Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The perception of HIV /AIDs and its implications for sexual behaviour among undergraduate students at Maseno University campus, Moi University.
(Depatment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 1999)This is a study on the Perception of HIV/AIDS and its implication for Sexual Behaviour among Undergraduate Students of Maseno University College. It is based on the fact that, despite the Governments efforts to curb ... -
The impact of traditional liquor brewing and consumption on rural development: a case study of Ikorongo location, Kisii District.
(Department of sociology, 1998)This study focused on the impact of brewing and consumption of traditional liquor (busaa and chang'aa) on the rural people of Ikorongo location in Kisii district. The study was prompted by the assertion ... -
The influence of selected socio-economic factors on food crop production in kisii district: a case study of Irianyi division
(university of nairobiMaster of Arts Geography, 1990)The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of socia-economic factors on food crop production in Irianyi division of Kisii district. The study was guided by a theoretical ne r-ane c t i v e purporting ... -
The social-economic effects of alcohol abuse on agricultural plantation workers: a case study at Keritor tea estate in Nyamira District.
(Department of sociology, 2007)Alcohol is the oldest and most widely intoxicating substance known to man. Alcohol consumption has evolved over time. In early times, it was preserved for elderly men who drunk it with order and at a specified ... -
Patterns of utilization of maternal health services and fertility intentions
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 2002). The study is based on data drawn from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) of 1998. This study attempts to identify some of the socio-economic, Demographic and community environmental factors that influences ... -
A profile of poverty in urban Kenya:a case study of Nairobi
(1991)This study estimated the extent and depth of urban poverty as well as the socio-economic characteristics of the urban poor in Nairobi in Kenya. The study was justified in terms of yielding useful policy data for the direct ... -
The refugee trauma and its effects on future hopes
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2006)The civil war in the Sudan which started in 1983 and ended with the signing of the peace agreement on 9th January 2005, forced a great number of Sudanese population to flee to the neighboring countries to seek refuge. ... -
Support Systems For Orphaned Children In Nyang'oma Sub-Location, Bondo District, Western Kenya
(Department of Arts, 2000)This study was on the support systems for orphaned children in Nyang' oma sub location in Bondo District of western Kenya. It was carried out in Nyang' oma sub location and its environs in Bondo district. Bondo ... -
Institutional care for children. a survey of residential child care institutions in Nairobi
(Department of sociology, 1995)This influence study investigates some of the major factors which institutionalization of children in Nairobi, and the impact of institutionalization on their lives. The study is based ... -
Alcoholism and its effects on the productivity of the youth
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-11)The intensity of alcohol abuse in Kenya has been a major concern in recent years, more so affecting the youth. This study focused on the youth aged between ages 15-25 years and was carried out in Kinyago Village, Gatundu ... -
Influence of frequent fire disasters on mitigation and preparedness among entrepreneurs in Nairobi central business district
(Department of sociology, 2004)Disasters of varying magnitude have occurred in many parts of the world, often caused by different types of hazardous substances. Fire hazards whether naturally occurring or ... -
Maternal Health Services Component: An Evaluative Study of AMREF Community Based Health Care Project in Laini Saba, Kibera
(Depatment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2007)This research study was largely concerned with uptake of maternal health services provided by the Amref Community Based Health Project in Kibera, Laini Saba. The survey was an evaluative study based on previous evaluation ... -
The challenge of supporting orphans in the context of hiv/alds: a case of the integrated child and youth development project in Mumbuni Location, Machakos district
(Department of Arts, 2001)There has been a growing concern about the care of the large numbers of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVCs) resulting from the widespread HIV/AIDS pandemic. Governments and non-governmental organizations have ... -
Alternative Approaches to Management of Excreta: an Assessment of the Factors That Have Led to Household Choice and Adoption of Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN) in Wajir
(Department of Planning and Management, 2007)Sanitation is important not only for its direct impacts on health, but also for its contribution to improved living environments, human dignity and to improved education outcomes. In spite of this, sanitation coverage ... -
Abuse of cannabis (bhang) among secondary school students in Gichugu Division, Kirinyaga District
(Department of Arts, 2001)Drug abuse is one of the most serious problems of our times. The problems related to drugs are on the increase in most developing countries and Kenya is no exception. Cannabis is currently the most widely ... -
Volunteerism in kenya:A case study of a community based organisation in Kenya, . The Kenya red cross society
(Department of sociology, 2003)As an area of sociological inquiry, the study of volunteering generally ranks lower than other areas. Much of the knowledge extant on volunteering is generated in the developed world, with ... -
Stylistic Tension between the Extension and the Intension of Meaning in Omondi Mak'oloo's Prose Texts
(Depatment of Literature, University of Nairobi, 2000)A new critical study of Omondi Mak'oloo's Too Young to Die, Times Beyond and Love Made in Germany, confirms that these texts uphold tension between their extension and intension of meaning. We predicate this inquiry ... -
Variability of engineering strength properties of Kenya pines
(Department of civil engineering, 2001)An investigation into the high variability of engineering strength properties of Kenya pine timbers has been carried out. Pine timbers from ten sawmills throughout the country and from the main timber growing regions ... -
Child adoption and its implications on children in difficult circumstances (CEDCS)
(Department of sociology, 2007)The situation of Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDCs) in Kenya is an issue of major concern. Children are orphaned daily mainly due to HIV/AIDS, others are ... -
The philosophical-ethical principles regarding The practice of punishment in Kenya
(Department of Arts-Philosophy, 1996)Punishment has been used everywhere as one of the means of curbing crime which is a social evil. However, more often than not, it has not achieved its objectives to this end. This is partly due to the social-economic ...
