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Mahiri, Ishmail O. "Knowledges, fuelwood and environmental management in Kisumu district, Kenya." Thesis, Durham University, 1998. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5016/.

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Fundamental issues of natural resource management revolve around diverse worldviews, knowledges and practices, which cannot all be captured within the policy framework. The Western worldview, which reflects mainly the utilitarian, economistic view of resources, has influenced and shaped the trend management of natural resources has taken world-wide. The Western worldview contrasts with local knowledges, which are uniquely innovative, highly dynamic, tacit, contextual and/or locality-specific. This thesis explores the fuelwood problem in Nyando Division of Kisumu District in Kenya, seeking both a holistic understanding and an emphasis on the interface between official policy and local rural practice, including the varying knowledges. The study focused on two case study clans, Muga and Kadhier in Awasi and Kochogo Locations, respectively. Most fuelwood in the study areas is from on-farm and multiple accessible sources. This contradicts the 'fuelwood orthodoxy' school which associates fuelwood consumption with deforestation and 'woodfuel crisis'. Aerospace imageries clearly illustrated a change and decline in stand density of the woody vegetation cover in Nyando Division over time. Differences in fuelwood availability and inequalities in endowment of wood/tree resources in and between the study localities exemplify critical questions of entitlement in the face of 'abundance'. Tree planting was not seen to be synonymous with fuelwood availability. This scenario promotes the fuelwood trade, high dependence on fuelwood purchase and supplements of crop residues by local households. Land privatisation has exacerbated the situation. Distances travelled to collect fuelwood have decreased as people turn to alternative and purchased fuels. Opportunities in the study area for the resolution of the fuelwood problem include promotion of less culturally restricted and less economically valuable trees, and a more farmer-sensitive approach from government and NGOs which recognises farmers as active partners in the interface between policy and rural practice.
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Mercurol, Quentin. "Kisumu en ses échelles : les conditions spatiales, temporelles et politiques des ambitions compétitives d'une ville secondaire kényane." Thesis, Paris 10, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA100095.

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Kisumu, troisième ville du Kenya sur les rives du Lac Victoria, est aujourd’hui le lieu de la définition de politiques urbaines, menées aussi bien par des acteurs locaux qu’internationaux, qui visent à faire de la ville une charnière logistique de la construction est-africaine. Ces politiques urbaines exemplifient la prolifération à l’échelle mondiale des agendas urbains centrés sur la compétitivité et de l’attractivité dans les villes, même les plus ordinaires. Kisumu n’est pourtant pas le réceptacle passif de modèles urbains qui s’imposent sur une périphérie du monde. Nous proposons d’explorer les paramètres géographiques, historiques et politiques qui tracent la particularité de la trajectoire de la ville dans la mondialisation. Kisumu doit être appréhendée au-delà de sa dimension locale : les relations scalaires à partir desquelles se formulent le projet urbain contemporain permettent de mettre en lumière l’adoption à Kisumu d’un agenda compétitif. A travers une « monographie multiscalaire », nous dégageons trois axes de contextualisation des relations scalaires par lesquelles se comprennent les évolutions contemporaines de la politique urbaine et ses conséquences spatiales. Premièrement, la longue durée de l’insertion coloniale de la ville dans le monde structure la formulation du projet urbain contemporain et en investi ses lieux clefs (centre-ville et aéroport). Deuxièmement, la construction et la formation de l’État colonial et postcolonial sont des médiations centrales dans la manière dont s’énoncent les enjeux politiques d’un projet urbain compétitif. Finalement, les différentes échelles d’appartenance à l’ethnicité Luo qui prennent Kisumu comme lieu d’ancrage façonnent la manière dont le projet est localement adopté et contesté
Kisumu, third largest Kenyan city on the shores of Lake Victoria, is today the place where are defined urban policies both by local and international actors that aim to make the city a logistic hub in the East African construction. At the world scale, these policies illustrate the proliferation of competitiveness oriented urban agendas, even in most ordinaries cities. However, Kisumu is not the passive container of circulating urban models imposed on a world periphery. We propose here to explore the geographical, historical and political parameters that explain the particular urban trajectory of Kisumu in the globalisation process. We see Kisumu beyond its local dimension: scalar relations from which the contemporary urban project is built highlight the local translation of a competitiveness-oriented agenda. Through a “multiscalar monography”, we bring three major directions out that help us to contextualize the scalar relations from which we can understand the contemporary evolutions of urban policies and their spatial consequences. First, the longue durée of the colonial embeddedness of the city in the world still helps the formulation of the contemporary urban agenda. Secondly, the construction and the formation of the colonial and postcolonial state are mediates the way the politics of the newly defined agenda is enunciated. Finally, the different scales of belonging to the Luo ethnicity the city is the anchorage shapes the way the project is locally both adopted and contested
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Al, Abassi Mohammed. "The Possibilities for Establishing Agricultural Vocational Training Institutions in Kisumu." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-132162.

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Bari, Tanmoy. "Planning for establishment of fish factory processing plants in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-132165.

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Frankenfeld, Cara Lea. "Human immunodeficiency virus and weight outcomes of infants in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278730.

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Almost 600,000 infants acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from their mothers each year, with the majority of these infants living in developing countries. Knowledge regarding the impact of maternal and infant (HIV) infections upon birthweight is controversial. Little is known regarding the presence of HIV infection upon concurrent growth in developing countries. Data from a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women and their infants in Kisumu, Kenya was analyzed to assess maternal and infant HIV status with birthweight, growth and mortality of the infants. Three hundred and seventy-nine infants were assessed for health at four week intervals for the first year of life. The results of the analyses suggest that although differences in birthweight by (HIV) status alone are not present, HIV-infected infants subsequently gain less weight in the first year of life. Lower weight gain and positive HIV-status were independent predictors of mortality.
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Koutsouris, Alexander. "Data resolution effects onwater resource planning andmanagement : The Kisumu – Lake Victoria region study." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-36565.

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In the Kisumu District, Kenya, unreliable rainfall pattern has been identified as one of the main causes for poverty in rural areas. The negative effects of such unreliable patterns could be mitigated through improved water resource management and planning. However, estimates of current (and future) water availability will likely differ depending on whether managers draw upon data gathered at a local-scale or regional-scale. This is particularly important in developing regions where, due to lack of data availability, managers are often limited in their choice of data resolution. This study investigates the potential effect of spatial resolution of data on water management and planning by comparing hydro-climatic trends in local-scale data with trends in regional-scale data. The influence of adopting local-scale versus regional-scale data is further demonstrated by estimate the storage requirements of proposed irrigation ponds for farmers in the Orongo village of the Kisumu District located in Kenya, Africa. Results indicate a low correlation between local and regional hydro-climatic trends. Data spatial scale directly influences water resources management leading to a 300% difference in estimated storage requirement for the average farmer.

