological factors that influence the coaching of female athletes. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to assess the psycho- physical dimensions of coaching female athletes in teacher training colleges in central region of Kenya. The study assessed the extent to which the concern for body shape, the coach athlete relationship and coach leadership behaviour influences coaching of...
ABSTRACT Traditional games have been recognized as a significant part of nations‟ cultural heritage. Today, in circumstances of global integration, people‟s future mostly depends on preservation of their cultural variety. Most of the traditional games and sports, expressions of indigenous cultures and ways of life contributing to the common identity of humanity are under the threat of waning. Additionally, those that are surviving are threatened by imminent disappearance and extinction u...
ABSTRACT Not much is known about incentives value rating in team and individual sports and how they affect sports performance in Kenya. In the presence of wide spread reinforcement initiatives, there is need to effectively scrutinize incentive value rating in the diverse Kenyan sporting populations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the differences in responses among Kenyan male athletes in team, individual and combat sports on the selected incentives and their value. The major hypothe...
ABSTRACT Physical activity (PA) is critical in motor skills development among children with intellectual disability (ID) but inadequate knowledge on the gains of parental involvement (PI) underscores the process. The purpose of the study was to establish the physical and psycho-social benefits of involving parents in an organized PA programme for children with ID of age 4-6 years. Quasi experimental non–equivalent control group research design was adopted for the study. The study targeted c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out if soccer players in public secondary schools in Nairobi City and Kakamega Counties are motivated for competitive soccer by the desire for success, personal fulfillment, social interaction and/or personal image. The study adopted cross sectional analytical research design. The target population included schools that participated in the 2015 season of the secondary school games at zonal level in both Nairobi City and Kakamega Counties. Strati...
ABSTRACT Stress is a key factor in reducing the efficacy of the treatment of high blood pressure and poor sleep quality in the elderly. Yet, high blood pressure and poor sleep quality are important preventable contributors to disease and death. Inadequate sleep is one of the most common side effects of stress resulting in reduced sleep quality. To effectively manage stress, the ability to relax and create a sleep inducing environment is paramount. Given the negative impact of stress on human ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate team cohesion among basketball players in the National Classic League in Kenya. The study intended to establish the differences in social and task cohesion in the teams, teams‟ cohesiveness and the win-loss records, and gender differences in the teams and the teams‟ size and their degree of social and task cohesion. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised 180 players derived from teams in...
ABSTRACT Overweight and obesity in all populations are now realised as worldwide epidemic health problems. The aetiology of these conditions suggests a disruption in regulation of energy at the population level, leading to a positive energy balance and excess adiposityamong others.Overweight and obesity can be defined in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI), which is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters (kg/m2).The aim of this study was, therefore, to measure the B...
ABSTRACT Schools have been identified as key settings for promotion of physical activity in children through Physical Education programs. However, participation in physical activities has some potential risk for injury. Due to this, safety procedures have always been an integral part of the Physical Education program. The purpose of this study was to assess safety precaution practices employed in Physical Education lessons in private primary schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya. This study w...
Summary Polio immunization has faced challenges of refusal from care givers in recent times despite the efforts put in to ensure its success. To identify the role of service providers in this attitudinal shift, a survey describing the perception of health workers about the supplemental immun ization activities was carried out among 265 health workers who participated in the 3rd round of the 2003 sub-national immunization days in Gombe local government area (LGA) of Gombe state, Nigeria: Data...