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Household structures and social relations among the Luo of Ndhiwa division, Homa-Bay district
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1997)This thesis concerns itself with the mutual communication between people and their environment; that people influence and are influenced by the built surrounding. The basic argument in the thesis is that several factors ... -
Household Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to Impacts of Climate Change and Variability in Soroti Distict, Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to examine the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of the people in Soroti District with the aim of improving the understanding of climate change and of measures to enhance adaptation and reduce ... -
Household Wealth Index, Nutritional Status And Dietary Practices Of Children Aged 6-59 Months In Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Somalia has been recorded to have one of the highest and inconsistently updated child under-nutrition levels. Nutrition interventions have been put in place but few evaluation studies are done as the region is war prone. ... -
Households perceptions about Tuberculosis: potential effects on the achievement of MDGs in Kenya (a case study of Trans Mara District)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Tuberculosis remams a major public health problem despite it being preventable, treatable and curable. This is despite the fact that the policy environment has improved drastically after TB was declared a national disaster. ... -
Households’ vulnerability and adaptation to water scarcity in rural areas Katsina state, Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Water supply is one of the world’s most pressing issues of the 21st century and its scarcity and consequent stress is now the single greatest threat to human health, the environment, global food supply as well as economic ... -
Households’ Water Accessibility And Its Influence On Their Quality Of Life: A Case Of Mukuru And Mathare Informal Settlements In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)According to NCWSC (2009), only 20% of slum households in Nairobi County have piped water connections. Most of slum residents buy water in 20 litre jerricans from private vendors or kiosks with far higher prices than ... -
Household’s knowledge, attitude and food handling practices, consumption of traditional fermented milk and risk factors for adult overweight and obesity in Isiolo central sub county
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Several communities’ process traditional fermented milk but there is insufficient information on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) related to food handling among households that produce and those that do not produce ... -
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 ... -
Housing and health:the relationship between the residential environment and the health status of households:a study of Jericho estate, Umoja estate, and Lindi village
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 2000-08)Provision of shelter in all it's different forms is a major problem in many urban areas of the developing countries. In Kenya the housing problem in urban areas has reached alarming proportions. The country has experienced ... -
Housing and planning policy: the case of squatter settlements in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
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Housing conditions and some of their related socio-economic and demographic aspects: A case study of Bushenyi district -Uganda
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1983)Bushenyi is one of the 33 districts of Uganda. It is located in the South Western part of·the country and covers 5395.93 square kilometres which is 2.24 percent of the total national area. According to 1980 Uganda Population ... -
Housing finance and home ownership for middle income earners in Kigali:The case of Rwanda development Bank (BRD).
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Housing in Kisumu town: A geographical study of demand, supply and policy
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1984)Shelter is a chief basic societal need, and therefore accessibility to decent rural and urban housing by a country's population is an important aspect of socioeconomic development as it is positively correlated with labour ... -
Housing needs assessment : A case study of Nairobi
(School of Economics, 2001-08)This paper assesses the housing needs of Nairobi residents and the extent to which individual characteristics contribute to the choice of housing. The paper assesses housing needs in two dimensions. One by considering the ... -
The Housing Problem in Nairobi: an Analysis of Rent Structure and Quality of Housing in Low Cost Premises
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Housing Provision; Are The Low Income Earners Catered For? A Case Study Of Thika Town
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1991)The development of commercial and industrial activities in the larger towns has brought large aggregation of all types of people in towns. However, since the main objective of this rural-urban drift is to acquire a ... -
How communication influences adoption of family planning: a case study of Marani division in Kisii county in Kenya.
(2014-11)In this study, the researcher‘s objective was to investigate the significance of communication and social factors that influence the adoption of family planning in Marani division of Kisii County. The research seeks to ... -
How Corporate Governance Affects Bank Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Effective corporate governance practices are essential to achieving and maintaining public trust and confidence in the banking system and also critical to bank performance. Good corporate governance should facilitate ... -
How Credit Facilities Have Benefited Land (Agricultural) Development in Kisii,with Particular Reference to Masige (Ogembo) Division of the Kisii District
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 1977-04)