Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Street Children in Nairobi and the African Cultural Ideology of Kin‐Based Support System. Change and Challenge
(John Wiley & Sons, LtdInstitute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Poverty, rapid urbanization, population growth rate, family instability and the declining role of the extended family system are among the key factors responsible for the prevalence of child abuse and neglect in Nairobi. ... -
Knowledge and use of family planning methods and services in west Yimbo division, Bondo district, western Kenya
(Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2012)The Government of Kenya, nongovernmental organizations, and donors are dedicated to promoting and improving easily accessible, affordable, acceptable, and effective family planning methods. These efforts have apparently ... -
The perceptions about condom use and the transmission of the aids pandemic in Kenya
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Factors affecting the use of modern prenatal and maternity services in got Agulu sub-location, Western Kenya
(Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2006)A main goal of the Kenyan government’s Safe Motherhood Initiative is to increase the number of babies delivered in modern health facilities. Mothers are encouraged to begin prenatal care visits early in their pregnancy ... -
Therapeutic strategies and traditional medical knowledge of the people of Bar Chando sublocation, Bondo District, Kenya
(Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, KenyaThe Catholic University of Eastern, Nairobi, Department of Social Sciences,, 2001)The AA. examine the various ways through which the people of Bar Chando sublocation conceptualise, apprehend and experience disease as well as how they organize themselves in attempt to achieve good medical care. Disease ... -
Changing Household Composition and Food Security among the Elderly Caretakers in Rural Western Kenya
(Springer USInstitute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)A descriptive cross-sectional study including quantitative and qualitative methods was carried out in rural western Kenya to examine household composition and food security among the elderly caretakers. The findings indicate ... -
Preparation of an urban development plan for Ruiru town
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Group interpersonal psychotherapy for rural Uganda: six months follow-up
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POTTERY TABOOS AND SYMBOLISM IN BUKUSU SOCIETY. WESTERN KENYA
(Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi,, 1996)This paper investigates the taboos associated with pottery among Babukusu who predominantly inhabit Bungoma District, Western Kenya. Symbolic analysis is used to provide insights into how the people themselves conceptualize ... -
Group Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda. A Randomized controlled trial
(EAMJDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005-06) -
Transformed relationships with ourselves: in changing lives
(WNI. : EAMJDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005) -
Adapting group interpersonal psychotherapy for a developing country: experience in rural Uganda
(EAMJDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2003-06) -
Similarities between human and livestock illnesses among the Luo in Western Kenya
(Taylor & FrancisInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2006)The objective of this study was to compare perceptions and practices in relation to human and livestock illness among the Luo in Western Kenya. Qualitative methods of data collection such as key informant interviews, ... -
The History and Culture of Abakhero People Of Western Kenya
(Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2012)It is worth noting that cultural research is a tedious undertaking that Africa has not performed well in the development of creative cultural industries. This may be attributed to lack of a strong human, financial, and ... -
Site reconnaissance in the Kipsing and Tol River watersheds of Central Kenya: Implications for Middle and Later Stone Age land-use patterns
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-PlenumInstitute of African Studies, University of NairobiArchaeology Division, National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Cultural Anthropology, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of KoreaDepartment of General Academics, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USADepartment of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 2004)Two seasons of archaeological site reconnaissance and geo-archaeological fieldwork in the Kipsing and Tol river valleys of central Kenya have resulted in (1) the location of 58 surface sites and 13 spot finds and (2) the ... -
Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language
(Boston University African Studies CenterInstitute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Experiments in textural analysis
(Taylor & FrancisInstitute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
The University of Massachusetts' Later Stone Age/Pastoral ‘Neolithic’ Comparative Study in Central Kenya: an Overview
(Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977)The preliminary results of an intensive thirteen-month field programme are reported. Components of this programme included (I) an archaeological survey of the central Rift Valley stratified using elevation and precipitation, ... -
The pervasive triad of food security, gender inequity and women’s health: exploratory research from sub-Saharan Africa
(Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USADepartment of Sociology, University of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaPopulation Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Parasitology /Medical Entomology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, TanzaniaDirector Community Health Department, Aga Khan Health Services, Kenya, 2005)Objectives: This study was designed to explore the interactions between food securing activities, health and gender equity from the perspective of rural east African women. The specific objectives were to document the ... -
Ethnicity in the electoral Process in Kenya.
(Department of Political Science, 2002)
