Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors influencing family size preference and contraceptive behavior among married men : A case study of Machoge Borabu location in Kisii district, Kenya
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2000-06)The study is concerned with the investigation of the factors that influence family size preferences and contraceptive behaviour among married men in Machoge Borabu Location. The factors considered include educational ... -
Socio - cultural and situational determinants of modern health care utilisation in mbita division of suba district
(University of NairobiSchool of African Studies, 1999)The utilization of modern health care services has attracted the attention of many researchers and scholars in various parts of the world. This reveals the perceived crucially significant role that is globally attached to ... -
Contingent valuation approach - a case study of the Kayas (indigenous sacred forests) in Kwale vis-a-vis the titanium mining project
(Department of Econimics, University of Nairobi, 2004-09)This paper examines the strength of cultural practices in conservation. In this particular case, we use the Contingent Valuation Method to examine the willingness of the Digo and the Mijikenda people to pay in preserving ... -
Mada: ulinganisiii wa mofofonolojia ya Kiswahili na kidawida.
(2000)Napenda kutoa shukrani zangu kwa wote waliochangia hapa na pale katika ufanisi wa utafiti huu. Kwanza nawashukuru wazazi wangu ambao warnejitoa mhanga kunielirnisha. Pili nawashukuru wasimamizi wangu Dkt. Kithaka wa ... -
The impact of biotech eucalyptus on biodiversity: a case study of Kiambaa Division of Kiambu District, Kenya
(2008)This study examined the effects of biotech eucalyptus on biodiversity. In this study biodiversity was taken to mean all the life forms including human beings. Biotech eucalyptus (genetically superior eucalyptus tree ... -
An Assessment of the effectiveness of information, education and communication messages in the mass media among adolescents: a case Study of the Television "Chill" Adverts
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2005)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) mediated messages among adolescents by examining the "Chill" adverts that ran in the media in 2005. The ... -
The occurrence of agricultural drought and its impact on maize production in Kisumu District, Kenya
(1990)This study was an attempt to determine the effect of Agricultural Drought on Maize production in Kisumu District, Kenya. Maize is the most popular cereal in the district and is usually given preference over other cereal ... -
The social construction and management of HIV and AIDS among low-income patients in Nairobi
(Department of Sociology Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1994-05)This study seeks to explore the ways HIVIAIDS has been socially constructed and managed in Nairobi. The reality of AIDS as a disease of the body with debilitating, and fatal consequences as constituted through biomedical ... -
Student perception of guidance and counselling: a case study of Loreto schools, Nairobi
(Department of Arts, 2005)The main objective of this study was to investigate students' perception of the guidance and counselling programme in two randomly selected Loreto Schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine if ... -
An evaluation of the impact of vct trainings in kenya: a case of Liverpool vct care and treatment
(Department of Arts, 2008)This research sought to evaluate Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) trainings in Kenya by taking Liverpool VCT Care and Treatment (LVCT) three-week VCT trainings carried out between 2003 and 2006 ... -
From International Policy to Domestic Practice: Challenges in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kenya
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005)Concern for the well being of the environment is a phenomenon whose history is as old as the history of man himself, and efforts to conserve and preserve various aspects of the environment have been undertaken at various ... -
An analysis of the coverage of ethnic conflicts in nurthern Kenya by the local mainstream prmt media: A case study of the Marsabit clashes:
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2007)The main concern of this study was to conduct an investigation into how the local mainstream print media covered the ethnic conflict in Marsabit between May 1, 2005 and September 30, 2005. Two newspapers, the ... -
Equity in health care financing and expenditure in Kenya
(Department of Econimics, 2005-09)Health care financing studies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included have tended to focus on single modes of financing at a time, such as user fees, insurance, government budget, donor funding, or on financing-related issues ... -
Health care seeking behaviour in Kenya: A case study of vihiga district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2002)Health Seeking Behaviour refers to what people do in order to maintain health and/or return to health, ranging from individual behaviour to collective behaviour. Many studies have been carried out on the health seeking ... -
Factors that contribute to gender disparities in the choice of courses in technical institutions: a case of Kabete Technical Training Institute Nairobi
(2008)Gender disparities exist in the choice of courses in technical institutions. The study set out to investigate the factors that contribute to this. The study focused on the individual, the school factors and factors outside ... -
The impact of television evangelism on church growth in Nairobi
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2006)This study is set out to investigate the impact of Television evangelism on church growth in Nairobi. Specifically, this study attempts to establish whether Christian TV evangelism has any effects on church ... -
Factors that influence health-seeking behaviour in Laikipia District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Anthropology, 1997)This study examines the factors which influence the health-seeking behaviour of the people residing in Laikipia District. The study mainly focuses on the way in which accessibility to modern treatment, (as determined by ... -
Perceptions of haematuria among the Luo of "Bondo division, Siaya district, kenya"
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies, University of Nairobi, 1997)This study is the investigator's attempt to describe the perception of blood in urine (haematuria ) among the local people of Bondo Division Siaya District. The study was carried out in Got Abiero Sub-Location in Bondo ... -
Beyond media multiplicity: cross media ownership and the threat to news content diversity in Kenya: the case of the Nation Media group and the standard group
(Department of Arts- Journalism, 2006)The project seeks to examine the relationship between media ownership and the diversity in news coverage that is disseminated to the public. With the rapid increase of cross media ownership in Kenya where some ... -
Tense and aspect in kihavu: The language of the Nkombo island
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics, 2004)The study focused on the nature of tense and aspect in verbal expressions. It sought to find out whether tense and aspect systems are overtly marked, and what could be the role of tonal distinctions. It tried to make a ...
