BENARD KIOKO MULI and Dr. Onesmus Mutunga Nzioka
University Of Nairobi, Kenya

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MULI, BENARD KIOKO, and Dr. Onesmus Mutunga Nzioka. "EFFECT OF FINANCAL LITERACY ON FINANCIAL DECISIONS AMONG WOMEN IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 3, Mar. 2022, pp. 592-658, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i03.009. Accessed Mar. 2022.
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MULI, B., & Nzioka, D. (2022, March). EFFECT OF FINANCAL LITERACY ON FINANCIAL DECISIONS AMONG WOMEN IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(3), 592-658. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i03.009
Chicago
MULI, BENARD KIOKO, and Dr. Onesmus Mutunga Nzioka. "EFFECT OF FINANCAL LITERACY ON FINANCIAL DECISIONS AMONG WOMEN IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 3 (March 2022), 592-658. Accessed March, 2022. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i03.009.

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