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Community Participation and Implementation of Malaria Vector Control Projects: a Case of Bobirwa District, Botswana
(university of nairobi, 2022)Community participation has been acknowledged as a major element for effective implementation of health interventions including malaria management since the public has a significant responsibility not just as entities but ... -
County Assemblies and Local Development in Kenya: the Role of Legislation in Selected County Assemblies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Whereas numerous studies have been conducted on European constitutional institutions like legislatures, literature on African legislatures remain scarce. This study makes a contribution by examining the factors that influence ... -
Data Demand and Information Use in the Uptake of Hiv Services: a Case Study of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Among Sex Workers in Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021-12)This study evaluated existing methods for data demand and information usage in the provision of HIV-related care in the County of Nairobi. The core study objective was to examine current practices regarding data request ... -
Debt literacy, attitudes towards credit and digital credit over-indebtedness.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Generally, youths are credit constrained and considered financially disadvantaged. However, In Kenya, over the years, they have continued to be financially included as a result of the growth of digital financial services. ... -
Development Finance and Its Effects on Investment and Employment in Mses in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)One essential component of promoting development is access to finance. This is because finance is capable of opening opportunities to all people and it enables them to be competitive, innovative and skillful in generating ... -
Digital Health Micro Insurance and Access to Health Care: the Case of Embu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Good health is essential in ensuring the well-being of people yet, financial access to health care remains a challenge in developing countries. Members of poor households, informal sector workers and rural dwellers feel ... -
Economic Burden of Visual Impairment and Blindness Among Adult Eye Patients Visiting PCEA Kikuyu Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Illness is a significant burden on society since it has negative consequences for people's physical, emotional, and social well-being, as well as the nation's economic progress. Visual impairment is one of ... -
The Effect of Retiree Financial Resources on the Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Murang’a Township
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Using the continuity theory as a lens, this study recognizes that retirement is not the end of working for retirees. Retirees establish continuity in their lives through MSEs. The focus of the study was the effect of ... -
Effects of Covid-19 on Export Trade in Kenya: the Case of Leather Industry in Kariokor Market
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Shocks emerging from infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 are not new phenomena. The emergence of COVID-19 resulted in the implementation of containment measures such as lockdowns, closure of borders, cessation of ... -
Effects of Household Food Expenditure on Nutritional Status Among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Vihiga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The children nutritional status in Kenya has not significantly improved over the past ten years, according to data on malnutrition. Nearly three-quarters of the 1.8 million children under five across the counties who are ... -
The Effects Of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Leadership Initiatives On Political Stability In Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined the Effects of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) key leadership initiatives in Somalia. The institutional arrangement support such as Somalia Institutional Support programme (SISP), the Rule ... -
Enhancing Women Empowerment
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Microenterprises are a meaningful source of livelihood for rural and urban dwellers across the African landscape. In Kenya, majority of microenterprises are women-owned, demonstrating their importance in facilitating ... -
Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The? was a descriptive study with the main objective of exploring the lived experiences of teenage mothers after re-enrollment in public secondary schools in Bondo Sub-County. The specific objectives of this study were to: ... -
Exploring the Socio-economic and Information Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Webuye West Sub-county, Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This was a qualitative study on determinants of teenage pregnancy in Webuye West Sub County, Bungoma County Kenya. The study specifically sought to explore the socio-economic and information determinants of teenage pregnancy ... -
Factors Affecting Small Businesses Recovery Postdisaster: a Case Study of Fires in Gikomba Market
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The informal sector contributes significantly to development in developing countries. However, businesses in the sector continue to face considerable challenges threatening their survival and recovery from shocks. ... -
Factors Affecting The Adoption Of E-commerce In Kenya: A Case Study Of Consumer Perspective In Thika Town
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The rapid spread of internet has created a platform where business transactions are conducted over the internet. Driven by the growth of internet users, e-commerce provides local and global opportunities to businesses. ... -
Formation, survival and performance of self-help groups in Dagoretti south constituency Nairobi county.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Self-help groups are important in providing access to finances. Engagement in these groups increases the capabilities of individuals enabling them to improve their livelihoods. Groups have also offered a platform where ... -
Gendered Access to Management of Forest Resources in Ngong Hills Forest, Kajiado North Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study explored gendered access to and participation in management of forest related resources in Ngong Hills Forest, Kajiado North Sub County. It sought to identify resources in Ngong Hills Forest; assess the level ... -
Household’s Living Conditions in Informal Settlements-influence on Access to Domestic Water in Nairobi City.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Access to domestic water in the Informal settlements of Sub Saharan Africa and the larger developing world is a problem that has been widely investigated. Living conditions in Informal settlements have been reported to ... -
Impact of Social Media on National Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya is not immune to the dynamics of social media in terms of its use and abuse as a member of the international community. The government and military must deal with severe security and privacy risks raised by the use ...