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The influence of environmental factors on infant and child mortality: a study of six districts in Kenya
(1996)
This study examines the influence of selected micro-environmental factors on infant and child mortality. They
are defined as micro because the environmental risks investigated do not extend beyond the mother and the
room ...
The interaction of universities and industry in science
(1996)
There is an emerging consensus in the literature that increased university-industry interactions are not only possible, but also desirable. The awareness of the importance of the university-industry interaction phenomenon ...
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 ...
Space-time characteristics of the itcz over equatorial eastern Africa during anomalous rainfall years
(1996)
Many socio-economic activities over the Equatorial Eastern Africa
(EEA) region are rain-dependent. Occurrences of rainfall anomalies
have therefore been associated with losses of life, property and many
other socio-economic ...
Language and the construction of society: a philosophical analysis of metaphors, narratives and palavers among the Adigo people of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Intellectually, we are today living in a period popularly known as postmodernism.
The word post-modernisln is itself a full- fledged critique of the
process of rationalization usually identified as having originated in ...
The influence of socio-economic factors on male involvement in family planning: a case of Vihiga Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996-11)
This study recognizes the importance of male involvement in family planning. It focuses
on the factors that have an impact on male involvement in family planning. These factors include age, education level, employment ...
Influence of parking on congestion of Nairobi central business area
(1996)
In Nairobi central eree, traffic qenerelly flow's under congested conditions. Generally, traffic
congestion has nega.tive effects on operations of town centers, Nairobi centredarea included.
Commercial and business life ...
Geological evaluation of subsurface suitability for shallow building foundations In Nairobi and the surrounding area
(1996)
This thesis work presents the results of geological and geotechrucal investigations carried
out in the Nairobi area. Kenya. The study was undertaken with the aim of obtaining and
providing information that could help in ...