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Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN (2708-504X), May 27, 2020
The utilization of HTC services has been low especially among the youth, who include University s... more The utilization of HTC services has been low especially among the youth, who include University students. Many reasons have been advanced to explain this trend including negative perceptions associated with HTC services, HIV/AIDS-related stigma, discrimination and fear of a positive HIV test result. However little focus has been made on Psychological barriers to utilization of HTC services thus the purpose of this study was to establish the psychological factors related to utilization of HTC services. The psychological factor under focus in this study comprised of self-efficacy in managing HIV test results. Descriptive survey research design was used while purposive and proportionate random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size of 310 undergraduate students from Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya. Questionnaires for students and interview schedule for HTC Counselors were used to collect data. A pilot study was conducted using 15 university students to establish the validity of the study. Reliability of the study was established using the test retest reliability method, where a coefficient correlation of 0.78 was considered appropriate. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were employed to analyze the data. Inferential statistics that included Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses of the study. SPSS version 23 was useful in analysis of the data at 5 % level of significance. The findings of the study revealed a statistically significant relationship between self-efficacy on managing HIV test results and utilization of HTC services. The study recommended that HIV/AIDS education should include enhancing students' self-efficacy in handing HIV positive results. It should also be tailor made towards behaviour change rather than mere acquisition of knowledge.
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN (2708-504X), Mar 8, 2021
Counselling is an emotionally draining occupation that expose counsellors to overwhelming levels ... more Counselling is an emotionally draining occupation that expose counsellors to overwhelming levels of burnout. To overcome this inevitable professional hazard, the counselling profession provides for counsellor supervision as the mechanism to mitigate against high levels of burnout. Counsellor supervision takes three main forms including individual, group and peer supervision. This paper examines the relationship between relationship between the three forms of counsellor supervision and level of burnout among VCT counsellors and seeks to establish which of the three forms of supervision has the greatest influence in managing the levels of burnout. Data was collected from a sample of 174 VCT counsellors in 13 counties which had the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in kenya. The chi square test and factor analysis were used in the analysis of data . The study established that a relationship existed between the three forms of counsellor supervision and levels of burnout among VCT counsellors....
Research on humanities and social sciences, 2015
While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into ... more While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into self respecting and self- reliant individuals, discipline related issues have been at the fore of educational debates as students encounter challenges associated with adolescence. Cases of truancy, drug abuse, immorality, destruction of property and loss of life, are however, indicators of the existence of a conflict between educational aims and discipline among secondary school students. This is despite the provision of guidance and counselling services in schools, hence the need to examine the effectiveness of guidance and counselling in enhancing discipline among secondary school students. The objective of study was to examine the effectiveness of examine the effectiveness of teacher counsellors’ service delivery of guidance and counselling services towards enhancing discipline among secondary school students in Olokurto Division, Narok County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was emp...
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014
Children from single parent families tend to be viewed as having low self esteem and challenges a... more Children from single parent families tend to be viewed as having low self esteem and challenges associated with it despite the fact that children from duo parent background are not immune to the same challenge. This study therefore aimed at establishing whether there is a comparison in levels of self esteem among students of dual and single parent families from selected schools in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. It adopted the causalcomparative research design. A total of 4257 Form 3 and Form 4 students comprised the population of the study. The study was carried out in 18 public secondary schools within Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. A sample size of 360 students, from both single and dual parent families took part in the study. Stratified and Purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain the sample. Data was collected by use of a questionnaire that included a self esteem test. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics including the independent t-test statistics. The significance was set at ∝ = 0.05. The analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS) version 17. Findings of the study indicated that there was no statistically significant comparison in level of self esteem among students from single parent families and those from duo parent families (p > 0.05). This suggests the level of self-esteem of a student does not depend on the type of parenthood per se but on a complex interaction of other factors such as the type of relationship between parents and children, the school environment and teaching conditions among others. The study recommended that since self esteem is a concern for children from both single parent and duo parent and teachers, counselors, parents and other educational stakeholders should address the issue from a more holistic position and seek to come up with strategies to boost self esteem that are unique to each student's situation.
Counseling process places overwhelming psychological and emotional distress on the counselor, whi... more Counseling process places overwhelming psychological and emotional distress on the counselor, which often leads to burnout. All professional organizations acknowledge that burnout is inevitable in counseling and recommend counselor supervision for all counselors. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between counselor supervision and level of burnout among VCT counselors in selected counties in Kenya. The study employed correlation ex-post-facto research design and was carried out in 96 VCT centres located in 13 counties in Kenya. A sample of 175 VCT counselors was obtained using purposive, proportionate and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using a questionnaire for VCT counselors and another for counselor supervisors. Descriptive statistics including percentages, means, cross tabulations and inferential statistics namely the Pearson’s correlation co-efficient, chi square, simple regression analysis and factor analysis were used to analyze the...
