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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Khomas"”.
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The information needs of people with albinism in Khomas region, Namibia
… the information needs of people with albinism in Khomas region, Namibia. The investigation aims to ascertain the information needs of people with albinism (PWA), including the kind of information needs they have. It also seeks to establish the mechanisms used by PWA to seek information and to …
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Factors contributing to secondary school teachers attrition in Khomas region, Namibia
… teachers are leaving the teaching profession in Khomas region. Furthermore, the study wanted to gauge the challenges teachers faced in their teaching career in order to reduce the increasing number of teachers leaving the teaching profession. A Convergent parallel mixed methods design study …
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Maternal role in daughters' sexual health development in Khomas region: Namibia
… role on daughters‟ sexual health development in Khomas region, Namibia. In addressing this phenomenon, the study was carried out in four phases namely; needs assessment, programme development, programme implementation and programme evaluation. The findings from the needs assessment showed that …
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The information needs of people with albinism in Khomas Region, Namibia
… the information needs of people with albinism in Khomas region, Namibia. The investigation aims to ascertain the information needs of people with albinism (PWA), including the kind of information needs they have. It also seeks to establish the mechanisms used by PWA to seek information and to …
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Isolation and characterisation of bifidobacteria populations in infants in the Khomas region, Namibia
… gene.A total of 25 faecal samples collected from Khomas region showed total plate counts ranging from 32.00 × 105 to 204 × 107colony forming units (CFU)/mL, with mean bifidobacteria plate count ranging from 1.4 × 104 CFU/mL to 3.6 × 108 CFU/mL. Bifidobacteria genus was confirmed by F6PPk assay …
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Knowledge and practices of stroke survivors regarding secondary stroke prevention, Khomas region, Namibia
… regard to secondary stroke prevention in the Khomas Region, in Namibia. A quantitative, descriptive and explorative design was used. Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted utilising a structured questionnaire to collect data from a sample of (n=60) stroke survivors from a population …
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Non-elective caesarean sections in the Khomas Region, Namibia: implications for midwifery practice
Women who undergo caesarean section (CS) are likely to have a repeat CS in a subsequent pregnancy, thus increasing the CS rate in the country, which is not ideal in a resource constrained setting. The occurrence of high maternal mortality among women who have nonelective CS is usually due to …
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Poverty reduction through land reform in Namibia: A case study of the Khomas region
The study intended to find out whether , particularly, the government resettlement scheme is effectively reducing poverty. The main aim of the research was ti initiate policy alternatives on how land reform can contribute to social and economic development of Namibia. The other important issue is …
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Teachers use of ICT in the teaching of Life Science in the Khomas region
Many developing countries recognised the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education for teaching and learning. In Namibia ICT use in the classroom remains limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Namibian Life Science teachers’ use of ICT in their …
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Community insights to the Namibian Defence Forces: An investigative study of the Khomas region
… Defence Force: An Investigative Study of the Khomas Region”. The research carried out a theoretical study in the concerned area and the study used the qualitative research methodology and interview questions were used as a research instrument for collecting data and the responses collected …
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Principles' perception on ICT implementation in secondary schools in the Khomas education Region, Namibia
… implementing ICT into school activities in the Khomas Education Region. This study adopted a qualitative case study design to investigate the principals’ perceptions. Three secondary school principals whose secondary schools met the criteria of purposive sampling were selected to participate in …
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Investigating obstacles of accessing formal financial services by small medium enterprises in Khomas region
… services by small and medium enterprises in the Khomas region. It further identified obstacles that hinder the SMEs’ access to formal financial services in Namibia. Primary data was collected through the use of structured questionnaires which were issued out to a sample of forty firms selected …
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Assessing the effectiveness of Tuberculosis infection control in public healthcarefacilities in the Khomas region
… ten (10) Primary Health care clinics in Khomas region, in the geographical area of Windhoek district. These facilities were selected because of their capacities, as they perform screening, treating, referring and provide DOTS to TB patients. The Donkerhoek clinic will be used for pilot …
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Factors influencing the performance of Agricultural Small and Medium Enterprisesin the Khomas region, Namibia
… the performance of agricultural SMEs within the Khomas region. This study adopted the inductive approach in the quest to explore factors which influence the performance of agricultural SMEs in the Khomas region. The study adopted the exploratory design qualitative methods in collecting and …
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A critical analysis of the development of the strategic plan for the Khomas Regional Council
… of the development of the strategic plan for the Khomas Regional Council in Namibia. The Khomas Regional Council was randomly selected among the Office Ministries Agencies (OMAs) which had completed their strategic plans at the time this research was carried out. The Khomas Regional Council tru1ed …
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The assessment of the implementation of decentralisation policy in the Caprivi and Khomas Regional Councils
Namibia is inching closer to transferring the power to deliver key government services from the line ministries to the country's 13-elected regional council. While chapter 12 of the post-independence constitution of 1999 envisions a decentralized public sector, the process of implementing …
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Factors associated with turnover among nurses in public health facilites in Khomas region of Namibia
The Khomas Region of Namibia has witnessed the exodus of skilled nurses and this has impacted on health care performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with staff turnover of nurses within the public health facilities; determine the demographic factors that …
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A cross sectional comparison of chemical treatment on plant biodiversity at Neudamm farm, Khomas region
… over a three-year period at Neudamm farm in Khomas Region, Namibia. In this study, for herbaceous plant sampling, a total of 40 (1m2) quadrats were randomly laid in each of the three chemically treated sites (treated in 2015, 2016 and 2017) and in the control site to record the herbaceous …
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Literacy practices at home and in preschools settings in the Khomas education region in Namibia
… were interviewed from three pre-schools in Khomas education region. The researcher combined the two research methods in this study because she was concerned with understanding the phenomenon from the participants‟ perspectives, by being a non-participant observer during classroom visits. The …
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Managing learner discipline : a case study of two secondary schools in the Khomas region, Namibia
… study is concerned with how two schools in the Khomas Region manage learners' discipline. In particular, it seeks to determine why the two schools experience different states of discipline despite the fact that they have learners from similar social backgrounds. The study uses a case study …
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