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Social capital for adaptation to climate change in the Mara river basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The social context within which climate change is experienced can determine the ease of adapting to the crisis. This has brought to fore the potential that social capital holds in building the adaptive capacity of ... -
Social support for orphaned children in Busia Township: challenges and prospects
(Maseno University, 2017)Worldwide, there are more than140 million children under the age of 18 years who are orphaned because of HIV/AIDS and other causes. More than 46.6 million of these children come from Sub-Saharan Africa and more than 2 ... -
Socio- cultural influence on learners’ English vocabulary development in selected secondary schools in lower Nyokal division, Homa- bay town sub- county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Vocabulary is widely considered as one of the most essential elements of a language. It plays a pivotal role in determining whether or not learners will communicate in a language they have learnt successfully. Extensive ... -
The socio-cultural and theological context of the double rite of passage in Nomiya church in Rarieda sub-county, Siaya county
(Maseno University, 2018)ABSTRACT Rites of passage are a universal phenomenon marked by transitions during major life changes. In the Nomiya Church (NC), circumcision and baptism as religious rites of initiation are simultaneously performed on ... -
The socio-cultural context of men’s sexual behaviour during post- voluntary medical male circumcision in Usenge sub-location, Bondo sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2014)Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is an additional HIV preventive measure that is performed globally. In Kenya, the Ministry of Health added VMMC to its HIV preventive strategies after a series of consultations ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing access to primary school education by female learners who are physically disabled in Kisumu East Ward, kisumu county Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Education is one of the basic human rights. The right to education has been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Girl child education was identified as the most urgent priority at the World ... -
The socio-cultural factors influencing infant feeding practices among HIV positive women attending post-natal clinic at Kisumu East sub-county hospital, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) intervention is a global health priority, whose aim is to increase child survival and to reduce HIV infections in infants. Reducing post-natal MTCT of HIV especially ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing the utilization of first-line Antibiotics in Manyatta 'a' sub-location, Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Kenya in 2009 was 58.2%, in Nyanza 68.5% and Kisumu 64.8%. Although antibiotics resistance is primarily a medical problem, factors influencing its spread ... -
Socio-demographic and institutional predictors of inpatients’ post-discharge stay in referral hospitals in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Globally, inpatients continue to unnecessarily prolong their stay in referral hospital wards upon their medical discharge. This causes congestion in the wards, hospital reinfection, relapse, death of PDS inpatients and ... -
The socio-economic impacts of markets ii project on Soybean female farmers in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, Nigeria
(Maseno University, 2014)Development organizations in Africa have been at the forefront in fighting for women inclusion in agriculture but little has been documented on how these initiatives impact on women's lives'. This study explored the extent ... -
A Syntactic Analysis of Argument Licensing in Lutsotso Sentence
(Maseno University, 2017)This is a study of the syntax and morphology of argument licensing in Lutsotso, a dialect of Luluhyia language. Luluhyia is an agglutinating language and therefore its morphology is relevant to syntactic derivation. ... -
A syntactic interpretation of ambiguous Dholuo long distance anaphors
(Maseno university, 2015)Anaphors refer to expressions that are not capable of independent reference or meaning and cannot be used deictically. The Binding theory (BT), a sub-theory of the Government and Binding (GB) theory states that Condition ... -
The Theological reflection on the divine in the African Context: A Possible basis for Dialogue with Islam
(The University of the Orange Free State, 1998)The countries of Africa are experiencing important changes and development forms a major part of their political agenda. It is a period of economic awakening. This .Renaissance of Africa is impossible to achieve without ... -
Uchanganuzi wa kileksikografia wa hiponimia za leksimu nomino na vitenzi vya kiswahili na tafsiri zake katika kiluo
(Maseno University, 2018)Ingawa hiponimia hudhihirika miongoni mwa kategoria mbalimbali za maneno, tafiti za Kiswahili zimeelekea kushughulikia hiponimia za nomino na kupuuza kategoria nyingine kama vile vitenzi, vielezi na vivumishi. Tafiti hizi ... -
Uchanganuzi wa usemi wa kisiasa kuhusu nchi ya kenya katika blogu teule zilizoandikwa katika Kiswahili
(Maseno University, 2015)Maendeleo ya kiteknolojia kimtandao yanazidi kubadilisha namna masuala ya kisiasa yanavyowasilishwa. Majilio ya kuandika habari na kutolea maoni katika blogu yameshuhudia kuongezeka kwa watu wanaozuru blogu na kuchangia ... -
Uchanganuzi wa uwasilishaji wa kifo katika mashairi teule ya Kiswahili
(Maseno University, 2014)Kifo ni swala zito na linaloibua hisia zaidi. Uwasilishaji wa dhana ya kifo katika tanzu anuwai za fasihi huwa kwa namna tofauti. Katika ushairi kifo huibuliwa kwa lugha ya pekee yenye mnato wa hisia na mashiko zaidi. ... -
Uhakiki wa suala la uhifadhi wa mazingira katika tanzu teule za fasihi ya kiswahili ya milenia mpya
(Maseno University, 2014)Hatua nyingi madhubuti zinachukuliwa na wanafasihi na mashirika mbalimbali kuhamasisha binadamu juu ya masuala yanayohusiana na uharibifu wa mazingira pamoja na haja ya uhifadhi wa mazingira. Hii ni kwa sababu wanadamu ... -
Uhakiki wa ubunilizi wa changamoto za ndoa katika riwaya teule za kiswahili kiuhusika na kiusimulizi
(Maseno university, 2021)Ndoa ni asasi muhimu inayoiendeleza jamii na kudumisha uthabiti wake kupitia majukumu yake muhimu ya kuhakikisha wanajamii wapya wanazaliwa na kulelewa. Tafiti za kifasihi na za kisosholojia kuhusu ndoa zinaonyesha kuwa ... -
Uhusika katika mashairi ya Kiswahili: Malenga wa vumba, Kichomi na Utenzi wa Fumo Liyongo
(Maseno University, 2018)Uhusika katika ushairi wa Kiswahili ni kipengele ambacho hakitiliwi maanani na wahakiki wengi wa mashairi. Uhusika huu haujitokezi wazi kama ilivyo katika tanzu zingine za fasihi. Aghalabu huwa si dhahiri, huonekana kuwa ... -
Umilisi wa lugha ya kifasihi miongoni mwa wanafunzi wa shule za upili katika kaunti ndogo ya Wareng’
(Maseno university, 2021)Umilisi wa lugha ya kifasihi kutokana na fasihi andishi ya Kiswahili ni uti wa mgongo kwa ufanisi wa mtihani wa Kiswahili. Wanafunzi wanapoanza kidato cha kwanza huwa wamepata alama nzuri katika mtihani wa Kiswahili. Mtaala ...