This study measured the prevalence of wife abuse among a group of women in the Maseno and Nairobi areas of Kenya. Of the 208 women participants, 49.5% reported having experienced abuse. The best predictors of abuse were a history of violence in the husband's family of origin and substance abuse by the husband.

Workplace flexibility policies provide workers with an opportunity to attain a healthy work-life balance. This study utilized a secondary data set of 658 supervisors from a study that was commissioned by the work-life office of a major university in the Southern United States to get a better understanding of the implementation of flexibility policies at this university. The purpose of examining this secondary data set was to determine whether supervisors who have caregiving responsibilities are more likely to be supportive of workplace flexibility policies than those with no caregiving responsibilities. The findings indicate that supervisors who have caregiving responsibilities are no more likely to be supportive of workplace flexibility than those with no caregiving responsibilities. This finding is important to those who have a vested interest in understanding factors that may promote or undermine workplace policies that have direct impact on workers and their families. Future research and recommendations for practice are made.

This study examined social workers attitudes towards persons living with HIV/AIDS in Kentucky. The study utilized a secondary data set of 58 licensed masters' level social workers from a survey that was originally completed as part of a continuing education seminar on HIV/AIDS issues. The survey consisted of nine statements that were answered with "YES" or "NO". The survey also contained a number of demographic questions. The findings showed that the majority of the participants (81%, n=47) had positive attitudes towards persons living with HIV/AIDS. Participants with previous experience working with persons living with HIV/AIDS were found to be more likely to hold positive attitudes than those with no previous experience.

This paper set out to investigate the effectiveness of insomnia treatment. Insomnia is defined as the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. An online search was conducted to locate relevant empirical articles in three online databases -JSTOR, PsychInfo, and Academic Search Premier. The search was conducted using the following key words -'sleep disorders', 'insomnia', 'sleep difficulties', and 'sleep disturbance'. Additional information was obtained from academic texts.The paper begins with introductory matters about insomnia followed by the literature review. Various treatment approaches of insomnia are presented, followed by a critical analysis and social work implications.