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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Kavango East"”.
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Impact of Microfinance Grants on Rural Development: A case study of Kavango East Regional Council
… microfinance grants on rural development in the Kavango East Region administered by the Kavango East Regional Council. The Kavango East Region is the poorest region in Namibia, with an unemployment rate that is higher than the national rate. With these statistics as background, the microfinance …
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An investigation of challenges that impede the elimination of malaria in Andara district, Kavango east region, Namibia
… the elimination of malaria in Andara District, Kavango East Region, Namibia, so that efforts may be put to address such. Interventions which have been put in place include universal large-scale deployment of indoor residual spraying, distributing insecticide-treated bed nets and treating with …
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Assessment of death notification and registration process: Case study of Rundu district in Kavango east region, Namibia
Mortality information is most directly valuable in the health sector. They help to identify high mortality areas and high-risk groups in the population. They are necessary to determines health services and the mostly needed relevant interventions that are likely to have great impact. Vital …
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Population genetics and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions of Namibia
… data from health districts in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions of Namibia. DNA was extracted using the chelex DNA extraction method, the parasite DNA was genotyped with capillary electrophoresis using a 26 microsatellite marker set to determine P. falciparum genetic structure in …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice of patients diagnosed with diabetes regarding diabetic self-care management in intermediate Rundu hospital, Kavango east region
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. The majority of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practice of …
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Investigation into Hepatitis B virus prevalence, risk factors and health care workers' awareness in Kavango East And West regions of Namibia
… on HBV prevention and control aspects in Kavango East and West (KE&W) regions. The study adopted a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical design. Firstly, the researcher interviewed purposively selected HCWs from the Ministry of Health (17 respondents) and private health …
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Teachers' use of teaching and learning support materials for effective teaching of grade 11 chemistry and physics in Kavango East region, Namibia
… of Grade 11 Chemistry and Physics in the Kavango East Region, Namibia. Four research questions were generated to guide the collection of data. The study adopted the sequential mixed methods research design which employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative …
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Rodent species composition, abundance, richness, and diversity amongst different habitats in two villages in the Mukwe Constituency, Kavango East region of Namibia
Rodents are habitat bio-indicators because their population dynamics respond to changing environmental and habitat alteration such as environmental disturbances. Some rodent species such as Mastomys natalensis are agricultural pests and have caused a lot of damage to crop harvests and peoples’ …
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Development of strategies for registered nurses to facilitate services rendered by community health workers in Hardap, Kavango east and Khomas regions, Namibia
… workers deployed by the ministry in the Hardap, Kavango East and Khomas regions of Namibia. It was also to develop strategies for registered nurses to facilitate services rendered by CHWs based on Standard Operating Procedures Guidelines of primary health care. This study was conducted in a …
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Investigating the perceptions of learners, teachers and programme implementers regarding the value of non-formal sexuality education programmes in Rundu circuit, Kavango East region
… impacted by this scourge, particularly the Kavango East Education Region. Despite access to information and skills presented by non-formal sexuality education programmes like My Future is My Choice [MFMC] and Kavango Girls Education Project [KGEP] on developing healthy relationships and …
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An analysis of the challenges hampering the successful implementation of gender based violence policies: A case study of the Kavango East region of Namibia
… Violence (GBV) policies in Namibia using the Kavango East Region as the unit of analysis. The study employed a descriptive and case study research design. A semi-structured questionnaire and an interview guide were used as data collection instruments. Thirty-five (35) respondents were …
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Grade 11 Geography teachers' and learners perceptions of social media as a teaching and learning tool: A study of the Rundu circuit, Kavango-East, Namibia
… teaching and learning tool in the Rundu Circuit, Kavango East, Namibia. The general objective of the study was to assess the perception of using social media as learning and teaching tool for the subject of Geography. The problem that prompted this study to be carried out was poor application of …
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An assessment of food production, processing and storage at community level in Kavango East region: A case study of Ndiyona, Mashare and Rundu rural east constituencies
… food at household and community levels in the Kavango East Region in Namibia. The study adopted a qualitative approach involving collection of data through observations and interviews from the study area and the inhabitants of the study area. The sample of the study comprised of 3 constituency …
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Mental health and coping strategies of teenage mothers in the Kavango regions
… coping strategies of teenage mothers in the two Kavango regions, namely Kavango East and Kavango West. The main focus of the study is to investigate, whether young schooling mothers show symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Furthermore, the study seeks to explore the extent of these …
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Rhizobia inoculant effects on bambara groundnut growth and yield in Namibia
… assess Bambara groundnut production systems in Kavango East Region. Bambara groundnut farming systems, farming inputs, and production constraints were explored in the two constituencies in Kavango East region. Subsequently, an experiment in a greenhouse of the ZERI at the University of Namibia …
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A critical analysis of the strategies of terminology creation in the context of a multilingual Namibia: the case of ruManyo
… the investigation was carried out in Namibia's Kavango East region, in domains such as education, radio, agriculture, law, hospital, bank, and church. The data for this report was collected using a case study, which included document analysis, participant observations and interviews with ruManyo …
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Levels and Determinants of age at first marriage in Namibia
… marriage. The study also found that the Northeast region which comprised of Kavango East, Kavango West and Zambezi/Caprivi region had the highest risk of early marriage compared to other regions. Overall, there was significant decrease in age at first marriage across all age groups. The …
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Phenolic compounds from selected Namibian leafy vegetables (NLV); extraction and characterization
… Thirteen leafy vegetables collected from Kavango East Region were identified as: Hibiscus sabdarifa, Aeschynomene nambalensis, Hibiscus cannbinus, Oxygonum delagoense, Amaranthus thunbergii, Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Vigna unguiculata, Cleome gynandra, Cucurbita maxima, Lagenaria …
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Measuring youth poverty in Namibia: An application of a multidimensional, multilevel modelling approach
… the highest rates were Kunene (56.1 percent), Kavango West (53.3 percent) and Kavango East (50.4 percent). The intensity levels further showed that the regions with the most deprived youth also had the most severe poverty. The study found significant determinants of the prevalence and intensity …
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Determinants of women’s participation in Namibia ’s labour force: A multinomial analysis of the 2018 Namibia labour force survey
… (OR=0.697, p<0.001, 95%CI: 0.667-0.729) and Kavango East (OR=0.921, p<0.001, 95%CI: 0.885-0.959) regions, relative to those from Zambezi region, had low odds of employment. Women who were less than 20 years old (OR=0.106, p<0.001, 95%CI: 0.102-0.109), relative to those aged 60 years and …
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