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Factors affecting child survival in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study investigated some factors which affected child survival in Kenya. The study had three main objectives. First, to establish the effects of selected socioeconomic factors and proximate variables on infant and child ...
Resistance to chloroquine therapy in pregnant women with malaria parasitemia
(1996)
OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of chloroquine in pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia at therapeutic doses of 25 mg/kg body weight divided over 3 days. <br>METHODS: ...
Archetypal motifs in Swahili Islamic poetry: kasida ya burudai
(University of Nairobi,, 1996-06)
The primary purpose of this study is two-fold: to translate Kasida ya Burudai into
English and analyse it using the theoretical model of archetypal criticism. This Swahili
paregyric was originally composed in Arabic and ...
The impacts of land acquisition problems on plan/project implementation
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The study set out to investigate the problems faced in the
process of acquiring land and the effects of these problems on
the project implementation plan. The study found out the probLem
to include: computation errors ...
Demographic and socio-economic correlates of neonatal mortality in Kenya
(1996)
This study was based on the fact that neonatal mortality has
continued to persist in this country despite the introduction of
maternal and child health care p.roqr amme s ,and also on the fact
that a large percentage ...
The influence of environmental factors on infant and child mortality: a study of six districts in Kenya
(1996)
This study examines the influence of selected micro-environmental factors on infant and child mortality. They
are defined as micro because the environmental risks investigated do not extend beyond the mother and the
room ...
The socio-cultural and economic factors that explain pre-marital sexual behavior among adolescents: case of Makadara division, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study focuses on the socio-cultural and economic factors that explain premarital
sexual behaviour among adolescents. Specifically, the study attempts to:
1. investigate the role of parents and other family members ...
Language and the construction of society: a philosophical analysis of metaphors, narratives and palavers among the Adigo people of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Intellectually, we are today living in a period popularly known as postmodernism.
The word post-modernisln is itself a full- fledged critique of the
process of rationalization usually identified as having originated in ...
The influence of socio-economic factors on male involvement in family planning: a case of Vihiga Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996-11)
This study recognizes the importance of male involvement in family planning. It focuses
on the factors that have an impact on male involvement in family planning. These factors include age, education level, employment ...
Influence of parking on congestion of Nairobi central business area
(1996)
In Nairobi central eree, traffic qenerelly flow's under congested conditions. Generally, traffic
congestion has nega.tive effects on operations of town centers, Nairobi centredarea included.
Commercial and business life ...