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Factors influencing couples' unmet need for contraception in Kenya
(2006)
Many studies on unmet need have been women-based with some passing inferences made for men and couples yet reproductive decisions are not made by women alone, but are dyadic in nature. This paper examines couple's unmet ...
The urban political ecology of plastic bag waste problem in Nairobi, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006)
Over 24 million plastic bags are consumed in Kenya monthly. More than half of the bags end up in the solid waste stream. Plastic bags now constitute the biggest challenge to solid waste management in Nairobi, the capital ...
Rethinking Global Security: An African Perspective?
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The concept of global security has greatly evolved from what we knew it to be
for a long time in the past. The old bi-polar international system that regulated
r
elations between states has drastically restructured ...
School knowledge and its relevance to everyday life in rural Western Kenya
(2006)
This article examines the relevance of school knowledge in the context of everyday life using ethnographic data collected among primary schoolchildren and adults in rural western Kenya. Using the concept of the educated ...
Resource Potential of the Tana Basin with Particular Focus on the Bwathonaro Watershed, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The Tana Basin of Kenya is one of the most important basins in the country
comprising of several catchments that are endowed with diverse resources. The
utilization of these resources is necessary to the development of ...
Writing alternative womanhood in Kenya in Margaret Ogola's The River and the Source
(2006)
Postcolonial Kenya continues to grapple with the problem of gender inequality. Whether through acts of omission or commission and despite notable and significant achievements such as Wangari Maathai winning the 2004 Nobel ...
Understanding Female Circumcision from the Circumcisers' Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The resistance of circumcisers can be a substantial obstacle to the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM). As part of a broader study on FGM conducted in Kenya's Machakos, Nyeri, and Embu districts, in-depth ...
Education for Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Kenya: Problems and Prospects
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006)
There is a continuing disparity in educational services in Kenya for children with disabilities. Traditional African beliefs, cultural perspectives, and religious practices have resulted in negative attitudes toward ...
Sickle cell disease in surgery
(2006-10-01)
Some Aspects Of Water Quality Characteristics In Small Shallow Tropical Man-made Reservoirs In Kenya
(2006)
The water quality in eight small reservoirs (0.065-0.249 km2) in both the rugged escarpment landscape above the rift valley floor and the stepped plateau above them were studied between 1998 and 2000. Water transparency ...