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Clinical features and determinants of outcome of children admitted with malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2008)
Background: The clinical manifestations of malaria depend on the immune status of the host, age and transmission intensity. Several studies across Africa have looked at clinical features of severe malaria at different ...
Measures established by the human resource department of Nairobi's Safaricom Limited to evaluate the effectiveness of their staff training programmes
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2008)
The research study explored measures established by Safaricom Limited since the organization experiences low response rate for post training evaluations especially in assessing learning during training and behaviour on the ...
An investigation into the training of labour in the informal construction sector in Kenya
(University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2008)
The training of craftsmen in Kenya is the responsibility of their traditional employer the contractor. However, over the last 20 years, the contractors' motivation to train has been eroded by increased casualisation. ...
Comparison of bedside inoculation of culture media with traditional cerebrospinal fluid culture method in patients with suspected bacterial meningitis at Kenyatta National Hopsital
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2008)
Background: The yield of bacterial cultures from cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) at
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is very low. Bedside inoculation of culture media
with CSF may improve yields.
Objective: To compare ...
Effect of teacher -pupil ratio on academic performance in public primary schools in Kisauni division
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2008)
This project report has five main areas divided into five chapters. Chapter one deals with the background of the study, statement of the problem, its significance to the pupils, teachers and the society. It also covers the ...
Conditions necessary for implementation of Performance contract strategy: the case of the Kenyan judiciary
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The objective of the study was to determine whether the Kenyan Judiciary meets the
conditions necessary for implementation of performance contract, to establish whether
there are any unique circumstances that make it ...
Reading culture among the educated working class in Nairobi and its impacts on the local book publishing
(2008)
The main purpose for this study was to establish the influence of a poor reading
culture on the editorial policy of book publishing houses. The study was conceived
due to the fact that reading surveys in Kenya mostly ...
Church-state conflict during the run-up to 2002 general elections in kenya: an examination of the mainstream print media july - december 2002
(Universtity of Nairobi, 2008)
This study sought to examine how the Kenyan print media covered the church-state conflict during the run-up to the 2002 elections. It focused on three leading daily newspapers; Daily Nation, Kenya Times and the East African ...
Instructional leadership role of head teachers in the implementation of secondary school environmental education in Siaya district, Kenya
(2008)
Kenya's environment has continued to deteriorate despite varied efforts that
include infused Environmental Education. The purpose of the study was to
investigate the head teachers' instructional leadership role in the ...
Human-wildlife conflicts and the law in kenya: a case for legal reform
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Kenya is rich in biological diversity of which wildlife resources contribute a
significant portion. Because of its species' richness, endemism and ecosystem
diversity, under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)4, ...