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ANALYZING FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AMONG STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TANGA REGION, TANZANIA
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-11-05)Students who are visually impaired can excel in mathematics just like students without visual impairment if they are provided with necessary resources and assistance. However, the school environments in Tanzania lag ... -
ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2018-05)Women participation in various fields of livelihood development has proven to bring positive outcomes to their families and the society at large. In most developing countries women are faced with tremendous constraints and ... -
CHALLENGES OF MOTHERS BEARING CHILDREN WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: A CASE STUDY OF MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(pwani university, 2022-11-14)Caregiving serves as an important part of the development of human beings. Significant to note is that Africa’s informal care backbone is formed by mothers. Despite the disadvantages of resources, mothers give proficient ... -
COMPARISON OF THE PATTERNS OF SPREAD OF HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS (HMPV) AND RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) IN AFRICA USING VIRUS SEQUENCE DATA
(Pwani University, 2021-01-23)Background: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the leading causes of viral severe acute respiratory disease in childhood. They are related viruses from the Pneumoviridae family and show ... -
DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE UTILIZATION IN GANZE DISTRICT, KILIFI COUNTY OF KENYA
(Pwani University, 2015-08)Maternal health care service utilization is an important health issue related to both maternal and child survival as it reduces maternal mortality and morbidity as well as improving the well being of mothers and their ... -
EFFECT OF FREE-RANGE STRATEGY ON MEAT QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF CONVENTIONAL BROILER PRODUCTION SYSTEM
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-08-05)Indigenous chicken (IC) genetic resources in Kenya constitute an integral proportion of the various classes of poultry in human settlements and positively affect national and regional food chains. Studies have shown that ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF WATER IN SHALLOW WELLS AT MOKOWE VILLAGE, LAMU COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-05)ABSTRACT Inadequate supply of piped water at Mokowe village in Lamu County has forced the residents to rely on alternative water sources for their daily needs. This water demand has been alleviated through the use of ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHING AND COMPLETION RATES OF PUPILS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS: A STUDY OF MALINDI SUB-COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA BY
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-12)High dropout of pupils with disabilities is a challenge to stakeholders in the education sector. Such learners have to grapple with multiple problems. Similarly, teachers in such schools do not have the requisite training ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2020-07-23)Women participation in politics is not only a human right but is also fundamental aspect in the achievement of comprehensive, unbiased and sustainable development. Women need to participate actively in politics for inclusive ... -
MPANGO WA KANDO’ (MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS) AND THE CHURCH: A PASTORAL APPROACH WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO JESUS TOUCH CHURCH, KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-10)This study sought to investigates the response of Jesus Touch Church to ‘Mpango Wa Kando’ (marital unfaithfulness) in Kilifi County from a critical pastoral approach. It was motivated by the fact that ‘Mpango Wa Kando’ ... -
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 ... -
PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE STATUS OF LIVELIHOODS; THE CASE OF THE COMMUNITY IN LOWER TANA DELTA CONSERVANCY, TANA RIVER COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-06)Protected areas (Conservancies) are amongst the most important conservation initiatives that help to halt biodiversity loss. There have been conflicts among the different communities that cohabit in the three locations ... -
QUANTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN FOREST STRUCTURE BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONFINEMENT OF ELEPHANTS (Loxodanta africana, Blumenbach) IN ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-07-05)Incidents of human-wildlife conflict emanating from farm raids by elephants and baboons led to the construction of an electric fence in Arabuko Sokoke Forest (ASF). Consequently, wildlife was confined and this has aggravated ... -
SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN OF VECTORS AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES ON HOUSEHOLDS IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-05)Studies on socioeconomic burdens of diseases have mainly focused on either the involved vectors (mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks) or the diseases they transmit (malaria, trypanosomiasis and rickettsia, respectively) in ... -
USTADH MUHAMMAD BIN SHARIF SA’ID AL-BEIDH (1942 - 2013): A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A UNIFIER, DA’I (PREACHER) AND MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL IN EAST AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2021-12-06)he study tried to analyse the life of Ustadh Muhammad bin Sharif Sa’id Al-Beidh (1942 - 2013). The evaluation of Al-Beidh’s life focused on social, spiritual and academic service he rendered to the East African ummah ...