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Social and legal aspects of abortion in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This study sought to identify the key social factors that influence women's decisions to procure an induced abortion and the extent to which the legal status of abortion influences the decision to procure or not procure ... -
Social and political change in a twentieth century african urban community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Arts, 1973-09) -
Social and psychological factors influencinng migration disposition in Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1982)This study attempts to identify some of ·the causes of migration disposition based on a field investigation conducted on a sample of the young rural population in Kenya in 1979. The motivation for this study stemn1ed ... -
Social aspects of malaria control: a case study among the Luo of Karateng, Kisumu District
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A Social Audit of Disaster Preparedness, Plans and Structures in Kenya
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-09)Kenya like other countries in Africa is afflicted by various disasters most of which are climate related. These disasters are triggered by such hazards as drought, floods which are climate related. The country is also ... -
Social Capital and Adoption of Land and Water Technologies Among Smallholder Farmers in Kaloleni Division, Kilifi District, Kenya
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2007-08)Coastal Kenya is a food deficit area producing only 20 percent of its food requirement and is referred to as a net importer of food. However, technologies that can improve food production in the area exist and continue ... -
Social Capital and Employee Promotion at the Ministry of Medical Services, Malindi District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Little has been done about social capital and its impact in promotions in Kenya. The primary purpose of this research project was to establish whether there is a relationship between social capital and employee promotion ... -
Social Capital and Good Governance in Kenyan Public Provisioning
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)In the past decade and a half or so, the pace of civil service reforms in Africa has increased with high profile donor support as well as a growing demand locally for improved service delivery, greater accountability and ... -
Social capital and ressettlement of internally displaced persons in Kenya: a case study of Molo District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This study used primary data from Molo district to investigate the role and significance of social capital in the resettlement of IDPs in Kenya. The general practice in the formulation of development policy in Kenya has ... -
Social capital formation among women groups in Nairobi County: its effects on group performance
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that are associated with relatively good performance of women groups in Kenya, in particular those associated with the growing literature on social capital. The study ... -
Social Challenges Facing Somali Women Refugees: the Case of Eastleigh, Nairobi. 1990 - 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study sought to establish the social challenges facing women refugees of Somali origin living in Eastleigh. The term social challenge shall be used to mean, a condition that at least some people in a community view ... -
Social components of 'informal' seed systems and participatory plant breeding (PPB) programmes: The case of sorghum and pearl millet in Eastern lower slopes of mount Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Informal (farmer based) seed system is an important source of seed among small scale farmers especially in the marginal zones of developing countries. However, few studies have taken into account social organisation in ... -
The social construction and management of HIV and AIDS among low-income patients in Nairobi
(Department of Sociology Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1994-05)This study seeks to explore the ways HIVIAIDS has been socially constructed and managed in Nairobi. The reality of AIDS as a disease of the body with debilitating, and fatal consequences as constituted through biomedical ... -
Social contact patterns among school-going children in a rural location in Kenya
(2014)Contact patterns drive the dynamics of transmission of respiratory viruses. Schools, as places of very high contacts are presumably important for transmission. Contact data support modelling the spread of respiratory ... -
Social Cultural Factors Influencing Women’s Participation in Food Security Programs Among Households in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The research study was based on the social cultural factors influencing women’s participation in food security programs among households in Bomet County. The study was guided by the objectives; the influence of land ... -
Social cultural factors that influence the adoption of modern family planning in Amagoro division, Teso district,Kenya.
(Institute of African Studies University of Nairobi, 2001)This study focused on adoption of family planning. The major objective of the study was to examine the social-cultural factors that influence the adoption of modern family planning. In particular, the study attempted to ... -
Social Determinants of Gender Differences in Performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Kericho and Kipkelion Districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study aimed at finding out the social determinants of gender differences in KCSE performance in Kericho and Kipkelion Districts, Kenya. The study sought to explore the influence of the different male and female students' ... -
Social determinants of youth sexuality: a case study of in-school youth in Nairobi
(University of NairobiInstitute for Development Studies, 2008-12)Young people below the age of 24 years represent the largest component (65%) of Kenya's population. This age segment is crucial in development planning, as they are at the most productive stage of their lives. The future ... -
The Social Dynamics of Food Security in Suburban Areas: a Case Study of Dagoretti, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Dagoretti is suburb in Nairobi city. There is rural/ suburban and urban Dagoretti and this study concentrated on the rural Dagoretti that comprised of Riruta, Waithaka and Uthiru locations. Food is one of the basic needs ... -
The Social Dynamicsof Water Management Among the East Pokot Pastoralists, Nginyang Division Baringo District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of sociology, 1993)The East Pokot pastoralists belong to the wider Ka_lenjin ~peakiny group. They are herders of cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and camels. These animals provide for them food - miik, meat blood and also provide ...
