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Determinants of infant mortality: evidence from the 1989 and 2003 KDHS
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Since 1948, when the first census was taken in Kenya, infant mortality estimates have been computed from numerous sources. Until 1989, the estimates have shown considerable declines in mortality in general and infant ...
Estimation of completed fertility trends in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
This study set out to adopt the use of Parity Progression Ratio (PPR) to estimate Completed Fertility using the fertility table model. The conventional age-based measure of fertility (ASFR) and their sum over all ages, the ...
Utilization of maternal health services among women from poor and non-poor households in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Improvement in maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) with a specific target of reducing by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio. Although there has been an overall ...
Determinants of fertility in Kenya: a comparative study of Western and Central provinces
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Kenya has undergone a dramatic fertility transition with total fertility rate declining from 8.2 births per woman in the late 1970s to 4.7 towards the end of the 1990s. The 1998 and 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey ...
Assessment of Kenyan sorghum diversity using morphological characters and molecular techniques
(2009)
Characterization of the available Kenyan sorghum genetic diversity is
important to understand the dynamics of the genetic resources and to improve
and sustain sorghum productivity. The main aim of this study was to assess ...
Morphological and molecular characterization of maize inbred lines in kenya using simple Sequence repeats
(2009)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the mam staple food in Kenya with ninety percent of the
population depending on it for food and income. Despite its importance, farmers in
Kenya harvest less than 2.0 ton/ha compared to world average ...
Effectiveness of syndromic management of vaginal discharge at specialized treatment center (casino) Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
BACKGROUND: Syndromic management is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Diagnosis is based on identification of syndromes, which are combinations of ...
A survey on the extent to which commercial banks have penetrated the Kenyan market
(University of Nairobi, 2009-09)
The objectives of the study were to establish the extent to which commercial banks have
penetrated the Kenyan market and identifying the factors that influence the market
penetration of the commercial banks in Kenya.
The ...
Radiological survey and elemental analysis in the gold mining belt, Southern Nyanza, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
A radiological survey and elemental analysis in the gold mining belt was
carried out at Osiri, Mikei, Masara and Macalder goldmines in Macalder
Division of Migori district, in southern Nyanza, Kenya, where gold has ...
Radioactivity and elemental analysis of carbonatite rocks from parts of Gwasi area, South Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Rocks and soils from a number of areas under lied by carbonatite rocks in Kenya have
been associated with high radioactivity. In this thesis, the analyzed results of the
background radiation measurements in the field, ...