ABSTRACT The research examines social media as an alternative public sphere. Special attention is paid to Facebook, a social networking site, which opened up online spaces for public dialogue on Bond notes, a surrogate currency in Zimbabwe, in 2016. Using The Herald Facebook Page as a case study, the research drew insights from a number of scholars on the notion of public sphere, among them Habermas and Fraser in order to study the extent and manner in which Zimbabweans’ use of Facebook to ...
ABSTRACT In a way to enhance the eradication of early marriages in Zimbabwe the research was conducted on the impacts of early marriages on societal development. The research was conducted in Manicaland Province. The research objectives was to explain the causes of early marriages, impacts of early marriages, challenges faced in trying to eradicate early marriages as well as the effectiveness of legislative frameworks put in place to solve the problem of early marriages in Zimbabwe. It goes o...
ABSTRACT The crux of the study is to unearth the effects of the process of the construct of physical beauty on the Black American woman. The study also analyses the inferiority, color complex which is defined as the psychological fixation about color and feature that leads to whites discriminating the blacks. It is in the study that I also ask how issues of the constructs of physical beauty by the African American woman leads to issues of continued self –denial, denial by the superior race ...
ABSTRACT Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region most heavily affected by HIV and AIDS. Most countries in SSA report a generalized epidemic with pockets of concentrated epidemics in key populations. Men who have sex with Men (MSM) have been identified as one of the key populations driving the spread of HIV in Kenya. MSM contribute about 7.79% new HIV infections in Nyanza Region; with Kisumu reporting a prevalence of up to 25% among MSM aged over 24 years compared to 15.1% in the general p...
Abstract This is a report of an empirical study on the nature and characteristics of professional networking between and among librarians in Nigeria. The study population consisted of 334 LIS professionals who attended the July 2017 annual conference of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) held at the University of Lagos. The study examined the channels used for professional networking among librarians, factors librarians consider before activating professional learning network; reasons fo...
ABSTRACT Consonant harmony is complex phonological process which requires a theory-informed descriptive analysis to determine its occurrence patterns. Consonant harmony has previously been studied as an assimilatory process that involves feature spreading while recent studies describe consonant harmony as feature agreement that leads to correspondence. The current study aims to fill this gap in phonological research and specifically Dholuo phonology by studying consonant harmony. This would e...
ABSTRACT Cyanobacteria are single-celled algae that thrive in warm and nutrient rich water bodies including lakes. They can produce different kinds of toxins called cyanotoxins. Microcystin is the most common and most studied cyanotoxin. Microcystin mostly affects the liver. Epidemiological studies in China and Serbia have shown an association between cyanotoxins and occurrence of Primary Liver Cancer. Cyanobacteria have been reported in Lake Victoria, which is an important source of drinking...
ABSTRACT Formal employment is a barrier to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). National breastfeeding policy recommends workplace breastfeeding support for working women. These women may have been excluded by efforts to scale up EBF, not by design but because they are “special population group” who have been neglected by research, studies existing are old, up to date information lacks to inform programs. Currently, out of 2.56 million people in...
ABSTRACT Anaphors refer to expressions that are not capable of independent reference or meaning and cannot be used deictically. The Binding theory (BT), a sub-theory of the Government and Binding (GB) theory states that Condition A requires that an anaphor should find an antecedent in a local domain, while Condition B requires that a pronominal should be free within the same clause. Long-distance anaphors (LDAs) are found outside the local domain, where they are ambiguous and therefore, diffi...
ABSTRACT Gender is one of the most important factors to consider in designing, managing and delivering reproductive health services. Yet gender may also be the least understood characteristic in terms of how women’s and men’s health needs differ and how those differences can be addressed. Adolescent mothers have been seen to be victims of gender disparities and as a result they have faced unprecedented health challenges such as STI infections and teenage pregnancies just to mention a few....
ABSTRACT Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Challenges in the diagnosis and identification of the causative agent among members of mycobacteria in TB patients due to low sensitivity of smear microscopy leading to misdiagnosis and subsequently treated blindly is of great concern. Emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains and non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) whose treatment is not direct...
ABSTRACT Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative way to achieve communities free from open defecation. Globally 1.1 billion people still practice open defecation and are at risk of diarrhea resulting in 2 million deaths annually. In Kenya 75.7 % population lack improved sanitation facilities and of these, 17.1% experience diarrhea cases. In Siaya diarrheal diseases are ranked third among the top ten diseases. Boro Division with latrine coverage 55%. However, there is still limi...
ABSTRACT The study sought to unpack the cultural practises and social way of life of the Varemba in Mberengwa. The Varemba ethnic group in Mberengwa practise is a distinctive group which practise cultural practise such as Komba initiation school for girls and Murundu known as male circumcision for boys, virginity testing, Female genital Mutilation (fgm),son preference, inheritance. In this group all boys and girls should undergo traditional initiation school to graduate into manhood and woman...
ABSTRACT Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by sand flea Tungapenetrans. The disease is endemic in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.In Kenya, little data has been published regarding tungiasis generally. In Nambale health centre, tungiasisaccounted for 4% of total morbidities at the outpatient department. The prevalence of tungiasis among residents of Musokoto sub-location, the risks factors associated with tungiasis infestations and treatment methods used by Musokotoresident...
ABSTRACT United Nations Population Fund report (UNFPA, 2014) indicates that Kisumu County is amongst the 15 of the total 47 counties in Kenya accounting for 98.7% of total maternal deaths in the country most of which are related to pregnancy and child birth. This study was therefore conducted at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) to establish the determinants of postpartum complications among women of reproductive age (15-49 years old). JOOTRH was chosen since it i...