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Psychosocial Effects of Online Social Networking on Group Behaviour of Urban Youth in Nairobi.
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The Psychosocial Effects of Substance Abuse on the Nuclear Families in Dagoretti South Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)I was interested in this topic because, although substance is regarded both as an unfortunate recreational side effect, and as a harmful delinquent deviance, its underlying impacts affect not only the individual, but ... -
Psychosocial Experiences of Transition From Paediatric to Adult Wards of Adolescents Receiving Oncology Care at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Adolescence is a time of considerable physical and emotional changes, and cancer diagnosis during this time can have a profound impact on a child's psychological and physical developmentand complicates the ... -
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Alcohol Use in School Going Children in a Public Primary School in Westlands Subcounty Nairobi
(Uon, 2021)NACADA’s filed report for 2017 indicates that alcohol consumption in the age gap of 10-19 years in Nairobi city is close to 13.7%. Other research has connected teen drinking to peer pressure, bad parenting, drug availability, ... -
Psychosocial factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV positive partners in discordant relationships
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction ; The HIV discordant sexual partners in stable relationships account for 5 % of all couples in Kenya (KAIS , 2012). New HIV infections have been noted to be highest among this segment of the community. ... -
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Poor Adherence to Anti Tuberculosis Medication and Follow-up Among Tb Patients at Riruta Health Centre.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: It is estimated that a third of the world population is infected with Tubercle bacilli making tuberculosis a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality. Kenya is ranked 13th among the 22 countries with ... -
Psychosocial Heuristic Factors of an Interactive Mobile Device for Geriatric Persons
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Over the years, the older person population has grown, currently at 9% of the world’s total population. This growth is attributed to modern treatment advancements, modern technology, and improved living standards. However, ... -
The psychosocial impact of community based detoxification and rehabilitation among alcohol dependent persons at Kangemi, Nairobi Kenya a one year follow up study
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Both males and females suffer from psychiatric and drug use disorders. However, certain psychiatric disorders affect genders disproportionately; drug use disorders are more prevalent in males than ... -
Psychosocial Outcomes Associated With Sexual Violence Against Children Among Children Seen at the Nairobi Women’s and Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Sexual Violence Against Children has psychological, social, psychiatric and educational negative outcomes that are detrimental to the health of children and society as a whole. This study aimed at determining ... -
Psychosocial risk factors on harmful alcohol use among people living in informal settlement in Nairobi
(2014)Background: The growth of the informal settlements has resulted in many, and complex socio-economic and environmental consequences. Informal settlements are characterized by congestion, high levels of unemployment, ... -
Psychotrauma training module for trainers of trainers in Rwanda following the 1994 Genocide
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Ptsd Depression Review of Studies Done in Sub Sahara Arica
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Approximately half of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer from depression which is a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The current paper examines evidence for two explanations of this comorbidity. ... -
Public Administration Re-engineering (PAR): A Case of Land Administration in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Public administration all over the world is under pressure to improve its effectiveness by providing better services to the public. The pressure to provide timely services has been attributed to public demand and minimal ... -
Public awareness on factors influencing Rickets occurence among children in Nairobi: a case of Eastlands Community, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Survey design, was used for the study and data was collected using cross-sectional method. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. Quantitative approach was used to gather general information; this was ... -
Public Complaints And The Ombudsman In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Although the Constitution of Kenya establishes an Ombudsman to resolve public complaints, the said office continues to face challenges in so far as fulfilling its constitutional mandate is concerned. This study argues ... -
Public danger notification system - VIGIL
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The city of Nairobi Kenya struggles with lack of an effective communication system between disaster/danger management authorities, first responders and the public. It turns out that often in the event of danger the details ... -
Public Debt, Output Volatility, Financial Deepening and Economic Growth in East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The general objective of the study was to establish the relationship among public debt, output volatility, financial deepening and economic growth in EAC, with specific objectives of establishing the relationship between ... -
Public Debt, Selected Macroeconomic Factors, Governance and Sustainable Economic Growth in the East Africa Community Member Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In the last decade, the EAC countries have witnessed disparities between sustainable economic growth and rapid increase in the public debt. Consequently, there have been reclassification of these countries from low to ... -
Public debt, tax revenue and government expenditure in Kenya: 1960-2012
(2014)In lieu of rising budget deficits in many countries across the world, driven by tax revenue insufficiency in financing government expenditure, many governments have continued to accumulate public debt due to the financing ...
