Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary’s Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary’s Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunt...
Stochastic dominance (SD) is a fundamental concept in decision theory. The term is used in decisi... more Stochastic dominance (SD) is a fundamental concept in decision theory. The term is used in decision theory and decision analysis to refer to situations where one gamble (a probability distribution over possible outcomes, also known as prospects) can be ranked as superior to another gamble. It is based on preferences regarding outcomes. It is associated with choice, on outcome of distribution and uncertainty in investment parlance. It is a form of stochastic ordering. A preference might be a simple ranking of outcomes from favorite to least favored, or it might also employ a value measure (i.e., a number associated with each outcome that allows comparison of multiples of one outcome with another, such as two instances of winning a dollar vs. one instance of winning two dollars.)
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary's Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary's Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the informatio...
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary’s Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary’s Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunt...
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary's Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary's Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunteered by the respondents. The finding of the study revealed that the TB patients /respondents who are affected are mostly male, most are married and with low study level with almost half being primary level but accept and recommend the use of ACF screening tool while least percent (5%) of the respondents who are university level still fear the use of ACF screening tool because privacy and confidentiality of the results. The study also found out that the ACF screening tool is the most effective in screening TB in the research health centre with a recommendation that the government should enhance the capacity of the health workers to fully understand the use of ACF screening tool. It is also recommended that the government to fund and promote other health centers to acquire ACF screening tool to control spread and transmission of TB in Kajiado West Sub County.
The increase in size and openness, in both the markets and the financial institutions in Kenya ha... more The increase in size and openness, in both the markets and the financial institutions in Kenya has allowed the mortgage sector to expand phenomenally, raising concerns about the potential rise of risks. A concern regarding the mode of financing and risks associated has been overlooked with the country experiencing boom and therefore creating a major flux hence with the surge in residential housing prices between the year 2000 and 2015. Hence the need to conduct this research to bridge the gap between popular concern and academic inquiry by investigating the financial factors that affect development of mortgage finance in Kenya. The population of study was financial institutions providing mortgage financing and the consumers of mortgage finance in kitengela town. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the STRATA program; the analysis of the result was based on descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages. The study used both primary and secondary data from published licensed mortgage financial institutions operating in Kenya annual reports and financial statements. The independent variable was financial factors affecting mortgage finance while dependent variable was development of mortgage in Kenya. Study results made recommendation which aims at improving the risks associated with mortgage finance as well as measures which would ensure risk management, equity and sustainability of the mortgage finance in Kenya and this effect has been characterized by changing models and rising influence of the real estate market in institutional portfolios. This is evidenced by the correlation between the independent variables and dependent variable under the study.
The fundamental concept behind MVT is that the assets in an investment portfolio should not be se... more The fundamental concept behind MVT is that the assets in an investment portfolio should not be selected individually, each on its own merits. Rather, it is important to consider how each asset changes in price relative to how every other asset in the portfolio changes in price. Investing is a tradeoff between risk and expected return. In general, assets with higher expected returns are riskier. The stocks in an efficient portfolio are chosen depending on the investor's risk tolerance, an efficient portfolio is said to be having a combination of at least two stocks above the minimum variance portfolio. For a given amount of risk, MVT describes how to select a portfolio with the highest possible expected return. Or, for a given expected return, MVT explains how to select a portfolio with the lowest possible risk.
The banking sector in Kenya is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy having registere... more The banking sector in Kenya is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy having registered significance growth in the past decade. However, very few studies have been done to examine the effect of financial innovation on performance of commercial banks in kenya especially equity bank of Kenya limited. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of financial innovation on commercial bank's financial performance as the key players in the banking sector over a period of 3 years. Kenya's financial sector has undergone significant transformation in the last few years. Many new more efficient and real time financial systems have come into place. Despite the undeniable importance of financial innovation, its effect on financial performance is not always obvious since there are reported cases of reverse causality between innovation and performance.Study results indicated that financial innovation indeed contributes to and is positively correlated to profitability in the banking sector particularly that of commercial banks. This is further supported by high uptake of more efficient financial systems in substitution for the less efficient traditional systems. This is evidenced by the positive correlation between Real Time Gross Settlement and Automated Clearing House (Cheques & EFTs) throughput over time; as well as that of profitability and Automated Clearing House throughput.
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary’s Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary’s Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunt...
