Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title

Health care spending and health outcomes in subsaharan Africa: evidence from dynamic panel

Odhiambo, Scholastica A (University of Nairobi, 2014)

This thesis addresses two issues. First, to address the problem of underfunding of health systems in SSA the Abuja Declaration of 2001 set a target to allocate 15% of a country’s budget to public health expenditure. ...

Health Care Switching Behaviour of Malaria Patients in a Kenyan Rural Community

Nyamongo, I K (University of Nairobi, 2002-02)

Patients ordinarily use multiple sources of health care. This study reveals the transitions patients in a rural region of Gusii, Kenya are likely to make beyond the homestead in their search for alternatives to combat ...

Health Expenditures and Child Mortality: Evidence From Kenya

Muthaka, David I (University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013-07)

In previous studies, health impacts of government and household expenditures have been estimated independently. As a result, the complementarities of these expenditures in improving health have remained unexplored. This ...

Health Information Seeking-behaviors Among Women Who Use the Internet; a Case Study of the Road Authorities in Nairobi, Kenya

Awuor, Roselynn J (University of Nairobi, 2013)

Increasingly, more women are engaging in health information seeking via the internet. This is because the internet has emerged as a significant resource for women negotiating various health questions that arise in their ...

Health Information, Behaviour Change and Teenage Pregnancies in Secondary Schools: a Study of Nairobi County

Amina, Judy N (University of Nairobi, 2019)

This study sought to investigate how reproductive health information influences behaviour change among school going young people towards addressing the high rates of teenage pregnancies in secondary schools. The general ...

Health insurance and demand for medical care

Murithi, Riungu (University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2001-10)

Under-utilization of medical facilities in African countries is believed to be a result of the high cost of medical care services. This paper uses data from a random survey of users of health facilities, enriched with ...

Health Management Organizations In Kenya Towards An Effective Framework For Their Regulation And Management

Kiogora, Mutai (University of Nairobi, 2005)

The health of refugees in Liberia: issues of new and emerging disease in voice of America Camp

Mwendar, Salome M (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)

This research is an analysis of how resource-wealth and greed by authorities for these resources on one hand, coupled with greed for power on the other, fuelled conflict in Sierra Leone that eventually saw massive a exodus ...

Health policies in Kenya and the new constitution for vision 2030

Kibui, Agnes W.; Mugo, Ruth K.; Nyaga, Grace; Ngesu, L. M,; Mwaniki, I. N; Mwaniki, Bernard (University of Nairobi, 2015)

Promoting global health ensures progress in basic humanitarian values in saving and improving lives. In recent years, improving global health has proven its advanced value in promoting security and constructive cooperation ...

Health Seeking Behavior in Malaria Treatment by the Fishing Community of Rusinga Island, Western Kenya

Oduke, Jacqueline E (University of Nairobi, 2014)

Literature on health and diseases indicate that people perceive diseases variously. People develop their own views and beliefs about the causes, symptoms, modes of transmission and therapy choices, which then influence ...

Health seeking behaviour in a rural setting: The case of Ukwala division in Siaya District

Osero, Julius O (Institute of African studies, 1990)

Of late there has been a growing interest in understanding the social aspect of medicine. Research is being conducted-in this area in an attempt to understand how social and cultural factors . affect the health of people. ...

Health seeking behaviour in relation to tuberculosis among somali women in Nairobi

Nyamera, Hellen K (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)

The Sub-Saharan Africa region is most affected by TB due to high AIDS cases. Literature on health seeking behaviour indicates that people perceive this disease variously. They have their own views and beliefs about the ...

The health seeking behaviour of visually impaired patients: a case study of Kikuyu Eye Hospital, Kiambu District

Mwaura, Peter N (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)

Visual impairment is a major public health problem globally causing substantial social and economic toll on individuals and society. In Kenya, eye diseases are ranked eighth in terms of morbidity according to Ministry of ...

Health-seeking behaviour among residents of the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi

Onyancha, Edwin Omwoyo (Institute of anthropology, gender and African studiest, 2002)

This study investigates factors influencing health-seeking behaviour among the informal settlers of Kibera, Nairobi. It specifically addresses the following: whether beliefs on the cause of diseases influence the types ...

Hearing impaired learners in schools in Kenya

Kajirwa, Janet M (Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2009-11)

This study investigated Hearing Impaired Learners (HILs) in regular schools in Kenya: A case study of their integration in selected schools in the city of Nairobi. There was need to establish the factors that influenced ...

Hearsay: a Rule or a Myth

Ngunjiri, Antony N (University of Nairobi,School of Law, 1982)

Heavy metal effects on types and levels of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) in Winam gulf of Lake Victoria

Muinde, VM (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

Winam Gulf is facing major pollution threats from anthropogenic input of pollutants such as heavy metals and pesticide residues. This has deleterious effects on the flora and fauna in the lake and consequently may affect ...