MKURwanda Repository: Recent submissions
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World Diabetes Day: Mount Kenya University offers free screening
(The New Times Rwanda, 2021-11-11)Mount Kenya University Rwanda is taking part in a week-long series of activities to celebrate World Diabetes Day by holding a screening camp at Nyanza Bus Park in Kicukiro District on Nov 13 and 14. The camp will focus on ... -
Factors associated with viral load suppression among HIV patients in Rutsiro District, Rwanda
(Global Scientific Journals, 2021-06)Introduction: HIV/AIDS constitutes a global public health problem since the early 1980s. Globally, there was 37.9 million PLHIV with 79% informed of their status, of the 78% accessing ART and their 86% had viral load ... -
Factors Associated with Non-Use of Mosquito Nets for Prevention and Control of Malaria among Rural Communities in Nyagatare District, Rwanda
(EC Nutrition, 2020-12)Malaria is one of the top causes of death and illness in subtropical and tropical region. Taking into consideration the contribution of bed nets use and factors correlated to their non-utilization at community level for ... -
Environmental and Nutritional Determinants of Diarrhoea Disease Among Children Under Five Years in Rwanda
(Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2020-12)Background Diarrhoea remains one of the leading of causes of deaths in children under five years old globally. Children under five years are more vulnerable to diarrhea especially those from low and middle countries. The ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight among neonates in Rwanda
(Life Research, 2021-04)Objective: Low birth weight is a global concern in both developed and developing countries. This problem represents a high proportion in Africa and Asia. In Rwanda, low birth weight is also conspicuous. The main objective ... -
Social-Cultural Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behaviours among Young People in Gatsata and Remera Sectors, Gasabo District in Rwanda
(World Wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2021-06)Background: Sexual behaviors of young people are becoming one of the critical social and major public-health concerns in recent years. The study aimed to examine social-cultural factors associated with risky sexual behaviours ... -
Market Securities towards Financial Performance of Public Enterprises in Rwanda
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 2020-10)Background: Stock markets play a great role in the contribution of economic growth of a country, world over. Through their various operations, they are able to mobilize savings and channel them to more productive activities ... -
Utilization of Computer Technology in Nursing Practice
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2020)Introduction: The purpose of this study was to institutional related factors in the utilization of computer technology amongst Nurse-midwives in nursing practice in Kwale County. Method: Institution based descriptive ... -
PERCEPTIONS AND SATISFACTION TOWARDS COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE (CBHI) AMONG PATIENTS SEEKING CARE IN KIGEME HOSPITAL, NYAMAGABE DISTRICT, RWANDA
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020-10)Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) is an emerging concept for providing financial protection against the cost of illness and improving access to quality health services for low-income rural households who are excluded ... -
Contraceptive use and associated factors among youth aged 15-24 years in Kicukiro District, Rwanda
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020-06)Access to contraceptives is of a particular importance in reducing high rates of unplanned pregnancies and increased rates of sexual transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. In Rwanda there is a significant proportion of ... -
Employee Motivation and Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOS). A Case of Umwalimu SACCO, Rwanda
(Journal of Economics, 2021-06)Lack of motivation among employees is the main problem which hinder the high performance of Umwalimu SACCO, some of its employees are shifting from Umwalimu SACCO to other financial institutions for examples with high ... -
Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of mosquito species during the dry season along the Mara River and its tributaries, in Kenya and Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background: Vector-borne diseases are increasingly becoming a major health problem among communities living along the major rivers of Africa. Although larger water bodies such as lakes and dams have been extensively ... -
Presence and distribution of mosquito larvae predators and factors influencing their abundance along the Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania
(Springer Plus, 2015)Among all the malaria controlling measures, biological control of mosquito larvae may be the cheapest and easiest to implement. This study investigated baseline predation of immature mosquitoes by macroinvertebrate predators ... -
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
(Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (Taylor & Francis), 2014-10-24)We purposively selected 39 sampling sites along the Mara River and its two perennial tributaries of Amala and Nyangores and sampled snails. In addition, water physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, dissolved ... -
MKU Rwanda forges ties, equips studios to enhance media training
(The New Times Rwanda, 2021-10-29)Mount Kenya University Rwanda (MKUR) is participating in two collaborative media projects that seek to promote responsible and objective journalism. This is after the university struck partnerships with two international ... -
Mount Kenya University fetes best employees
(The New Times Rwanda, 2021-10-15)Mount Kenya University Rwanda (MKUR) has feted its top-performing employees, and plans various initiatives to boost staff morale amid the Covid-19 crisis. The Vice-Chancellor designate, Prof Edwin Odhuno, announced this ... -
MKURSA handover ceremony
(Mount Kenya University Rwanda, 2021-08-21)Mount Kenya University Rwanda management led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Edwin Odhuno witness MKUSA handover ceremony. The new MKURSA Leadership was elected by students through electronic voting. The outgoing MKUSA team led ... -
Mount Kenya University to award best performing teachers
(The New Times Rwanda, 2021-10-07)Mount Kenya University Rwanda (MKUR) has announced that it will be recognizing this year’s best performing teachers in Rwanda, awarding them with laptops. The development was announced by the institution on Tuesday, October ... -
The relationship between Gender Mainstreaming approaches and the Performance of Rice growers’ cooperative in Bugesera District, Rwanda
(International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management, 2021-02)To assess the correlation between Gender mainstreaming approaches (gender incorporate prospectus, sex-disaggregated data, and gender budgeting) and the performance of Rice growers’ cooperative in Bugesera District, Rwanda. ... -
The Impact of Adoption of Modern Agriculture on Poverty Reduction in Rwanda
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2021-04)Crop yields in Rwanda remain as low as 40-50 percent of their potential owing to subsistence farming practiced by more than 70% of the population. This study examined the impact of adoption of modern agriculture on poverty ...
