Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The role of international organizations in alleviating the effects of HIV/AIDS on children in Kenya, 2005-2006
(University of Nairobiinstitute of diplomacy and international studies, university of Nairobi, 2007-11)This study explores the response of international organizations to the problem of the child made vulnerable or orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Kenya, and the benefits accruing to the child. When the AIDS epidemic first gained ... -
The military in conflict management: a case study of the Rwandan patriotic army (rpa) in post-genocide Rwanda 1994-2002.
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2003)The military has often been ignored in the study and practice of conflict management. This study aims to vindicate its role in conflict management. The study will illustrate that being rooted in the society in pre-colonial ... -
The role of military in national development: a case study of Kenya
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2005)The study of national security has been mainly confined in the developed world with fully developed theoretical frameworks. In the third world the western theories that have formed the basis of international ... -
Science teachers' perception of headteachers' leadership styles and girls' science performance in KCSE in public girls' schools in Embu district
(Faculty of Education, University of Nairobi, 2003)It is acknowledged that girls' education has many spill-off benefits for the society yet, their educational achievement and performance has been faced with diverse problems. In Kenya, especially in sciences, girls' ... -
A study on the attitudes of secondary school Maths and Science teachers towards SMASSE project
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational Foundations, 2008-10)This study focused on the attitudes of secondary schools Maths and Science teachers towards SMASSE INSET project. The sample consisted of 48 Maths and Science teachers drawn from secondary schools within Nyeri ... -
A stylistic and thematic analysis of Kiswahili short stories.
(2005)This study approaches a genre of literature that had hitherto not been given as much attention in the Kenyan, and indeed in the East African literary arena. The short story as a genre has largely remained a terra incognito ... -
Influence of socio-cultural and economic risk factors in the spread of hiv/aids and other sexually transmitted diseases: a case study of Kisumu municipality, Nyanza Province.
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 2000)This study was carried out within Kisumu Municipality. It looks at the risk factors predisposing society and especially women to STDs,HIV/AIDS. Women, at the moment, are most vulnerable to IDVI AIDS; it has been found ... -
Perceptions of diarrhoea in children under five years of age among the Luo of Bondo Division
(Department of Anthropology, 2000-10)This study was designed to investigate the perception of diarrhoea in children among the Luo of Bondo District. Fieldwork for the study was conducted between January and March 1999. The study sought to find out the people's ... -
The efficacy of television advertising in health communication I.E.C campaigns - a case study of the 'Tume-Chill' campaign
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism, 2005-09)Information Education Communication (IEC) campaigns have been widely undertaken in the area of public health through the mass media including the radio, the dailies, television, leaflets and brochures, magazine posters ... -
Secondary school teachers' perceptions towards implementation of HIV/AIDS syllabus in public secondary schools in Nairobi province
(Department of Education, University of Nairobi, 2003)The main purpose of the study was to investigate secondary school teachers' perceptions toward implementation of HIV/AIDS syllabus in schools. The study sought to determine:- the importance of HIV/AIDS syllabus to the ... -
Artistic choices and gender placement in the writings of Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Grace Ogot
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2002)This study is a stylistic investigation of the intersection between gender and artistic choices. Its purpose is to position gender as a discursive presence upon which writing is contingent. Emphasised throughout the ... -
Indigenous knowledge and Practices in biodiversity conservation:A case study of the Ilchamus, Baringo district, Kenya.
(1996)The main objective of this study was to establish the role of indigenous knowledge and practices in the conservation of woody plants' biodiversity, taking the Ilchamus of Baringo District as a case study. The determination ... -
Social, cultural and economic factors impacting on HIV/AIDS risk perception
(University of NairobiDepartment of communication Studies, 2005)The research project sets out to examine socio-economic factors that hinder risk perception of college students regarding HIV / AIDS pandemic among the Kenya college youth. A lack of awareness of or unwillingness by our ... -
Determinants Of Dropout Among Students From Secondary Schools In Homa-bay District
(2005)The study endeavors to establish causes of drop out among secondary school students in homa-bay district.The research tried to establish whether economic household and school based factors significantly contibute to the ... -
Review of the impact of tea development on the forest cover in parts of Eastern Aberdares region
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 2004)The development of tea was highly rated in its economic inducements and returns to the country and its people, nonetheless benefits from it led to aggressive exploitation of land. Without paying much heed to the impact ... -
The effects of HIV/AIDS on the education of orphans and vulnerable children: (a case study of Olympic primary school- Kibera)
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-11)The situation of Orphans and Vulnerable children as a result of HIV/AIDS has elicited increased concern, at the national, regional and international levels. This study was undertaken in partial fulfillment of the requirement ... -
Factors that influence condom use among university students in Kenya: the case of University of Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2006)Two decades of experience and research provide new insights into the role of condoms for AIDS prevention in the developing world. Condoms are about 90 percent effective for preventing HIV transmission, and their use has ... -
Factors influencing the efficacy of IEC intervention strategies in public health: the case of a Bilharzia intervention project in Mwachinga village, Kwale district
(School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study assesses the efficacy of an Information, Education and Communication (lEC) intervention project initiated in Mwachinga Village, Kinango Division, Kwale District in 1996 - to control the spread of schistosomiasis ... -
The Political Novel In Kenya: A Case Study Of Wahome Mutahi's Novels; Three Days On The Cross, Doomsday, And The Jailbugs
(2008)This study sets out to investigate the phenomenon of political novel in Kenyan Anglophone literature. The study is based on the presumption that typical features of the Kenyan political novel are exemplified in the works ... -
Sexual behaviour in relation to awareness of HIV/AIDS among secondary school girls in Nairobi
(University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies, 1996)This study was designed to investigate sexual behaviour and awareness of HIV/AIDS among secondary school girls in Nairobi. Fieldwork for the study was conducted between October 1994 and January 1995. The schools and ...
