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Assessment on utilization of sanitation facilities in Primary schools in Ndhiwa division, Ndhiwa district, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)The provtsion of safe water and sanitation in schools is fundamental to realizing national commitments on "basic education for all" by the year 2015. Children with poor health have deprived learning ability and this ... -
Association between Cd14 (Cd14c-159t) Promoter Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Severe Malaria Anemia in Children, below 3 Years Resident in Siaya District, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Among the infectious diseases worldwide, malaria is one of the leading causes of child morbidity and mortality. Severe malaria anemia (SMA) is the most common clinical manifestation of acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... -
Association between genetic variations in selected cell receptors and nuclear transcription factors and susceptibility to Paediatric p. Falciparum severe malaria Anaemia in Siaya county, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)ABSTRACT Plasmodium falciparum severe malaria aneamia [SMA, haemoglobin (Hb) <5.0 g/dL or Hb<6.0 g/dL with any parasite density] remains the most life-threatening malaria. With its immuno-genetic basis partially understood, ... -
Association between hiv-1 subtypes and drug resistance to first line therapy among individuals with advanced disease in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 remains a public health threat globally, and although antiretroviral therapy has greatly improved the lives of people living with HIV, challenges persist due to high HIV genetic diversity and ... -
Association between Ifn-γ, Tnf-α, Fcγriia and il-12β gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in children from Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is an aggressive paediatric B-cell lymphoma prevalent in children from holoendemic malaria regions of sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with early primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and ... -
Association Between Market Penetration Strategy by Rural Electrification Authority and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case of Siaya County, KenyA
(Maseno University, 2016)Market penetration is the activity or fact of increasing the market share of an existing product. The market penetration strategy by Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is an enhanced electricity connectivity programme ... -
Association between Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor- 3 Polymorphisms (-172a/G and -412c/G) and Interferon-Gamma Levels in Children Aged 3-36 Months with Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Anaemia at Siaya County Referral Hospital in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)In sub-Saharan Africa, Plasmodium falciparum infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality mostly among children under five years. In Kenya, severe malaria anaemia prevalence is at 19%. In malaria holo-endemic ... -
Association Between Ncr3 Promoter Polymorphisms with Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Outcomes in Paediatric Population (Aged Below 3 Years) in Siaya County in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Malaria is the main cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality in holoendemic areas. The populations in these areas have similar transmission intensity and infection rates of Plasmodium falciparum malaria but present ... -
Association Between Reverse Logistics and Performance of General Plastics Limited in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Reverse logistics is imperative for this industry for Plastics are not easy to decompose. Arguments and studies done in the field of reverse logistics and its association with organizational performance on the subject ... -
Association of genetic variants in IL7 and CSF2 with Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria outcomes in children attending Siaya county referal Hospital
(Maseno University, 2023)Immune naïve children residing in endemic Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) transmission regions experience repeated episodes of malaria infection that may lead to bone marrow suppression and subsequently severe malaria ... -
Association of liver biochemical profile and clinical outcome of covid-19 infection in patients admitted at Mount Kenya hospital Nyeri, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic is the most recent significant global health crisis after the influenza pandemic of 1918. It has caused consequential global economic decline with loss of over 6 million lives ... -
Association of Marketing Strategies with Performance of Radio Broadcasting Firms Based in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Marketing strategies literature show cost leadership, differentiation and focus strategies as important drivers of performance and competitive advantage among firms. However, there is no literature about radio broadcasting ... -
Association of Serumestradiol levels and bone marrow Estrogen receptor densities in acute Myelocytic leukemia patients in Moi teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the bone marrow characterized by arrested maturation along with uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Mostly, it affects persons of age 65years and ... -
Association of vitamin d with Measles virus and Diphtheria toxoid specific vaccine antigen Immunoglobulin g responses in mother - child pairs at Chulaimbo sub-county hospital in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)ABSTRACT Vitamin D is a lipid soluble vitamin that acts as a hormone as well as a micronutrient. Through vitamin D receptors (VDR) expressed on immune cells, vitamin D polarizes Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in pregnancy ... -
Associations between Functional Variations in Fc'yriiia and TLR 9 and Susceptibility to Severe Malaria Anemia in Cidldren below 3 Years in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Plasmodium Jalciparum malaria in holoendemic transmission areas is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The greatest burden of this morbidity and mortality is as a consequence of severe malaria anemia (SMA) ... -
Attitude of teachers and students towards teaching and learning of Mathematics in secondary schools in Kisii Central sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT: Attitude plays a critical role in the teaching and learning situation as it determines the level of achievement. It has a substantial influence on Mathematics instruction and learning outcomes. In Kisii Central ... -
Autobiographical Portrait of Subversion of the Normative Gender Identity In Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed
(Maseno University, 2021)Subversive literature is a powerful tool in a rebel‘s arsenal throughout literary history of mankind. Many scholars concur that autobiographies by women indicate their struggle for equality playing field in all spheres of ... -
Automorphisms of the unit groups of square radical zero, cube radical zero and power four radical zero finite commutative completely primary rings
(Maseno University, 2016)The study of automorphisms of algebraic structures has contributed immensely to many important findings in mathematics. For example, Galois characterized the general degree five single variable polynomials over , by ... -
Awareness status and associated risk factors of hypertension among adult patients attending Yala sub-county hospital, Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Hypertension is a major public health problem that affects approximately 26% of adult population worldwide. It is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, stroke and renal failure, and causes about 7.1 million ... -
Awareness, screening and role of men in prevention of cervical cancer among tea farm workers of Nandi hills division in Nandi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Despite being preventable with early screening and treatment, Cervical Cancer (CC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women globally. Incidence rate of cervical cancer in the USA is 8.9 per 100 000, while ...