Isaac K Nyamongo
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 169564 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Isaac K Nyamongo |
| NOMBRES | Isaac K |
| APELLIDO | Nyamongo |
| FIRMA | NYAMONGO I K |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Nairobi |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1796-9590 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Preliminary Pages (Vol.5, 2003)
Editorial Board Table of Contents
Preliminary Pages (Vol.6, 2005)
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Determinants of smallholder farmers' membership in co-operative societies
Purpose Despite the potential for co-operatives to improve smallholder farmers' livelihoods, membership in the co-operatives is low. This study examines factors that influence smallholder farmers' decisions to join agricultural co-operatives. Design/methodology/approach This study involved a survey of 1,274 smallholder chicken farmers. The data were analysed through a two-sample t -test of association, Pearson's Chi-square test and binary probit …
Anthropologists Answer Four Questions about the Pandemic
When news of the novel coronavirus broke out, those of us in Kenya, where I'm located, thought it would go away without ever causing the havoc we have seen. After all, Africa has had its own share of viral outbreaks, such as Ebola, in its bag of mixed fortune, but it emerged out of these outbreaks. In any case, previous outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had left Africa unscathed. We …
We don’t want our clothes to smell smoke”
The knowledge gap on malaria transmission should be addressed to minimize the impacts and enhance uptake of appropriate malaria management mechanisms. Implementing community-based framework can support significant reductions in malaria prevalence by minimizing both indoor and outdoor malaria transmissions
Youth Participation in Smallholder Livestock Production and Marketing
Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in Baringo County. The specific focus is on how social norms and micropolitics enable or constrain participation of particular groups of young people. The study established that personal choice, preference for paid over unpaid labour a…
Children as caregivers of older relatives living with HIV and Aids in Nyang'oma division of western Kenya
There is growing debate about the situations of children who care for a relative with HIV-related illness, especially in developing countries with high HIV prevalence. In particular, there is inadequate information on the long-term consequences of children taking on this caregiving role. The article reanalyses data collected between January and November 2006 in a rural setting in western Kenya where 19 children caring for a total of 15 people liv…
Still living with fistula
Obstetric fistula is a complication of pregnancy that affects women following prolonged obstructed labour. Although there have been achievements in the surgical treatment of obstetric fistula, the long-term emotional, psychological, social and economic experiences of women after surgical repair have received less attention. This paper documents the challenges faced by women following corrective surgery and discusses their needs within the broader…
Teaching and training in Anthropology in Kenya
Human sexuality in Africa
A Qualitative Study of Condom Use among Married Couples in Kampala, Uganda
Twenty-five years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, condom use among married/stable couples remains low and under-researched in developing countries, even countries with high HIV prevalence. Introducing condoms into a long-standing relationship, in spite of HIV risk, is likely to be awkward. We conducted a qualitative study in Kampala, Uganda, with 39 couples reporting 100% condom use in the previous three months. The women were recruited from among wo…
Health Seeking Behaviour of Mothers of Under-Five-Year-Old Children in the Slum Communities of Nairobi, Kenya
Prompt and appropriate health seeking is critical in the management of childhood illnesses. This paper examines the health seeking behaviour in under-five child morbidity. It explores in detail actions taken by 28 mothers when their children become sick. Sixty-two in-depth interviews with mothers were conducted from four study communities. The mothers were identified from a demographic surveillance system. The interviews were tape-recorded, trans…
Malaria
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men and women in the Suneka Division of Kisii District in southwest Kenya have developed a common set of standards in response to symptoms of malaria. In this small sample, the focus is on internal, rather than external, validity. W…
Health care switching behaviour of malaria patients in a Kenyan rural community
The anthropology of infectious disease
The anthropology of infectious disease
Burying the dead, culture and economics
Faith in action
Health care switching behaviour of malaria patients in a Kenyan rural community
A Qualitative Study of Condom Use among Married Couples in Kampala, Uganda
Twenty-five years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, condom use among married/stable couples remains low and under-researched in developing countries, even countries with high HIV prevalence. Introducing condoms into a long-standing relationship, in spite of HIV risk, is likely to be awkward. We conducted a qualitative study in Kampala, Uganda, with 39 couples reporting 100% condom use in the previous three months. The women were recruited from among wo…
Still living with fistula
Obstetric fistula is a complication of pregnancy that affects women following prolonged obstructed labour. Although there have been achievements in the surgical treatment of obstetric fistula, the long-term emotional, psychological, social and economic experiences of women after surgical repair have received less attention. This paper documents the challenges faced by women following corrective surgery and discusses their needs within the broader…
