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    • “Retirement lost”—the new role of the elderly as caretakers for orphans in western Kenya 

      Erick O Nyambedha, Simiyu Wandibba, Jens Aagaard-Hansen (Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2003-03-01)
      A study on the new role of the elderly as caretakers of orphans was conducted in a rural part of Kenya applying a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. One out of three children had lost at least one biological ...

    • Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Kenya 

      Dorothy A Amwata, Catherine Mungai, Maren Radeny, Dawit Solomon, Lincoln K Githenya, Patrick C Kariuki, Aaron K Waswa, Andrew J Malala, Jackson Ndolo, Eunice G Njagi, E Mukhala, Joshua N Ngaina, NW Maingi, E Kitheka, A Atanas, Jacinta M Kimiti, K Shimada, SM Kanyanjua, L Ireri, Stephen Wambua, SM Nandwa, Abel N Mayaka, Dickson Andala, Moses Mwangi, Keziah Ngugi, Charles O Orek, George O Onyango, Felix N Kioli, Erick O Nyambedha, KR Koech, Francis N Wachira, RM Ngure, JK Wanyoko, CC Bii, SM Karori, LC Kerio, Parita Shah, Romanus Opiyo, Chinwe I Speranza, WN Mnene, EN Muthiani, JN Ndung’u, JK Manyeki, Aphaxard JN Ndathi, J Githaiga, I Sijali, M Hai, K Ngugi, A Mayaka, Eliud Wekesa, TK Maritim, SM Kamunya, P Mireji, C Mwendia, RC Muoki, M Wamalwa, F Stomeo, KP Martina, EK Kireger, RS Sharma, R Korir, T Maritim, J Kiplang’at, V Sharma, R Chalo, PS Ahuja, Geraldine D Kavembe, Lucas F Bianchini, Chris M Wood, Harold L Bergman, Ora E Johannsson, Pierre Laurent, Claudine Chevalier, Mosiany L Kisipan, Michael B Papah, Kevin V Brix, Gudrun De Boeck, John N Maina, Rodi O Ojoo, Adalto Bianchini (2019-11)
      In particular, a Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Strategy (2017–2026) and CSA Implementation Framework (2018-2027) have been developed to promote climate-resilient and low-carbon sustainable agriculture and effectively ...

    • The Role of Somali Kinship in Sustaining Bureaucratic Governance around Dagahaley Camp in Kenya 

      Fred Nyongesa Ikanda (Routledge, 2020-06-10)
      Bureaucracy is often portrayed as having an unrivalled capacity to shape human relationships in states and organisations. By contrast, however, ethnographic studies have suggested that bureaucracy cannot easily take root ...

    • Sex in the Green Lodging: The Voices of Medically Circum- cised Fishermen on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Western Ken- ya 

      Ombere, Stephen O; Nyambedha, Erick O; Bukachi, Salome A (HSOA Journal of AIDS Clinical Research and STDs, 2018-03-22)
      Fishing communities have been reported as one of the highest-risk groups for HIV infection in Kenya and other countries with high HIV and AIDS prevalence. Studies along Lake Victoria region, where HIV and AIDS had a ...

    • Sexuality and the youth with disabilities in Kenya 

      Felix N Kioli, Rosh A Were, Sussy G Kurgat (2012)
      Sexual expression is a basic human need throughout our lives. Sexual behaviour of young people has been a source of concern to societies worldwide due to the adverse effects on the individual as well as society at large. ...

    • Sharing Food: Grandmothers and “The Children of Today” in Western Kenya 

      Erick Otieno Nyambedha (2008)
      This chapter1 shows how HIV/AIDS has affected child exchange practices and grandmother-grandchild relationships in contemporary Luo society in western Kenya. Intergenerational relations between grandmothers and grandchildren ...

    • Silent peacemakers: grass-roots transitional justice and peacebuilding by women in Kenya’s North Rift conflicts 

      Susan Mbula Kilonzo (Journal of the British Academy, 2021)
      African Union’s Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) acknowledges that conflicts affect women and girls disproportionately. Implied in this is the need for transitional processes that take into account the gendered nature ...