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Ojore, Aloys Otieno. "A new model of pastoral care : resources from Luo widows in Kisumu Archdiocese." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2017. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/702165/.

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This thesis discusses the levirate custom also known as widow inheritance among the Luo of Western Kenya. Persistent observance of the practice by the Luo and its condemnation by the Catholic Church has led to a pastoral dilemma for the Catholic widows in the Archdiocese of Kisumu. Those who reject it are ostracized by the community while those who embrace it are excluded by the Church. This dilemma has remained unresolved for over 115 years since the arrival of Catholicism among the Luo. I have addressed the dilemma in this study. I used a multi-mixed research methods (quantitative and qualitative) to examine the perceptions of the Luo widows regarding the custom. However, the research relied heavily on qualitative methods through the use of focus group discussions, mixed discussion group, narrative techniques and Delphi. The study made use of the pastoral cycle paradigm to facilitate dialogue among the stakeholders in the levirate debate. The findings from the survey showed that a majority of the participants wanted the levirate custom abolished, and widows involved in Church ministries. However, a significant minority wanted it retained and asked the Catholic Church to recognise certain levirate unions. The responses from the focus groups, mixed discussion group and Delphi method, was that the levirate custom as currently practiced, is retrogressive and grossly violates the rights of widows and needs to be stopped. They called upon the government to intervene and protect widows against the abuses. However, the Catholic widows in levirate unions want the Catholic Church to re-think her stand on marriage in the face of diverse human cultures in a rapidly changing world. The desire by widows to be included in Church ministries, pointed to the need for a new model of pastoral care. I have developed a model of widowhood ministry in which Luo widows see Jesus Christ as their ideal husband. The model emerged from the narratives and resources of widows, and from the traditional models of widow care in the Judeo-Christian traditions.
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Mwanje, Dianne. "Smokeless homes : Challenges for Increasing Use of Improved Biomass Cookstoves in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-153781.

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In Kenya, 69 percent of populations depend on biomass fuels to meet their cooking needs. The incomplete combustion of biomass is performed in insufficiently ventilated settings thus exposing human health and environment to toxic pollution. To date, women and children in resource limited settings have been most vulnerable to severe respiratory infections. The promotion of the Improved Biomass Cookstoves has become a popular issue in policy, research and practice. Community Based Organizations have however faced serious challenges in increasing sustainable use of the cookstoves among users. This qualitative study investigates the role of Community Based Organizations in promoting the Improved Biomass Cookstoves through women’s empowerment initiatives. It applies focus group interviews, questionnaire and formal interviews. 11 interview forms were administered to 30 women, 2 key informants and 3 implementing Community Based Organization representatives in Dunga wetland community. A combination of previous research and this empirical study show that economic resources, small diameter stove designs as well as insufficient policy support hinder effective stove programmes. While there is general adoption, women lack sufficient income and ownership of land which is a significant resource to empowerment. Women informal financial networks are instrumental in driving behavioral change towards clean cooking in the community. Sufficient gender sensitive policy intervention and support can provide effective channels to ensure sustainable incomes of women, livelihoods and stove use.
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Dianne, Mwanje. "Smokeless homes : Challenges for Increasing Use of Improved Biomass Cookstoves in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-153789.

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In Kenya, 69 percent of populations depend on biomass fuels to meet their cooking needs. The incomplete combustion of biomass is performed in insufficiently ventilated settings thus exposing human health and environment to toxic pollution. To date, women and children in resource limited settings have been most vulnerable to severe respiratory infections. The promotion of the Improved Biomass Cookstoves has become a popular issue in policy, research and practice. Community Based Organizations have however faced serious challenges in increasing sustainable use of the cookstoves among users. This qualitative study investigates the role of Community Based Organizations in promoting the Improved Biomass Cookstoves through women’s empowerment initiatives. It applies focus group interviews, questionnaire and formal interviews. 11 interview forms were administered to 30 women, 2 key informants and 3 implementing Community Based Organization representatives in Dunga wetland community. A combination of previous research and this empirical study show that economic resources, small diameter stove designs as well as insufficient policy support hinder effective stove programmes. While there is general adoption, women lack sufficient income and ownership of land which is a significant resource to empowerment. Women informal financial networks are instrumental in driving behavioral change towards clean cooking in the community. Sufficient gender sensitive policy intervention and support can provide effective channels to ensure sustainable incomes of women, livelihoods and stove use.
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Voigt, Maike [Verfasser]. "The Rise and Fall of Kenyan Entrepreneurs : Social Mobility in Kisumu / Maike Voigt." Baden-Baden : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1237168228/34.

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Russman, Tasha A. "Sociopolitical Control in Urban Kenya: The Sociopolitical Control Scale in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/33.

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There is popular belief among Kenyans that their government inappropriately distributes resources unequally between different regions in Kenya. A modified version of Zimmerman and Zahniser's (1991) Sociopolitical Control Scale (SPCS) tested for differences in perceived sociopolitical control (SPC) between residents of Kenya's three biggest cities, Nairobi (n = 49), Mombasa (n = 50), and Kisumu (n = 51). Hypotheses were based on expected levels of leadership competence (LC) and policy control (PC), two sub-scales that combine to create SPC. Contrary to the hypothesis, results indicated no significant differences in levels of SPC among the cities. Results could indicate a shared urban culture throughout these cities, or could be due to methodological issues. Suggestions for creating a Kenya-specific SPCS are outlined.
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Githeko, Andrew Karanja. "The behaviour and ecology of malaria vectors and malaria transmission in Kisumu District of western Kenya." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316936.

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Mutiso, Wilson Kasyoki. "'Boda boda' bicycle taxis and their role in urban transport systems : case studies of Nakuru and Kisumu, Kenya." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11680.

