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A study on pace and length of reproduction of women in Kenya" based on Kenya demographic health survey (KDHS) 1989.
(1996)
This study estimates and examines the two end points of reproductive life of women in
Kenya. These are the starting and stopping of childbearing. Of more specific interest in the study
is the period of time taken by a ...
Indigenous knowledge and Practices in biodiversity conservation:A case study of the Ilchamus, Baringo district, Kenya.
(1996)
The main objective of this study was to establish the role of indigenous knowledge and practices
in the conservation of woody plants' biodiversity, taking the Ilchamus of Baringo District as a
case study. The determination ...
Male Attitudes To Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS): A Case Study Of Matatu Touts In Murang’a Town
(1996)
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are the commonest communicable diseases found in the world today and cause a world wide public health problem. They
This study looked at matatu touts towards STDs. These are young men ...
Implications of coastal tourism on food production in Kwale district.
(1996)
This is an exploratory study to investigate the
implications of the expanding Coastal Tourism on food
production in Kwale district.
The study focuses on the emerging behavioural pa t t.exne
around major socio-economic ...
An assessment of the potential of primary schools as agents of health education in Bondo division, Siaya district
(1996)
This study is pointer to the increasing interest in health education as a new
research area by anthropologists. This research:-
i) examines the role of primary schools' health education in the provision
of health education ...
A prosodic study of Dholuo
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study entitled 'A Prosodic Study of Dholuo' attempts at a comprehensive grasp of the prosody of Dholuo. We focus on one of the dialects of Dholuo, which we call the BU dialect. We adopt Autosegmental Phonology as a ...
The socio-economic differentials of infant and child mortality in Kenya
(1996-10)
The economic cost of a prematurely terminated life is considerable if looked
from the point of nutritional, health and medical resources spent on the child.
Despite the rapid population growth in Kenya, its mortality ...
Refugees and inter-state conflicts in Eastern Africa; 1960-1995
(1996)
Conflict between and among states is an important characteristic of interstate relations.
Usually the consequences of inter-state conflicts are often very costly. For this reason, states
in the international system have ...
Structural adjustment, the state and education in Kenya with some illustrative examples from Kisii district
(1996)
Structural adjustment policies have now been widely embraced in several African
countries in an effort to enhance growth and development. Among other things, they were
meant to improve economic performance as well as the ...
Determinants of contraceptive non-use in Kenya: evidence from the Kenya demographic health survey
(1996)
This study examines the determinants of contraceptive non-use in Kenya. The study had three
objectives. The first was to examine demographic variables associated with contraceptive non-use.
The second was to examine the ...