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  • A collection of Class Projects and Student articles showcasing innovative ideas and diverse perspectives from our talented student community at Daystar University
  • A collection of conference, workshop, seminar, proceedings, and lecture series showcasing diverse topics and cutting-edge research from faculty and staff of Daystar University.
  • An archival collection chronicling the institutional history, academic achievements, and diverse heritage of Daystar University.
  • A collection of Publications by faculty and staff showcasing research, academic achievements, and institutional insights of Daystar University.
  • A collection of Lectures and Speeches from distinguished speakers across various disciplines of Daystar University.

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Alcohol use dynamics and mitigation among adolescents in rural Kenya
(Asian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2019) Waithima, Charity Wangui; Wahome, Lilian
Alcohol use has remained a critical problem among adolescents in Kenya. The use is conceptualized as a behavior which results from the interplay between the social-economic environment and personal factors. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence, predictors and alleviation of alcohol use among adolescents in rural Nyeri, Kenya. The study was a quasi-experimental quantitative study in which purposive and simple random sampling were used to select participants (n=1038) from eight county administrative units. A self-administered questionnaire was employed to collect data at baseline and endline after six months. Descriptive statistics were applied to summarize categorical and continuous variables while Odds Ratio (OR)and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) brought out the estimated strength of association between independent and the dependent variables.Effectiveness of the mitigation strategy applied was assessed after six months with reference to the baseline. 48.6% of the participants indicated having used alcohol in their lifetime, with 34.7% reporting alcohol consumption in the last one month. Seven independent predictors of alcohol use among the participantswere identified using binary logistic regression at P<0.05. Application of five life skillshad significant protective effect on alcohol use (OR=0.36; 95% CI: 0.26 –0.48; p=0.001) whereby a student enrolled in the experimental group was 64% less likely to use alcohol compared to one in the control group. Life skills were therefore found to be effective in empowering adolescents to develop safe and healthy behavior with regard to alcohol use reduction
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Differential Levels of Student-related Predictors of Academic Success in the University.
(Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences, 2012) Karimi, Flora K.
The study sought to establish significant differential levels of student-related predictors of academic success among various categories of undergraduate students. These categories included gender, mode of study, international students’ status and year of study. The study first sought to establish significant differences in the academic performance of undergraduate students of the Daystar University in Kenya. Significant differences were also sought among the students in English Language Proficiency, age, attitudes, goal orientations, self-regulatory learning strategies and personality traits, all of which are considered to be predictors of academic success. The data was analysed using both descriptive analyses and the Analysis of Variance. Significant differences were observed in the various categories with respect to the levels of academic performance, prior high school performance, age, attitudes, goal orientations, self-regulatory learning strategies and personality traits. Attention should be given to enhancing students’ academic performance in the distinct categories through focusing on minimizing the differences in the levels of predictors to academic success in the university.
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Public International Law
(LawAfrica Publishing (K) Ltd, 2023) Owuor, Maurice Ajwang