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Studies on exposure to pesticides in Kibirigwi irrigation scheme,Kirinyaga District
(University of Nairobi, 1996-08)
Studies on household and agricultural exposure to pesticides were carried out at Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme. A questionnaire based survey investigated the practices that farmers used in handling, storage and disposal of ...
Micropropagation and isozyme studies on interclonal and somaclonal variations in in vitro regenerated sugar cane (saccharum officinarum)
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
An in vitro protocol for sugar cane micropropagation was developed through callus induction and
plant regeneration of ten commercial sugar cane clones in Kenya. The explants were prepared from
young shoot tips and the ...
A study on pace and length of reproduction of women in Kenya" based on Kenya demographic health survey (KDHS) 1989.
(1996)
This study estimates and examines the two end points of reproductive life of women in
Kenya. These are the starting and stopping of childbearing. Of more specific interest in the study
is the period of time taken by a ...
Indigenous knowledge and Practices in biodiversity conservation:A case study of the Ilchamus, Baringo district, Kenya.
(1996)
The main objective of this study was to establish the role of indigenous knowledge and practices
in the conservation of woody plants' biodiversity, taking the Ilchamus of Baringo District as a
case study. The determination ...
Ecological studies on the tropical warehouse moth Ephestia Cautella (walker) (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) and its predator mite Blattisocius Tarsalis (berlese) (Acari : Ascidae) in relation to effective warehouse integrated pest management programmes
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The abundance and economic importance 01 the moth Ephestia
cautella (Walker) on maize grain was established through field
surveys in central storage depots and detailed evaluations
carried out in selected warehouses. ...
Male Attitudes To Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS): A Case Study Of Matatu Touts In Murang’a Town
(1996)
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are the commonest communicable diseases found in the world today and cause a world wide public health problem. They
This study looked at matatu touts towards STDs. These are young men ...
Refugees and inter-state conflicts in Eastern Africa; 1960-1995
(1996)
Conflict between and among states is an important characteristic of interstate relations.
Usually the consequences of inter-state conflicts are often very costly. For this reason, states
in the international system have ...
Determinants of contraceptive non-use in Kenya: evidence from the Kenya demographic health survey
(1996)
This study examines the determinants of contraceptive non-use in Kenya. The study had three
objectives. The first was to examine demographic variables associated with contraceptive non-use.
The second was to examine the ...
Provision of health care by the state in Kenya: a fragile state versus civil society
(University of Nairobi, 1996-07)
This dissertation focuses on two major development actors in Africa as providers of
health care: the state versus civil society (non-state actors). Using the case of Kenya,
it examines the limitations of the state in the ...
Mathematical modelling of the Olkaria Geothermal Reservoir
(1996)
The basic equations which govern the flow of fluids in a geothermal
reservoir (often a two-phase mixture of steam. and water) are outlined. The
governing nonlinear system of partial differential equations that arises ...