Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances And Transnational Organizing In Urban Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan ... -
Changes in Phytochemical Content During Different Growth Stages in Tubers of Five Varieties of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) synthesizes a variety of bioactive metabolites including phenolic compounds and glycoalkaloids that protects against insects and diseases, and may influence its nutritional quality. ... -
Marketing planning in selected kenyan undertakings (Case studies)
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Pricing Decisions
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Page 1. PRICING DECISIONS By Dr. Raymond Musyoka University of Nairobi School of Business E-Mail: raymondmusyoka@gmail.com 18-Mar-19 1 Page 2. Introduction Marketing –Mix Elements Marketing Planning/ Marketing Plan 18-Mar-19 ... -
The Influence of Organizational Culture and Marketing Capabilities on Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of our study is to assess the influence of organizational culture and marketing capabilities on performance of microfinance institutions in Kenya. We adopt descriptive cross-sectional survey design and collect ... -
The Impact Of Introducing New Vaccines On The Health System: Case Studies From Six Low- And Middle-Income Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective: We aimed to explore the impacts of new vaccine introductions on immunization programmesand health systems in low- and middle-income countries.Methods: We conducted case studies of seven vaccine introductions in ... -
Healthcare Priority Setting In Kenya: A Gap Analysis Applying The Accountability For Reasonableness Framework
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In resource-poor settings, the accountability for reasonableness (A4R) has been identified asan important advance in priority setting that helps to operationalize fair priority setting inspecific contexts. The four conditions ... -
Alcohol And Substance Use Among First-Year Students At The University Of Nairobi, Kenya: Prevalence And Patterns
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Increase in alcohol and substance use among college students is a global public health concern. It is associated with the risk of alcohol and substance use disorders to the individual concerned and public health problems ... -
Perspectives on Gender Discourse
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Gender and Governance in Kenya: Women's Journey Beyond Numbers
(University of Nairobi, 2012)This chapter is informed by the view that human relations, including gender relations, are fundamentally organized around power relations. The issues and concerns that arise fromthose relations revolve around the challenges ... -
The Role PTIS In Regional Cooperation And Parliamentary Diplomacy
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Kenya Women's National Charter for Realizing the Rights of Women
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Standardised patient encounters to improve quality of counselling for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya: study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration projects observe that AGYW uptake and adherence to PrEP during ... -
Root Causes Ofhuman-Wildlife Conflictand Alternativedispute Resolution Methods: The Case Ofarabukosokoke Forest,kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It is imperative to note that there exists a set of global trends which contributes to the exacerbation of human-wildlife conflict. These are categorized as human population growth, distance from households to forest ... -
International Education Exchanges As A Public Diplomacy Instrument
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Globalisation has had a big impact on both education and international relations. Education on one hand has brought in new dimensions; that other than just having students and scholars move across borders in search of ... -
Patient- and parent proxy-reported outcome measures for life participation in children with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its treatment may severely limit the ability of children with CKD to do daily tasks and participate in family, school, sporting and recreational activities. Life ... -
The Influence of Antenatal Oral Iron and Folic Acid Side Effects on Supplementation Duration in Low-Resource Rural Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Undesirable effects of a daily regimen of iron and folic acid ingested jointly (iron-folate) are potential disincentives to optimal antenatal supplementation. We intended to profile antenatal iron-folate side ... -
Association of dietary patterns and practices on metabolic syndrome in adults with central obesity attending a mission hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Dietary patterns and practices can predispose or protect against metabolic syndrome (MetS) in humans. Despite the growing problem of MetS in adults, the underpinning dietary behaviour is poorly understood. We ... -
Emerging Dimensions of the Geopolitics of the Horn of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper gives an overview of the emerging dimensions of the geopolitics of the Horn of African States and interests surrounding Ilemi triangle. It will focus on: power, politics, policy, space, place, ... -
Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective of early career African scientists
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Emerging highly transmissible viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant global threat to human health and the economy. Since its first appearance in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, ...