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Determinants of Active Transportation among 10 – 12 Year Old School Children in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-08)
Active Transportation (AT) contributes significantly to the health and wellbeing among children and youth. This benefit can in turn be carried over to adulthood. AT is an important factor in increasing levels of physical ...
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotype Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Associated Risk Factors among Children Attending Gertrudes Children’s Hospital in Nairobi City County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)
Pneumococcal disease remains the biggest killer of children living in Kenya. This is true despite inclusion of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Kenya Expanded Program on Immunization. Serotype replacement, ...
Peace Education and its Contribution to Peaceful Coexistence among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)
There has been an upsurge of school violence (SV) in public secondary schools in Kenya despite numerous efforts to find a sustainable solution. This study therefore investigated the contribution of peace education (PE) ...
Effect of Animations in E-Learning Materials on Students’ Performance in Physics among Selected Secondary Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
This study focused on the effect of the animations embedded in e-learning materials produced at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development. The first objective of this study was to determine the influence of instructional ...
Parental Perceptions, Outcomes and Legal Status of Child Sexual Abuse During Early Childhood Education in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is any sexual act between an adult and a minor or between two minors where one exerts power over the other. Research shows that sexual abuse has potential to cause short and long term harm. Owing ...
Effects of Inmate Characteristics and Institutional Capacity on Prison Rehabilitation Outcomes in Selected Prisons in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)
Various studies continue to report minimal or negligible impact of rehabilitation on reoffending and reintegration to community environment. More specifically, the proportion of sustained prison releases reduces rapidly ...
Influence of Socialization on Academic Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairment in Thawabu Inclusive School in Embakasi, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)
The purpose of this study was to determine influence of socialization on performance of learners with hearing impairment in an inclusive Thawabu Primary School of Embakasi, Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was guided ...
Venture Capital Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
The usage of venture capital is fundamental for the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for economic and political development of a nation. SMEs in emerging economies do experience growth constraints compared to ...
Modelling the Spatial Relationship between Built-Up Volumes and Surface Urban Heat Islands in Upper Hill, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)
Urban heat island refers to the thermal temperature differences between rural and urban areas. The factor that has been attributed to this phenomenon is urbanization, where natural land cover is replaced by concrete and ...