Browsing MSc.SS Theses and Dissertations by Title
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A Bayesian approach to Geo spatial analysis of HIV viral load data
(Strathmore University, 2019)HIV is currently ranked among the leading causes of death in Kenya and in the world, with an estimated 1.5 Million Kenyans living with HIV and 28,000 deaths recorded annually as a result of AIDS related illnesses. In 2014, ... -
Determine the breaking point of Kenya debt an application of extreme value theory
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of the study is to determine the breaking point of Kenyan public debt through the use of Extreme Value Theorem (EVT). EVT focuses on the tail end of distributions to be able to identify maxima and minima points. ... -
Developing pediatric prognostic model using finite mixture models
(Strathmore University, 2017)Background: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend early identification of patients who have emergency features for early medical intervention with the aim of reducing child mortality and morbidity. Prognostic ... -
Distributions of zero-inflated models with application to HIV exposed infants
(Strathmore University, 2019)The instances of data with excess zeros are commonly found in many disciplines, including the public health. Several models have been proposed when analyzing this kind of data. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates ... -
Modelling the structure of dependence of stock markets in BRICS & KENYA: Copula GARCH approach
(Strathmore University, 2017)Background: Dependence structure is used widely to describe relationships between risks and provides estimation of risks for risk management purposes. Modeling dependence structure of stock returns is a difficult task ... -
Predictive modelling in credit risk: a survival analysis case
(Strathmore University, 2017)Six survival analysis techniques are accessed by applying the techniques to a dataset consisting of 33,238 active credit facilities from a financial institution operating in Kenya. Namely, the Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) ... -
Spatial analysis of tuberculosis amongst teenagers in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause ... -
Spatial models for infants HIV/AIDS incidence using an integrated nested laplace approximation approach
(Strathmore University, 2019)Background: Kenya has made significant progress in the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV through increasing access to HIV treatment and improving the health and wellbeing of women and children living with ...
