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Survival Rate of Patients With Orbital Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Kenyatta National Hospital; a Comparative Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Orbital Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an advanced stage of a spectrum of disease referred to as ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). Orbital invasion may occur if left untreated or from residual tumour ... -
Survival strategies among the poor slum dwellers and their effects on urban poverty: a case study of Kibera slums.
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Survival strategies among the poor slum women: a case study of Mukuru slum, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Economics, 2003-09)The need to improve the status of women in Kenya has been a major strategy of the government of Kenya. Towards this end comprehensive information on the situation of women and men have an important role to play in gender ... -
Survival strategies among urban refugees in Nairobi
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2006)The primary focus of this study was to investigate the survival strategies among urban refugees in Nairobi focusing on health, shelter and food. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The ... -
Survival strategies and their implications for the reproductive health of street girls in Nairobi
(Department of sociology, 2005)In the last few years, there has been a continued increase in the number of street children especially in most urban areas in Kenya. This occurs despite the most recent government ... -
Surviving displacement: the case of “invisible internally displaced persons”, Kisumu county, 1991-2011.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The research set out to establish the existence of “invisible IDPs” in Kisumu County, investigate their challenges and specify coping mechanisms. „Invisible IDPs‟ are displaced persons who were absorbed by their original ... -
Surviving State Corporatism in Kenya: the Case Study of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), 1982-2013
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study examines the survival of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) from state co-optation between 1982 and 2013. The study was based on three objectives, which were: to investigate the nature of state corporatism ... -
Survivors Perception of Staff Downsizing in Kenya Railway Corporation, Kisumu Region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Staff downsizing is perceived as the process that involves the reduction of an organization's staff complement through restructuring, retrenchment, re-engineering or any other similar activities. Staff downsizing is seen ... -
Susceptibility of Dysderrus spp. (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoride) to selected synthetic pyrethroid insecticides
(1985)Dysdercus species are important pests of cotton because of their staining effect on cotton lint. Chemical control, using the newer generation of insecticides known as the synthetic pyrethroids, is the most important ... -
Susceptibility of the small East African breed of goats, from different localities, to trypanosoma congolense, with emphasis on residual fertility
(Department of Animal Physiology, 1986)In order to assess if there are any differences on the susceptibility and changes in the reproductive function of various varieties of the Small East African goats to tryapanosomiasis, 10 adult normocyclic females aged ... -
Sustainability and triple bottom-line performance in the horticulture supply chains in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Triple Bottom-Line concept brings together three important dimensionsEnvironmental, Social and Economic. It is also referred to as the three Ps- Planet, People and Profits. These three are important dimensions of ... -
Sustainability of Dryland Agroforestry Systems in Eastern Kenya: Farmers' Perceptions, Physio-ecological Factors and Landscape Patterns
(University of Nairobi,Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), 2011-12-19)The study focused on gaining an understanding of current farmers' practices and perceptions of locally evolving agroforestry trends and practices involving Grevillea robusta and Melia volkensi and their social and environmental ... -
Sustainability Of Food Assistance Programmes In Kenya: A Case Of Kakuma, Turkana County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study was carried out to investigate the factors influencing the sustainability of Food Assistance Programmes in Kenya: A Case of Food Assistance for Assets programme in Kakuma, Turkana County. This research was driven ... -
Sustainability of food/cash for assets program to enhance household food security for the beneficiaries in Bamba Division, Kilifi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Achieving food security in its entirety continues to be a challenge not only for the developing nations, but also for the developed world. The only difference lies in the magnitude of the problem in terms of its severity ... -
The sustainability of housing co-operatives in shelter provision in the informal settlements: a case of kibera soweto east co-operatives.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Real Estate and Construction Management, 2013)This is a research on study on sustainability of the housing co-operatives in the provision of shelter in the informal settlements. The informal settlements are seen as an eyesore and embarrassment by many people in the ... -
Sustainability of Kenya’s Total Public Debt
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)This paper analyzed the sustainability of Kenya’s total public debt using the present value budget constraint approach. Unit root tests were conducted to test for the stationarity of the budget balance. The country’s ... -
Sustainability of Marine Fisheries in Malindi-Ungwana Bay in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Sustainability is a fundamental issue in the exploitation and management of fisheries resources both in Kenya and the rest of the world. This study is motivated by the fact that thousands of households whose livelihood ... -
Sustainability Of Non Governmental Organization Funded Projects Post Donor Funding. A Case Study Of Non Governmental Organizations In Msambweni Sub-county In Kwale County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The role played by donor agencies in improving living standards of families/households, groups and individuals in any country especially in areas that has not been developed for a long time like coastal region of Kenya ... -
The Sustainability of Participatory Slum Upgrading: a Case Study of the Kambi Moto Settlement Upgrading Programme in Huruma, Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Addressing the challenge of inadequate housing in low-income urban populations requires upgrading the existing slums and stemming the growth of new slums, which can be enabled through the implementation of suitable policy ...