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The bicycle taxi has a padded cushion fitted onto a reinforced rear seat; typically removed when transporting goods. The research aimed, firstly, to understand the operating characteristics of, and challenges facing, ‘boda boda’ services, and secondly, to explore the measures that might be formulated by the concerned authorities to manage and support them. With regard to the latter aim, given the growth in motorcycle taxis at the expense of bicycle taxis elsewhere in the region, the research sought to make a recommendation on whether authorities should embrace or resist this trend.
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Miruka, Fredrick Omondi. "Comparison of loss to follow-up amongst HIV and AIDS patients in care and treatment in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4488.

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Background: Even though there have been marked increases in the number of patients accessing HIV care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, challenges in patient retention remain. Most health systems in sub-Saharan Africa routinely report on loss to follow up of patients, but only a limited number of factors associated with loss to follow up are measured. In Kenya there is limited research on loss to follow up in HIV care and treatment programs. This study reports on rates of loss to follow up and factors associated with loss to follow up at the New NyanzaProvincial General Hospital (NNPGH) in Kisumu, Kenya. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 4,740 adult patients that was registered for HIV and AIDS care and treatment between 2003 and 2008 was conducted. Data was analysed using SAS 9.2 and STATA 10. Cox proportional hazard ratio was calculated to describe the association between risk factors and loss to follow up. Results of the total 4740 patients, 64.6% were female, males [median age of 36 (IQR 30-44) years vs. 32 (IQR 26-39) years for females] were older than females, more males (68.3%) were married, more females (6.2%) had no education and 68% of all patients enrolled had been lost to follow up over 6 years. Risk for lost to follow up was greater amongst males (Adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) =1.12; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 1.02-1.22); younger patients(15-30 vs. >40 years: AHR=1.37, 95%CI = 1.23 – 1.53; and 31-40 vs. >40 years: AHR=1.15, 95%CI=1.03-1.28); those who were unemployed (AHR=1.14, 95%CI=1.05-1.25); and having advanced HIV disease (WHO stage 4 vs. WHO stage 1: AHR=1.53, 95%CI=1.29-1.81). Patients on ART (AHR=0.64, 95%CI=0.52-0.78) at enrollment were less likely to be lost to follow-up compared to those in HIV care. Conclusion: More attention is needed in developing retention strategies for patients with much focus on patients on care. Targeted intervention is required to improve retention amongst males, unemployed patients, patients with advanced HIV disease and younger patients. Additionally, targeted follow up in the community for patients on care is required.
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Okumu, Jecinta. "Gender Mainstreaming and promotion of gender equality : A case study of the Swedish Cooperative Centre,Vi-Agroforestry project, Kisumu." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-196169.

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Gender mainstreaming is accepted by many national and international agencies and Non-governmental organization, as an effective strategy for promoting gender equality. Many researchers widely agree that essential but can also lead to poverty eradication, human development and general economic growth everywhere but more specifically in Africa.   This just shows the importance at a global level of gender equality and any strategy towards achieving it.     The main aim of this thesis is to assess how gender mainstreaming as a strategy and approach has led to gender equality within the Swedish Cooperative Centre-Viagroforestry  project-Kisumu (SCC-VI). It is based on exploring how gender mainstreaming works on a day-to-day basis in the project area. To collect relevant information, a detailed background review of Swedish Cooperative Centre-Viagroforestry  project was done; field staff were interviewed with the help of a predesigned semi -structured question guides and focused group discussions were conducted with different farmer groups involved in the project.     The interviews and the focused group discussions were later transcribed as part of analysis. The focus group discussions, which were conducted in Luo, were translated to English. The main finding was that as a project, SCC-Vi is committed to mainstreaming gender in its activities, however the staff had limited skills for mainstreaming. Similarly, it was clear that focus was mostly put on numbers/quantitative  aspects as opposed to the qualitative aspects of equality. The conclusion drawn here is that mainstreaming may lead to gender equality, but its success highly depends on how the process is implemented and whether there is adequate knowledge about the structural causes of inequality and skills the staff have to do it. From this research however, it was not possible to show that gender mainstreaming has led to equality.
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Rahman, Sunni. "Water hyacinth - Effects on sustainable Devolopment : A minor field study about water hyacinth in Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-602.

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The aim of the study was to do a minor field study in Kisumu, Kenya. My thesis in Ecological Economics C, 10p and the purpose was to explain the association between water hyacinth and sustainable development. What are the main effects on environments, ecological

and social effects in Kisumu in Kenya? This paper will address environmental, economical and social effects related to the water hyacinth. I have chosen the qualitative method because

I want to asses general impression and understand different processes and social connections. Interviews are made which aims to give a deeper focus by letting the interviewed person

describe and openly answer the questions. The study is conducted as a combination of literature reviews, qualitative interviews with parties or people who are involved and other

organisations in Kenya and from observations. The theoretical approach was Sustainable devolopment, control of social, economical and ecological perspective on regional development.

Sustainable development include social, ecological and economics, all three are depended of each other to make progress. From a social point of view the plants give people a

society and provide work and knowledge on how to recycle the weed. Economically, it is a disaster but the good opportunities come from recycling even if it contains a lot of water. Eutrofication and blocking of sunlight are the most ecological effects caused by water

hyacinth. If people are prepared to vote for honest representative no bribes will take place, these kind of statement are important and its time that people takes responsibility for their act,

mainly environmental responsibility which are important for our common future. It should be expensive to destroy the nature, on the other side you do not know the value according to

Dryzek. A suggested idea is to turn this into a tourist attraction which hopefully will become popular. To remove the weed by the biological method is the best controlled, cheapest and it

is the most sustainable method of weevil’s which eats the leaves of the plants.

Contact: Sunni Rahman

Telephone: +4670-768 52 54

E-mail: srn01001@student.mdh.se

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Owino, George Evans Odero [Verfasser]. "Illness experiences of people living with HIV in Kenya: a case study of Kisumu County / George Evans Odero Owino." Bielefeld : Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1072224631/34.

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Younis, Forssman Joulin, and Emma Jacobsson. "Gender Mainstreaming in Kisumu County High Schools : A Study of Gender Mainstreaming Policy Implementation on the Local Level in Kenya." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-61311.

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Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo. "Use of modified respondent driven sampling methodology to enhance identification and recruitment of most at risk persons into an HIV prevention trial in Kisumu, Western Kenya." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4975.

