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Access to Credit and Growth of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Micro, Small, and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the backbone of emerging economies and play a major role in generating job opportunities and ensuring equitable economic growth and development. The unique ... -
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Full Rate Production Among Commercial Government Entities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The objective of the research was to analyze the effect of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies on Full Rate Production Among Commercial Government Entities in Kenya. The independent variable was Advanced Manufacturing ... -
Agricultural Output and Economic Growth in Kenya: a Causality Test
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The link between economic growth and agricultural output is extensively documented, but the causal relationship has not been well investigated. Understanding the relationship between the two factors can aid policy development ... -
The Agricultural Output-economic Growth Nexus in Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has identified agriculture as among th'e sect'ors to drive econo'mic gro'wth. This implicitly assumed a causal link from agricultural output to economic growth. However, ... -
Analysis of Child Deprivations and Well-being Inequalities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Unidimensional approaches, especially those based on income or consumption and expenditure, previously dominated evaluation of the status of household or individual well-being. This thesis argues that the use of several ... -
Analysis Of Knowledge And Attitude Of Pre- exposure Prophylaxis By Clients: The Case Of Special Treatment Centre.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)An estimated 1.5 million people in Kenya died after developing AIDS since 1984, leaving about one million orphans (NACC, 2005). Areas with high HIV prevalence and risk population have been the target by CDC in its quest ... -
Analysis of Spatial Determinants of Poverty in Rural Uganda
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)This study sought to examine the spatial determinants of poverty in rural Uganda. It was undertaken based on the theoretically informed expectation that certain spatial characteristics of where an individual or household ... -
Analysis of the Supply and Demand Side Determinants of Maize Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research paper examines maize food security in Kenya by analyzing the supply and demand-side factors. The objectives of the study include: scrutinizing the prevailing trends of maize food security; establishing the ... -
Analyzing Factors That Contribute to Patient Adherence to the Required Repeat Hospital Visits in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Adherence to repeat hospital visits is the degree to which individuals follow the given treatment regulations after visiting a health facility, which includes making all the required visits which is a key component in the ... -
An Assessment of Monetary Policy Transmission in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role played by monetary policy towards sustainable economic outcomes cannot be refuted. Kenyan government through Central bank implements various monetary policies to foster stability in the macroeconomic environment ... -
An Assessment of the Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Possible Severe Bacterial Infections Implementation Research Project
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study set out to do an assessment of the PSBI implementation research project. The assessment aimed at determining how well the PSBI M&E system meets established standards of a functional M&E system, identify strengths, ... -
Bank Performance and Insurance Uptake Nexus: an Empirical Analysis of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Banks and insurance companies are part of a country’s financial system; they both provide intermediation services by converting savings into investment funds. By this, they are expected to be linked. However, few papers ... -
Bank Performance and Insurance Uptake Nexus: an Empirical Analysis of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Banks and insurance companies are part of a country’s financial system; they both provide intermediation services by converting savings into investment funds. By this, they are expected to be linked. However, few papers ... -
Brand Management Attributes, Corporate Image, Customer Characteristics And Customer Satisfaction Among Undergraduate University Students In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The general objective of this study was to determine the influence of brand management attributes, corporate image, and customer characteristics on customer satisfaction among university students in Kenya. Specifically, ... -
Can Cash Transfer Lead To School Retention Among The Orphans And Vulnerable Children? An Empirical Analysis Of Ct-Ovc In Kwale County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cash Transfer Program have become widespread in the world and have gradually gained acceptance as programs that can drive masses out of poverty. Few studies have been conducted in Kenya and Africa as a continent regarding ... -
Child Health in Kenya: Synergy of Provider and Consumer Quality of Healthcare
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Besides access to health services, quality of healthcare is recognized as a key element in putting an end to preventable childhood illnesses which in turn contributes to improved population health outcomes. Quality of ... -
Climate Variability and Poverty Nexus in Kenya (1986-2020)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study had sought to examine the impact of climate variability on poverty in Kenya. Specific objectives included to examine the effect of climate variability and other covariates on poverty in Kenya. To establish the ... -
Community Participation and Performance of Forest Conservation Projects: a Case of Kodera Community Forest Association in Rachuonyo South Sub-county, Homa Bay County – Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The increasing significance of encouraging community engagement has emerged as a crucial focal point in both the realm of governance and the administration of forests and other natural resources. Forests hold economic, ... -
Cost-effectiveness of Emergency Obstetric Care in Bomet County: Comparing Ambulance Transfer and Self-referral
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Obstetric complications are difficult to predict and may require referral, expedited by ambulance use. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis among women admitted with obstetric emergencies through comparing ... -
Crude Oil's Effect on South Sudan's Economy (1990-2020)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research was preoccupied with crude oil’s effect on South Sudan’s economy, both in the long- and the immediate term. That is, it analyzed crude oil’s effect on growth. The ARDL model, an advanced data analysis tool ...