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN (2708-504X), May 27, 2020
The utilization of HTC services has been low especially among the youth, who include University s... more The utilization of HTC services has been low especially among the youth, who include University students. Many reasons have been advanced to explain this trend including negative perceptions associated with HTC services, HIV/AIDS-related stigma, discrimination and fear of a positive HIV test result. However little focus has been made on Psychological barriers to utilization of HTC services thus the purpose of this study was to establish the psychological factors related to utilization of HTC services. The psychological factor under focus in this study comprised of self-efficacy in managing HIV test results. Descriptive survey research design was used while purposive and proportionate random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size of 310 undergraduate students from Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya. Questionnaires for students and interview schedule for HTC Counselors were used to collect data. A pilot study was conducted using 15 university students to establish the validity of the study. Reliability of the study was established using the test retest reliability method, where a coefficient correlation of 0.78 was considered appropriate. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were employed to analyze the data. Inferential statistics that included Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses of the study. SPSS version 23 was useful in analysis of the data at 5 % level of significance. The findings of the study revealed a statistically significant relationship between self-efficacy on managing HIV test results and utilization of HTC services. The study recommended that HIV/AIDS education should include enhancing students' self-efficacy in handing HIV positive results. It should also be tailor made towards behaviour change rather than mere acquisition of knowledge.
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN (2708-504X), Mar 8, 2021
Counselling is an emotionally draining occupation that expose counsellors to overwhelming levels ... more Counselling is an emotionally draining occupation that expose counsellors to overwhelming levels of burnout. To overcome this inevitable professional hazard, the counselling profession provides for counsellor supervision as the mechanism to mitigate against high levels of burnout. Counsellor supervision takes three main forms including individual, group and peer supervision. This paper examines the relationship between relationship between the three forms of counsellor supervision and level of burnout among VCT counsellors and seeks to establish which of the three forms of supervision has the greatest influence in managing the levels of burnout. Data was collected from a sample of 174 VCT counsellors in 13 counties which had the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in kenya. The chi square test and factor analysis were used in the analysis of data . The study established that a relationship existed between the three forms of counsellor supervision and levels of burnout among VCT counsellors....
Research on humanities and social sciences, 2015
While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into ... more While education is expected to change the behaviour of learners positively by moulding them into self respecting and self- reliant individuals, discipline related issues have been at the fore of educational debates as students encounter challenges associated with adolescence. Cases of truancy, drug abuse, immorality, destruction of property and loss of life, are however, indicators of the existence of a conflict between educational aims and discipline among secondary school students. This is despite the provision of guidance and counselling services in schools, hence the need to examine the effectiveness of guidance and counselling in enhancing discipline among secondary school students. The objective of study was to examine the effectiveness of examine the effectiveness of teacher counsellors’ service delivery of guidance and counselling services towards enhancing discipline among secondary school students in Olokurto Division, Narok County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was emp...
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014
Children from single parent families tend to be viewed as having low self esteem and challenges a... more Children from single parent families tend to be viewed as having low self esteem and challenges associated with it despite the fact that children from duo parent background are not immune to the same challenge. This study therefore aimed at establishing whether there is a comparison in levels of self esteem among students of dual and single parent families from selected schools in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. It adopted the causalcomparative research design. A total of 4257 Form 3 and Form 4 students comprised the population of the study. The study was carried out in 18 public secondary schools within Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. A sample size of 360 students, from both single and dual parent families took part in the study. Stratified and Purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain the sample. Data was collected by use of a questionnaire that included a self esteem test. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics including the independent t-test statistics. The significance was set at ∝ = 0.05. The analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS) version 17. Findings of the study indicated that there was no statistically significant comparison in level of self esteem among students from single parent families and those from duo parent families (p > 0.05). This suggests the level of self-esteem of a student does not depend on the type of parenthood per se but on a complex interaction of other factors such as the type of relationship between parents and children, the school environment and teaching conditions among others. The study recommended that since self esteem is a concern for children from both single parent and duo parent and teachers, counselors, parents and other educational stakeholders should address the issue from a more holistic position and seek to come up with strategies to boost self esteem that are unique to each student's situation.
Counseling process places overwhelming psychological and emotional distress on the counselor, whi... more Counseling process places overwhelming psychological and emotional distress on the counselor, which often leads to burnout. All professional organizations acknowledge that burnout is inevitable in counseling and recommend counselor supervision for all counselors. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between counselor supervision and level of burnout among VCT counselors in selected counties in Kenya. The study employed correlation ex-post-facto research design and was carried out in 96 VCT centres located in 13 counties in Kenya. A sample of 175 VCT counselors was obtained using purposive, proportionate and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using a questionnaire for VCT counselors and another for counselor supervisors. Descriptive statistics including percentages, means, cross tabulations and inferential statistics namely the Pearson’s correlation co-efficient, chi square, simple regression analysis and factor analysis were used to analyze the...