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Determinants of Youth’s Enterprise Development Fund Loan Repayment in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Despite unemployment rate of 55% in Kisumu County, loan repayment rate from the youth enterprise development fund is below 30% yet proper loan repayment can improve loan disbursement from the youth enterprise development ... -
Determinants of non-participation in organized sport activities by Public Secondary Schools students in Kenya: a case study of Kiambu County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A conglomeration of factors influences non-participation in physical and sports activities among different categories of people. This study examined factors that deter public secondary school students in Kiambu County from ... -
Indications and early complications of double – J ureteric stents as seen at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)INTRODUCTION: Double - J ureteric stents have been in use in urological practice to facilitate drainage of urine to the bladder since the 1960s. The benefits of DJ ureteric stents in individual patients are clear, but ... -
Consumer Sales Promotions and Brand Equity of Selected Toothpaste Brands in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Marketers have historically rallied consumer sales promotions as primary strategy for creating awareness about products in the market thus driving sales by extending value to consumers. Litany of research exists of validity ... -
Perceptions of Households Towards Health Insurance and Their Implication to Enrolment, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Protection of household from catastrophic health care expenditures associated with direct payments and out-of-pocket payments is a desirable objective of health systems worldwide. A significant proportion of pooled funds ... -
Electronic Banking Strategies and Competitive Advantage of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the current turbulent, highly competitive contemporary business environment, bank managers are under pressure to implement strategies that will achieve their banks optimal competitiveness. Among the strategies they are ... -
Influence of Brainstorming Technique on Standard Seven Learners’ Achievement in English Composition Writing in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Adaptation of brain storming technique to teach Standard Seven learners English composition writing offers the learners an opportunity to work well in groups where behavior, collaboration and communication is natured. The ... -
Determinants of health insurance uptake in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study explored socio-demographic, economic, health status-related characteristics linked to enrolment to the insurance scheme. The general objective was to examine the determinants of health insurance uptake in Tanzania ... -
Effect of Strategic Management Accounting Techniques on Investment Decisions Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The investigation aimed to examine the influence of effect of strategic management accounting techniques on investment decisions among manufacturing firms in Kenya. Target costing, balanced scorecard, and just in time were ... -
The Determinants of Labor Productivity in South Sudan Manufacturing Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The manufacturing sector is widely believed to play a significant role with a lot of potentialities in driving the economic growth of most of the developing countries through its value addition. However, with regards to ... -
Chemosystematics, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Kenyan Zanthoxylum Species and Dodonaea Viscosa Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of this study was to establish the relationship in Zanthoxylum species, and Dodonaea viscosa populations based on the metabolite profiles. The study also included the evaluation of the crude extracts and pure ... -
Emerging Cyber Security Threats: A Comparative Study Of Kenya And Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research study aims at assessing the emerging cyber security threats: utilising a comparative study of Kenya and Zimbabwe. Emergence and growth of cyber security threats has become a global problem affecting both human ... -
Safety, Tolerability and Adherence of Dtg-based Regimen Among Adult Hiv Patients Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (ISTIs) are the latest drugs to be introduced for management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). A fixed dose combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen containing ... -
Investigating Culture- Specific Concepts From Good News Bible to Gikuyu Translation of Psalm 23 and How It Influences the Perception of God’s Provision
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study set out to describe the culture-specific concepts found in the book of Psalm 23 in the Holy Bible, using the Good News Bible (GNB), and its translation in the Gikuyu Bible, to discuss the various explanations ... -
Daf in Kenia: Eine Kritische Untersuchung der sprechübungen und aufgaben des lehrwerks safari Deutsch.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Safari Deutsch is used as a coursebook for teaching German as a foreign language in Kenyan secondary schools. Most German language learners in Kenya have difficulties in speaking despite the fact that Safari Deutsch offers ... -
Morphophonological Processes in the Noun: a Case Study of the Benadiri Dialect of Somali
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study is a descriptive research of the morphophonological processes involved in the noun formation in the Benadiri dialect. The study aimed at describing the inflectional morpheme used in the plural formation as well ... -
Chest CT findings in Hiv a descriptive cross-sectional study on the abnormal patterns encountered on chest CT scan images of adult Hiv patients at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Pulmonary complications of HIV are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality related to the disease as most patients with HIV encounter at least one pulmonary complication in their lifetime. Imaging plays ... -
Harvesting, Postharvest Handling and the Physiochemical Changes During Storage of Guavas in Two Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The guava (Psidium guajava) fruit is highly nutritious and commonly found in almost all ecological regions in Kenya, however, its highly perishable and prone to postharvest losses. The fruit suffers huge losses which are ... -
Factors Influencing Male Involvement In Young Children Feeding Practices: A Case Of Dagoretti Informal Settlements.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The involvement of men in maternal and child nutrition, presents an opportunity for improvement child and maternal nutrition as men often play a key role in decision-making particularly regarding access to foods and spending ... -
Prevalence of pre-malignant cervical lesions among Hiv-positive women on haart attending home care clinic at St. Francis hospital Nsambya, Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Cervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and the leading cause of cancer related mortality in Uganda. In sub-Saharan Africa, one in six women will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one ...
