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UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN AGED18-49 YEARS IN MALINDI SUB COUNTY HOSPITAL
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-11-08)Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide with an estimated annual incidence of 0.5 million cases and 300,000 deaths. More than 85% of new cases and deaths occur in developing countries. In ... -
A NARRATOLOGICAL STUDY OF NAWAL EL SAADAWI’S NOVELS GOD DIES BY THE NILE AND WOMAN AT POINT ZERO
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-12-05)This is a narratological study of God Dies by the Nile (1985) and Woman at Point Zero (1982) by Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian female writer. The study explores the narrative presentation of Saadawi’s struggle for women’s ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE AND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION IN MANGROVE FOREST OF KILIFI CREEK, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-02-08)Mangroves are typical marine ecosystems in tropical and sub-tropical coasts and are one of the most productive systems in the world. In Kenya, mangroves have formed well developed forests in sheltered coastlines such as ... -
THE PREVALENCE OF UPTAKE OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN MALINDI SUBCOUNTY, KENYA AND THE ROLE OF MALE SPOUSE INVOLVEMENT
(Pwani University, 2016-04)The contraceptive use prevalence rate in Africa at 31% still remains lower than that of the world, 63%. The rate of maternal mortality in the developing world is high where a total of 529,000 women die at childbirth due ... -
ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN BOREHOLES AND WELLS IN WAA LOCATION, KWALE COUNTY - KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-05)Water from boreholes and dug wells is extensively used in Kwale County, especially by rural communities living away from established market centers, where piped water is commonly available. The study aimed to assess the ... -
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KILIFI, EMBU AND BUDALANGI
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-05)Smallholder farmers in Kenya are faced by effects of climate change which results to loss of crop and livestock productions. Consequently, smallholder farmers suffer crop and livestock losses, causing devastation and ... -
DETERMINANTS OF POOR TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
(Pwani University, 2016-05)In 2013, an estimated 9 million people developed TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Many countries globally have adopted DOT strategy which addresses factors of poor treatment outcome at community and health ... -
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF EXPLOITED POPULATIONS OF THE EMPEROR ANGELFISH, Pomacanthus imperator BLOCH, 1787 ALONG THE KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-05-05)Substantial proportion of the Pomacanthus imperator are traded in terms of value and quantity and also harvested as food in the artisanal fishery in Kenya. However information on their reproductive biology is scanty. In ... -
SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF RABBITFISHES (FAMILY: SIGANIDAE) FROM KENYAN INSHORE MARINE WATERS
(Pwani University, 2016-06)Rabbitfishes (Siganidae) are valuable commercial species in many parts of the world. Along the East African coast, they constitute important food and commercial marine fish resources. However information on their biology ... -
Assessment of the Impact of Resource use Conflicts on Community Livelihoods within the Tana DeltaSub County Kenya
(Pwani University, 2016-06)Most conflicts in the African continent have been connected with natural resources. Resource-based violent conflicts have direct, immediate and devastating impacts, with social, psychological, economic and ecological ... -
CONTRIBUTION OF MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE TO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBOURING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-06-05)Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve (MMNP&R) in Kenya was established in 1986 but came into operation in 1991. The Marine protected Area (MPA) was established to enhance biodiversity conservation, to attract tourists ... -
TOWARDS THE INCULTURATION OF NYERE ZA MWEZI, AN AGIRIAMA FUNERAL RITE, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO ST. PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN KILIFI, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-06-06)his study examined the possibilities of inculturating ‘Nyere za Mwezi’, an Agiriama funeral rite with specific reference to Roman Catholic Churchin Kilifi County. The objectives of the study were to; i.) analyze the ... -
MECHANICAL AND OPTO - ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHITOSAN - A MARINE BASED BIOMATERIAL
(Pwani University, 2016-07)Mechanical, electrical and optical properties of chitosan thin films extracted from the squid gladius found along the coastal areas of Kilifi and Mombasa were investigated in this study. The films were prepared by the ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF FISHERIES RESOURCES IN WATER RESERVOIRS OF THE SOLAR SALTWORKS IN UNGWANA BAY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-07)The reservoirs of the salt works in Magarini Constituency within Ungwana Bay, Kenya support livelihoods of local fishers and fish traders in the area. However, despite this importance, information about their fisheries ... -
EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER ACCESSIBILITY IN KILIFI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-08)Access to water remains a global challenge, especially with the unprecedented growth in world population. However, underground water resource remains largely underutilized, despite its accounting for a greater volume of ... -
USAWIRI WA MWANAMUME KATIKA METHALI ZA KIMERU NCHINI KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-08)Utafiti huu unahusu uchanganuzi wa usawiri wa mwanamume katika methali za Kimeru. Imebainika kuwa usawiri wa mwanamume katika methali za Kimeru haujawekwa bayana na utafiti wowote. Utafiti huu umebainisha jinsi ... -
APPLICATION OF THE JOINT MODELLING OF SERIAL ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES AND MORTALITY AMONGST CHILDREN FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATION WITH A COINCIDENT ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN ADDITION TO SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-08-08)Background: Malnutrition continues to be a major health burden in developing countries. It is globally the most important risk factor for illness and death, with hundreds of millions of young children particularly affected. ... -
MANAGING INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOURS OF PUPILS WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES IN SELECTED INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, CHANGAMWE SUB-COUNTY, MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-09)The focus of this study was managing inappropriate behaviours management of pupils with cognitive disability in selected inclusive primary schools in Changamwe Sub-county. Pupils with cognitive disabilities inappropriate ... -
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF KIPEVU WASTE WATER USING VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon Zizanioides)
(2016-09)Treatment of wastewater worldwide has mainly been done using physical, chemical and biological wastewater treatment systems such as activated sludge and biological nutrient removal technologies (Bedewi, 2010).Mombasa ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF LOWER SABAKI RIVER USING MACRO-BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES AS BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(Pwani University, 2016-11)The present study was conducted at the lower reaches of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River system that empties its water into the Indian Ocean.The objective of the study was to assess the ecological integrity of the lower Sabaki ...