Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effect of selected factors on enrolment of Maasai girls in boarding secondary schools in Transmara Sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Globally countries have sought to enhance education of the girl child through various practices. Kenya’s Gender Policy in Education of 2007 reiterated the government’s committment to establish girls’ boarding secondary ... -
Influence of free secondary education policy access, transition and student academic performance in Mbita and Suba sub-counties,Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Free Secondary Education (FSE) policy was introduced in Kenya in 2008 with an aim of making secondary education affordable to enhance access, transition and student academic performance. The influence seem to have been low ... -
Determinants of adoption of safe Water, sanitation and hygiene practices in Agoro West location, central Nyakach division, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Provision of safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene has been lauded as one way of preventing diarrhoeal infections and improving health especially in developing countries. However, lack of safe water, inadequate ... -
Interaction between shigella flexneri and intestinal epithelial cells co-infected with selected enteric bacteria
(Maseno University, 2015)Bacteria, intestinal epithelium, and host innate immune responses are among the most critical interacting factors that determine the fate of bacterial infections and disease outcomes. Recent studies have described multiple ... -
Norms of elementary operators
(Maseno University, 2015)Properties of elementary operators have been investigated in the recent past under a variety of aspects. Their norms have been a subject of interest for research in operator theory. Specifically, deriving a formula to ... -
Metaphorical conceptualization and interpretation of EkeGusii HIV and aids discourse
(Maseno University, 2015)Language plays a fundamental role in HIV and AIDS communication. In Kenya, English and Kiswahili are used as the languages of communication in HIV and AIDS related issues although only 17% of the population use English ... -
Teachers’ perception of challenging behaviour among learners with Autism and its influence on choice of management strategies in primary schools in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Teachers working with learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often feel ill prepared to manage challenging behaviours presented by them. Quite often, when they are faced with cases of challenging behaviour, they ... -
Client perception on quality of health care offered to in-patients in public and faith based hospitals in Kiambu and Nairobi counties, in Kenya: a comparative study.
(Maseno University, 2016)Quality is the ability to deliver services that satisfy the consumer’s needs whereas service quality is the ability to meet or exceed customer expectations, providing quality healthcare is an ethical obligation of all ... -
An assessment of community participation in design, implementation and management of Kiambai Water and sanitation project: Kaksingri location Homabay county. Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)In sub-Saharan Africa, about 250 million people (67%) lack safe accessible water while 81% of the rural population lacks sanitation facilities (Rose and Vincent1999). People spend 40 billion hours every year just walking ... -
Determinants of uptake of long acting reversible contraceptives by women seeking family planning services in Kakamega county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The prevalence of unintended pregnancy in Kenya continues to be high with 43% of all births reported as unintended. A fifth of these births are due to incorrect use of short-term contraceptive methods which are the most ... -
Spatial profiling of Malaria Epidemiology in a highland area of low Endemicity: transmission, diagnosis and Malarial Anaemia in Nandi county-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Malaria remains prevalent in many parts of Kenya but areas in the highlands of Nandi North sub-county have reported declining incidences of malaria infection and disease burden, and between April 2007 and March 2008 a ... -
Modeling the effects of interference in fertility rate: a case study of Rwanda, Indonesia and Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Many studies have been done on fertility for many years. However, very little has been documented in the existing literature concerning modeling of fertility in the presence of interference, yet interference to fertility ... -
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 ... -
Sources and effect of maternal aflatoxin exposure through diet on growth and morbidity of infants 0 - 3 months in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)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 ... -
Fate studies of chlorsulfuron in selected soils within the Mara river basin of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT Chlorsulfuron is a sulfonylurea herbicide used to control broadleaf and grass weeds in wheat farms within the Mara River Basin. It is assumed to be environmentally safe due to low application rates, relatively ... -
Expression of cd23 by schistosoma mansoni antigen-activated b cells of highly exposed adult males on the shores of lake Victoria, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Increased B cell membrane CD23 (low affinity IgE receptor) and its soluble cleavage product (sCD23) is related to the development of resistance to re-infection with Schistosoma mansoni. CD23 occurs as two isoforms (CD23a ... -
Development of antibody dependent respiratory burst assay as a tool for evaluating cellular immunity to malaria
(Maseno University, 2016)Malaria vaccine clinical trials in exposed populations have not always been consistent in finding robust associations between the predicted immune responses and protection against disease. The selection of most promising ... -
The role of strategic fit on performance of public universities in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)According to the Human Capital Report 2015, Kenya’s overall human capital index was 57.54, indicating that public universities contribute to economic success. However, Kenya Audit Report 2012/2013 indicated public universities ... -
Influence of investment appraisal and diversification on portfolio selection in the soft drink industry in Western Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2015)Economic reports reveal that Western Kenya has 16% poverty depth due to unemployment; sectoral reports reveal that 71% of employment opportunities are created in the informal sector and a long distribution system. Distribution ... -
Profiles of progesterone, systemic cytokines and blood lymphocyte levels during pregnancy in women living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The impact of HIV infection on progesterone, systemic cytokines, and lymphocyte levels in advancing pregnancy remains unclear despite the reported abortions among HIV-infected women. Thus, the main objective of this study ...