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Determinants of Psychosocial Well-Being of Children (10-17 Years) Affected by Hiv and Aids in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-09)
Children affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA) are faced with psychological, social and economic challenges among others. HIV and AIDS has compounded the situation posing more suffering to children whose parents have died of the ...
Business Specific Factors and Credit Rationing Among Registered Small and Medium Enterprises in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-08)
The economic potential of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been recognized worldwide. However, the existence of credit rationing has hampered realization of the same. The prevalence of credit rationing has ...
Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients in Thika Level Five Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)
The burden of diabetes is reflected not only in the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, but also in the growing numbers of premature deaths due to diabetes. One measure of burden of disease is disability-adjusted ...
Relationship between Memory of Trauma and Selected Psychobiosocial Constructs Among Adolescents with Physical Disabilities in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Adolescents with physical disability experience trauma causing events which imprint heavily into their memory. Memory of trauma may cause one to relive the event therefore evoking the feelings they experienced during the ...
Utilization of Mobile Phone Platform to Enhance Treatment Compliance among Type-2 Diabetes Outpatients in Thika Level 5 Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Type 2 diabetes results from body‟s ineffective use of insulin. Non-compliance to treatment makes metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus impossible. There is need to educate, remind and empower patients with T2DM ...
Relationship Between Memory of Trauma and Selected Psychobiosocial Constructs among Adolescents with Physical Disabilities in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Adolescents with physical disability experience trauma causing events which imprint heavily into their memory. Memory of trauma may cause one to relive the event therefore evoking the feelings they experienced during the ...
Physical Disabilities Induced by Road Traffic Accidents and their Effect on Academic Achievement of Survivors’ Children in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to assess the disabilities induced by Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) and their effect on the academic achievement of the survivors’ children in Kiambu County, Kenya. A descriptive research ...
Relationship between Teachers’ Adversity Quotient and Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Studies in business and profit-making organisations indicate that Adversity Quotient has a positive influence on employee work performance. Few studies have been conducted to examine the role of Adversity Quotient in the ...
Influence of Microfinance Training Programmes on Acquisition of Financial Skills among Women in Self-Help Groups in Kiambu County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Microfinance training plays an important role in imparting financial skills to
women. However, women in Self-Help Groups in Kiambu County still lack
adequate skills in finance. The purpose of this study was to assess the ...
Effects of Land Use/Land Cover Change and Rainfall Variability on Hydrological Characteristics of River Ruiru Watershed, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Watersheds and their water resources are highly vulnerable to land use/land cover changes and seasonal rainfall variability as they directly influence basin hydrological characteristics in terms of water quantity and ...