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The impact of breast feeding practices on infant and child mortality in Amagoro division of busia, kenya
(1994)
This study examined the impact of breastfeeding duration and age at supplementation
on infant and child mortality, under prevailing socio-economic, environmental and
demographic conditions. Primary data was collected for ...
The syntax of WH - words in Kimeru
(1993)
This work is an investigation into the syntax of the wh
words of Kimeru. It aims at analysing Kimeru constructions
that contain wh words with a view to finding out how the
latter structure and function in the language. ...
Feeding practices among mothers of nursery school children in Usigu division, Siaya district: implications for nutritional status
(1999)
This study was an exploratory survey that focused on feeding practices of nursery school children . among mothers in a rural setting. The main objective of the study was to describe the feeding practices of nursery school ...
Family planning communications and contraceptive use in Kenya
(1997)
This study aims at examining how family planning communications are related to socio-demographic factors and how these two affect family planning adoption in Kenya which in tum affects fertility. ...
Claims and realities of inter-state relations: the case of Kenya-Norway aid relations
(University of Nairobi, 1992-10)
This study aims at analyzing the claims by official records and scholarly
observations to the effect that Norwegian aid, unlike aid from the major industrial
powers, is objectively functional in recipient terms as observed ...
Effect of infant and child mortality on fertility in Kenya
(1992-11)
The specific objective of this study was to assess whether behavioural effects
on fertility of replacement and insurance following an infant or child death exist
in Kenya independent of biological effects. A further ...
The adolescent and theft: Intervention by the juvenile courts
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Juvenile delinquency, especially theft by adolescents, is a fast growing phenomenon in the
society. Its dramatic spread, particularly in the urban areas, calls for state action, both to curb
its growth, and to reform ...
Unmet needs for contraception and their demographic significance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997-10)
A large proportion of women in Kenya who say that they want no more children or that they want to delay the next birth fail to use any contraceptive method. Most of the women in Kenya know at ]east one method of contraception. ...
In vivo and in vitro response of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in pregnant women in Kilifi district, Kenya
(1992)
In a malaria-endemic area of the Coast of Kenya with chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum, we determined the prevalence and density of falciparum infection in gravid women and assessed the in vivo and in vitro ...
A study of women small scale entrepreneurship in the urban informal sector:
(1990)
This study is a socio-economic analysis of the
activities of women entrepreneurs in Nairobi's informal
sector with specific reference to the market women.
The main objectives of the study were (a) to examine
the ...