Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Use of validated community-based trachoma trichiasis (TT) case finders to measure the total backlog and detect when elimination threshold is achieved: a TT methodology paper
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The World Health Organization recommends TT surveys to be conducted in adults aged 15+ years (TT 15 survey) and certifies elimination of TT as a public health problem when there is less than 1 unknown case per 1,000 people ... -
Fiscal Decentralization in Kenya and South Africa: a Comparative Analysis'
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Kenya and South Africa have adopted fiscal decentralization models in their Constitutions. Though Kenya’s system is at its nascent stages and its implementation is slowly progressing, South Africa has, to ... -
The gender dimension of democratization in Kenya: some international Linkages
(University of Nairobi, 1993)We want a world where basic needs become basic rights and where poverty and all forms of violence are eliminated. Each person will have the opportunity to develop her or his full potential and creativity, and women's values ... -
Hawking As A Survival Strategy For The Urban Poor In Nairobi: The Case Of Women
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Informal Labour In The Construction Industry In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)Presents findings of a study of construction workers in a low income settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Finds that workers are predominantly employed on a casual or temporary basis without contracts, and with ... -
Urban slums reports: The case of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)Become a large and flourishing place with the settlement consisting mainly of the railway buildings and separate areas for Europeans and Indians, the latter being mainly the labourers employed on the construction of the ... -
Food Safety Requirements And Food Exports From Developing Countries: The Case Of Fish Exports From Kenya To The European Union
(University of Nairobi, 2000)A key element of the" globalization" of the world food economy is the development of global commodity chains, a key element of which is progressively greater levels of trade in agricultural and food products. Simulta-neously, ... -
Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances And Transnational Organizing In Urban Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan ... -
Changes in Phytochemical Content During Different Growth Stages in Tubers of Five Varieties of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) synthesizes a variety of bioactive metabolites including phenolic compounds and glycoalkaloids that protects against insects and diseases, and may influence its nutritional quality. ... -
Marketing planning in selected kenyan undertakings (Case studies)
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Pricing Decisions
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Page 1. PRICING DECISIONS By Dr. Raymond Musyoka University of Nairobi School of Business E-Mail: raymondmusyoka@gmail.com 18-Mar-19 1 Page 2. Introduction Marketing –Mix Elements Marketing Planning/ Marketing Plan 18-Mar-19 ... -
The Influence of Organizational Culture and Marketing Capabilities on Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of our study is to assess the influence of organizational culture and marketing capabilities on performance of microfinance institutions in Kenya. We adopt descriptive cross-sectional survey design and collect ... -
The Impact Of Introducing New Vaccines On The Health System: Case Studies From Six Low- And Middle-Income Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective: We aimed to explore the impacts of new vaccine introductions on immunization programmesand health systems in low- and middle-income countries.Methods: We conducted case studies of seven vaccine introductions in ... -
Healthcare Priority Setting In Kenya: A Gap Analysis Applying The Accountability For Reasonableness Framework
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In resource-poor settings, the accountability for reasonableness (A4R) has been identified asan important advance in priority setting that helps to operationalize fair priority setting inspecific contexts. The four conditions ... -
Alcohol And Substance Use Among First-Year Students At The University Of Nairobi, Kenya: Prevalence And Patterns
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Increase in alcohol and substance use among college students is a global public health concern. It is associated with the risk of alcohol and substance use disorders to the individual concerned and public health problems ... -
Perspectives on Gender Discourse
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Gender and Governance in Kenya: Women's Journey Beyond Numbers
(University of Nairobi, 2012)This chapter is informed by the view that human relations, including gender relations, are fundamentally organized around power relations. The issues and concerns that arise fromthose relations revolve around the challenges ... -
The Role PTIS In Regional Cooperation And Parliamentary Diplomacy
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Kenya Women's National Charter for Realizing the Rights of Women
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Standardised patient encounters to improve quality of counselling for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration projects observe that AGYW uptake and adherence to PrEP during ...