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Phytochemical Characterization and Biopesticidal Activity of Aqueous Plant Extracts Against French Bean Thrips and Aphids
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
In Kenya, French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is grown by small scale farmers mainly for exports markets. Production is majorly affected by due to moisture stress content, low soil fertility, insect pests such as bean ...
Assessment of Meat Preservation Practices by Meat Retail Stores and Estimation of Losses Due to Spoilage in Dagoretti Sub-county, Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Meat spoilage significantly reduces the quality of meat consumed as well as revenue generated from the meat industry. Research has demonstrated that the agents of spoilage are attributed mostly to microbial contamination ...
Assessment of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in Human Milk From Nairobi, Nandi, and Nyeri Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a group of chemicals that persist for long periods in environment without being degraded by natural means. They also have the tendency to build up in fat-containing foods as well ...
Detection of Azithromycin Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia Trachomatis and Mycoplasma Genitalium Among Symptomatic Women Attending Two Hospitals in Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis are among the most prevalent organisms responsible for reproductive tract infections in both men and women, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Weed Abundance and Herbicide Residues in a Humic Nitisol in Kabete Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Conservation agriculture has often been fronted as a sustainable practice that minimizes soil degradation while improving crop yields and soil fertility through its principles of minimum tillage, mulching and crop rotation. ...
Risk Factors for Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6-59 Months Attending Sos Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Malnutrition is a condition that arises from an inadequate or excessive intake of nutrients, an imbalanced consumption of essential nutrients, or a malfunction in nutrient utilization. It encompasses both under-nutrition ...
Maternal Risk Factors for Perinatal Asphyxia at the Kiambu Level Five Hospital . (a Case Control Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Introduction: The prevalence rate of birth asphyxia in resource poor countries in Africa is high with Kenya reporting a prevalence rate of 5.1 % in one local hospital. However, this prevalence is an under es- timation of ...
Pattern of Ocular Findings and Conjunctival Swab Positivity in Patients With Coronavirus Disease-19 at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
background: On 11th March 2020, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) which causes Corona Virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global
pandemic. Ocular signs have been documented in several ...
Land Adjudication and Its Implications for the Social Organization of the Mbere
(university of Nairobi, 1978)
Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes Between Chronic Hypertensive Pregnant Women With and Without Superimposed Preeclampsia at Kenyatta National Hospital From 2016-2021
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) complicate 6-15% of pregnancies globally, and are associated with increased risks of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. HDPs are the 3rd leading cause of ...