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The association between utilization of preventive child health services and the nutritional status of children under three years in Kibera, a spontaneous urban settlehent of Nairobi, Kenya
(1990-09)
Between February and May 1989 a cross-sectional survey
was conducted to assess the coverage and accessibility
of the available preventive child health services in a
spontaneous settlement of Nairobi. In particular, ...
Factors influencing business choice by small and medium sized enterprises in motor spares businesses along Kirinyaga road in Nairobi
(2011-10)
Kenyans are going into SMEs, for want of better alternatives and for higher incomes. As the
economy continues to register weak signs of growth and high levels of unemployment these
reasons for the start of SMEs will ...
Visualizing the spatial-temporal patterns of crime in Nairobi
(2007-05)
Crime in Kenya is a serious problem with high social and economic costs. Crime is
neither unique nor random, but rather tends to be unevenly distributed and has a spatial temporal pattern. Geographic Information Systems ...
Determination of unique marketing challenges encountered by young entrepreneurs in Nairobi Kenya
(2011-10)
Youth unemployment is a major problem in Kenya. Youth entrepreneurship presents a great
opportunity for addressing this challenge. However, young entrepreneurs face many
obstacles. Many studies conducted regarding young ...
Strategy implementation challenges of firms in the packaging industry in Nairobi.
(2007-10)
This is a management research study, with special focus on strategy implementation
challenges and strategies used in dealing with challenges encountered during strategy
implementation, by packaging firms in Nairobi. ...
Human adjustment to solid waste pollution:A case study of Dandora area in Nairobi
(2008-07)
This study examined the human adjustment to solid waste pollution: a case study of
Dandora area in Embakasi constituency in Nairobi Province. Nairobi like other
developing world cities is characterized by rapid population ...
The dispersion and control of domestic biodiversity in Nairobi
(2006-03)
The spread of invasive species requires adequate knowledge of the presence and
absence of species within various ecosystems. One such ecosystem is the domestic
arena which plays host to various species that may be grouped ...
Urbanization and adaptation: a reorganization process of social relations among the Maragoli migrants in their urban colony, Kangemi, Nairobi Kenya.
(1984)
African urban studies of Anthropology have their origin in one ideal model, the diachronic model. This model assumes that African urbanization can be regarded as a gradual process of detribalization in consequence of direct ...
A survey of the relationship between performance appraisal practices, motivation and job satisfaction of employees of commercial banks in Nairobi
(2007)
This study was a survey whose objectives were to establish the relationship between performance appraisal practices, motivation and job satisfaction of employees of commercial Banks in Nairobi. The population of study ...
Assessment of the exposure of service station attendants to volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Petroleum refueling emissions have increased relative to vehicular related emissions
corresponding to the growth in motor vehicles. Although exposure to VOCs at service stations is
hazardous to the workers and the ...