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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 ...
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 ...
The socio-economic factors associated with the street children phenomenon
(1996-05)
Kakamega town in which this study of street children was carried out, IS IN Kakamega District of Westem Province. Kenya. The Province is basically an agricultural region dominated by the Luhya community. The main objective ...
The woman's role in Alex la Guma's fiction
(1996)
This study investigates the role of the woman character in Alex La Guma's fiction. Available criticism
indicates that this role has received scant attention from literary critics, though it is part of his aesthetic
and ...
The biology and ecology of the diamondback moth plutella xylostella (l.) with special reference to susceptibility of six cabbage varieties grown in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The biology and ecology of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) was
studied using cabbage varieties; Copenhagen maket, Sugar loaf, Gloria F1 hybrid, Prize
drumhead, Red acre arid Chinese cabbage. The studies ...
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: ...
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 ...