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Performance of farmer-preferred maize varieties intercropped with beans in the semi-arid regions of kenya
(2010)
Recurrent droughts are often associated with maize crop failures and therefore food insecurity especially in semi-arid areas of Kenya. To cope with drought, farmers are advised to adopt drought tolerant maize varieties and ...
Evaluating performance of range grasses under different micro-catchments and financial returns from reseeding in Southern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
A study was carried out in the southern rangelands of Kenya to test the effect of two microcatchments
- ox-furrows and crescent shaped pits (Kiboko range pits) on the performance and
competitive interactions of mixtures ...
Relocation Action Planning in Slum Upgrading: The Case of Kibera's Soweto-East Informal Settlement In Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
Many inhabitants of the slums and informal settlements in developing
countries lack access to adequate and affordable housing and basic
housing services. Poor access to affordable and adequate housing
constraints economic ...
Modeling Factors That Influences Place Of Maternal Delivery In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The study aims to examine factors that influence the place of delivery among pregnant women
in the country. The study used secondary data source from the Kenya National Bureau
of Statistics (KNBS) Kenya Demographic Surveys ...
Effectiveness of supply chain strategy in disaster management in world vision Kenya
(2010)
This study was conducted using a case study research design based on World Vision
Kenya. The study was aimed at establishing the effectiveness of supply chain strategy in
disaster management at World Vision Kenya. World ...
A comparison of cox and Poisson regression in the analysis of survival data
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-09)
When analyzing event data, one can decide to analyze either individual patient
survival times or aggregated patient event rates. In this study two methods are used
to analyze data arising from a study where the response ...
The magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two major fire incidents in kenya in 2009
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
OBJECTIVE:To describe the magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two
major fire incidents in Kenya in the year 2009.
STUDYDESIGN: Cross- sectional analytic study
METHODS: Eighty- eight patients ...
Psychiatric morbidity among HIV infected children and adolescents aged between 6-18 years attending a comprehensive care clinic for HIV/AID in a resource poor Urban Kenyan Community
(2010)
Background
With the advent of Anti Retroviral Therapy for HIV/ AIDS, the illness has been transformed from an acute condition in children to a chronic one.
While studies have been done to demonstrate cognitive impairment ...
Response strategies to environmental changes by savings and credit cooperative societies in Nyeri county,Kenya
(2010-10)
Response strategies to environmental changes by Saccos in Nyeri County and in Kenya
as a whole have become a phenomenal issue for the survival of the Saccos. This study
has therefore been designed to establish the ...
Impact of stigma and discrimination on the rights of school children aged 4-8 years living with HIV/AIDS in Kikuyu Division, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
HIV / AIDS stigma and discrimination has remained for many decades an impediment to the realization and enjoyment of child's rights across the world. According to United Nations convention on the Rights of the child (1991) ...