Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Effects Of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Leadership Initiatives On Political Stability In Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined the Effects of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) key leadership initiatives in Somalia. The institutional arrangement support such as Somalia Institutional Support programme (SISP), the Rule ... -
Effect of Maternal Education on Infant Mortality in Kenya: a Comparative Analysis of Nyanza and Central Regions
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Maternal education holds tremendous effect on child wellbeing as well as survival globally. Investing in female education is perceived to be the only powerful policy for bringing socioeconomic development in less developed ... -
Political Activism And Democracy: The Use Of Online Spaces By The #thisflag Movement In Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study is about Political activism and democracy. Specifically, it studied hashtag this flag movement in Zimbabwe, commonly referred to as “the #ThisFlag Movement”. The study was carried out between April 2016 and ... -
Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes To Youth: The Case Of Kenya Commercial Bank’s 2jiajiri Youth Empowerment Programme
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study investigated the communication of corporate social responsibility programmes focusing on Kenya Commercial Bank’s 2jiajiri youth empowerment programme. The objectives for the study were: to assess the communication ... -
Population Projections of Women of Reproductive Age and Its Implication on Maternal Health Care Services in Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The main objective of the study was thus to project women of reproductive age in Kilifi County. The study used cohort component method to project the population of Kenya, coast province and Kilifi County. The main source ... -
Reporting Sexual Violence In Tabloid Press In Kenya: A Case Study Of The Nairobian Newspaper
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The broad objective of this study was to examine how tabloid media in Kenya report sexual violence. It explored the nature of agenda setting, framing and priming of sexual violence in The Nairobian newspaper. The specific ... -
A Study On Manufacturing Consent In The Coverage Of The 2017 Presidential Elections In Kenya: The Case Of Select Fm Stations
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study aimed at establishing the extent to which manufacturing consent influenced the coverage of the 2017 presidential elections by the three selected FM radio stations in Nairobi: Radio Citizen, Radio Maisha and KBC ... -
Sero-prevalence and Risk Factors of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis in the Smallholder Dairy Farms of Naari Sub-location of Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The aim of the study was to analyze the sero-prevalence and risk factors of the Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis disease among organized small holder dairy farms in the Naari area of Meru County, Kenya. A cross-sectional ... -
Economic Impact and Risk Factors Associated With Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreaks in Cattle Farms in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is spreading rapidly to previously disease-free areas causing enormous economic losses. The factors that favour its spread are not extensively studied in the tropics. This study was carried out in ... -
Systematic Variance Correction Methods for Peptide Microarray Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Protein/peptide microarrays are high throughput (HT) methods with the potential of investigating tens to thousands of probes in a single experiment. However, technical variance creates an inevitable challenge for their ... -
A Survival Analysis Approach to Determine the Predictors of Time to Hiv Partner Notification in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has registered the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence with over 50% of seropositive individuals unaware of their HIV status. Assisted Partner Services ... -
Prevalence Determination and Trend Analysis of Major Transfusion Transmissible Infections Among Blood Donors in Nairobi Regional Blood Transfusion Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Blood is one of the therapeutic products for terminal ailments and most medical emergencies in hospital situations involve blood transfusion as utmost remedy, however, it has the risk of transfusion-transmissible ... -
Monitoring Progress in Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (Rmncah) Following Devolution of Health Services in Kenya: a Trend Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction-Universal Health Coverage is viewed as making essential Health Services accessible and affordable to the entire populace such that individuals in the population do not suffer financial wreckage due to health ... -
Design of M&E Capacity Building Framework for Hiv Prevention, Care and Treatment to Improve Hiv Outcomes in Kisii County- Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: The Kisii County has a diverse background with an estimated population of 1,393,258 with 125,000 orphans (NACC, 2014a). The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence is 4.4% with 63,715 people living with ... -
Health Care Human Resource Capacity Building Initiatives Influencing Sustainability of Hiv/aids Services at Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The HIV prevalence in Siaya County is 24.8 percent (4.2 times higher than the national prevalence) according to the Kenya HIV Estimates 2015. It is estimated that by the end of 2015, a total of 126,411 people were living ... -
Model-based Fully Conditional Specification and Predictive Mean Matching: Application to Hiv Risk Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: HIV disproportionately a ects sex workers. It is important to continually evaluate sex work, given it’s uid and dynamic nature. Missing data is a common complication to HIV research, especially where accurate ... -
United States Military Intervention In Afghanistan: Lessons For Kenya
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A Framework For Evaluating The Outcome Of Use Of ICTOn Early Grade Literacy Assessment; A Case Study Of Tusome Literacy Programme In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Previous research work in the field of education has highlighted how information and communication technology plays an integral role in deepening and accelerating learning. Little has been done focusing on its adoption ... -
Service Based Opinion Mining Application For Analyzing Customer Feedback
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Huduma Centres are fast becoming the government front office where citizens are guaranteed access to a majority of citizen services under the same roof. It was awarded and recognised for offering the best customer service ... -
Community Health Workers Mobile Application For Household Registration; Danger Signs Identification And Referral
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Access to health care in low resource settings like slums is usually a major challenge and this is due to a variety of reasons ranging from poverty, illiteracy and distance to providers of health care. However, with ...
