University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors influencing utilization of maternal waiting homes in Kenya: a case of Turkana West sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study examined the factors influencing the utilization of maternal waiting homes in Kenya through a case study of Turkana West Sub County. The pregnancy related deaths are still a common thing in many parts of the ... -
Development and automation of SMEs' model for infrastructure service-migration to cloud.
(2018)In this paper, we present the Infrastructure-as-a-service(IaaS) migration as a process that requires the collaboration of various technical skillsets in an organization. We present the IaaS migration as a process comprising ... -
Factors influencing usage of rail transport by private motorists at park and ride station: a case of Syokimau railway project in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Traffic congestion in urban areas is one of the major bottleneck to free movement of people in urban areas. Transport engineers and economist have developed various strategies to address this challenge, among them is Park ... -
Factors influencing the provision of quality services in health care facilities: a case of Kitui county referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was conducted to study the Factors Influencing the Quality of Service Delivery in Health Care Facilities at Kitui County Referral Hospital. Proper healthcare is fundamental in the lives of individuals in order ... -
Supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of pychiatric patients. Case study: Mathari National Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2018-08)The study is an investigation of supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of psychiatric patients in Mathari National Hospital. The interior design of a space and its exterior environment has tremendous ... -
An evaluation of knowledge, perceptions and socio-economic aspects of Q-fever infection in a pastoralist system of Kajiado County, in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii which poses a substantial public health concern. The disease has potential to cause detrimental effect on human health and results to substantial economic losses ... -
Cross domain argumentation mining by learning over sentence structure
(2018)Argumentation mining is new field that cuts across many disciplines. Users in Natural Language Processing technologies are keen on presentation of text information in form or arguments due to the many potential applications ... -
Factors influencing community participation in field based HIV testing and counselling in Suba sub county, Homa Bay county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Community participation is vital in field based HIV testing and counseling all across the world. When a community is engaged fully in a health care program, there is harmony and success in the implementation. This is because ... -
Influence of initialization requirements on project performance: A case of financial information technology projects in Fintech International Limited in Kenya
(2018)In IT and IS project management, there are many visible and invisible factors to be taken into account, representing multiple scenarios of past, present and future use of technologies, systems and processes. In light of ... -
Evaluation of Pedestrian Walkways along Urban Roads: The Case of Komarock, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Walkways facilitate movement of people, and in this thesis a sidewalk includes any type of dedicated passage for pedestrian oriented activities. Even with pedestrians constituting a large proportion of trip makers along ... -
Factors Influencing Successful Completion of Roads Construction Projects in Bomet Township
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Various organizations have used project management techniques as a means of bridging the gap between failure and success in timely completion of projects. Despite this increasing awareness of project management, by ... -
Blockchain technology – a case of county assets management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Integrity of database content is not absolute and cannot be guaranteed under the traditional database management technologies leaving it vulnerable to violation of data integrity requirements. This is so especially where ... -
Influence of school feeding program on enrolment rate in public preschools in Langata Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya
(2018)The study focused in examining the influence of school feeding program on the enrolment rate in public preschools in Langata Sub-County. The specific objectives of the study were; to examine the effect of prevalence level ... -
Influence of monitoring and evaluation process on the performance of government sponsored projects in Kenya:a case of CDF funded projects in Machakos County.
(2018)The study’s purposewas to evaluate the influence of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) process on the performance of Government Sponsored projects in Kenya. A case of Constituency Development Projects (CDF) Funded projects ... -
A Service Oriented Architecture Approach to Implementing an Omnichannel Personal Health Record System
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The overall objective of this research was to implement an Omnichannel Personal Health Record (PHR) System based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework to facilitate patient-centred self-care and collaboration ... -
Assessment of the water quality of selected boreholes in Mandera town and its environs
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mandera town and its environs rely on boreholes, piped water, seasonal rivers and rain water for domestic use. Water scarcity and population rise in the county have made people rely more on borehole water. Increased ... -
The Application of Corporate Governance Principles to Occupational Retirement Benefit Schemes Sponsored by Public Entites: With Reference to National Museums of Kenya Staff Pension Scheme
(2017-08)This study is on corporate governance and how it has been applied in occupational retirement benefit schemes of public entities. To narrow down the broader issue of corporate governance, the study undertook to ascertain ... -
Risk factors in clinical malaria mortality among children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Clinical malaria deaths in Kenya is highest among children and therefore there is need to research on the various covariates infuencing malaria mor- tality among children in order to reduce this complex problem that ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices on waste management in selected secondary schools in Westlands Sub-County, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The population of Nairobi has continued to increase from initial 8,000 people in 1901 to around 3.8 million people by 2015. The increased population has triggered a rise in student enrolnment which has subsequently led ...
