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Food, culture and environment: the case of the Atharaka of Eastern Kenya
(1994)
This study explored the cultural institutions of the Atharaka so as to identify the strategies they use to cope with food shortages in their drought-prone environment. The economic and cultural institutions of the Atharaka ...
A study of knowledge, attitudes and practice of modern contraceptive methods among protestant and catholic women in kinyamakara commune of Gikongoro prefecture,Rwanda.
(1994)
This study is on the knowledge, attitudes and practice of modern contraceptive methods among married women of the Protestant and Catholic faiths in Kinyamakara Commune of Gikongoro Prefecture, Rwanda. The researcher ...
Purification and characterization of trypanoagglutinin from the midgut of tsetse fly, glossina longipennis
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The tsetse fly is an insect of great economic importance to man as a vector
of both human and animal trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomes are ingested by the
tsetse fly vector with a bloodmeal taken from an infected host. In ...
Critical assessment of the socio-economic effects of civil war on women: a case study of Somali women refugees in Dadaab, Kenya (1991-2007)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This study was premised on the fact that the effects of civil wars on civilians is mixed
because they occasion severe socio-economic losses while at the same time inaugurating a long term process through which civilians ...
Resource allocation for road maintenance funds in the Ministry of Public Works and Housing: the application of "hard"and soft operations research.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
We discuss the application of Peter Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to Road
Maintenance Management in Kenya. This is in view of funds generated by the taxes, Fuel Levy
and Transit tolls specifically for road ...
Analysis of Postpartum Variables in Kenya, Evidence From Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (1989)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The objectives of this study were three-fold. First, to estimate the mean duration of
postpartum variables using life table technique and Mosley prevalence method. Second, to examine
whether there exists a relationship ...
Food Security and Agricultural Development:a Case Study of Bogetaorio Ii Sub-location, Kisii District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This research is about the relationship between food security levels and
agricultural development. It examines the existing food policies, the extent
to which household attitudes and social behaviour, savings and investments ...
Spatial Distribution and Settlement Systems: a Case Study of the South Western Kenya Stone Structures
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The stone structure Sites in South Western Kenya (SWK) Lake Victoria region mark points where early immigrants to the region settled. This work provides an interpretation of their location in space and distribution pattern ...
The Effects of Life Assurance and Pension Schemes on Personal Savings: a Case Study of the Middle Income Group in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
An individuals earning capacity does decline beyond a certain
age, because of uncertainty about future income individuals save
during years of peak earning potential in order to finance
consumption at the later date. ...
A Study of the Relationship Between Agricultural Simple Commodity Production and Simple Household Reproduction Among Smallholder Cooperative Coffee Producers in Githunguri Division of Kiambu District in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This is a study of the relationship between agricultural simple commodity production and simple household reproduction among coffee simple commodity production households which are members of the coffee cooperative movement ...