Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Efficacy of Electronic Mobile Phone Application Compared With Mother and Child Health Booklet in Improving Quality of Antenatal Care From First Visit Through Third Trimester at Kenyatta National Hospital, a Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Antenatal care (ANC) directly reduces maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality through detection and treatment of complications during pregnancy as well as indirectly through identification of women at risk of ... -
Beneficiary Monitoring on Implementation of Devolved Road Construction Projects in Kisumu East Sub-county, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, the potential for road improvements is enormous. The government has accelerated the building of road infrastructure, resulting in a safer transportation system. There is a dearth of strong beneficiary monitoring ... -
Moral Personhood in the Context of Abortion: an Examination of Mary Anne Warren‟s Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Abortion remains one of the most controversial issues in the world today. On the one hand, the pro-life school of thought holds that the practice is morally wrong because it entails killing a foetus, who is a person, as ... -
Change Management Strategies and Performance of ABSA Bank Kenya PLC
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of this study was to establish the effect of change management strategies on performance of Absa Bank Kenya PLC. The researcher employed a case study research design. The data normally collected by a researcher ... -
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 ... -
The Challenge of Dealing With Speech Acts Involving Threats and Cultural Insensitivity by Novice Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study discusses interpretation errors made by novice interpreters during simultaneous interpreting of threats and cultural insensitive statements from French into English. It highlights how these errors shift the ... -
Information Technology Service Management and Organisation Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Commercial banks have been increasingly adopting information technology to assist carry out its operations effectively. So as to better manage these services effectively IT service management has been implemented through ... -
Ethnobotanical Documentation, Phytochemistry, and Cytotoxicity of Anti-snakebite Envenomation Plants of Mwingi West Sub- County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a life-threatening Public health problem affecting over 2.7 million persons annually globally, and the greatest burden lies in the developing world. Despite the successful management of SBE ... -
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: prevalence, symptomatology and coping practices amongst women attending Tertiary Educational Institutions in Machakos Subcounty, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), is a severe gender-specific mood disorder characterized by cognitive, affective and physical symptoms in the week before onset of menses, with compete symptom remission ... -
Effect of Pithecellobium dulce extract on vector competence of Aedes aegypti to chikungunya virus
(UON, 2021)Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is among re-emerging arboviruses that affect human health globally. The spread has been associated with lack of sustainable vector control and viral preventive measures. Studies of the biology and ... -
Assessment of Biomass Potential for Sustainable Charcoal Production in Kajiado County;towards Informed Policy Decisions.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Charcoal is the primary source of cooking energy in most African countries, where demand from a growing human population has frequently outstripped the availability of wood from forests and woodlands. Fuelwood and charcoal ... -
A Research Paper on Solid Waste Management in Kenya: an Analysis of Legal and Institutional Frameworks.
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Missed Opportunities for Early Diagnosis of Hiv in Hiv Exposed Infants and Children 0-18 Months at Kiambu Level V Hospital
(UON, 2021)Introduction: Without treatment only half of perinatally infected children celebrate their second birthday. Early detection of HIV infection, and initiation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment by 7 weeks of life has ... -
Strategic Innovations on Operational Performance of ABSA Bank Kenya PLC
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In a marketplace where different players are compelled with the market forces to bring their own unique solutions to satisfy the needs of their customers. organizations that is serious about competing in fast-changing ... -
Clinical Outcomes of Casting Phase of Ponseti Method for Correction of Idiopathic Talipes Equinovarus at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) also known as clubfoot, is a common musculoskeletal deformity at birth, affecting about 1-2 babies per 1000 live births, most of whom are born in low and middle-income ... -
Essays on Child Health Disparities in Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The United Nations has identified equity in health as a marker of overall development. Disparities abound in almost every facet in Nigeria, but disparities in the health sector, especially child health (i.e. child health ... -
Electronic Banking and Competitive Advantage in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Electronic Banking is a broad description for the method and technique in which a consumer executes banking activities electronically. It refers to the application of programmed resources to convey banking services and ... -
Social Media Usage and Performance of Beauty Salons in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Social networks platforms provide comprehensive information, provides very flexible and simple management tools. However, despite the importance of social media, companies continue to be skeptical about the use of social ... -
Assessing the Influence of Development Activities on Kipsigis-luo Border Conflicts at Sondu, 1999-2016
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study assessed the influence of development activities on Kipsigis-Luo border conflicts at Sondu. Based on oral interviews and supplemented with secondary sources, the study established that conflict in Sondu has both ... -
Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of Patients on Hemodialysis at the Renal Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital and Their Coping Strategies
(UON, 2021)Background: End-stage Kidney Disease Is the Final Stage of Chronic Kidney Disease Marked by the Total and Permanent Loss of Kidney Function, With Hemodialysis Being the Most Widely Used Treatment. Hemodialysis Patients ...
