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Household factors influencing food security status in Bulawayn village, Bardera district, Gedo region of Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The specific research problem addressed in this study is that despite an increased amount of dollars being donated to Somalia for humanitarian assistance, the food security status of the households remains grim and there ... -
|Household factors influencing students’ dropout in public secondary schools in Kitui Central District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Education is an important life process that plays a vital role in forming the foundation for a student's future better being, as it equips the learner with basic knowledge, skills and altitudes that will enable her/him ... -
Household Factors Influencing Students’ Participation in Education in Public Secondary Schools in Mbeere South Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The main purpose of the study was to assess the household factors that influence students’ participation in public secondary school in Mbeere South Sub-County, Kenya. To achieve this, the researcher had four objectives. ... -
Household Financial Health and School Resumption Post Covid-19 in Kenya
(University of nairobi, 2022)This paper seeks to understand the housing financial health and school resumption post COVID-19 in Kenya. The key objectives are; to determine the effect of the ability to meet daily expenses on school resumption post ... -
Household food adequacy and the nutritional status of preschool children in a child survival project area, Namelok, Kajiado district
(University of Nairobi, 1998)household food adequacy and the nutritional status of pre-school children in a CHILD SURVIVAL AREA, NAMELOK, KAJIADO DISTRICT A cross-sectional survey on food adequacy and nutritional status of pre-school children was ... -
Household Food And Nutrition Security Among Women In Peri- Urban Areas: A Case Of Mathare Informal Settlement In Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Food and Nutrition insecurity remains a challenge in Kenya today. The situation in the urban slums is becoming serious and requires urgent action to cub its progress. Factors that can currently be associated with household ... -
Household food and nutrition security in association with HIV progression: a comparative study of highlands and lowlands in Wundanyi Division, Coast Province, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2006)Household food security that includes household food availability, accessibility and utilization, is Abstract synergistically associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) ... -
Household food consumption patterns in relation to dietary adequacy of vitamin a and iron in Awasi, Nyando district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2004)A cross sectional study covering all four sub-locations of Awasi location, in Nyando District was carried out in the months of September -October 2002. A total of304 households were covered by the study. The study aimed ... -
Household food security and nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months in Mwea-Tebere rice irrigation scheme, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2010)Freedom from hunger is the most fundamental human right that can be obtained if an individual is food secure. Nearly 1.02 billion people are food insecure and one-third of pre-school children in developing countries are ... -
Household food security and nutritional status of tobacco and non-tobacco growers in marginal areas of Embu district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1995)This study examined the difference in household food security and nutrition status of tobacco and non-tobacco growers in marginal areas of Embu district. The survey was conducted on a random sample of 146 households ... -
Household gender roles and the adoption of agroforestry among small scale farmers in Kwanza division,Trans-Nzoia district, Kenya.
(Department of Sociology and Social work, University of Nairobi, 2005)Kenya is faced by the problem of degradation of forests, which in turn negatively affects agricultural productivity. Agroforestry is one of the strategies that the government and other stakeholders have used to.try and ... -
Household hygiene, Sanitation and nutrition status of under 5 year children
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Household labour organization and utilization patterns on small farms in Western Kenya: Implications for agricultural production
(Faculty of the Graduate School, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1986)A salient feature of smallholder production in Western Kenya is the use of fami1y 1abour. Wage 1abour is the 1east dominant form of organizing subsistence production. The small fann households have been integrated into the ... -
Household Land Size And Use For Sustainable Food Security In Maize Farming
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)The growing population and the increased family lineage have been unstoppable over the years evidenced by the national census and population projections. This has encouraged the subdivision of land to accommodate the ... -
Household preferences for improved solid waste management - a case study of Nairobi city
(Department of economics, 2006)This study sought to employ non-marketed goods valuation technique - Choice Modelling (CM) - to determine consumers' preference for improved solid waste management option with different (better) service attributes. This ... -
Household production, consumption, and food security status in Kakamega region of Kenya
(1999)This study assessed total food production, availability, and security among farm households in four agroecological zones of the Kakamega region of Kenya to determine, for the 1995-96 crop year, 1) the resource base, 2) how ... -
Household Projections for Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The general objective of the study was to project the households in Kenya to the year 2030 using the 1999 population and housing census data. The study specifically looked at obtaining the age specific headship rates for ... -
Household resource mobilisation capacity and pre-school childhood malnutrition:A case study of kaloleni division, kilifi district
(Department of Sociology,, 1999)This study set out to explore the relationship between household's capacity for resource mobilisation and children's nutritional status in Kaloleni Division, Kilifi District of the Coast Province of Kenya. Kilifi District ... -
Household storage practices of traditional cereals and Legumes and their effects on food security: a case study of Maragua and Gikingo locations, Tharaka District, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Technology and Food Nutrition, 2002)A cross-sectional survey that had a laboratory analysis component was carried out. The aim of the investigation was to establish household storage practices of traditional cereals and legumes and their effects on food ... -
Household Structure, Formation and Dissolution in Rusinga Island
(University of Nairobi,Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2008)The objective of the study was to explore household structure, formation and dissolution in in Rusinga Island. The specific objectives were to describe the household structure and typology in Rusinga, determine rate of ...