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This thesis presents research on the use of modified respondent driven sampling (mRDS) methodology to enhance identification and recruitment of key populations (KP) into an HIV prevention trial in Kisumu, western Kenya through a three phase mixed method study. The study was carried out in Kisumu, western Kenya within the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Research and Public Health Collaboration platform. The three phases included: 1. PHASE I: Identification and determination of categories of KPs and techniques of locating and motivating them to participate in HIV prevention trials.2. PHASE II: Design and Implementation of a mRDS methodology in recruiting Ks into HIV prevention trials.3. PHASE III: Evaluation of the mRDS in recruitment of KPs into an HIV incidence cohort study. Methods Phase I of the study included the conduct of in depth interviews which were used to identify different categories of persons considered to be KPs within Kisumu, identify strategies of locating the KPs and determine motivators and inhibitors of KPs participation in HIV prevention trials. Phase II on the other hand included the administration of a survey that had been refined in Phase I. The survey was used to design a mRDS methodology which was then implemented to recruit KPs into the survey. Phase III evaluated the success of the mRDS in recruiting KPs into an HIV prevention study by assessing the risk profiles for participants screened and enrolled into the Phase III study. Ethical approval for the study was sought from the ethics committee of the Kenya Medical Research Institute, the US CDC and the University of the Western Cape.The study recruited 53 individuals into phase I and was able to 8 identify different categories of people considered to be KPs and the 4 salient strategies that could be used to recruit them into HIV prevention studies. The phase also identified 8 potential motivators and 9 potential inhibitors to participation in HIV prevention research. These categories and salient strategies were used in phase II to develop and pilot a mRDS methodology in recruiting 203 individuals into a survey. The survey was used as a validation tool for the risk levels of persons recruited by the mRDS using the variables of inconsistent condom use and having multiple partners. The validated mRDS was then applied in the recruitment of 1,292 participants in phase III of thestudy. These study participants had characteristics similar to those seen in similar studies and elucidated from phases I and II of the study. HIV seropositivity was used as the variable for validating risk levels of participants in this study and this was found to be higher that that seen in general population and comparable to that seen in other KPs groups in the region. Results: Overall the study was able to identify different categories of people considered to be at high riskof HIV acquisition. The groups identified included people who frequent bars (e.g. bar workers, drunkards, sex workers, businessmen), people who work in transportation (e.g. truck drivers, matatu drivers, motorcycle drivers, taxi drivers, bicycle taxi drivers), fishermen/fishmongers, MSM and hair salon workers. The study also identified using personal contact, link persons, peer mobilisers and leaders as strategies of identifying and locating KPs. The study used the mRDS successfully in recruiting participants with evaluation of inconsistent condom use and multiple sexual partnerships showing the participants to be of high risk behaviour. Of all the females in the study, only 3.3% were pregnant. The prevalence of Chlamydia was 2.9%, gonorrhoea was 5.0%, syphilis was 0.4% and HSV-2 was 46.0%. Those who tested positive for HIV were 26.2% with 42.3% of the HIV positive participants having CD4 counts of between 250 – 500 cells/ml. Recommendations and Conclusion:The mRDS was successful in recruiting KPs in an HIV prevention trial. Majority of the participants reported inconsistent condom use and having multiple sex partners. In addition to MSM, SW and transport industry workers, fisherfolk, discordant couples, widowers, street youth, car washers and police also form part of KPs groups. The HIV prevalence was higher amongst these groups compared to general population with discordant couples having the highest HIV prevalence. The study recommends that mRDS should be used to identify and recruit KPs as it not only allows for faster recruitment of KPs, it also reduces the expense and complexity associated with coupon management in the standard RDS.
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Shem, Alfred Ouma. "Financial sector dualism : determining attributes for small and micro enterprises in urban Kenya ; a theoretical and empirical approach based on case studies in Nairobi and Kisumu /." Aachen : Shaker, 2002. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0605/2006374117.html.

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Otike, Japhet Natandula. "The provision of legal information to, and needs of, the legal community in Kenya : a study of the Eldoret, Kisumu and Nairobi areas." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1997. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/14151.

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The study investigates the provision of legal information to the legal community in three areas of Kenya, namely, Eldoret, Kisumu and Nairobi. It endeavours to ascertain whether the provision of information in the areas studied is adequate to meet the growing and varying needs of members of the legal community. Data was collected by use of semi-structured interviews and structured observation. Information was collected from members of the legal community in their capacity as users of information, and librarians in their official capacity as providers of information. The study examines the performance of legal information services in the context of user needs and current library and information service provision. It investigates the information needs and information seeking habits of the legal profession, and examines the problems experienced by users and providers of information. The research concludes that the provision of legal information is inadequate to meet the needs of the legal profession. The major causes of this situation are inadequate funding from government, and the negative attitude of decision makers in government ministries and organisations towards libraries. It is observed that if this situation is not addressed, it is likely to have a negative effect on legal development.
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McConnel, Coline E. "An examination of two young female cohorts' sexual behaviors and HIV status in a changing HIV services environment: Kisumu, Kenya 1997 and 2006." Diss., Search in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. UC Only, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3359555.

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Ananga, Erick Oniango. "The Role of Community Participation in Water Production and Management: Lessons From Sustainable Aid in Africa International Sponsored Water Schemes in Kisumu, Kenya." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5900.

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Few studies have attempted to determine the tenability of Community Participation (CP) theory is explicating Water Production and Management dynamics in Urban Informal Settlements. Consequently, several gaps exist in knowledge of the value of this important theory for efforts to improve water service delivery in such settlements. The main purpose of this study is to contribute to efforts addressed to filling these gaps. Four water schemes established by Sustainable Aid in Africa International in partnership with different communities in the informal neighborhoods of Kisumu Kenya are used as empirical referent. The study is guided by the following three Research Questions; 1) what is the relationship between community participation and beneficiary satisfaction with the work of the water management committees in the four schemes? 2) what are the contributions (positive or negative) of community participation on the production of clean potable water supply in the informal settlements? 3) what are the participation-related factors affecting the performance of the schemes? Uncovering answers to these questions entailed the use of a mixed methods approach. The approach involved the application of both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The former was employed mainly to answer the first two Research Questions and latter to deal with Research Question Three. The quantitative component of data collection involved administering a survey questionnaire through a simple random sampling technique. Logistic Regression and Chi-square Tests were employed to analyze the quantitative data. In the qualitative phase, Focus Group Discussions, Observation, Transect Walks and Photographic evidence was used to collect data analyzed through Constant Comparison Analytic technique. For Research Question One, the logistic regression results indicate that five participatory variables are significantly associated with beneficiary satisfaction with the work of the water management committees. These are provision of paid or unpaid labor to the water schemes, household willingness to intervene against pipe vandalism, meeting attendance, willingness to contribute money or time to the community water scheme and whether a household has ever made a complaint about water supply/quality issues. For Research Question Two, the chi-square test shows that households who use community managed water schemes and attend water and sanitation meetings tend to practice better water handing hygiene in the settlements. For Research Question Three, the following factors are identified to be either aiding and/or impeding the success of the schemes; networking and collaboration, continuous community engagement/participation, the formation of water consumer groups, coordination and organizational management, extent of institutional formalization, provision of dividends to the community, clannism, population increase, and poverty and community fatigue. This dissertation sheds new light on the role played by CP in managing vital resources such as water in urban informal settlements/neighborhoods. An important policy contribution is that CP can be used as a viable strategy in the establishment of effective water schemes in urban informal settlements. Furthermore, it can act as an antidote with regards to water quality improvements in urban informal settlements/neighborhoods.
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Ongore, Dismas. "Risk factors for infection and disease with the malaria parasite in children less than five years of age in Kisumu District Nyanza Province Kenya." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.385095.

