Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Challenges in managing and sustaining urban slum health programmes in Kenya
(2016)Objective: To evaluate the challenges in managing and sustaining urban slum health programmes. Design: A cross sectional survey. Setting: Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya Subject: Two hundread and fifteen ... -
Use of mobile phones to improve post-hospitalisation follow-up of children in rural Kenya
(2016)Background: Re-admission is considered a high priority quality measure in the health care setting. Most of the studies using text messaging, however, have slanted towards adults, in the form of reminders or instructions ... -
Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: a case study of Kenya
(2016)This research reports a mapping of aflatoxin risk in the milk value chain in Kenya using a geographic information systems (GIS) approach. The objective was to spatially locate regions at risk by taking into account biophysical ... -
Cloud Computing: Transforming Medium and High Tech Industries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Cloud Computing provides novel perspectives in internetworking technologies and has the potential to dramatically change business models. This study aimed at establishing Cloud Computing adoption in Medium and High Tech ... -
Examining the influence of drug abuse in learning institutions in Kenya academic article
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Drugs are chemical substances, either synthetic or natural which when taken alter the normal physiological functioning of the body. Drug abuse relates to excessive use of psychotropic substances resulting to changes in ... -
The influence of parental socioeconomic status, involvement in learning activities and its influence on children’s academic performance in urban informal settlements in Westlands division - Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study sought to investigate how parental socioeconomic status and involvement in students’ learning activities can influence academic achievement of students in selected secondary schools in urban ... -
The Burden of Co-morbid Depression in Ambulatory Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Co-morbid depression is a serious condition in patients with diabetes that negatively affects their self-management, including drug adherence, consequently, the treatment outcomes and quality of life are ... -
Assessment of selected parameters for industrial effluents from some industrial sites in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Abstract The discharge of industrial effluents into the environment poses a threat to human health and is of environmental concern to both plants and animals. Over the last several years there has been a great deal of ... -
Female genital mutilation/cutting among the Wardei of Kenya: practice, effects, and prospects for alternative rites of passage
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study focuses on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) with the aim of establishing the rationale, outcomes, and challenges it presents to the girls and their families, and whether there is scope for developing ... -
Influence of paralegal medical services on children’s rights to education in Kenya: a case for Migori county.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Paralegal medical service plays a major role in protecting children right to education. Provision of adequate paralegal medical services promotes children’s education. Most studies in Kenya have been interested on health ... -
Communication methods used to disseminate corporate identity to employees by public universities in Kenya. (Jan 2016).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Abstract- Internal communication in the public sector is an important factor in the improvement of service delivery especially in institutions of higher education hence this study to describe the communication methods ... -
The Structure of Corporate Identity Public Universities in Kenya have Adopted
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Faced with growing competition, universities are beginning to adopt Corporate Identity as a means to attract and maintain competent employees to drive their mission and goals. This study therefore seeks to examine the ... -
Trust Model For Social Network Using Singular Value Decomposition
(University of Nairobi, 2016)For effective interactions to take place in a social network, trust is important. We model trust of agents using the peer to peer reputation ratings in the network that forms a real valued matrix. Singular value decomposition ... -
Level of Metal Pollutants in Water from Nyakomisaro Stream through Kisii Town
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Heavy metals are major pollutants of water sources. The source of these heavy metals is mostly from domestic, agricultural and industrial activities. Their presence in water even in low concentrations poses significant ... -
A roadmap for the adoption of government e-payments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Analogous to the Motorists roadmap that shows the roads, directions and distances to a destination of a given region [1]. A roadmap in this context is a detailed guideline that answers the “why-what-how" questions and lay ... -
Where Do Female Sex Workers Seek HIV and Reproductive Health Care and What Motivates These Choices? A Survey in 4 Cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and ... -
HIV prevention and care seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: To identify gaps in the use of HIV prevention and care services and commodities for female sex workers, we conducted a baseline cross-sectional survey in four cities, in the context of an implementation ... -
Participatory approaches involving community and healthcare providers in family planning/contraceptive information and service provision: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2016)As efforts to address unmet need for family planning and contraception (FP/C) accelerate, voluntary use, informed choice and quality must remain at the fore. Active involvement of affected populations has been recognized ... -
Islamic economics and Finance in 21st century
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08-08)Economics, in the framework of the Shariah, provides for independent functioning of market forces, but does not give absolute freedom to individuals (Keynes 1936) Islamic economics conforms to Islamic law and is grounded ... -
Managing natural resource conflicts in Kenya through negotiation and mediation
(University of Nairobi, 2016)With the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms and Traditional Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (TDRMs) in managing natural resource conflicts was formalised. ...
