essay

Ngecha today

ngecha : a kenyan village in a time of rapid social change • Lincoln • Published In 2004 • Pages: 245-264

By: Kimani, Violet N..

Abstract
This document recounts socioeconomic and demographic changes that occurred in the Kenyan village of Ngacha as by a public health researcher who lived there in 1968-1973. The most important of these changes include significant improvements in material and child health services, water and environmental sanitation, nutritional status, morbidity pattern, and social and economic status of villagers.The document was originally published as a chapter in an edited volume exploring critical cultural variables affecting parent and child behavior in Ngacha.
Subjects
Community structure
Real property
Dwellings
Child care
Status of children
Diet
Labor supply and employment
Transportation
Territorial hierarchy
Topography and geology
Water supply
Environmental quality
culture
Gikuyu
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Public Health Researcher
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
1968-1973
Coverage Date
1968-1973
Coverage Place
Ngecha village, Central Province, Kenya
Notes
Violet Nyambura Kimani
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264)
LCCN
2003021832
LCSH
Kikuyu (African people)/Rural development--Kenya--Ngecha/Women in rural development--Kenya/Rural women--Kenya--Ngecha/Family--Kenya/Kenya--Rural conditions--Case studies