Stochastic dominance (SD) is a fundamental concept in decision theory. The term is used in decisi... more Stochastic dominance (SD) is a fundamental concept in decision theory. The term is used in decision theory and decision analysis to refer to situations where one gamble (a probability distribution over possible outcomes, also known as prospects) can be ranked as superior to another gamble. It is based on preferences regarding outcomes. It is associated with choice, on outcome of distribution and uncertainty in investment parlance. It is a form of stochastic ordering. A preference might be a simple ranking of outcomes from favorite to least favored, or it might also employ a value measure (i.e., a number associated with each outcome that allows comparison of multiples of one outcome with another, such as two instances of winning a dollar vs. one instance of winning two dollars.)
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary's Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary's Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the informatio...
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary’s Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary’s Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunt...
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the develop... more Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors associated with ACF as a screening tool for TB detection cases inSt. Mary's Health Center in Kiserian. A cross sectional study was conducted on patients accessing treatment St. Mary's Health Centre. Data was collected from a sample of 91 respondents and 19health workers who filled the various questionnaires. The study design was cross sectional design where patients were given questionnaires as they come to the health Centre. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the SPSS version 17 computer software. Data was presented using tables to make them reader friendly and all ethical issues related to this study was addressed by maintaining high level confidentiality of the information volunteered by the respondents. The finding of the study revealed that the TB patients /respondents who are affected are mostly male, most are married and with low study level with almost half being primary level but accept and recommend the use of ACF screening tool while least percent (5%) of the respondents who are university level still fear the use of ACF screening tool because privacy and confidentiality of the results. The study also found out that the ACF screening tool is the most effective in screening TB in the research health centre with a recommendation that the government should enhance the capacity of the health workers to fully understand the use of ACF screening tool. It is also recommended that the government to fund and promote other health centers to acquire ACF screening tool to control spread and transmission of TB in Kajiado West Sub County.
The increase in size and openness, in both the markets and the financial institutions in Kenya ha... more The increase in size and openness, in both the markets and the financial institutions in Kenya has allowed the mortgage sector to expand phenomenally, raising concerns about the potential rise of risks. A concern regarding the mode of financing and risks associated has been overlooked with the country experiencing boom and therefore creating a major flux hence with the surge in residential housing prices between the year 2000 and 2015. Hence the need to conduct this research to bridge the gap between popular concern and academic inquiry by investigating the financial factors that affect development of mortgage finance in Kenya. The population of study was financial institutions providing mortgage financing and the consumers of mortgage finance in kitengela town. The collected data was coded, entered and analyzed using the STRATA program; the analysis of the result was based on descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages. The study used both primary and secondary data from published licensed mortgage financial institutions operating in Kenya annual reports and financial statements. The independent variable was financial factors affecting mortgage finance while dependent variable was development of mortgage in Kenya. Study results made recommendation which aims at improving the risks associated with mortgage finance as well as measures which would ensure risk management, equity and sustainability of the mortgage finance in Kenya and this effect has been characterized by changing models and rising influence of the real estate market in institutional portfolios. This is evidenced by the correlation between the independent variables and dependent variable under the study.
The fundamental concept behind MVT is that the assets in an investment portfolio should not be se... more The fundamental concept behind MVT is that the assets in an investment portfolio should not be selected individually, each on its own merits. Rather, it is important to consider how each asset changes in price relative to how every other asset in the portfolio changes in price. Investing is a tradeoff between risk and expected return. In general, assets with higher expected returns are riskier. The stocks in an efficient portfolio are chosen depending on the investor's risk tolerance, an efficient portfolio is said to be having a combination of at least two stocks above the minimum variance portfolio. For a given amount of risk, MVT describes how to select a portfolio with the highest possible expected return. Or, for a given expected return, MVT explains how to select a portfolio with the lowest possible risk.
The banking sector in Kenya is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy having registere... more The banking sector in Kenya is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy having registered significance growth in the past decade. However, very few studies have been done to examine the effect of financial innovation on performance of commercial banks in kenya especially equity bank of Kenya limited. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of financial innovation on commercial bank's financial performance as the key players in the banking sector over a period of 3 years. Kenya's financial sector has undergone significant transformation in the last few years. Many new more efficient and real time financial systems have come into place. Despite the undeniable importance of financial innovation, its effect on financial performance is not always obvious since there are reported cases of reverse causality between innovation and performance.Study results indicated that financial innovation indeed contributes to and is positively correlated to profitability in the banking sector particularly that of commercial banks. This is further supported by high uptake of more efficient financial systems in substitution for the less efficient traditional systems. This is evidenced by the positive correlation between Real Time Gross Settlement and Automated Clearing House (Cheques & EFTs) throughput over time; as well as that of profitability and Automated Clearing House throughput.
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