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Modeling the Impact of Traveling Time on the Utilization of Maternity Services Using Routine Health Facility Data in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2020)
In Kenya, no studies have attempted to use routine health facility data disaggregated by level of care, to find out if there is a significant statistical relationship between physical accessibility and utilization of ...
Knowledge of menstruation and fertility among adults in rural Western Kenya: Gaps and opportunities for support
(PLOS ONE, 2020-03-03)
An understanding of menstruation and its relationship to fertility can help women know the gestational age of any pregnancies, and thus identify preterm births. It can also help women avoid unintended pregnancies. However, ...
The Cost Implications of Reaching Universal Coverage of Maternity Health Services in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(Public Health Research, 2020)
In Kenya, no studies have attempted to model alternative scenarios of the cost-implications of reaching universal coverage (i.e. 95% population coverage) of the existing maternity health services network at the ward ...
Discourse Markers and Plagiarism in the Literature Review Section of a Research Thesis: A Study in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020-06-04)
Academic writing is pertinent to postgraduate students because it is mandatory for them to write a research thesis as part of their degree programme. However, sometimes the theses that postgraduate students write do not ...
Indigenous Languages: A Challenge or an Opportunity in the Achievement of Universal Healthcare in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020-06-28)
One of the development agenda for Kenya is the achievement of universal healthcare. An assessment of the level at which this has been implemented reveals that Kenya is facing challenges in implementing this endeavor. Health ...
Syntactic Aspects Of Ekegusii Subject And Object Markers
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2020-07)
The verbal complex in Bantu languages is an important unit in the syntactic structure. The verbal word in Bantu, in particular, EkeGusii, has a structure which accommodates affixation of a variety of morphemes as prefixes ...
Interactional Metadiscourse in Doctoral Thesis Writing: A Study in Kenya
(Applied Linguistics Research Journal, 2020-07-05)
Scientific writing especially doctoral dissertation writing commands a high level of objectivity, room for new knowledge, and involvement of the reader. This is manifested in the way the writers demonstrate commitment and ...
The Role of Indigenous Languages in Sustainable Development in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020-04-14)
A developed nation is a knowledgeable nation in educational, social, political, economic and cultural spheres. For individuals to develop educationally, socially, politically, economically and culturally, they need to ...
Fungi and Aflatoxin Levels in Traditionally Processed Cassava(ManihotesculentaCrantz) Products in HomaBay County, Kenya
(HindawiInternational Journal of Microbiology, 2020-08-26)
Cassava (Manihot esculentaCrantz) is a major source of carbohydrates, calcium, vitamins (B and C), and essential minerals and is the third most important source of calories in the tropics. However, it is not clear if the ...
Determinants of Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among Women of Reproductive Age between18-49 Years of Age in Bondo Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya
(International ResearchJournal of Advanced Engineering and Science, 2020)
Demographic factors significantly influenced the uptake of cervical cancer screening. This study aimed at finding out the determinants of uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women of reproductive. A ...