Health Seeking Behaviour of Mothers of Under-Five-Year-Old Children in the Slum Communities of Nairobi, Kenya
Prompt and appropriate health seeking is critical in the management of childhood illnesses. This paper examines the health seeking behaviour in under-five child morbidity. It explores in detail actions taken by 28 mothers when their children become sick. Sixty-two in-depth interviews with mothers were conducted from four study communities. The mothers were identified from a demographic surveillance system. The interviews were tape-recorded, trans…
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men and women in the Suneka Division of Kisii District in southwest Kenya have developed a common set of standards in response to symptoms of malaria. In this small sample, the focus is on internal, rather than external, validity. W…
Burying the dead, culture and economics
Burying the dead, culture and economics
The anthropology of infectious disease
The anthropology of infectious disease
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men and women in the Suneka Division of Kisii District in southwest Kenya have developed a common set of standards in response to symptoms of malaria. In this small sample, the focus is on internal, rather than external, validity. W…
Health care switching behaviour of malaria patients in a Kenyan rural community
Malaria
A Qualitative Study of Condom Use among Married Couples in Kampala, Uganda
Twenty-five years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, condom use among married/stable couples remains low and under-researched in developing countries, even countries with high HIV prevalence. Introducing condoms into a long-standing relationship, in spite of HIV risk, is likely to be awkward. We conducted a qualitative study in Kampala, Uganda, with 39 couples reporting 100% condom use in the previous three months. The women were recruited from among wo…
Health Seeking Behaviour of Mothers of Under-Five-Year-Old Children in the Slum Communities of Nairobi, Kenya
Prompt and appropriate health seeking is critical in the management of childhood illnesses. This paper examines the health seeking behaviour in under-five child morbidity. It explores in detail actions taken by 28 mothers when their children become sick. Sixty-two in-depth interviews with mothers were conducted from four study communities. The mothers were identified from a demographic surveillance system. The interviews were tape-recorded, trans…
Human sexuality in Africa
Children as caregivers of older relatives living with HIV and Aids in Nyang'oma division of western Kenya
There is growing debate about the situations of children who care for a relative with HIV-related illness, especially in developing countries with high HIV prevalence. In particular, there is inadequate information on the long-term consequences of children taking on this caregiving role. The article reanalyses data collected between January and November 2006 in a rural setting in western Kenya where 19 children caring for a total of 15 people liv…
Still living with fistula
Obstetric fistula is a complication of pregnancy that affects women following prolonged obstructed labour. Although there have been achievements in the surgical treatment of obstetric fistula, the long-term emotional, psychological, social and economic experiences of women after surgical repair have received less attention. This paper documents the challenges faced by women following corrective surgery and discusses their needs within the broader…
Teaching and training in Anthropology in Kenya
Youth Participation in Smallholder Livestock Production and Marketing
Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in Baringo County. The specific focus is on how social norms and micropolitics enable or constrain participation of particular groups of young people. The study established that personal choice, preference for paid over unpaid labour a…
We don’t want our clothes to smell smoke”
The knowledge gap on malaria transmission should be addressed to minimize the impacts and enhance uptake of appropriate malaria management mechanisms. Implementing community-based framework can support significant reductions in malaria prevalence by minimizing both indoor and outdoor malaria transmissions
Anthropologists Answer Four Questions about the Pandemic
When news of the novel coronavirus broke out, those of us in Kenya, where I'm located, thought it would go away without ever causing the havoc we have seen. After all, Africa has had its own share of viral outbreaks, such as Ebola, in its bag of mixed fortune, but it emerged out of these outbreaks. In any case, previous outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had left Africa unscathed. We …
Determinants of smallholder farmers' membership in co-operative societies
Purpose Despite the potential for co-operatives to improve smallholder farmers' livelihoods, membership in the co-operatives is low. This study examines factors that influence smallholder farmers' decisions to join agricultural co-operatives. Design/methodology/approach This study involved a survey of 1,274 smallholder chicken farmers. The data were analysed through a two-sample t -test of association, Pearson's Chi-square test and binary probit …
Preliminary Pages (Vol.5, 2003)
Editorial Board Table of Contents
Preliminary Pages (Vol.6, 2005)
Editor Editorial Board Support Subscription Editorial Table of Contents
Faith in action
Medicine (12 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Geography (7 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Population (5 obras) · Socioeconomics (5 obras) · Anthropology (4 obras) · Focus group (4 obras) · History (4 obras)