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A framework for increasing the technical capacity of health workers to use health data for decision making at the level iii health facilities in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)
Data is often not used effectively by the individuals at the health facilities to inform policy and programmatic decision making. The objective of this study is to identify barriers to data use, to design a framework for ...
A Parallel Corpus Based Translation Using Sentence Similarity
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
When large quantities of technical texts are being translated manually, it is very difficult to
produce consistent translations of recurrent stretches of text, such as paragraphs, sentences and
phrases, making it not ...
Data sharing among selected government institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This research study aims at assessing the strategies put in place to encourage or enable data sharing
among government institutions in Kenya a; establish the existence of data and information sharing
and the factors ...
Factors influencing access to university education by women in Kenya: a case of Bungoma south district
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
University education intrinsically adds value to society, serving as both a public and Private
good, public because it contributes to society and private because it has potential to benefit the
individual (Morley, Leach, ...
Factors influencing sustainability of projects funded by the youth development fund in Kwale county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Youth unemployment is a global phenomenon and many countries across the globe have
responded to this phenomenon in different ways. In the Kenyan context, creation of YEF through
an act of parliament in 2007 to make ...
Factors influencing acceptability and uptake of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device among adolescents delivered at Mbagathi district hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
There are over 18 million births among adolescents every year. These mainly occur in the
developing countries and are linked to poor socio-economic status, lack of sex education, early
marriages, repeat unintended pregnancy ...
Incidence and determinants of surgical site infection after caesarean delivery at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Caesarean delivery is one of the commonest operations worldwide. Caesarean
delivery carries a risk of infection 5 to 20 times that of normal delivery. It is the single most
important risk factor for postpartum ...
Effect of Dietary Protein Level in Fish Feed on the Growth Rate of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Fingerlings
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The influence of commercial feeds on growth performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis
niloticus) fingerlings was investigated in trial lasting 21 days. 100 fingerlings were maintained in hapa nets in triplicate. Fish feed ...
Adsorption characteristics of captafol pesticide by sediment and soil samples: apparent thermodynamic properties using spectroscopic methods
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study involved adsorption of captafol on red soil obtained from Kwale county and the
sediments collected from Ngong river, by varying the initial concentration of the
adsorbate, shaking time and weight of adsorbent. ...
E-commerce adoption among small and micro enterprises in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)
Driven by the steady growth of internet users around the world, e-commerce has become a
competitive strategy for most businesses. A study was conducted to determine the adoption of ecommerce
among small and micro enterprises ...