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Nordensved, Jennie, and Jessica Dahlqvist. "Sex, a one mans show : Perceptions and experience of sexuality, contraceptives, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion among young people in Kisumu, Kenya – A qualitative study." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Omvårdnad, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6052.

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This study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences concerning sexuality, contraceptives, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion among young people in Kisumu, Kenya. The design of the study was inductive with a qualitative approach using personal in-depth interviews. Eight participants (four female and four male) were asked to describe their perceptions and experience concerning sexuality, contraceptives, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion. The result showed that culture and norms, misconceptions and gender based power in sexuality are factors that impact Sexual Reproductive Health among young people in Kisumu today. Unwanted pregnancy was described as a shame, a burden and a destroyed life which lead to many unsafely induced abortions. The findings indicate that youth interventions are important, such as engaging young men in unwanted pregnancy and thus unsafe abortions and to empower young women.
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Musandu, Phoebe A. "Daughter of Odoro Grace Onyango and African women's history /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1152280364.

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Alando, Walter [Verfasser], Joachim [Akademischer Betreuer] Scheiner, and Mark [Gutachter] Zuidgeest. "A framework for inclusive transport planning in medium-sized Sub-Saharan African cities : The case of cycling in Kisumu, Kenya / Walter Alando ; Gutachter: Mark Zuidgeest ; Betreuer: Joachim Scheiner." Dortmund : Universitätsbibliothek Dortmund, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1127856952/34.

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Schmidt, Kitty. "Musik-Kultur leben : Frühkindliche musikalische Bildung im KISUM-Musikkindergarten Weimar /." Marburg : Tectum, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018617416&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Schmidt, Kitty. "Musik-Kultur leben frühkindliche musikalische Bildung im KISUM-Musikkindergarten Weimar." Marburg Tectum-Verl, 2008. http://d-nb.info/995244561/04.

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Ferreira, Aurora da Fonseca. "La Kisama (en Angola) du XVIe au début du XXe siècle : autonomie, occupation et résistance." Paris, EHESS, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000EHES0055.

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Tsukimoto, Akio. "Untersuchungen zur Totenpflege, kispum, im alten Mesopotamien /." Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verl, 1985. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb348858471.

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Cirolia, Liza Rose. "Accounting for the C/city: analyzing Kisumu's fiscal configurations." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Science, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30070.

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Urban public finance is a hidden force shaping cities and their development. This thesis draws attention to the powerful insights which can be gained from studying cities through a fiscal lens. It argues for an interdisciplinary and relational approach which infuses the fiscal study of cities with political and social interpretations of urban dynamics. Accounting for the city through two very different registers, this thesis draws from urban public finance and from critical scholarship on urban infrastructure. The conventional urban public finance literature is largely technical, produced by urban policy and fiscal experts. In contrast, social and political theorization on urban infrastructure provides a critical reading of the technicist approach and contributes to the refinement of key theoretical concepts within urban studies. There are many incommensurabilities between these two scholarly registers. They have different framings of politics, technical knowledge, and the priorities for change. However, there are several shared interests. They are both concerned with urban institutions, urban places, and the necessity for change. These shared interests provide the foundation for a revised approach to the fiscal study of cities. This synthetic approach is spelled out in a series of conceptual and methodological propositions. The first proposition is the device of the C/city, which distinguishes between an urban settlement (the small ccity) and its governing authorities (the big-C City). The C/city device foregrounds the importance of the city, the City, and the fiscal relationships which operate at the intersections between them. The second proposition frames urban public finance not just as a means of financing urban infrastructure but as an infrastructure itself. Drawing from the infrastructure scholarship, the concept of 'configurations’ is deployed creatively to trace fiscal histories, instruments, and relationships. The third proposition is the importance of grounding inquiry in particular places. To address this, the case study method is used. The case method allows for the use of a variety of types of data and analytical tools, grounded in contextualized experiences. The fourth proposition presents Kisumu, a secondary city in Kenya, as an exemplary case for exploring fiscal C/city configurations. Kisumu provides a useful case for wider generalization precisely because it is an ordinary (African) city. Not only is Kisumu on the margins of Western theorization, its unsensational nature also excludes it from dominant discourses on African cities. However, historically, administratively, and politically, Kisumu has many parallels with smaller urban centers in British East Africa and beyond. It provides a fascinating and widely relevant case of the differentiated nature of fiscal decentralization processes and dynamics. There is much which can be learned from Kisumu and its fiscal story. The bulk of this thesis is dedicated to unpacking the Kisumu case. First, there is a focus on the City. This includes tracing the historical development of Kisumu’s urban institutions and unpacking the ways in which the contemporary City shapes and is shaped by public finance. This is followed by a deeper exploration of particular city infrastructures and their fiscal configurations. The fiscal configurations related to property rates, the corporatized water utility company, and transport finance are traced and exposed. The Kisumu case provides a series of valuable insights. First, it demonstrates the potential and limitations of conventional fiscal analysis. The limitations posed by accounting are particularly important in the context of Kisumu, where the C/city has many misalignments. Second, it makes the case for reading public finance as an urban infrastructure. The process of tracing fiscal configurations illuminates the social, political, material and technical dimensions of public finance. Third, it draws attention to the de facto challenges and complexities related to decentralization (and in fact, the unique recentralization which Kenya has undergone). This includes how the sub-national urban state is constructed and deconstructed, over time and in complex ways. Fourth, it foregrounds the fiscal functionaries whose practices shape the everyday operations of the public finance system. These actors shape fiscal configurations. However, they are often hidden in conventional fiscal analyses. Fifth, it reads the practices of fiscal functionaries as a micro-politics of the state. The heterogeneity of the state and multidimensional nature of power are foregrounded. Finally, the case highlights the challenge of urban infrastructure finance in the context of a post-networked city. It shows the necessity of moving beyond common academic and policy tropes related to infrastructure and services. Collectively, these insights provide a compelling case for urban studies to more deeply engage with the fiscal C/city, in Africa and beyond.
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Hrušková, Petra. "Nástroje politického marketingu a ich využitie v prezidentských voľbách SR (analýza prezidentskej kampane Andreja Kisku)." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-206989.

