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Case studies, make‐your‐case studies, and case stories: a critique of case‐study methodology in sustainability in higher education
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2004)In this paper we raise serious concerns about existing case‐study research on sustainability in higher education. Our key concern is that the research does not live up to its potential for improving the field of sustainability ... -
Introduction of a sexual health practice nurse is associated with increased STI testing of men who have sex with men in primary care
(Centre for HIV Prevention And Research, University of Nairobi, 2013)BACKGROUND: The study objective was to investigate the effect of the introduction of a sexual health practice nurse on HIV and STI testing in a general practice that specialized in gay men's health. METHODS: This ... -
Coverage of HIV Prevention Services for Female Sex Workers in Seven Cities of Myanmar.
(Population Services International-Myanmar, Yangon,Centre for HIV Prevention And Research, University of Nairobi, 2013)Cross-sectional surveys of female sex workers using time-location sampling in seven cities of Myanmar gauged coverage of HIV prevention programs. HIV testing in last year ranged from 28 to 73 %; attending peer educator ... -
HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among the General Population: A Survey
(Centre for HIV Prevention And Research, 2012)This article, although from a different continent, confirms the fact that people in the general population, but not exclusively so, do not perceive themselves at risk of acquiring HIV infection, even when they have had ... -
Community perceptions of health insurance and their preferred design features: implications for the design of universal health coverage reforms in Kenya
(2013-11-12)Abstract Background Health insurance is currently being considered as a mechanism for promoting progress to universal health coverage (UHC) in many African countries. The concept of health insurance ... -
Challenges In Counter Terrorism In The Third World Countries A Case Study Of Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-09)The study investigated the challenges in counter terrorism in the third world countries. Being a case study of Kenya the researcher’s main objective was to examine the challenges that Kenya is facing in the fight against ... -
Influence Of Automation On The International Operations Of Iqplus (k) Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Automation has proved to be very critical in increasing the efficiency in most business processes leading to an increase in sales, profits and relative growth in market share of most companies. The objective of the study ... -
Urban Street Design and Standards in Architecture
(University of NairobiSchool of Built Environment, 2013-06)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the streets in the city of Nairobi were guided by the street standards enacted by different statutes. The streets studied were Mamlaka, State House and ... -
Perceptions of Land Conflicts with Special Reference to Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Built Environment, 2013-06)Land conflicts are increasingly becoming common in Kenya's major urban areas and are blamed by scholars and politicians alike on colonial planning and rule, which ended more than 40 years ago. The regulations on land ... -
Pathways in the Implementation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Nigeria and Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Built Environment, 2013-06)Recommendations on the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in Nigeria and Kenya invite public organizations to harmonize spatial data sharing policies for the spatial data plays crucial role ... -
Participatory Development Using Devolved Fury, s: An Attempt to Develop Public Property via Politics in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Built Environment, 2013-06)The responsibility of ensuring that national development takes place has been largely left to the government through its systems, organs, policies and officials. Direct government involvement in development is ... -
Formal City Transformation to an Informal City; A Housing Perspective: The Case of Nairobi City
(University of NairobiSchool of Built Environment, 2013-06)The paper aims at explaining the decay of formal neighbourhoods into informal ones through a qualitative study done by archival survey, observation of affected housing settlements and interviews of selected key ... -
Financial Implications for Stalled Public Building Projects
(Journal of Built Environment,School of Built Environment, 2013-06)The government of Kenya initiated a number of building construction projects so as to provide building facilities required for provision of basic services. However, most of these building projects were stalled at different ... -
Effects of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority Standard Tender Document on Procurement of Public Building Works in Kenya : A Case of Ministry of Public Works Managed Projects
(Journal of Buit Environment, University of NairobiSchool of Buit Environment, University of Nairobi, 2013-06-17)Procurement of public construction projects among clients and other stakeholders continues to be a matter of concern all over the world. Over the years, the government has introduced and revised conditions of contract ... -
Development of Disgust, Effects of Delay in Re-delopment of Occupied Buildings : A Case Study of ADD Building
(University of Nairobi,Journal Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2013-06)The purpose of architecture is simply to protect the human being from the elements and to some extent, from danger of attack by animals and possibly, other human beings. Any structures failure to do that depends on several ... -
Pattern, knowledge and practices of HbA1C testing among diabetic patients in a Kenyan tertiary referral hospital
(2013-11-05)Abstract Background Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) measurement is the currently accepted gold standard biochemical indicator of long-term glycemic control in diabetic patients. The level of knowledge ... -
Effect of unclaimed assets on the performance of life assurance companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Kenya is also among the countries in the world that have enacted legislation to regulate the management of unclaimed assets from various companies. The Unclaimed Financial Assets Act of 2011 is the main regulation that ... -
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
(2013-11-05)Abstract Trial design A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. Methods Participants: Clusters were primary health care clinics on the Ministry of Health ... -
The Discovery of GS-9669, a Thumb Site II Non-nucleoside Inhibitor of NS5B for the Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacology And Pharmacognosy, 2013-11-06)Investigation of thiophene-2-carboxylic acid HCV NS5B site II inhibitors, guided by measurement of cell culture medium binding, revealed the structure-activity relationships for intrinsic cellular potency. The pharmacokinetic ... -
The place of knowledge management in influencing lasting health change in Africa: an analysis of AMREF's progress.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, 2012)INTRODUCTION: AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) developed a Knowledge Management Strategy that focused on creating, capturing and applying health knowledge to close the gap between communities and health ...
