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Evaluation criteria for the district health management information systems: lessons from the Ministry of Health, Kenya
(2005)Background: The District Health Management Information Systems (DHMISs) were established by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kenya more than two decades ago. Since then, no comprehensive evaluation has been undertaken. ... -
Implementing a community-based health management information system in Bungoma district, Kenya
(2005)The development of community-based health management information systems in developing countries is not well documented. This paper reports how a Community-based Health Management Information System (CHMIS) in Bungoma, ... -
Managing records at higher education institutions: a case study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus
(South African Journals.of Information management., 2005-03)Penn, Pennix and Coulson (1994:2) and King (1997:656) pointed out that many business transactions depend on the proper creation and maintenance of recorded information. The medium on which the recording of information ... -
Evaluation of existing District Health Management Information Systems A case study of the District Health Systems in Kenya
(International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2005-05-10)Introduction: This paper discusses some of the issues and challenges of implementing appropriate and coordinated District Health Management Information System (DHMIS) in environments dependent on external support especially ... -
Public Libraries in Kenya: Collection Development
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2011)The public library should provide equality of access to a range of resources that meets the needs of its users for education, information, leisure and personal development. The library should provide access to the heritage ... -
Mugabe must go: Textual Meanings of the Representation of the Zimbabwean Situation by the South African Press
(Indiana University Pres, 2011)This article is a textual analysis of the South African press representation of the political, economic, and social situations in Zimbabwe. The article argues that the South African press presents a stereotypical and ... -
A Glance on Manpower in Public Library System in Kenya
(2011-05-27)Every public library in the community is unique and different in one way or the other by the community needs and services required by those it services, it should be reflected in distribution of manpower, also posting of ... -
A case study of users’ survey in public libraries in Kenya
(International Research Journal of Library, Information and Archival Studies, 2011-10-04)Library users are the fundamental component of any given library as they are the customers for which the library is meant for. Their opinion, views and feelings account most in the fulfillment of the core objectives the ... -
Information Security Policy Trend as a Foundation to Protecting Information Resources
(International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications, 2012)Although many institutions have implemented technical solutions to protect information resources from adverse events, internal security breaches continue to occur. An approach that emphasizes on information security ... -
Information Security Policy Trend as a Foundation to Protecting Information Resources
(International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications, 2012)Although many institutions have implemented technical solutions to protect information resources from adverse events, internal security breaches continue to occur. An approach that emphasizes on information security ... -
Strategic Extension and Perceived Usefulness of Emerging Technologies in the North Indian Banks: An Empirical Analysis
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2013)Technology advancement has changed the way banking business is done globally, where data Diasporas has become a great concern for management and operations of the financial service industry. This paper is an attempt to ... -
Determinants of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients attending public and private health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya
(Journal of AIDS and HIV Research Vol. 5(3), pp. 70-74, March, 2013, 2013)For maximum suppression of the multiplication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus and subsequent increase in the CD4 cell count, a level of adherence of 95% and above is required among the patients on ... -
The Media Coverage of The Hague Trials and the Construction of New Ethnic Subjectivities in Kenya
(Indiana University Pres, 2013)This paper examines the Daily Nation’s coverage of the ongoing Hague trials involving six suspects of the 2007 postelection violence in Kenya. The paper uses qualitative content analysis to investigate how the Hague trials ... -
Impact of mass media on the political participation among Kenyans: a case study of Nairobi youth
(Kenya Studies Review, 2014)The past decade has witnessed fundamental changes in the Kenyan mass media environment. Contemporary media technologies and format innovations have created new ways of communicating and reaching audiences. New actors, such ... -
Children and television: the looming media effect in Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Humanities, 2014)The debate on children‟s behavior as competent television viewers and also cultural viewers today continues unabated in research. In the developed world, much of research has focused on the effects of television exposure ... -
Development of public library system in Kenya: perspective of KNLS
(Knowledge Librarian, 2014)The paper discusses the historical background, present status and future perspective of public library system in Kenya, research and application of ICTs. It also analyses the relation between the government and KNLS in ... -
Building Strengths in Information Communication and Technology in Kenyan Universities: Way Forward For the 21st Century
(Wyno Academic Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)Information and Communication Technology is increasingly becoming crucial part of the education system in Kenya and globally. ICT has changed the functioning of the educational system. This paper considers the rapid spread ...
