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Accessibility of Digital Systems in Information Retrieval by Users With Visual Impairment
(Emerald Insight, 2024)This paper aims to evaluate the accessibility of digital information systems as a key usability attribute in information retrieval by users with visual impairment (VI), to inform development of accessible information ... -
Adoption of Education Technologies for Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Marginalized and Vulnerable Learner Populations in Kenya
(Sage JournalsSemantic Scholar, 2022)The onset of COVID-19 made governments and other education actors prioritize distance learning, particularly through education technologies (EdTechs). Most sub-Saharan African countries adopted and adapted this approach. ... -
Adoption of Education Technologies for Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Marginalized and Vulnerable Learner Populations in Kenya.
(Sage JournalsResearchGate, 2023)The onset of COVID-19 made governments and other education actors prioritize distance learning, particularly through education technologies (EdTechs). Most sub-Saharan African countries adopted and adapted this approach. ... -
Assessing Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions' Curriculum in Kenya: What Strategies Can Position the Youth for Employment?
(Sage JournalsResearchGate, 2023)Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical ... -
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Nurturing Care in Nairobi Slums: Findings From 5 Rounds of Cross-Sectional Telephone Surveys
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2025)This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic affected nurturing care for young children in Nairobi's informal settlements. Through five rounds of telephone surveys with caregivers, the research highlights significant ... -
Assessing the Production of Core Values and Capabilities Among Youth in TVET Institutions in Kenya.
(Sage JournalsResearch Gate, 2022)Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical ... -
Decoding the Support Needs of Parents of Children with Autism in Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025)Online social forums have been used by parents of children with disabilities as a support system where they freely share information, experiences, and their worries. The objective of this study was to examine the kinds of ... -
Determinants of Developmental Outcomes for Children Under 3 Years in a Rural Setting, Kenya
(Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2025)A large proportion of children in low and middle income countries (LMICs) are at risk of poor developmental outcomes, which in turn are linked to later challenges in schooling and work. While various determinants of ... -
Developing an Intervention to Improve the Quality of Childcare Centres In Resource-Poor Urban Settings: A Mixed Methods Study in Nairobi, Kenya.
(NCBIFigshare, 2023)Globally, 350 million under-5s do not have adequate childcare. This may damage their health and development and undermine societal and economic development. Rapid urbanization is changing patterns of work, social structures, ... -
Differences Between Health- and Skill-Related Physical Fitness Profiles of Kenyan Children from Urban and Rural Areas: The Kenya-LINX Project
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025)This study investigates the disparities in health-related and skill-related physical fitness among Kenyan children residing in urban and rural settings. Utilizing data from the Kenya-LINX project, the research assesses ... -
Early Care and Support for Young Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers in Uganda: The Baby Ubuntu Feasibility Trial
(National Library of MedicineFrontiers, 2022)Background: Early care and support provision for young children with developmental disabilities is frequently lacking, yet has potential to improve child and family outcomes, and is crucial for promoting access to healthcare ... -
Effect of Alcohol Consumption and Tobacco Smoking on Psychological Distress: A Quasi-experimental Study Using the 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey Data
(BMJ, 2025)This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking on psychological distress among adults aged 15-54 years in Kenya, utilizing data from the 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey. ... -
Effect of Mass Media Exposure On HIV/AIDS Stigma Among Kenyan Women and Men
(ENSOResearchGate, 2023)In Kenya, stigma directly or indirectly continues to play a major role in spreading HIV/AIDS. Negative attitudes, perceptions, and discrimination toward people who are HIV positive or have AIDS can adversely affect their ... -
Effective Intensive Language Programs: The Case Study of a Kiswahili STARTALK Program Model.
(National Council of less Commonly Taught Languages, 2023)The article presents a case study of a non-residential Kiswahili language and culture STARTALK program conducted in the summer of 2019 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. The study participants comprised 22-novice ... -
Equality in Programming for Girls and Boys: Adolescents' Shared Experiences From an After-School Support Program in Urban Nairobi
(Walden University, 2024)There has been marked progress in access to education, representation of women in leadership, sexual reproductive health, and gender-based violence as a result of gender equality initiatives. However, there is still a ... -
"I Was Not Used to Speaking to My Children" Parental Gains from an Adolescent Education Program in Urban Nairobi, Kenya.
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2025)The paper examines gains that accrued to parents of adolescents, in an education program in urban Nairobi, Kenya. Data comes from qualitative narratives from parents collected during the endline evaluation of the Advancing ... -
Implementing Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) In Kenya: Challenges and Lessons from Korea and USA.
(Education Resources Information CenterResearchGate, 2023)This research examines the nature, enactment, and assessment of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) models in the United States and South Korea to highlight lessons and strategies that Kenya can utilize to improve CBC ... -
Improving Early Childhood Development in the Context of the Nurturing Care Framework in Kenya: A Policy Review and Qualitative Exploration of Emerging Issues With Policy Makers
(National Library of MedicineFrontiers, 2022)Introduction: The Nurturing Care Framework (NCF) describes "nurturing care" as the ability of nations and communities to support caregivers and provide an environment that ensures children's good health and nutrition, ... -
Inclusive Education in The Global South: Can We Turn Promises into Actions?
(ResearchGateUCL DiscoveryDgs Journal, 2023)The aim of this special issue was to bring together researchers, academics, practitioners, advocates and activists and to open up a safe space for critical reflection. In putting this special issue together, we wanted to ... -
Integrating Alternative and Complementary Medicine in the Management of Epilepsy and Its Comorbidities in Low- and Middle-Income Settings
(ElsevierPubMed Central, 2025)This review examines the role of alternative and complementary medicine (ACM) in the management of epilepsy and its comorbidities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the limited access to conventional ...
