Research Papers: Recent submissions

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    • A Review Paper of the Cervical Cytology Diagnosis Services at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Laboratories 

      Waweru, M M; Ojwang, S B; Kingondu, C S; Karanja, J G; Kamau, R K; Waweru, W (College of Health Sciences, 2007)
      Invasive cancer of the cervix is considered a preventable disease because cancers develop slowly through per-cancerous changes to invasive cancer in about 10 - 15 years. Pap smear screening for the early detection of cancer ...

    • City Slum Single Motherhood and Its Socio-economic Implications for Child Welfare 

      Njeru, Enos H N (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 1998)

    • Street Children In Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Kilbride, P.; Suda, Collette (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2000)
      Street Children in Kenya provides an in-depth examination of the experiences of street children in Nairobi, Kenya. Drawing from participant observations, individual and focus group interviews, the authors, Kilbride, Suda, ...

    • The Embu People 

      Njeru, Enos H N (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2002)

    • The role of the Higher Education Loans Board in pro-poor management approaches to enhancing access to university education in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Odundo, P A (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2003)
      The Government of Kenya (GoK) has, since independence, endeavored to provide quality and relevant education to its nationals. Increasing population; adverse economic performance; increasing cost of education;and introduction ...

    • Guest Editor for Africa, Regional Development Dialogue (RDD) 

      Njeru, Enos H N (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2003)

    • Education Financing in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Orodho, John (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2003)
      An historical analysis of the patterns and trends of education financing in Kenya reveals existence of a partnership between the state, households, and communities, long before the introduction of the cost-sharing policy ...

    • Access and Participation in Secondary School Education 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Orodho, John (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2003)
      On attainment of political independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya (GoK), households and the private sector collectively endeavoured to enhance the development of education in the country. The rapid development of ...

    • The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Primary Education in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Kioko, Urbanus (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2004)

    • The Sociology of Private Tuition 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Wanyama, Indeje (College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2004)

    • Gender Aspects in HIV/AIDS Infection and Prevention in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Mwangi, Peter; Nguli, Mary (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2004)
      According to National Aids Control Council, the national prevalence rate stood at 14 per cent in the year 2000, being higher or lower in some areas than others. This fell from 13.1 per cent in 2001 to 10.2 per cent in 2003 ...

    • Social Health Insurance Scheme for All Kenyans 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Arasa, Robert; Nguli, Mary (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2004)
      The health sector reforms that have hitherto taken place (including introduction of National Health Insurance Fund, free health services, cost-sharing, exemptions and waivers, etc) have all aimed largely at addressing ...

    • Primary education in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Bwonda, Eldah Nyamoita (IPARCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2005)
      The study provides a critical analysis of primary education in Kenya between 1989 and 2002, focusing on participation, internal efficiency and equity. Key findings indicated that the major challenges facing primary school ...

    • HIV/AIDS Financing and Spending in Eastern and Southern Africa 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Odundo, P A; Kioko, Urbanus; Korir, Julius Kipkemoi (IDASACollege of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), 2008)
      Substantial financial and human resources from donors, governments, civil society organisations and the private sector have been committed to fighting HIV/AIDS since it was first discovered in Africa. As more resources are ...

    • Combating HIV/ AIDS in Kenya 

      Njeru, Enos H N; Onyango, Christopher H. (College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS), 2004)
      HIV/AIDS pandemic has emerged as one of the leading challenges to global public health and development. The report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that about 40 million people are currently living with the virus worldwide. ...

    • The influence of ICT infrastructure on readiness to adopt e-learning in secondary schools in Kitui district, Kenya 

      MULWA, ANGELINE SABINA; KYALO, DOROTHY NDUNGE (Department of Extra-Mural Studies, 2011)
      This article advocates for speedy provision of ICT infrastructure in all secondary schools to make it possible for the teachers and learners to adopt e-learning to accelerate development and economic growth of our Nation. ...

    • An Empirical Analysis of Risk and Size Factors in Momentum Profitability at the Nairobi Stock Exchange 

      Lishenga, Lisiolo (ORSEASchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      A generation ago, the intellectual dominance of the efficient markets hypothesis as the accepted asset pricing paradigm was unchallenged. By the start of the twenty-first century, however, the acceptance of the efficient ...

    • Naïve Reinforcement Learning As a Guide for Path Discovery 

      Opiyo, Elisha T. O.; Ayienga, Eric; Odongo, William Okello; Manderick, Bernard; Nowé, Ann (ORSEA, 2011)
      Usually, a problem arises given that one is at a point – call it A, and needs to reach a destination, let’s say point G through several other intermediate points in a large space. In the absence of a viable tool to use ...

    • Factors that influence consumer preference of television stations by public primary school teachers in Langata division, Nairobi 

      Wachira, Rose Kirigo (ORSEASchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)
      The urban viewer especially in Nairobi has an abundance of channel choice because of the number of new television stations and proliferation of alternative entertainment sources (such as the internet, video rentals, digital ...

    • Challenges of e-banking adoption among the commercial banks in Kenya 

      Munyoki, Justus M.; Ngigi, Eva Nduta (ORSEASchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)
      The objective of this study was to investigate the factors influencing e-banking adoption among commercial banks in Kenya, and the challenges faced by commercial banks in the adoption of E-banking. Descriptive research ...