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Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic
hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant
prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ...
Determinants of secondary school dropout in Gilgil division of Naivasha district
(2007)
This project study wills to determine the causes of drop out among secondary school students in
Naivasha District. The research tried to find out whether community, social, school or economic
based factors contribute to ...
Conditions necessary for effective performance management system: a case of Deloitte & Touche
(University of Nairobi, 2007-09)
The professional firms have grown steadily in Kenya since the 1950s. However, despite
this growth there has been widespread dissatisfaction by employees in these firms
stemming from the firm’s failure to satisfy clients’ ...
A study of the influence of the Corporate tax rate on the capital structure of quoted companies at the NSE
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The corporate tax rate has been decreasing from the rate of 42.5% in the year 1990 to 30% in the year 2003. These changes would have an implication on the capital structure of companies since the Kenyan tax System is based ...
Factors affecting girls' education in Migori municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Factors Affecting Girls' Education in Migori Municipality is a study that attempted to unearth the factors, or significant variables at play, which are a hindrance to girls' education in the Migori Municipality. The objective ...
Beekeepers' participation in group-based financial institutions and adoption of improved technologies in arid and semi-arid lands a case of Makueni district-Kenya
(2007)
The problem of low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of
the fundamental concerns of policy makers. In the Beekeeping sub-sector, the issue of
low honey production has engaged policy makers ...
Spatial dynamics of human livestock and wildlife interactions in Kajiado Central Division, Kajiado District, Kenya
(2007)
Over the past decade in Kajiado district, there have been changes of property rights in pastoral range-lands from communal ownership, to group ownership, and recently to private ownership. The area is classified as part ...
Characteristics of laminitis and associated claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and its environs
(2007)
Lameness in dairy cows causes vast economic losses by reducing production and
reproductive efficiency. Claw horn lesions are the most common cause of lameness, but
the extent to which they contribute to dairy cow lameness ...
Pattern of findings of cervical spine disease on MRI and their clinical correlation as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
BACKGROUND: Cervical spine diseases especially neck pain and stiffness have so far been a common and neglected problem in our settings. These diseases compete with low back pain as leading causes of absence from work. The ...
A survey of mergers and acquisitions experiences by commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)