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Househelps' remitting behaviour: a case study of Lavington, Mathare North and Buruburu residential estates in Nairobi
(Institute for Development studies University of Nairobi, 2006)This study examines the remitting behaviour among househelps working in Lavington, Mathare North and Buruburu residential estates in Nairobi. The broad objective of the study was to assess the remitting behaviour among ... -
Household structure, decision making and technical change in small holder farms of Laikipia District, Kenya
(Department of sociology, 1993)The present study attempts to identify the structure of, and the factors that influence. decision-making and technical change in Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASAL) of Laikipia District. Kenya. The study was carried out in ... -
Household Characteristics, Farm Use Practices and Effect on Household Food Security in Kathonzweni Sub-county, Makueni County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Official reports indicate that majority of the population in Makueni County depends on household subsistence farming to cater for their foods. Yet, household food productivity has in the recent past declined by 70-90% due ... -
Household dynamics and rural political economy among Embu farmers in the Kenya Highlands
(University of NairobiField of Anthropology, 1984)While Embu's land is fertile and rainfall high, the principal "avenues to wealth accumulation lie outside of farming. Education, salaries, and businesses are the means of accumulating wealth in land, cash, and ... -
Household Environmental Factors and Child Mortality
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This study examines the effect of household environment factors on child mortality in Kenya using the KDHS 2003 data. The household environmental variables analysed include toilet facility, source of water, type of cooking ... -
Household Factors Affecting the Implementation of Forest Conservation Strategies. A Case of South Nandi Forest, Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Forest resource utilization poses a major challenge to the delicate balance between complex-fragile ecosystems in many developing countries. Forests in such economies are major sources of livelihood for the rural communities ... -
Household factors associated with salt iodine intake and their association with goitre among school children aged 8-10 years in Migori district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)A cross-sectional study which was descriptive and analytical in nature was carried out between December 1996 and March 1997 to determine the household factors associated with salt iodine intake and their association ... -
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 ...