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The political marketing established in the Slovak Republic over the time and became a relevant part of the Slovak elections. Presidential elections in 2014 showed, that there is sufficiently large space for the application of political marketing. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the election campaign of Andrej Kiska in presidential elections in 2014 in terms of usage of political marketing tools. The ambition of this work, is to show the extent and the exact form of the tools which were used in this campaign, based on the theoretical framework. Another object of this work is to describe, how was the results of presidential elections in 2014 perceived by Slovak public, how happy were the Slovak voters with the results of the elections and which arguments dominated in favor of Andrej Kiskas election.
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Kisaku, Jobra Mulumba. "Impact of Financial Reporting Frameworks on the Quality of Not-for-Profit Financial Reports." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4644.

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Even when clean audit reports are issued for not-for-profit organizations (NFPOs), misuse of donor resources may continue for years without detection by financial statement users. Previous research has established creative accounting, haphazard reporting, and fraud among NFPOs. As a result, aid has been reduced and some projects have been suspended. With Uganda as the study area, the key research question was the following: What is the impact of financial reporting frameworks on the quality of financial reports in Uganda, controlling for class of external auditors? The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to establish whether reporting frameworks used by NFPOs in Uganda affect the quality of financial reports. Survey data through a researcher-developed instrument were collected from a purposefully selected sample of 74 NFPOs. Data included financial reporting frameworks as the independent variable, quality of financial reports as the dependent variable, and class of external auditors as a covariate. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Dhanani and Connolly's accountability theory was adopted as the central theory. Findings indicated that there were no significant associations between financial reporting frameworks and quality of financial reports. The highest quality score was 25.2% with a mean of 15.6%, indicating poor NFPO quality reporting in Uganda. These findings support creation of a financial reporting framework for NFPOs. Such a framework could boost donor funding, uniform reporting, and standardized guidelines for external auditors, as well as increased transparency and government confidence in NFPOs.
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Muhesen, Nibal. "Le roi et son image en Syrie au bronze moyen : étude iconographique d’après la glyptique et d’autres documents figurés et écrits." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009LYO20081.

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Cette thèse a pour objectif d’étudier la « figure du roi » au travers de documents iconographiques du Bronze Moyen provenant de Syrie et plus particulièrement de la zone du Moyen-Euphrate entre 2000 et 1600 avant J.-C. Notre approche méthodologique qui porte prioritairement sur la partie sigillaire a consisté à établir un corpus des plus exhaustifs possibles des sceaux publiés et inédits. Après l’établissement de celui-ci, nous opérons des comparaisons pour dégager les caractéristiques de la représentation royale. Dans un premier temps, le cadre spatio-temporel retenu pour cette étude est défini. Par la suite, nous effectuons une mise au point sur l’histoire de la question de la représentation royale dans la glyptique syrienne du Bronze Moyen. Le développement qui suit constitue la cible de cette thèse. Les objets qui servent de base à cette étude viennent de vingt cinq sites archéologiques différents. Les sites de Moyen-Euphrate syrien, divisés en deux ensembles : partie nord et partie sud couvrant la zone-clefs de cette thèse, ont été soigneusement étudiés. En suite et afin de mieux définir la « figure du roi » dans l’iconographie, des moyens d’identification ont été décrits. La suite comporte une analyse de toutes les représentations de la figure royale, que nous tentons de définir par type. Le paragraphe présentant chaque modèle est suivi d’un tableau montrant l’aire de diffusion au sein de l’aire géographique concernée. Suit un inventaire des multiples aspects de cette iconographie royale, au sein duquel on distingue des : 1. Modèles dominants: le roi à la masse d’arme, le roi vainqueur, le roi-orant et le roi de type « syrien » que nous tentons de définir.2. Modèles dérivés: le roi-porteur d’offrande, représentation royale avec une divinité féminine, le roi-pharaon de type «égyptien », les cas de la duplication de la figure royale.Par ailleurs, une étude des « personnages incertaines » que nous expliquons est également menée. La présence de multiples divinités aux côtés des rois nous a conduits à en effectuer l’inventaire et à en préciser dans la mesure du possible l’iconographie, le cas échéant à préciser la nature des cultes qui leur étaient rendus. Cependant, des questions importantes, comme la compréhension de certaines réalités telles que la question complexe de la« divinisation ou non du personnage royal », ou les « Dieux politiques » ont été posées. De plus, des problèmes tels que le rite de « kispûm » ou la question de « Dieu de roi » ont été abordés. Parmi nos conclusions les plus importants on souligne : l’aspect régional de l’image du roi en Syrie, le rapport particulier entre l’archéologie et la glyptique ainsi que le fond sacré de l’idéologie royale de l’époque amorrite. Au niveau de l’organisation de cette thèse, notre premier volume est accompagné d’un second volume représentant le catalogne des matériels étudiés (env. quatre cent objets). L’ensemble est complété par deux index et de références bibliographiques
This doctorate (Ph.D.) research studies the representation of Syrian kingship during the Amorite period (ca. 2000-1600 B.C), essentially through glyptic evidence, supplemented by sculpture, wall paintings, and written sources from the same period.The methodology is anchored in defining a precise iconographic corpus. This step allows revising past conclusions and establishing new identifications for the king’s role in artistic as well as written expressions. A major accomplishment is the identification of objects that derive from clear, stratified archaeological and cultural contexts.After defining the spatial and chronological frame, this study offers a brief review of the twenty-five sites from which the material is assembled. They are located in the Middle-Euphrates valley and divide between those in the northern and southern segments. Characteristics for a “royal figure” are identified and then defended. Iconography permits to distinguish diverse models of the “royal for each of the Syrian regions.The models divide into:1. Main models: the warrior-king, the king-priest, the king of “Syrian” type2. Secondary models: royal officials or the “duplication” of the royal figureIn addition, “miscellaneous figures” are also classified.On the epigraphic level, in this study there is liberal use of information from the archive of Mari as well as of Terqa, discriminating between materials derived from epistolary, religious, political, and administrative documents, as the ruler acts as a priest, dispenser of justice, warrior, or family man. A special chapter is devoted the interrelationship among kings, personal, and state gods. There is also consideration of funerary rituals (kispum) as well as the issue of the deified king.The study takes into consideration the following issues: the royal image of Syrian kings as shown in regional perspective, the connection between glyptic arts and their archeology, and the religious basis of royal ideology during the Amorite period.The dissertation includes a second part in which is catalogued over four hundred iconographic objects or images. Bibliographic references and indexes complete the study
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Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo. "Prevalence and quality of syndromic diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections within the Kisumu incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3478.

