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The effect of education on the timing of marriage in Kenya
(2005)
This paper investigates the effect of education on the timing of marriage among Kenyan women and the relative effects of education across generations of women. Data used is drawn from the 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health ...
Free Content Planning for PPM-DOTS implementation in urban slums in Kenya: knowledge, attitude and practices of private health care providers in Kibera slum, Nairobi
(2005-04)
Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
To determine the tuberculosis (TB) knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of private health care providers (PHCPs) to identify their training needs and willingness to participate ...
Impediments in the War Against HIV/AIDS among the Rural and Urban Poor in Kenya
(LUISSO, 2006)
Kenya has declared war on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. But a victory in any war is often
achieved when those managing the war possess unity of purpose, a common set of
deeply cherished values and, above all, a conscience large ...
Genetic Structure of Hartebeest Populations Straddling a Transition Zone between Morphotypes
(TextRoad Publication, 2011)
Variation in mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA was used to define the genetic structure of
hartebeest populations straddling a transition zone between two morphotypes (Alcelaphus
buselaphus cokei and A. b. lelwel) in ...
Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in Isiolo District, Eastern Kenya: Implications for rural poverty
(2003)
Conflict results from a combination of factors, which are intertwined and often deeply rooted in cultural traditions both within and between nations. Poverty is one of the underlying causes of conflict and also one of its ...
The Invisible Child Worker in Kenya: The Intersection of Poverty, Legislation and Culture
(2001)
Although data on the prevalence and magnitude of child labour are inadequate, the number of
children working under intolerable conditions in Kenya is estimated at over 3 million.
However, the number of domestic child ...
Assessment of materials management in the Kenyan manufacturing firms-Exploratory survey of manufacturing firms based in Nairobi
(2005)
Materials play a big part in the manufacturing firms as it account for about 56% of the annual turnover. This research analyzed the attention and recognition the Kenyan manufacturing firms are giving to the materials ...
A Survey Of The Use Of Peer Assessment In Business Schools In Kenyan Universities
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Student peer assessment is one example of educational practice which is likely to contribute positively
towards the development of employability skills. Despite such compelling
justification and some evidence of
increasing ...
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
(2003)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has given rise to major demographic changes including an alarming number of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. The study describes a rural community in western Kenya in which one out of three children ...
Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya
(2001)
This paper describes the support systems available for orphans in a rural Luo community in Nyang'oma sub-location in Bondo District of Western Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with orphaned ...