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Item Mothers’ and Households’ Food Security Status in Kangai and Mutithi Locations of Mwea West Sub County, Kenya(IISTE, 2016) Mugambi, Rahab M.; Imungi, J. K.; Waudo, Judith N.; Ondigi, A.The purpose of this study was to investigate household’s food security status. The study was carried out in dry harvesting and wet planting seasons in the two locations of Mwea West Sub County, Kenya, namely, Kangai and Mutithi. The study design was comparative cross sectional survey while the data instrument was a structured researcher administered household questionnaire. Sampling techniques included probability proportionate to population, The data were analyzed by the use of Health Canada’s, Household Food Security Survey Model (HFSSM), On the whole, the findings were that 39% of the households were food secure, 21 % were moderately insecure, while 40 % were severely food insecure. The general conclusion was that in as much as the households in the two locations were significantly different in terms of households’ and mothers’ food security status, they both experienced chronic food insecurity which did not change with the season. The study recommends food intervention for the 40 % of households that are severely food insecure.Item Occupational accidents in hotels within Eldoret town, Kenya: awareness and prevention(2012-04-12) Cherono, Lydia; Mugambi, Rahab M.; Onywera, V.O.This study is entitled, "Occupational Accidents in hotels within Eldoret Town: Awareness and Prevention". The specific objectives of the study were to establish whether there are policy guidelines relating to prevention of occupational accidents and to check whether legal requirements relating to safety at work are followed; determine the level of awareness of the safety procedures by the staff and proprietors of hotels within Eldoret municipality and to establish preventive measures that are in place to prevent Occupational Accidents in hotels within Eldoret municipality. The independent variables examined were the years worked, type of hotel and level of education while the dependent variables included awareness of staff on safety requirements, policies and accident prevention measures as they relate to the areas of occupational health and safety promotion activities. The study employed the descriptive study design which is the most appropriate in achieving the stated objectives and allows generalization of the results to the population. Data was collected from hotels using stratified and simple random sampling which ensures that all staff from the population had the same chance of being selected and stratified sampling to ensure that cases from the smaller strata of the population are included in sufficient numbers to allow comparison. The study was done in the central business district of Eldoret town in which, 16 hotels from 20 High Standard Lodging House (Hotel D Class) of hotels were studied. An interview was administered to hotel proprietors or the hotel manager to establish accident prevention measures taken by the hotel management as well as the policies put in place to ensure awareness and prevention of these accidents. Staff of various caliber filled questionnaires to shed light on accident prevention measures and awareness. An observation checklist was also used to establish the safety practices of the hotel. The data collected was then used to establish the extent to which accidents occurred, state of awareness and prevention measures that were undertaken by the hotels. The data was then transcribed and content analysis (identifying, coding, and categorizing the primary patterns in data) done. Thereafter the data was organized in tables and analyzed using the SPSS data analysis programme. Major findings were that though most hotels had safety policy statements, most staff were unable to outline them and worse still were not aware of safety procedures, policies and laws governing hotels. Training was considered as one of the methods of ensuring prevention of accidents. Although risk assessment audits were done regularly, most hotels had no system of reporting risks, hazards and accidents. After correlation, it was found that the awareness of safety rules/policies/regulation are influenced by education levels 'of the staff and not necessarily the working year/experience meaning that staff get OHS information mainly from formal professional education rather than at the work place. In conclusion, most hotels neither had guidelines for preparedness for emergencies or a system for reporting hazards and accidents and the staff were not aware of safety regulations, safety procedures and policies or laws governing the hotel industry. On the other hand preventive measures put in place included training, availing necessary equipment and disciplinary action. Recommendations included providing clear policies on safety procedures in the hospitality industry and training staff on these policies to create awareness.Item Relationship between Mothers’ Socio Demographic Characteristics and Food Security Status in Kangai and Mutithi Locations of Mwea West Sub County, Kenya(IISTE, 2016) Mugambi, Rahab M.; Imungi, J.K.; Waudo, Judith N.; Ondigi, A.The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between mothers’ socio demographic characteristics and food security status in Kangai and Mutithi Locations of Mwea West Sub County, Kenya. The design was cross sectional survey while the data instrument was a structured researcher administered household questionnaire. Sampling techniques included probability proportionate to population, The Socio Demographic data were analyzed by the use of proportions and t-tests while food security status data were analyzed by the use of Health Canada’s, Household Food Security Survey Model (Health Canada, 2012). Logistical regression model was used to determine the relationship between Socio Demographics and Food Security Status. It was found out that the socio demographics of the mothers in the two locations were significantly different. The house hold food security status for the Sub County was that 39% of households were food secure, 21% were moderately food insecure while 40% were severely food insecure. Gender of the household head, marital status, religion, age, occupation, education, income sources, expenditure on food and land size were the most pronounced proxy indicators for food security status in the Sub County and they underscore the poverty levels in the area. Further research is suggested on possible interventions for food insecurity in the sub county.