Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Effect of maternal education on infant and child mortality in rural Kenya
(University Of NairobiPopulation Studies And Reseach Institute, 2001)As was indi~ated in chapter one, this study not only examines the effects of maternal education on infant and child mortality but also compares the effects of maternal education on infants and child mortality in the ... -
Demographic and socio-economic correlates of under-five mortality rates in Kenya
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Population Studies, 1998)The 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS~data was analysed using both direct and indirect methods to estimate child mortality rates according to maternal age at first ... -
Effect of Mother's migration on early child mortality in Kenya
(University Of NairobiPopulation Studies And Research Institute, 2007)This study mainly focus on the effect of migration on under-two mortality in Kenya and a model framework is adopted to capture the socioeconomic, environmental and bio- demographic characteristics- The data ... -
The estimation of net inter-censal rural urban migration in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi.Institute of Population Studies, 1999)This study attempts to estimate intercensal rural-urban migration in Kenya for the decade 1979-1989 using the Life Table Survival Ratio model. The study is based on urban population of the forty districts ... -
Determinants of infant mortality in Rwanda
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Instiyute, 2009)In Rwanda, there has been a marked decrease of infant mortality from 107 to 86 deaths per 1000 live births in 2000 and 2005 respectively (NISR & ORC Macro 2006). However, despite ... -
Factors affecting child survival in Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitut of Development Studies, 1996)This study investigated some factors which affected child survival in Kenya. The study had three main objectives. First, to establish the effects of selected socioeconomic factors and proximate variables on infant and child ... -
Child mortality differentials in Kericho District by Location
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1987)This project was done using 1979 census data at locational Trussels technique was used to estimate child mortality basing on q(2) values. It is noted that child mortality in the district follows that of the national ... -
Determinants of age at first marriage in Kenya: a comparative analysis between men and women
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2008)The objective of the study was to examine the determinants of age at first marriage among men and women in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to establish the timing of marriage among men and women in Kenya; the social ... -
Assessment of data quality used in direct 'estimation of infant and child mortality, KDHS 1998
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2001)This study attempts to assess the quality of data used indirect estimation of infant and child mortality. The quality of data evaluated mainly focus on non-sampling errors, which are inherent in Kenya Demographic and ... -
Estimating child mortality in Kenya using preceding birth technique with DHS 1998 data
(Institute of population Studies and research, 2002)Due to non-functioning and incomplete vital registration systems in many developing countries, estimates of mortality is by indirect methods which derive data from retrospective information obtained at the time of national ... -
Social and economic organization of the Boran of Isiolo district, Kenya
(Arts-economics, 1981)This thesis describes recent changes in the way of life of Boran pastoralists in Isiolo District, Kenya. I focus, in particular on changes in their social and economic organisation since the of Shifta, the Somali-Kenya ... -
The role of small scale industries in developing urban economies: A case study of Kisumu semi-urban areas
(Arts-Development studies, 1975)The existance of small scale industries has beome an intergral part of urbanisation process both in , Kenya and other developing economies. Due to high planning standards and prohibitive regulations plus the nature of ... -
Factors Influencing The Use Of Fehtilizer Ahong Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study Of Muran'ga District.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1989)Although fertilizer use by smallholder farmers in Kenya started after independence in 1963, their level of application has refrained extremely low. They ... -
The relationship between socio-economic conditions and fertility behaviour among selected Asian groups in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1980-10)The main hypothesis in this study was that people t s socio-economic conditions will influence their decisions about family size and family planning Most of the studies on fertility tend to either focus on macro-level ... -
Human ecology and political process: the context of market incorporation in west Pokot District, Kenya
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1985)Comprehensive theories of economic change such as world systems or dependency models fail to consider the diversity and resilience of rural economies. To analyze the processes of market incorporation, it is necessary ... -
Learning within implementing development assistance organizations: a comparative analysis of five tree planting programs in the Nyanza province of Kenya
(institute of International relations, 1989)Four decades of experience in development assistance led many scholars to conclude that assistance efforts were failing, in part, because implementing organizations too often merely mechanically carry out rigid ... -
The economic transformation of the Tugen of Kenya:1895 - 1963
(Faculty of Arts, 1993-08)This dissertation is set out to investigate and to assess the Tugen economic transformation between 1895 - 1963. First, it is important to note that the Tugen live mainly in present day Baringo District in the Rift ... -
Escaping poverty and chronic poverty through rural development: the role of agriculture with reference to the Bar-sauri millennium villages project in Yala Division, Siaya District.
(Arts-Development studies, 2010)This study explored the role of Millennium Villages Project intervention in agriculture as an escape route out of poverty and chronic poverty in Siaya district. The ultimate goal of rural development is improved livelihoods ... -
An Empirical Study Of The Willingness To Pay For Nairobi National Park Services.
(Arts-economics, 1984)The aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence the willingness to pay for park services with a view to suggesting appropriate pricing policies for National Parks and Reserves.· Econometric methods are ... -
Price control in Kenya
(Arts-economics, 1978)Until a few years ago, very little research effort was being devoted to the study of price control as a tool of economic management. However, recent experimentation with price controls in many countries has caused ...