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Background: STIs are of major public health concern in developing countries, not least because they facilitate transmission of HIV, but also because they are important causes of mortality and morbidity among African populations, resulting in, among other things, adverse birth outcomes, neonatal and infant infections, ectopic pregnancy, anogenital cancer,infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and death. Thus, effective treatment needs to be prompt and accurate to control the spread, and morbidity and mortality of STIs. Even though syndromic approach to the management of STIs is effective, most evaluations have focused on syndromic STI management within STI clinics as opposed to research studies. Partner notification is an integral component of the syndromic approach and is aimed at preventing onward transmission of infection as well as re-infection. It includes informing sexual partners of infected people of their exposure, administering presumptive treatment, and providing advice about the prevention of future infection.Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study based on a retrospective review of STI data of study participants in KICoS aged 18 to 34 years. A non probability convenience sampling method was used to recruit study participants. A total of 1,277 participants were prescreened into KICoS of whom 847 were enrolled into this study. Data was collected using CAPI and ACASI questionnaires as well as Teleforms which was analysed in SAS for windows 9.1. Results: Syndromic prevalence of STIs was 5.7% while the aetiological prevalence was 32.8%.Risk factors to STI acquisition included, being female, having multiple sexual partners,having lower than tertiary education, using recreational drugs and being HIV. Agreement between the interviewing methods as well between the syndromic and laboratory diagnosis ranged from fair to substantial. This was also true for the agreement between laboratory and CAPI as well as between the laboratory and ACASI. Sensitivity was generally low while specificity was high. Uptake of contact tracing cards was high though with very low uptake of contact treatment with only 2.1% and 0.4% partners of the syndromically and aetiologically diagnosed participants coming for treatment.Conclusions: STI is a problem in this community and thus there should be more emphasis on risk reduction messages in patient education to mitigate the spread of STIs. The performance of syndromic management was very poor against the aetiological diagnosis thus there needs to further review the use of syndromic diagnosis of STIs in research settings. Partner tracing needs to be intensified since there was very poor partner treatment even with high uptake of contact cards.Acknowledgements: This study would have not been what it was without the immense support I received from many individuals all of whom cannot be mentioned here. I would however want to thank the Dr Wairimu Chege (Principal Investigator, KICoS) for her inspiration and encouragement. I would also like to thank my supervisor, Ernie Kunneke for going through this study with me repeated times including on a ride to the airport. On the same note I would also like to thank my lecturers and student administrators at the SOPH. My gratitude also goes to my colleagues Richard Ndivo, Sherri Pals and Eleanor McLellan-Lemal for all the support they accorded me throughout this research.I would also want to give my heartfelt gratitude to my family. My daughter Akinyi who used to type with me at night, her mother Auma for understanding my late nights up and finally to my Parents Mr and Mrs Gideon and Monica Otieno for understanding the importance of education and taking me to school through all the difficulties. Last but not least I would like to express my gratitude to the almighty God for having seen me through this process.
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Onyango, Damaris Auma. "Nurses' perception of continuing professional development in a public health care facility in Kisumu, Kenya." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8910.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the practices, perceptions and needs of nurses in relation to their participation in continuing professional development. A quantitative descriptive study was conducted guided by Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory as the conceptual framework. Data collection was done using a structured self-administered questionnaire with a sample of 178 nurses. The findings revealed that the respondents perceived continuing professional development as important. However the study found minimal involvement of nurses during the initial stages of designing continuing professional development programmes and this may lead to incorrect identification of learning needs. Personal, organisational and professional factors were identified as barriers to nurses’ participation in continuing professional development. Preparation of nurses in advance and the use of teaching strategies that recognise past experience and adults as resources were found to increase nurses’ participation in continuing professional development programmes
Health Studies
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Oyaro, Silas. "Motivation and strategies for a holistic church intervention in care- giving to AIDS widows in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1968.

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This dissertation brings into perspective the plight of AIDS widows in Kisumu. Often widowhood in general focuses on the older women, while AIDS has created a generation of young widows. A high percentage of these widows are immediately pushed into poverty by the death of husbands. AIDS widows' poverty and vulnerability to external shocks and stresses increases dramatically, while the delicate process of juggling competing needs and pressures becomes a far greater challenge. The range of forces against which widows in Kisumu must struggle is formidable: low self-esteem, complex family relationships, hostile or indifferent communities, systemic gender discrimination and harassment, property loss, unemployment or underemployment, lack of education and a daily grind that leaves widows with scant energy to contemplate the possibility of transforming and regaining their dignity/condition. For these reasons this dissertation contends that the church has an obligation to strategise a holistic intervention to care for these widows who are part of the church and society. This dissertation manifests an on going struggle and quest for adequate instruments to understand AIDS widows in the light of God's promise of the fullness of life to all. AIDS leads to severe social, psychological and financial consequences for the affected families, hence the challenging question how the widows can move from deprivation to begin self-reliant sustainable livelihood is addressed. Since widows' lives are complex and constantly changing, their livelihoods wholly depend on their identifying and building their own various strengths, assets and capabilities. In this way the dissertation suggests that the following areas should be secured overtime. Supportive relationships, networks and environments, that is relatives, the church and church organization, government and other agencies should pool and pull together with the widows. Long-term earning power and financial security is badly needed. That means that their property should be secured and their land be on their hands for continuous utilization, contrast to the current state where they are ejected and driven away of their homes. Up-to-date skills, knowledge, self-esteem, motivation, self-confidence and spiritual well being. In this area it is suggested that capacity building would play a major role in moulding their current and future life. Finally the church is challenged to cultivate an alternative theology to address the ever-growing problem of marginalization and violence against widows. That is to say all forms of prejudice, for example stereotyping, isolation and condemnation must be strongly rejected and urgent need for justice, reason and deep faith be employed. As a result the widows would be integrated and feel valued in the society and the church.
Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2004.
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Sadruddin, Aalyia. "Exploring the role of nurses as 'intermediaries' in bridging the gap between biomedical and lay knowledge of disease : a case study of malaria and HIV/AIDS in Kisumu, Kenya." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/10165.