    • Social capital and climate change perception in the Mara River Basin, Kenya 

      L Omondi, MA Ochieng, M Polk (IISTE, 2015)
      Climate change is a phenomenon that affects different facets of human livelihood. However, the general public does not easily comprehend it. This study was inspired by the realization that climate change is not just an ...

    • Social capital and climate change perception in the Mara River Basin, Kenya 

      L Omondi, MA Ochieng, M Polk (iiste, 2015)
      Climate change is a phenomenon that affects different facets of human livelihood. However, the general public does not easily comprehend it. This study was inspired by the realization that climate change is not just an ...

    • Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in Western Kenya 

      N Sundaram, C Schaetti, C-L Chaignat, R Hutubessy, EO Nyambedha, LA Mbonga, Mitchell Gralnick Weiss (Cambridge University Press, 2013-03)
      Determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 community residents assessed anticipated ...

    • Socio-demographic Factors of HIV-Positive Adolescents on Second-line ART Regimen and their Influence on Adherence in Rural Western Kenya 

      Lilian Owoko, Charles Olang‟o , Benson Nyambega (IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2019)
      Globally, HIV-related deaths declined by 30% between 2005 and 2012 among children and adults. However, those among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) rose by 50%. This has been influenced by late diagnosis and poor ...

    • Sociocultural determinants of anticipated oral cholera vaccine acceptance in three African settings: a meta-analytic approach 

      Sundaram, Neisha; Schaetti, Christian; Merten, Sonja; Schindler, Christian; Ali, Said M; Nyambedha, Erick O; Lapika, Bruno; Hutubessy, Raymond; Weiss, Mitchell G; Chaignat, Claire-L (BioMed Central, 2015-12)
      Controlling cholera remains a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where access to safe water and sanitation are limited, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) can save lives. Establishment of a global stockpile for ...

    • Somali refugees in Kenya and social resilience: Resettlement imaginings and the longing for Minnesota 

      Fred Nyongesa Ikanda (Oxford University Press, 2018-10-01)
      Refugee camps are often perceived as unproductive places that waste people’s potential. What is left unremarked in many refugee accounts, however, is the positive side of camps. Highlighting suffering alone raises academic ...

    • Tourism memories – a collaborative reflection on inclusion and exclusion 

      Jernsand, Eva Maria; Kraff, Helena; Törngren, Sayaka Osanami; Adolfsson, Caroline; Björner, Emma; Omondi, Lillian; Pederson, Thomas; Ulver, Sofia (Taylor and Francis online, 2023-05-15)
      The purpose of this paper is to explore how people’s differentiated privileged and marginalised positions in society create instances of inclusion and exclusion in tourism. Eight authors utilised their diverse disciplinary ...

    • Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya 

      George M Onyango, Lillian A Omondi (Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
      Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara ...

    • Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya 

      George M Onyango, Lillian A Omondi (Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
      This paper looks at the role of village elites in a rapidly changing rural landscape. The process of development in Kenya has seen the rise of a dichotomous community in which salaried employees spend their working life ...

    • Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya 

      Erick Otieno Nyambedha (Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-11-01)
      Large-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case ...

    • Widowhood and HIV/AIDS 

      Nyambedha, Erick; Okuto, Agache; Kioli, Felix (Lambert Academic Publishers, 2015)
      Widowhood is a state unavoidable to all married individuals. Women experience widowhood differently. In Africa, widows face challenges posed by culture, stigma and poverty. Widows living with HIV and AIDS face more ...

    • Wimbo: implications for risk of HIV infection among circumcised fishermen in Western Kenya 

      Nyambedha, Erick O; Ombere, Stephen O; Bukachi, Salome A (Routledge, 2015-10-21)
      Medical male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in men by up to 60% in three randomised controlled trials. However, not much anthropological literature exists to ...

    • Women groups: A pathway to rural development in Nyamusi Division, Nyamira County, Kenya 

      Peter Gutwa Oino, Samwel Auya, Cyrillah Luvega (International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2014)
      : Despite their fundamental socio-economic responsibilities, rural women still have less access to knowledge, assets, services and participation in decision-making. These inequalities affect their ability to carry out ...