Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Indigenous botanical pesticides for use in integrated pest management (IPM) of insect Pests of brassicas by small scale farmers in Kenya
(School of biological science, 2007)A survey of the knowledge of indigenous farmers in the selected locations of Kiambu, Maragua and Machakos districts in Central and Eastern Provinces of Kenya was carried out to determine their understanding of practical ... -
A comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Central & Nyanza
(Population Studies Research Institute ( PSRI), 2010)The overall objective of the study was to establish factors influencing contraceptive use in Central and Nyanza provinces. Specifically, the study set out to determine the socio-economic, cultural, and family planning ... -
Adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent mothers in Kisii district
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 1997)This study is an investigation into adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent mothers in Kisii district. The study used data obtained from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data conducted in ... -
Posterior cranial fossa space occupying lesions at Kenyatta National Hospital. (1981 - 1989
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1990)A review of the clinical presentation, management and outcome of 46 patients, over a 9 year period who presented with posterior fossa space occupying lesions is presented. Cerebellar space occupying lesions are ... -
Female education levels and fertility in Kenya
(Population Studies and Research Institute ( PSRI), 2006)The main aim of the study was to investigate the effect of female educational levels on fertility in Kenya. To realize this goal, other variables were introduced as confounding variables since education has both direct ... -
Assessing the role of information and communication technologies and knowledge in increasing incomes and improving governance in smallholder organizations: the case of Githunguri dairy cooperative society ltd and Kikama federation
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2010-11)lCTs have been identified as the solution to creating new growth paths For Kenya's economy, but very little investment in lCTs is seen at the dominant economic sector that is agriculture. Avenues for investing in rural ... -
Determinants of fertility decline in Kenya
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 1998)Despite one of the longest existing population policies amidst record socio-economic development and relatively very low mortality rates amongst sub-Saharan African countries I Kenya's fertility remained high, resulting ... -
Factors Influencing Age at First Birth in Coast Province
(University of Nairobi,Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2010)This study sought to establish factors that influence the age at first birth in coast province. Specifically it sought to determine the effect of some socio-economic, socio-cultural and demographic factors on the age at ... -
Effect of education on fertility in the republic of Congo
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2010)The Republic of Congo is one of the least developed countries in the world. Until recently, there has been way to study fertility in the Republic of Congo because of the civil war. This study examines the extent to which ... -
Household Structure, Formation and Dissolution in Rusinga Island
(University of Nairobi,Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2008)The objective of the study was to explore household structure, formation and dissolution in in Rusinga Island. The specific objectives were to describe the household structure and typology in Rusinga, determine rate of ... -
Determinants of fertility, levels in urban areas:A comparative case study of Mathare and Nairobi south
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 1989)Population growth, has become a current issue in Kenya because it deters overall development planning. The problem manifests itself in a deficit in the provision for basic needs and low standards of living. A lot of ... -
Adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent mothers in Kisii
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 1997)This study is an investigation into adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent mothers in Kisii district. The study used data obtained from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data conducted in ... -
Population projection in Kenya:an application of the stable population model
(Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2004)The general objective of the study was to project the Kenyan population to stability. The study specifically looked at obtaining the projection matrix for Kenya, estimating the stable age structure for Kenya and comparing ... -
Rono_Factors influencing the rate of dropouts among the secondary school students in Nandi District of Kenya
(University of NairobiDeparthent Of Sociology, 1990)This thesis was an investigation of the factors which influence the drop-out rates among secondary school students in the Nandi District of Kenya (See Map 1). The study was guided by a theoretical framework based on ... -
The role of small and intermediate urban centres in regional and national development: a case study of municipality of Bungoma, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department Of Geography, 1995)This study is on the role of small and intermediate urban centres (sruCs) in regional and national development in Kenya using Municipality of Bungoma (MoB) as a case study. SIUCs potentially fulfil an important role in ... -
Foreign policy through foreign aid: the case of federal republic of Germany's aid to Kenya 1963 - 1989
(University of NairobiDepartment of Government, 1994)Foreign aid is a major feature of North-South interactions. The transaction embraced in the current concepts of foreign aid however, are of various kinds. In this enquiry, our attention is confined to one; to a set of ... -
Population projections of Nairobi and its implications on housing
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1989)One of the greatest unsatisfied needs in the field of applied demography is to translate population projections into practical implications for administration and policy. The usual age-sex projections which demographers ... -
Towards an Understanding of Site Formation' and the Integrity of the Excavated Stone Artifact Assemblage From Fxjj 20 Site Complex, Koobi Fora, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1989)The reconstruction of past human behaviour from patterns of material remains recovered from archaeological sites is one of the major goals in archaeology. It is recognized that these patterns are the result of a complex ... -
Planned social change: a case study of agricultural extension officers in South Nyakach, Kisumu District, Kenya
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1990)This study focuses on those factors which impede farmer adoption rates of agricultural innovations in the South Nyakach Location of Kisumu District, Kenya. An analysis is made of organizational issues within the ... -
The determinants of fertility among urban and rural Women in Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2001)This study is a build-up on the findings of other studies, censuses and surveys in Kenya whose results reveal that rural fertility has been consistently higher than that of the urban (Kangi, 1978; Omagwa, 1985; Osiemo, ...
