Determinants of Livelihood Outcome Differentials among Urban Youth in Nairobi, Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Njuguna, Christine W
Ngige, Lucy W
Ogola, Lucy Kathuri
Wainaina, John N
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IISTE
Abstract
Youth livelihood outcomes (YLO) are important factors in the development of sustainable community
livelihoods in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to determine the predictors of urban youth livelihood
outcomes in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by the General Systems Theory by Bertalanffy (1968) and
the Department for International Development (DFID) livelihoods framework (1999). A survey of 206 youths
was conducted in Kamukunji Sub-County in Nairobi County. Results showed that there was a significant
relationship between individual attributes and youth livelihood outcomes (χ2
= 44.47; d.f. =14; ρ<0.01).
Specifically, age (p<0.05), marital status (p<0.05), household headship (p<0.01), individual savings (p<0.05),
individual assets (p<0.01) were important predictors of youth livelihood outcomes. Implications for formulating
appropriate intervention programs to enhance youth livelihood outcomes are included
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Keywords
capitals, individual attributes, livelihood strategies, youth livelihood outcomes
Citation
Njuguna, C. W., Ngige, L. W., Kathuri-Ogola, L., & Wainaina, J. N. Determinants of Livelihood Outcome Differentials among Urban Youth in Nairobi, Kenya. cal, 74, 2.