University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effects Of Formative Assessment Practices On Teaching And Learning Chemistry In Public Day Secondary Schools In Turkana Central Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This project proposal presents complete findings on the study on the Effects of Formative Assessment Practices on Teaching & Learning Chemistry in Public Day Secondary Schools in Turkana Central Sub-County, Turkana County, ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of Health Management Information System in Public Hospitals: a Case of Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An efficient and effective Health Management Information System (HMIS) is critical to both the healthcare system and to people’s health by providing the system and data central for policy planning, setting of targets and ... -
Management Of Psychosocial Complications Associated With Diabetes Mellitus Among Adult Patients At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic illness that causes diverse psychosocial impact on the patients. Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus require psychosocial support right from the day when the diagnosis ... -
Effect of Land Use on Diversity of Macrofungi in Kereita Forest, Kikuyu Escarpment and the Potential of Cultivation of Selected Species
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Tropical forests are a haven of biodiversity with the richest macrofungi diversity in the World. However, the rate of forest loss greatly exceeds the rate of species documentation and increased risk of losing biodiversity ... -
A Review of the Kenyan Public Debt Management Legal Framework
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Nuclear Forensics Analysis Of Fission Products By Means Of Chemometric Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In the wake of the current global nuclear renaissance, the threat of terrorism involving nuclear materials is real. The lethality involving detonated improvised nuclear devices (IND) “dirty bombs” or even radiological ... -
Factors Influencing the Sustainability of Universal Health Coverage in Vulnerable Livelihoods in Kenya: a Case of Wajir County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of the study was to investigate the factors influencing the sustainability of universal health coverage in vulnerable livelihoods in Kenya: a case study of Wajir County. The specific objectives were to assess the ... -
Environmental Radiation Dose Rate In The Gold Mining Region Of Lolgorian In Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Exposure to radiation leads to harmful health effects on human beings, either deterministic or stochastic depending on the threshold of the radiation dose. Knowledge on the radiation profile of a particular working environment ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Sex Education Curricular In secondary Schools In Kenya: A Case Of Kabete Sub-County, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite the Kenyan government has offering support for sexuality education, the education sector policies have largely promoted an abstinence-only approach, and this has resulted in a lack of comprehensiveness in a number ... -
Establishment Of Pasture Enclosures Restores Soil Organic Carbon And Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions In A Semi-Arid Rangeland, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Communal grazing system can cause degradation of soil and vegetation in arid and semi-arid rangelands thereby impacting soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A field study was conducted to ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Ict Integration In Primary Schools In Mwingi Central Sub-County, Kitui County In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study investigated factors influencing integration of ICT in public primary teacher education. The rational was based on the view that ICT has become a principal driver in socio-economic change worldwide, thus there ... -
Abundance, Genetic Diversity And Symbiotic Efficiency Of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L.) Rhizobia In Soils Of South Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cowpea is an important food crop in Kenya, but its production is limited by biotic and abiotic constraints. One of the most important abiotic constraints to crop production in South Western Kenya (SWK) is soil acidity, ... -
Parboiling And Soaking Of Cassava To Reduce Cyanide Contents Of Crisps
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) crisps have become an increasingly popular snack in urban Kenya. Processing is however mainly confined informal on the streets, although recently a few small-medium enterprises have been ... -
Determinants Of Access And Use Of Climate Information Services Among Smallholder Farmers In Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Globally climate change has been a major constraint towards achieving food security, poverty reduction and sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is imperative to reduce farmers‘ ... -
The Depiction of Obama’s Black Presidency by Selected African American Writers
(University of Nairobi, 2018)It is true that the election of Barack Obama ushered in sentiments of a post racial America and even expectations that the ghosts of racial injustice would be banished. It was a historic election that elicited various ... -
Knowledge and Perceptions of Complications Associated With Female Genital Mutilation/cutting Among Somali Community in Wajir County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: Female Genital Mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “all procedures that involve intentional partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or others injuries ... -
Determinants of Congenital Anomalies and Their Effect on Affected Mothers: a Case of Kenyatta National Hospital, Newborn Unit
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Congenital anomalies are defects of structure, function or metabolism that are present at birth. It is estimated that 3-7% of children worldwide are born with congenital anomalies. With advanced medical and ... -
Service Quality of Kenyan Online Shopping Services and Customer Satisfactions’ Levels
(university of nairobi, 2018)The emerging Internet based technologies are presenting both challenges and opportunities to the traditional retailers in Kenya. While the techno savvy entrepreneurs such as Jumia, Rupu, OLX, Pigiame, Rupu, Kilimall, Kaymu ... -
Assement Of The Utilization Of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Services At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite mental illnesses contributing significantly to the global burden of disease, they are poorly understood by non-mental health care providers, leading to a huge treatment gap of up to 75% as reported by the World ...
