Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Barriers to Health Care by Women Infected With Tuberculosis in Kibera Slums, Nairobi
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2007)This thesis presents the findings of a study on the barriers to health care by women infected with tuberculosis in Kibera slums. Kibera slums are located in Kibera division of Nairobi province. The main objective of the ... -
The Effect of Female Education on Fertility in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1998)There had been at first some reluctance to accept the reality of fertility decline in Kenya until the early 1980's when the country a record fertility decline of more than 20%. This decline whose evidence has been shown ... -
Factors Influencing Women's Political Participation in Kibera Division, Nairobi
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2001)This study examines some of the factors influencing women's political participation in Kenya by focusing on women's participation In civic and parliamentary elections in Kibera division of Nairobi. It also examined ... -
Assessment of barriers to girls' access to education. Listening to the views of women and girls" a study carried out at Muthaiga primary school, Nairobi
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 2007)The basic underlying variable of the FPE program, which was implemented in 2003 in Kenya, is SES (socio-economic status) of families, since it was intended to ensure that all children, especially those from poor households, ... -
Perceptions about death among the Akamba in Kibwezi division, Makueni district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 2003-11)This study investigated the perceptions of death among the Akamba. Specifically, the study sought to identify the explanations of death, the mortuary rituals, the society's response to death and the circumstances under ... -
Health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Obunga slums, Kisumu
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2007)This study was designed to investigate the health care seeking behaviour of TB patients in Obunga slums in Kisumu district. Field work for the study was conducted in the health care facilities located in Obunga slums and ... -
The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Achievement of the Gender Equality Goal of the Millennium Development Goals (Mdgs): a Critical Analysis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Gender and Development studies, 2006-09)The achievement of gender equality is paramount to the achievement of development. However, according to the 2003, Millennium Development Goals progress report for Kenya, the achievement of the gender equality goal of ... -
Infant and Child Mortality Differentials in Low and High Mortality Zones in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1995)Studies of infant and child mortality by several researchers in the past have revealed the nature and extent thereby contributing important findings for sound policy making. Although mortality in general and infant ... -
Mobilization of domestic financial resources for capital-formation in Zambia
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Effects of security threats on international tourism in Kenya
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2005-11)The study investigated the effects of security threats on international tourism in Kenya. The study was carried out in Nairobi and focused on international tourists who were in the country during the period of the study. ... -
Factors that affect the demand for domestic tourism among professionals in Nairobi:An application of the AIDA model
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2000-08)This study was conducted between April and July, 2000~ The population of interest included all professionals in Nairobi. Three cases were chosen, namely, doctors, lawyers, and engineers. The sample was drawn from ... -
The impact of African external forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict, 1990 - 2002
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), 2007)This research is an analysis of the DRC conflict between 1990 and 2002. The study seeks to demonstrate that African states have affected the character of the DRC conflict. Research shows that African states which took ... -
Environmental Risk Factors of Childhood Mortality in Kenya: Evidence and Policy Implications
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1992)What is the impact of environmental factors on child death? How do these intervening variables operate to bring about exposure and susceptibility to infections and or malnutrition and finally child death? The broad ... -
The united nations mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea: A study of challenges in fulfilling its humanitarian mandate
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2008)The study assessed the challenges faced by UNMEE in fulfilling its humanitarian mandate. The objective of the study included; highlighting historical context of the conflict, highlighting UNMEE's mandate with emphasis ... -
The sustainability of the tourism sector in economic development
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), 2005-01)Developing countries usually attach importance to the development of the tourism industry because it is wrongly or rightly often regarded to as "The passport to Economic Development". In this regard, the South African ... -
The Historical Process of Nandi Movement Into Uasin Gishu District of the Kenya Highlands: 1906-1933
(University of NairobiDepartment of History, 1965)This study reconstructs the history of Nandi squatter labourers in Uasin Gishu district of Kenya between 1906 and 1963. It portrays the conflict and contradictions of a colonial situation. The major players were the ... -
The influence of consumer ethnocentric tendency on the attitude towards locally manufactured and imported clothes
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2000-10)This study focuses on the consumer ethnocentrism and its relationship with attitude towards locally manufactured and imported products. It analyses ethnocentrism as an innate component of every society and individual as ... -
Caring for people with disabilities: the christian community in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2002)This study is an investigation into the Christian Community in Nairobi's caring for people with disabilities (PWDs). "Caring for" conceived of as attitudes and motives of compassion and mercy. The study sought to reconcile ... -
The Politics of Gender & Fertiltiy Regulation in Kenya: a Case Study of the Igembe
(LANCASTER UNIVERSITYDepartment of Sociology, 1993)The principal concern of this study is the analysis of the dynamics of gender relations and demographic trends in Kenya. It aims to provide a contribution to an issue at the heart of Kenya's development concerns and ... -
Depiction of Female Athletes in the Mass Media
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism,, 2004-10)This study was set out to compare the coverage of male and female athletes in Kenyan newspapers between 1980-2000. It aimed at investigating whether there has been an increase in coverage of female athletes, assess written ...
