Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Estimation of Entropy in Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2003)The study estimates entropy values in Kenya, which have been lacking. Risks in death are also estimated. The study uses the 1969 -79, 1979 -89 and 1989 -99 censuses data on expectation of'tife and survivorship. The ... -
Determinants of child survival in Kenya: a comparative study
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2003)The study attempts to examine whether the determinants responsible lor infant and child mortality in the High mortality zone are the same as those affecting child survival in a low mortality zone. Nyanza and Western ... -
Adolescent desire for more children in Kenya
(PSRI, 2007)The study was aimed at investigating the influence of socio-cultural, socioeconomic and demographic factors on adolescent desire for more children in Kenya. These factors are assumed to potentially influence the behaviour ... -
Fertility in Kenya based on birth interval analysis
(PSRI, 1989)The objectives of this study were three fold. First, to estimate duration of breastfeeding and postpartum amenorrhea using life table and current status method. Second, to estimate live birth interval by applying the current ... -
Estimates of fertility levels in Nyeri district: Evidence from 1979 census
(PSRI, 1991)The objective of this study was to estimate fertility levels and differentials in Nyeri District by Division. The differentials stud ied include place of residence, maritaI status and IeveI of education of mothers. Data ... -
The proximate determinants of fertility: evidence from the 1993 Kenya demographic and health survey
(PSRI, 1998)The main objective of this study was to determine the fertility levels and differentials of various sub-groups in Kenya and to explain these differentials using the intermediate fertility variables. The subgroups considered ... -
A study on pace and length of reproduction of women in Kenya" based on Kenya demographic health survey (KDHS) 1989.
(PSRI, 1996)This study estimates and examines the two end points of reproductive life of women in Kenya. These are the starting and stopping of childbearing. Of more specific interest in the study is the period of time taken by a ... -
Determinants of fertility among adolescents and Youth 15-24 years in Kenya
(PSRI, 2002)Teenage pregnancies are a major problem not only in Kenya but also in the whole world. Teenage pregnancies have demographic and health implications. Using data of 3506 of adolescents and youth 15-24 years from Kenya ... -
Effects of education on age at first birth in Kenya
(PSRI, 2010)Education is a significant factor in influencing the onset of childbearing by women. This study examined the effects of education levels on the timing of the first birth in Kenya using data from the Kenya Demographic and ... -
Impact of proximate determinants of fertility on change in total fertility rate in Kenya between 2003-2008/09
(PSRI, 2010)The study set out to find the contribution of each of the principal proximate determinants of fertility to the change in fertility observed between 2003 and 2008/09. Bongaarts model as proposed in 1978 and modified in ... -
Fertility preferences in central and coast provinces of Kenya: a comparative analysis of some correlates.
(PRSI, 2003)In Kenya the desire for additional children has been falling, but the decline has not been uniform throughout the country. This study therefore examined the factors associated with desire for additional children in Coast ... -
The effect of individual and contextual factors on infant mortality in Kenya
(Arts-Sociology, 1984)In this study an attempt is made to examine the effects of various factors on infant mortality in Kenya. These factors are grouped into two general categories - those associated with the individual woman/child and those ... -
The effect of birth intervals on infant mortality in Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2007)The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of birth interval on infant mortality in Kenya. The study population consisted of 7881 women ages (15-49) covered in the KDHS conducted in 2003. The study ... -
The effect of maternal education on infant and child mortality in Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1995)The objective of this study is to find out the relationship between maternal education and the level of infant and child mortality in Kenya. Data drawn from the 1993 Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey was examined ... -
Estimation of infant and childhood mortality in Kenya when mortality conditions are declining: evidence from 1969 and 1979 censuses.
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1987)This study is concerned with investigating the accuracy of Brass estimates under conditions where mortality schedules are known or suspected to have been declining in the recent past. To achieve this task, three techniques ... -
Trends in proximate determinants of fertility in Kenya 1998 - 2003
(2005)The main purpose of this study was to examine the levels and trends of proximate determinants of fertility in Kenya nationally and by sub-groups. The study provided a critical review of the three principal proximate d ... -
Determinants of adolescent childbearing in Kenya: evidence from KDHS 2008/09
(School of Business, 2010)Adolescent pregnancy has been increasingly perceived as a problem and the International Conferences on Population and Development (lCPDs) have identified the adolescents as a distinct target group in need of comprehensive ... -
Determinants of adolescent fertility: a case of Meru secondary schools
(School of Business, 1992)The study was set to investigate how demographic and socio-economic variables determine adolescent fertility in Meru district. The marital status and occupation of adolescent parents, the level of education of ... -
Socio-economic and socio-cultural factors influencing infant mortality in rural Kenya
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute, 2004)The study attempted to assess some of the socio-economic and socio-cultural factors influencing infant mortality in rural Kenya. The study had three main objectives. First, to assess the effects of selected socio-economic ... -
Patterns of birth intervals and infant/child mortality in Kenya: evidence from KDHS 1998
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute,, 2003)The main objective of this study was to examine the patterns of birth intervals and infant and child mortality by birth parities in Kenya, alongside which, other variables both socio-economic and demographic were ...