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“Health”, “Illness” and “Disease” are multifaceted concepts and are perceived in a range of ways by different health care professionals. This study, using qualitative research, aims to understand nurses pre-existing and current perceptions of malaria and HIV/ AIDS two of Kenya‟s most challenging public health problems. The study recognises that disease categories, beliefs attached to disease and explanations behind methods of help seeking behaviour as understood by nurses, originate from specific socio-historical, cultural and professional experiences. These experiences helped nurse‟s traverse between meanings attached to the allopathic (biomedical), popular and traditional health care models and create a unique space in which a myriad of meanings can be used in line with each other, an outcome that can further inform local health practice. Though malaria and HIV/ AIDS were described within a biomedical framework by nurses, they understood that patients attached multiple meanings to the aetiologies and treatments of both diseases. Nurses stood as key informers for medical doctors and encouraged them to take cognisance of patients‟ views- a difficult task. In doing so, nurses showed their ability to sensitively integrate non-biomedical and biomedical causalities in their everyday clinical encounters. Speaking in local dialects and reflecting on their views of disease before and after their professional training showed nurses as engaging in processes of “cultural mediation” and “cultural brokering”, two crucial aspects of their professional role. This study indicates the importance of documenting nurse‟s knowledge in representing local biomedical and non-biomedical views of disease so as to better adapt health messages in such contexts.
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Kissau, Lars [Verfasser]. "Kombinatorische Festphasensynthese und Molecular-modelling-Studien von Inhibitoren und Aktivatoren Signal-transduzierender Enzyme / von Lars Kissau." 2002. http://d-nb.info/965971252/34.

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Yoon, Bang-Soon Launius. "State power and public R & D in Korea a case study of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology /." 1992. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32904074.html.

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HUANG, SHAW-IN, and 黃紹音. "A Study on The Cultural Space Formation and Related Cultural Activities－ The Kishu-An, Taipei Forest of Literature." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2cqp9x.

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The study on discipline and state at different times such space activities and the changing process because experience different periods and thus affect the transfer of discipline such a state of space activities and the context for the purpose of this study mainly discipline and state such historical context. By its space context to identify their regional importance. Taipei City by the first urban development, space range and its then humanistic environment be explored to Taipei literature committee published in the Taipei City history - six years of Showa (1998) as the primary reference material and the second to the Japanese era discipline and state such cuisine housing space range and business situation to the Taiwan Nichinichi New Journal as the primary analysis; to time as described in the main spindle, discipline and state that the specific characteristics of the development of the space in the environment change the effect on the structure of its activities. The history of the past achievements today's activities, especially for the urban cultural scenery is important. Growth in this piece of land, we have the power and obligation to know the past historical context, for the transmission of space only meaningful. Such literature on discipline and state forest space and cultural activities of the development direction of the recommendations. The purpose of the study and outcome: 1. The historic network of Kishu-An 2. Through its spatial context to find out the importance of its regional. 3. To put forward some suggestions on the development of space and cultural activities of the literature forest in Kishu An. The results are as follows: 1. Complete presentation of the history of Kishu An restaurant 2. The activities need to present the historical value of space. 3. The space changes through time, the users are different therefore there are differences in outcome. 4. Kishu An Literature Forest extends the value of "home". 5. The operational mode of cultural asset varies due to different operators and spatial planning.
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Kemper, Lars [Verfasser]. "Systemansatz eines kollaborativen und wissensintensiven Dienstleistungsmanagements: Knowledge Intensive Service Management System (KISMS). Analyse, Vorgehensmodell, Referenzprozesse und Orchestrierungskonzept zur Unterstützung wissensintensiver Dienstleistungsunternehmen / vorgelegt von Lars Kemper." 2007. http://d-nb.info/98774772X/34.

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Hsieh, Hsiao-yun, and 謝小韞. "A Study on Case Executions of the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects: Taking "Taipei Digital Arts Center","the New Kishu An", and "Taipei Mayor's Residence" as Examples." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10644719302554014082.

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文化資產研究所
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Abstract This thesis explores the operational management methods of Taipei City’s “local cultural halls”, the so called “outsourcing places” under the jurisdiction of Department of Cultural Affairs, so as to get a holistic picture of the efficiency of that outsourcing model. By the end of 2011, there are 26 local cultural halls in total sum that are outsourced by Taipei City’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Among them, three places are outsourced under the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects, namely, “Taipei Digital Arts Center”, “the New Kishu An”, and “Taipei Mayor’s Residence.” By way of case study, this thesis examines aspects of each case’s feasibility assessment, actual conditions of prosecution and the source of problems. To get a clearer picture of these three outsourcing halls in the making and thus finding out their sources of problem, the author questionnaired in March, 2012, each hall and its corresponding unit of Department of Cultural Affairs, trying to understand how the competent unit and the outsourcing places see to each other. An in-depth interview was also conducted with their project managers. This study finds these counterparts see things with substantial differences on the fronts of participation promotion process and the sustenance of future operations. Among them, the suitability of applying the participation promotion act, the administrative efficiency of governmental units and the appropriateness of the government subsidies are the most important issues. The author suggests that it is always a good practice to conduct a thorough review on the observance of the related regulations and laws, the planning and assessment of the projects, the governmental oversight and execution, the compact fulfillment and prosecution, and the appraisal on the outsourcing places. If so, an ideal operational outsourcing model for future is not far away. 註：台北數位藝術中心（ The Digital Arts Center, Taipei） 紀州庵（The Kishu An） 台北市長官邸（The Taipei Mayor’s Residence）
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