Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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PROVERBE : use analyse stylistic comparative
(Department of Language and Linguistics, 1991)Le moire qui a ete divise en quatre chapitres a essaye de montrer la nature du proverbe luo qui est plus vaste que la definition lexicale generale accepte e du terme. -
The development of a writer's social perspective: an assessment of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's selected texts.
(Department of Arts, niversity of Nairobi., 1981)Ngugi wa Thiong'o is East Africa1s foremost novelist and is one of Africa's most prolific and progressive writers. As a controversial author and critic, he has been at the forefront in calling for a vital critical tradition ... -
Water use efficiency of maize (zea mays ) A dryland area of kenya.
(Department of Meteorology, 1992)This study was undertaken to investigate the variations of water use efficiency of two varieties of maize (Zea mays L.), viz. makueni and katumani composite B with planting density. and meteorological parameters under ... -
Abortion: a Critical Analysis of the Pro-abortion Position
(1999)This study set out to critically examine the views held by that section of humanity who advocate for legalization of abortion. To achieve this an analysis of the proabortion's key arguments in support of abortion was ... -
Development of science and technology infrastructure in Kenya during periods of structural adjustment
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1997)For almost one decade now Kenya has been experiencing a series of setbacks with adverse effects on the rates of economic and social development. To many economists, this crisis has been referred to as structural, ... -
Diffusion and adoption of technology from research institutes and Universities in Kenya: an empirical investigation
(Department of Commerce, University of Nairobi, 1997)This report presents findings of a research whose main concern is factors which influence the diffusion and adoption or acceptability of inventions and innovations made by Kenya's publicly funded research and development ... -
Women and socio-economic transformation in Kenya, 1850 - 1963:A case study of the Abagusii
(1998)This M.A. Thesis is a study based on Gusii women and socio-economic transformation between 1850 and 1963. It analyses the integration of pre-colonial Gusii women's socioeconomic roles with the colonial socio-economy. The ... -
Correlates of child malnutrition in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2008)Child Malnutrition continues to be a major health burden in developing countries and is argued to be the most important risk factor for illness and death, particularly affecting hundreds of millions of young children ... -
Factors influencing risky sexual behavior among the youth in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2006)Information on risky sexual behaviour has significant policy implications in designing and implementing family planning and HIVIAIDS prevention programs. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors that ... -
Analysis of age at first sex among female adolescents and young women in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2005)The main objective of this study was to-establish the determinants of age at first sex among female adolescents in Kenya. Specifically, it sought to identify the effects of socio- cultural and socio-economic factors on ... -
A survey of teachers' perceptions and interpretations of human rights practices in selected secondary Schools in Kibera and Siaya districts of Kenya
(Project Planning and Management, 2008)Since the beginning of the new millennium, global strategies for establishing a rights-based approach to education have been increasingly converging, and it is these strategies that form the basis of this research. ... -
Socio-economic and sociocultural correlates of hiv/aids prevalence in Kenya.
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1998)Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been identified as one of the most deadly diseases of our time and it has continued to increase unabated at alarming rates. ln Kenya the situation has become very distressing where ... -
The magnitude and frequency of floods over three major basins in Kenya
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Communities perspective of home based care for hiv/aids patients a study of Kibera slums Nairobi
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2001)The specific objective of this study Was to analyse birth intervals in Kenya. Specifically, sought determine the trends 01' birth, intervals.The influence 01' broadcasting on birth , intervals. the effect of contraceptive ... -
Family background characteristics and parent-adolescent communication on sexuality: the case of Nairobi
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2002)The purpose of this investigation was to establish the association between fami ly background characteristics and the flow of information on sex related matters from parents to their adolescent offspring with special ... -
Factors influencing child nutritional status in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2004)Child malnutrition affects many children aged below 36 months in Kenya. The main objective of this study was to find out the bio-demographic. socio-economic and cultural factors influencing child malnutrition in Kenya. ... -
The nutritional status impact on infant and child mortality in Kenya: A micro level analysis
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1985)The main objective of the study is to determine the impact of nutritional status on child mortality in rural Kenya, and also to describe feeding practices and prevailing socio-economic and environmental conditions (which ... -
Utilization of antenatal care and delivery services in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2007)Kenya as a nation has put its efforts in improving maternal health more so reproductive health. There are free antenatal care services offered to all women though the same cannot be said of delivery care where women pay ... -
Factors influencing use of modern contraceptives among rural women in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2004)This study examined the factors influencing use of modem contraceptives among rural woman in Kenya. The general objective of this study was to investigate factors influencing modem contraceptive use among rural women in ... -
Factors associated with clients satisfaction with family planning servces: a case study of some family planning clinics in Nairobi
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1990)The study is divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the general introduction, chapter two with the literature review. Chapter three discusses the methodology of data collection and analysis. Chapter ...
