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Teacher Attitudes and Perceived Preparedness Towards Inclusive Education in Kenya
The effectiveness of inclusive instructional practices is influenced by teachers' attitudes and sense of preparedness. This study investigated educators' attitudes and perceived preparedness for inclusion. Participants were 1052...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Competing visions of financial inclusion in Kenya
Susan Johnson
Jan 01, 0001
Financial inclusion policy has been ignited globally by the rise of money transfer services over mobile phones led by the example of Kenya. This paper examines the financial practices of low income people and the social...
microfinance mobile money financial inclusion financial practices Kenya Africa /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty name=SDG 1 - No Poverty /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Financial access and exclusion in Kenya and Uganda
Policy emphasis has recently shifted to 'Finance for All' given evidence that financial sector development contributes to growth but effects on poverty do not arise from pro-poor provision. We argue that, given this policy goal...
Drought, Famine and Conflict: The Case of Two Pastoral Ethnic Communities in Turkana, Kenya
Hye Sung Kim
Jan 01, 0001
In this paper, I examine the link between famine and pastoral conflicts between two ethnic communities in Turkana, Kenya.
Published by: Winthrop University
Competing visions of financial inclusion in Kenya
Susan Johnson
Jan 01, 0001
Financial inclusion policy has been ignited globally by the rise of money transfer services over mobile phones led by the example of Kenya. This paper examines the financial practices of low income people and the social...
microfinance mobile money financial inclusion financial practices Kenya Africa /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty name=SDG 1 - No Poverty /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Building Resilience and Mitigating Impacts of Uncertainties in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Kenya
Enock Gideon
Jan 01, 2023
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has emerged as an avenue through which Kenya aims to fast track her ambition for upper-middle-income economy status, together with the realization of the Big 4 Agenda....
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Historical Ecologies of Pastoralist Overgrazing in Kenya
Abstract: The spectre of ‘overgrazing’ looms large in historical and political narratives of ecological degradation in savannah ecosystems. While pastoral exploitation is a conspicuous driver of landscape variability and...
Financial access and exclusion in Kenya and Uganda
Policy emphasis has recently shifted to 'Finance for All' given evidence that financial sector development contributes to growth but effects on poverty do not arise from pro-poor provision. We argue that, given this policy goal...
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In Africa ERC Funded Project (ERC295907). Research was carried out through affiliation with the National Museums of Kenya (NMK/ ESC/PAL/w/VOL.1), with permission from the National Council of Science and Technology, Government of...
Understanding the Continuance of Mobile Financial Services in Kenya
This study develops an integrated model that extends the means-end theory with customer value research and examines continuance intention towards using mobile financial services. A large-scale online questionnaire targeting...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Stakeholder perspectives around post-TB wellbeing and care in Kenya and Malawi.
Sarah Karanja, Tumaini Malenga, Jessie Mphande, Stephen Bertel Squire, Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, Ewan M Tomeny, Laura Rosu, Stephen Mulupi, Tom Wingfield, Eliya Zulu, Jamilah Meghji
Sep 07, 2022
BACKGROUND: There is growing awareness of the burden of post-TB morbidity, and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of TB affected households. However little work has been done to determine how post-TB care might be delivered...
Health Services Clinical Research HIV/AIDS Infectious Diseases Rare Diseases 8.5 Resources and infrastructure (health services) 8.3 Policy Ethics and research governance 8 Health and social care services research 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services Infection Generic Health Relevance 3 Good Health and Well Being
A Systematic Scoping Review of the Impacts of Community Food Production Initiatives in Kenya, Cameroon, and South Africa.
Gráinne B Hutton, Anna Brugulat-Panés, Divya Bhagtani, Camille Mba Maadjhou, Jack M Birch, Hueyjong Shih, Kufre Okop, Monica Muti, Pamela Wadende, Lambed Tatah, Ebele Mogo, Leonor Guariguata, Nigel Unwin
Mar 26, 2021
BACKGROUND: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, one in two people in Africa were food insecure. The burden of malnutrition remains high (e.g. childhood stunting, anaemia in women of reproductive age) or are increasing (e.g....
Cross-Sectional Association of Food Source with Food Insecurity, Dietary Diversity and Body Mass Index in Western Kenya
The triple burden of malnutrition in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is partly a result of changing food environments and a shift from traditional diets to high-calorie Western-style diets. Exploring the...
Elizabeth Olatunji, Charles Obonyo, Pamela Wadende, Vincent Were, Rosemary Musuva, Charles Lwanga, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Matthew Pearce, Ebele RI Mogo, Oliver Francis, Louise Foley
Feb 10, 2022
BMI Kenya Body Mass Index Dietary diversity food insecurity food security food source Malnutrition Nutrition Supermarket triple burden of malnutrition Adult Animal Husbandry Body Mass Index Consumer Behavior Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Family Characteristics Female food insecurity Food Supply Humans Kenya Male Malnutrition Odds Ratio Poisson Distribution Regression Analysis
“We don’t have this is mine and this is his”
Susan Johnson
Jan 01, 0001
In the context of calls for more nuanced understanding of marriage as a dynamic institution, this paper addresses a gap in the literature on intra-household financial management. It examines financial management systems and...
