Search
Now showing items 61-70 of 96
An approach to the identification of trypanosoma congolense chromosome-specific hybridization markers
(University of Nairobi,, 1997)
Chromosome rearrangements that occur in trypanosomes appear to affect mainly the
medium-sized chromosomes. A possibility exists that non-duplicative activation of telomeric VSG genes might involve chromosome rearrangements ...
The Socio-economic Determinants of Religious Affiliation in an Urban Setting: the Case Study of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This study is about the socio-economic determinants of religious affiliation in an urban setting. The whole idea is that people affiliate with those religious groupings which they feel satisfy their needs contrary to the ...
Factors Affecting House Improvement in the Informal Settlements. A Case Study of Manyatta Settlement in Kisumu Municipality Kenya.
(1997)
Review of the formation, growth, magnitude and deteriorating housing
conditions of the informal settlement in other parts of the World and in Kenya in
this work shows that in t he years before 1960s the phenomenon of ...
The challenges facing women participation in rural water provision: a case study of Kabati, Kitui district
(1997)
Participation emerged in the 1970s as a new force in development, and since then literature on development has highlighted an increasing support of participation, culminating in creation of new and systematic approach to ...
Diffusion and adoption of technology from research institutes and Universities in Kenya: an empirical investigation
(1997)
This report presents findings of a research whose main concern is
factors which influence the diffusion and adoption or acceptability of
inventions and innovations made by Kenya's publicly funded research and
development ...
Gender discrimination: a philosophical critique of its religious foundation
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This thesis focuses on the perpetuation of gender inequality by five religions: Judaism,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism, to show how they impede the success
of various attempts to end discrimination against ...
Socio-cultural factors influencing women's reproductive health (WRH) in Katolo sub location, Kisumu district
(University of Nairobi, 1997-10)
This study examined some of the factors influencing women's
reproductive health (WRH) in Katolo sub-location of Kisumu
district, Kenya. It was prompted by a recognition that women's
health is of utmost importance for ...
Adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent mothers in Kisii district
(1997)
This study is an investigation into adolescent fertility and the characteristics of adolescent
mothers in Kisii district. The study used data obtained from the Kenya Demographic and Health
Survey data conducted in ...
An Assessment of Industrial Solid Waste Management in Eldoret
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Industrial pollution has become a common phenomenon in the developed countries and is now a major problem in the developing countries. Industrialization in Kenya is not an exception but has only increased in the recent ...
Prevalence Study of Intestinal Parasites Among Patients Attending Health Centers in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 1997)
The prevalence study of intestinal parasites presented here involved
592 out-patients of whom 310 (52.4%) were males and 282 (47.6%)
were females, at three City Council health centres in Nairobi. The
age ranged 1 year ...