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Lay people’s responses to illness: An ethnographic study of anti-malaria behavior among the Abagusii of southwestern Kenya
(1998-12)
Malaria is re-emerging with a vengeance after near eradication a generation ago. In
Africa, it kills between 1 and 2 million people, mostly children, each year and many more
are incapacitated leading to enormous human ...
The Spatial Dynamics Of Freight Transportation In The City Of Nairobi Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1998)
An assessment of the interaction between kikuyu customary marriage and Roman Catholic Church marriage
(1998)
Although the church has been growing numerically, the adherence to its teaching on
marriage is lacking and this is shown by the decline in the number of people who
marry in church today. Even those already married in ...
The matatu mode of public transportation in the municipality of Kisumu, Kenya
(1998)
This study has examined the nature of urban public transport
in the MoK as it relates to matatu transport in the (MoK). It
begins by describing the growth and origin of the MoK's public
transport system by illustrating ...
The influence of socio-culturaland economic factors on health seeking behaviour: the case of measles in children in rarieda division, siaya district'
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
This study was designed to investigate the influence of socio-cultural and economic factors on
health seeking behaviour in the case of measles in children .• Fieldwork for the study was
conducted in Rarieda Division ...
The Lukenya ware: a definition
(1998)
The primary goals of this study were to define Lukenya Pottery, to determine its spread in time and space and its relationship to other Pastoral Neolithic (PN)wares found in East Atrica. This paper is based on the ...
The performance of the tourism industry in Kenya:A prioritization of determining factors
(1998)
The tourism industry is a vital artery of Kenya's economic complexion with incredible
potential. However, the industry has been performing poorly especially in the 1990s. The
objective of this research was to establish ...
The quagmire of the law on control of harzardous wastes, substances and chemicals the Kenyan example
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998)
Harzardous wastes substances and chemicals me those materials that cause actual harm t o health or cause damage to the cuviroumcut While substances or chemicals could he required lor i ndust rial or agricu It ura I product ...
Demographic and socio-economic correlates of under-five mortality rates in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1998)
The 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS~data was analysed using both direct and indirect methods to estimate child mortality rates according to maternal age at first ...