The Roosevelt School: a Tiger's Place in the History of Public-School Integration
Kenya L. Lane
Jan 01, 0001
South Carolina, like many southern states, spent fifteen years avoiding complete compliance with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling to desegregate schools. Despite the statewide attempts to keep schools...
Public school desegregation Education for African Americans Clover South Carolina Oral History political history Public History Social History United States History
Published by: Winthrop University
“We don’t have this is mine and this is his”
Susan Johnson
Jan 01, 0001
In the context of calls for more nuanced understanding of marriage as a dynamic institution, this paper addresses a gap in the literature on intra-household financial management. It examines financial management systems and...
Cross-Sectional Association of Food Source with Food Insecurity, Dietary Diversity and Body Mass Index in Western Kenya
The triple burden of malnutrition in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is partly a result of changing food environments and a shift from traditional diets to high-calorie Western-style diets. Exploring the...
Elizabeth Olatunji, Charles Obonyo, Pamela Wadende, Vincent Were, Rosemary Musuva, Charles Lwanga, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Matthew Pearce, Ebele RI Mogo, Oliver Francis, Louise Foley
Jan 07, 2022
‘They are not serious like the boys’
Lizzi Milligan
Jan 01, 0001
This paper reconsiders urban–rural and modern–traditional dichotomies by exploring the multiple and contested gendered issues that secondary school girls face in rural Kisii, Western Kenya. Findings are drawn from a qualitative...
Changes to water management and declining pastoral resilience in Marsabit County, northern Kenya
Abstract: In this article, we provide a review of research on the existing and abandoned wells in Marsabit County, Northern Kenya, and associated Indigenous Knowledge concerning water governance, institutions of leadership, and...
Multiple introductions of multidrug-resistant typhoid associated with acute infection and asymptomatic carriage, Kenya.
Samuel Kariuki, Zoe A Dyson, Cecilia Mbae, Ronald Ngetich, Susan M Kavai, Celestine Wairimu, Stephen Anyona, Naomi Gitau, Robert Sanaya Onsare, Beatrice Ongandi, Sebastian Duchene, Mohamed Ali, John David Clemens, Kathryn E Holt, Gordon Dougan
Oct 08, 2021
Background: Understanding the dynamics of infection and carriage of typhoid in endemic settings is critical to finding solutions to prevention and control. Methods: In a 3 year case-control study, we investigated typhoid among...
Assessing the Level of Community Resilience to Drought in Kitui County, Kenya
In Kenya, arid and semi-arid lands are more affected by drought due to their fragile ecosystems and unfavorable climate. The main objective of this study was to determine the level of community resilience to drought in Kitui...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Politics in everyday Kenyan street-life
Stephanie Diepeveen
Feb 06, 2018
The presence of politics in everyday experiences – popular arts, culture and dialogue – is not new to the study of politics in Africa. Yet, most often, attention to political possibilities in the everyday appears preoccupied...
Lessons learned from conducting mental health intervention research in schools in the Global South
Maria E. Loades, Bronwyne Coetzee, Tom Osborm, Suzanne Human, Katherine Venturo-Conerly
Jan 31, 2024
Most of the world’s population of young people live in lower-and middle-income countries (LMICs; (Weine, Horvath Marques, Singh, & Pringle, 2020)), and these young people experience heightened rates of known risk factors for...
Adolescent Africa LMICs mental health interventions school-based /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2738 name=Psychiatry and Mental health /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3203 name=Clinical Psychology /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2735 name=Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Demand and supply-side barriers and opportunities to enhance access to healthcare for urban poor populations in Kenya
Pauline Bakibinga, Lyagamula Kisia, Martin Atela, Peter M Kibe, Caroline Kabaria, Isaac Kisiangani, Catherine Kyobutungi
May 11, 2022
OBJECTIVE: To explore the barriers to and options for improving access to quality healthcare for the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews (n=12), focus group...
Multiple introductions of multidrug-resistant typhoid associated with acute infection and asymptomatic carriage, Kenya
Samuel Kariuki, Zoe A Dyson, Cecilia Mbae, Ronald Ngetich, Susan M Kavai, Celestine Wairimu, Stephen Anyona, Naomi Gitau, Robert Sanaya Onsare, Beatrice Ongandi, Sebastian Duchene, Mohamed Ali, John David Clemens, Kathryn E Holt, Gordon Dougan
Oct 06, 2021
Background:: Understanding the dynamics of infection and carriage of typhoid in endemic settings is critical to finding solutions to prevention and control. Methods:: In a 3-year case-control study, we investigated typhoid among...
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