University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Challenges Of Implementing Effective Anti-Money Laundering Strategies In Kenyan Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The aim of this study was to establish the challenges of implementing effective antimoney laundering strategies (AML) in Kenyan Commercial Banks. Descriptive design was adopted in this study. The population under study ... -
Assessing Dynamics Of Cross Border Ethnic Conflicts In Horn Of Africa: A Case Of Turkana-Dassanech Conflict In Kenya-Ethiopia Border.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Horn of Africa region in 21st century continues to face the challenge of conflict. Some of these conflicts are inter-state and others are intra state but in both cases they continue to evolve and take on new dynamics hence ... -
Corporate brand Identity And Customer Satisfaction At Java House, Nairob
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Corporate brand identity is a strategic tool embraced by organizations either in form of colour, logos, fonts or graphical elements which represents the messages and values that are core to a brand. Corporate brand identity ... -
Armed Private Security Firms And Counter Terrorism In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This project is based on the conceptual premise that the escalation of terror attacks on indiscriminate soft targets around the world and specifically in Kenya should be the concern of the state and should strive to address ... -
The Impact Of Environmental Factors On Human Security In Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The connection between environmental concern and human security has attracted scholarly discourse lately. The developing world is bearing the brunt of climate change at a high scale that unless something is done to reverse ... -
Supply Chain Financial Orchestration And Performance Of Leading Supermarkets In Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The sole purpose of this paper was to determine how Supply chain financial orchestration affects the performance of leading supermarkets in Nairobi County. The objectives were to determine the level of adoption of supply ... -
Is sexual autonomy a protective factor for neonatal, child, and infant mortality? A multi-country analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Sexual autonomy empowers women to set boundaries, take control of their bodies, prevent sexually transmitted diseases and avoid unplanned pregnancy. A woman's ability to negotiate safer sex is crucial for ... -
A Critical Analysis Of Kenya’s Disaster Management Strategy
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The issue of disaster management has over the years posed immense challenges for actors in the international system both states as well as non-state actors. Disasters exist in various forms which include wildfires, droughts, ... -
Economic and public health impact of decentralized HIV viral load testing: A modelling study in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya has the world's 4th largest HIV burden. Various strategies to control the epidemic have been implemented, including the implementation of viral load (VL) testing to monitor HIV patients on ARVs. Like many resource ... -
Does the Informal Sector in Kenya Have Financial Potential to Sustainably Prepay for Health Care? Implications for Financing Universal Health Coverage in Low-Income Settings.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya currently lacks evidence on whether income in the informal sector is sustainable and predictable and therefore able to support financing of universal health coverage (UHC). This article demonstrates the financial ... -
The effect of land use change on soil fertility parameters in densely populated areas of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The current study seeks to assess sustainability of agricultural land use by identifying the effect of land use change on soil quality using cross-sectional data collected through a household survey among 525 farm households ... -
Social Media Advertising And Market Performance Of Real Estate Companies In Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Companies in every industry have realized the undeniable role played by social media in realizing their advertising goals. Social media has the potential to help organisations maintain competitive market performance by ... -
Stochastic impact evaluation of an irrigation development intervention in Northern Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Irrigation plays a significant role in achieving food and nutrition security in dry regions. However, detailed ex-ante appraisals of irrigation development investments are required to efficiently allocate resources and ... -
Household characteristics as predictors of access to paediatric malaria treatment in Homa-Bay County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of socioeconomic household characteristics on access to paediatric malaria treatment in Homa Bay County, Kenya. RESULTS: From univariate analysis, treatment with analgesics ... -
Factors influencing economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farms in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This paper highlights the factors likely to influence the economic efficiency of small-scale dairy farms in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya. A total of 91 small-scale dairy farms previously involved in a nutritional training ... -
Data for the evaluation of irrigation development interventions in Northern Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This data article provides the datasets that are used in the holistic ex-ante impact evaluation of an irrigation dam construction project in Northern Ethiopia [1]. We used an expert knowledge elicitation approach as a means ... -
Psychiatric Comorbidities Among Epileptic Patients Attending the Mathari Outreach Psychiatric Clinic in Kariobangi, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: It is appreciated that due to a number of factors related to the mechanism of the epilepsy and behavioral disorders, such as common neuropathology, developmental disturbances, effects of ictal neurophysiology ... -
The Effect of Recipient Site Bacterial Profile on the Percentage Take of Split Thickness Skin Graft at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Split thickness skin graft (STSG) is a common procedure but graft failure often occurs due to multiple factors. These factors includes infection, hematoma, poor surgical technique, and seroma formation among ... -
The Spectrum of Paediatric Abdominal Masses: Correlation of Imaging Findings and Histology.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Pediatric abdominal masses are a common source of morbidity and mortality more-so in Africa where resources are limited and therefore patients tend to present late with advanced disease. The aim of this study ... -
Prevalence and clinical correlates of prolonged neonatal jaundice, among neonates with jaundice, at Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: prolonged neonatal jaundice (pnnj) is jaundice persisting beyond fourteen days in term and twenty-one days in pre-term babies. Globally, the incidence of cholestatic neonatal jaundice (nnj) is one in two ...
