Browsing by Author "Wepukhulu, Rispa"

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Attitudes of secondary school students towards premarital sex: effects on schooling and impact on management of HIV/AIDS scourge in the lager Bungoma district
(2009) Wepukhulu, Rispa
A study was carried out in the rural setup of the larger Bungoma District to determine the attitudes of secondary school students towards pre-marital sex (PMS) and the possible impact on school performance and implications for prevention of HIV/AIDS. The study used sets of questionnaires and interview schedules to collect data from 284 form three students, head-teachers and guidance and counselling teachers from selected secondary schools, At community level, data was collected from parents and community-based religious leaders. Student health and class performance records were collected to identify victims of PMS and assess their performance. Descriptive statistics were used in data analysis and interpretation. Chi square (χ2 ) test was used to test whether there was significant association between attitude or behaviour of the youth and school type, gender and household socio-economic status. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-statistics were performed to determine whether PMS had a significant effect on academic performance of known cases of PMS and to confirm whether PMS was a significant practice among secondary school students, respectively. It was found out that PMS was a common practice among the students though they generally had favourable attitude towards PMS. The practice was consistent with the unfavourable attitude towards PMS as a tool for expression of intimacy and love. Inadequate communication between parents and the students, lack of comprehensive sexuality education curriculum in schools and programmes in churches left peers and the media as the major source of sexuality information. This impacted negatively on the attitudes and sexual behaviour among the youth. High PMS prevalence impacted negatively on the education sector in terms of decreased completion rate and poor class performance. From the results, it was concluded that the high prevalence of PMS among students in secondary schools in the larger Bungoma District is due to the perception of sex as a tool for intimacy and expression of love. It is recommended that a comprehensive curriculum be developed and introduced in schools at an appropriate stage preferably at upper primary level to equip the youth with right information to help them make informed decisions about sexuality later in their school life. Such curriculum will in addition prepare the youth to confidently face the challenges as future parents. It also recommended that teachers be trained to handle sexuality issues among the youth and to strengthen positive peer group counselling programmes
Effects of Business Process Re-engineering on Implementation of Financial Management Systems: A Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(2013) N.M., Arnety; Ujunju, Michael O.; Wepukhulu, Rispa
Universities are under pressures from every direction, from reduced government funding to expectations by students and parents to deliver ever-higher quality services in their financial management for accountability purposes. Universities have therefore embarked on implementing Financial Management Systems (FMS) that tracks financial events, summarises financial information and supports adequate management reporting, policy decisions, fiduciary responsibilities and the preparation of auditable financial statements. The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) on implementation of FMS in Kenyan public Universities. A conceptual framework was developed having independent variables as Business Process Re-engineering factor, depended variable as the successfully implemented FMS and moderating variable as compatibility of the financial management modules forming the FMS (fig.1). The research design used was descriptive survey design. The target population was, 115 staff drawn from five functional areas (within finance department) of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. The sample consisted of 60 staff members drawn from five areas with each stratum of 12 members randomly selected. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used as research instruments. Analysis and discussion of data collected was done using correlation and descriptive statistics leading to drawings of summaries and conclusions. The study findings revealed 85% of implementation of FMS is accounted for by integration of general ledger module, budgetary accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll systems.
Influence of socio-economic status on attitudes towards premarital sex (PMS) among secondary school students in Western Kenya: Case study of Bungoma county, Kenya
(Sabinet, 2012-08-01) Mauyo, L.W.; Wepukhulu, Rispa; Poipoi, M.W.; Achoka, J.S.K.; Walaba, A.A.; Kafu, P.
A neighbourhood lacking descent environment in qualitative terms is paying a hidden cost. The study examined The need to predict and design preventive measures against HIV/AIDS has provided the valuable impetus for sexual behaviour and intervention studies in the last few decades. Previous research on young peoples' premarital sexual (PMS) activity has shown a wide spectrum of factors that facilitate premarital sexual activity. However, Poverty or economic depravity in particular, has been strongly linked to premarital sexual activity among young people especially girls. This study examined the premarital sexual attitudes and behaviour of secondary school students in relation to socio-economic background of their families in the larger Bungoma district, Kenya. Purposive and systematic random sampling methods were used to select the study area and the 284 respondents, respectively for the study. EPI INFO Version 6 computer software was used for data analysis. Results revealed that girls were more sexually experienced than boys of the same age and academic level. Further analysis showed that gender influenced the attitude of the youth towards PMS. Although the general attitude of the youth towards premarital sex (PMS) was favourable (generally favoured delayed initiation of sexual activities), the expressed attitude was however inconsistent with the behaviour as a large proportion (52%) of the youth had had experience with PMS. These incongruities in expressed attitudes and behaviour were more obvious when attitudes towards PMS were regressed against family socio-economic background.
Prevention of depression in adolescence: the use of skill facilitation approaches
(KIBU, 2018-06-12) Makutsa, Leunita; Wanjala, Patrick; Wepukhulu, Rispa
Depression during childhood and the tremendous increase in depressive symptoms during early and mid-adolescence is a more public concern, not only in Europe and the U.S but also in other parts of the world. In Germany, for instance, 5.2% 0f 7 to 13 year olds and 5.6% of 14- to 17-year old adolescents show clinically relevant symptoms of depression (conservative estimate based on representative data; Ravens-Sieberer, Willie, Bettge, &Erhart, 2007). Risk factors for depression in adolescence are rooted in children’s biological and personality characteristics interacting with adverse environmental factors which may lead to cognitive biases (e.g., Lewis, Jones, &Goodyer, 2016). Additional negative life events and various bio psychosocial processes during puberty, such as hormonal, brain-related, and cognitive changes, increased self-awareness or peer-related risks like teasing (Nolen-0Hoeksema & Hilt, 2009; Weichold&Silbereisen, 2008) seem to be responsible for the increase in mild to severe forms of depression from childhood to adolescence. Especially girls with an early timing of pubertal maturation are at risk for developing depression with an early onset and chronic progression (Weichold, Sibereisen, & Schmitt-Rodermund, 2003). Because sub threshold depression and clinically relevant forms create significant individual and social costs (e.g., Bertha &Balazas, 2013), effective prevention strategies are urgently needed.