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Factors that contribute to girl child dropout in public primary schools in Thangatha zone, Tigania East sub-county, Meru county
No full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to girl-child dropout in public primary schools in Thangatha zone, Tigania East Sub-County, Meru County. The numbers of girls who sit for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), coupled with enrolment statistics in the zone had specifically motivated this study. Not only had the completion rate of girls at primary school level been dismal but also comparatively low in Thangatha zone. The study therefore sought to assess the effect of home factors on girl child dropout; it also sought to establish whether cultural beliefs had any influence on girl child dropout; the study also investigated the influence of early sexual maturation on girl child dropout and assessed the effect of school based factors on girl child dropout. The study findings were expected to enable educationists and policy makers come up with strategies for helping the girl child. Schools also benefited in that they may come up with programmes to support the girl child and keep her in school, parents and guardians benefited by becoming knowledgeable and helped keep girls in school until completion. The study was guided by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory and Classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunities by Charles Darwin with the conceptual framework showing interrelationship of various factors influencing girl-child school dropout. The empirical literature was based on the objectives under study, and cited what other researchers had dealt with and their findings. Descriptive survey research design was used with the target population being 340 respondents comprising of 300 class seven pupils, 20 teachers and 20 headteachers. A sample size of 85 respondents was arrived at using simple random sampling method for pupils and purposive sampling method for teachers and headteachers. Questionnaires were the main data collecting instruments. Piloting of the research instruments was done to test the validity and their reliability and ethical considerations were put into place during the whole process of data collection. The collected data was analysed in table and presented in pie charts and bar graphs. The study found out that that home-based factors such as parental poverty, household work, preference for boy child educations had a negative impact on the girl-child educations which resulted to their dropout form schools in Thangatha zone. The study findings also indicated that some cultural beliefs such as undergoing FGM, girls should stay home to look for young ones and boys’ education was better than that of the girl greatly contributed to girls dropping out of school. It was also discovered that early sexual maturation contributed a lot to girls dropping out of school since girls engaged in premarital sexual activities which resulted to unwanted pregnancies thus forcing them out of school. The study also found out that school related factors, such as forcing girls to repeat classes, lack of school uniform, lack of provision of sanitary towels in school as well as lack of enough sanitation's contributed a lot to girls dropping out of school. Based on these findings the study made several recommendations to the players in education of the girl-chil
Effects of Poverty in Education and Childhood and Child Development Carried out in Lari District in Kiambu County
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A Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Skills on Personal Protective Equipments among Nurses working at the Thika Level % Hospital Labour Ward
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Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection
No full textBackground: Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects impoverished communities.
Rapid diagnostic tests of antigenaemia are a practical alternative to parasitological tests of microfilaraemia
for mapping and surveillance. However the relationship between these two methods of measuring burden
has previously been difficult to interpret.
Methods: A statistical model of the distribution of wormburden and microfilariae (mf) and resulting antigenaemic
and mf prevalence was developed and fitted to surveys of two contrasting sentinel sites undergoing interventions.
The fitted model was then used to explore the relationship in various pre- and post-intervention scenarios.
Results: The model had good quantitative agreement with the data and provided estimates of the reduction in mf
output due to treatment. When extrapolating the results to a range of prevalences there was good qualitative
agreement with published data.
Conclusions: The observed relationship between antigenamic and mf prevalence is a natural consequence of the
relationship between prevalence and intensity of adult worms and mf production. The method described here
allows the estimation of key epidemiological parameters and consequently gives insight into the efficacy of an
intervention programme
Information centers enhancing peace and justice : a case of Mount Kenya University.
No full textEducation plays a major role in uniting nations, bringing human beings closely together, through a participatory and interactive process of instruction and learning. Developing a culture of peace and non-violence goes to the substance of fundamental human rights. The aspect of providing peace, security and justice requires the contribution of all stakeholders in the society. It is important to recognize the crucial role of education in contributing to building a culture of peace and condemning instances in which education is undermined in order to attack democracy and tolerance. In line with this, information centers by it’s objective nature avails information promoting research and continuity. However, Information centers must be safe and secure to ensure the best possible situation for research and learning since they are the seats of wisdom. The study was intended to explore local, national, and international issues of violence and injustice along with practical strategies for enhancing peace and justice in Mount Kenya University.
The study targeted three Mount Kenya university campuses including Mombasa, Malindi and Virtual campuses. The technique used was simple random sampling where respondents were selected to fill questionnaires placed to collect the data. The targeted sample population is six hundred users out of population of six thousand users.
The study will show that peace and justice prevails in Mount Kenya Universit
Effect of corporate governance of financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya (a case of Equity bank)
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Class Size And Learning Outcomes: Perceptions Of In-Service Teachers
No full textAchieving quality learning outcomes within the education system in Kenya remains an elusive goal for educationists. Many strategic plans have been drafted and action plans implemented, but the aspiration remains a mirage. It appears the policy makers require more input from the stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to find out the perceptions of in-service teachers on class size and learner achievement. Fifteen in-service teachers attending the April 2015 school-based session at Mount Kenya University, Nairobi Campus were randomly selected and requested to participate in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by the researchers. The FGD revealed that class size in isolation cannot have an impact on learners’ achievement. It should be complemented by quality teacher preparation, more individualization, provision of resources and improving the quality of interaction in the classroom. The study recommended hiring of more Early Childhood Education Teachers to reduce class sizes and therefore improve learning outcomes
