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Lay people’s responses to illness: An ethnographic study of anti-malaria behavior among the Abagusii of southwestern Kenya
(1998-12)
Malaria is re-emerging with a vengeance after near eradication a generation ago. In
Africa, it kills between 1 and 2 million people, mostly children, each year and many more
are incapacitated leading to enormous human ...
Nutritional status of primary school children in Usigu division, Siaya district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
In this study, 720 (360 males and 360 females) primary school pupils in Usigu
Division of Siaya District of Kenya were studied in order to establish their
nutritional status. The pupils were aged between 10 and 17 years ...
Influence of soil, climate and land use on soil water balance in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin in Kenya
(1998-09)
The influence of soil, climate, and land use on soil water balance was investigated in 3
agroclimatic zones within the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin. Water balance was quantified
for various land uses and management systems ...
Studies on green manure application and intercropping in coffea arabica l. production
(1998)
Three experiments were conducted between May 1991 and December
1993 at Coffee Research Station Ruiru. Kenya, to study the effect of green
manure application and intercropping on soil chemical properties, coffee
plant ...
The Spatial Dynamics Of Freight Transportation In The City Of Nairobi Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1998)
Maintenance management of industrial Real estates in Kenya: case study British American Tobacco Kenya
(1998-08)
This report constitutes a study of maintenance management of industrial real estates in
Kenya using British American Tobacco Kenya as a case study. The study covers
maintenance management practices and points out some ...
Liberalized agricultural markets and their impact on human welfare in Koibarak location, Marakwet district Kenya
(1998)
The primary objective of the study was to assess the
impact of liberalized agricultural markets on human welfare
in Koibarak Location, Marakwet District, Kenya. And its
secondary objective was to examine other factors ...
The influences of charcoal production activities and environmental impact in asals: a case of rumuruti and northern approaches in laikipia district
(1998)
Woodfuel consumption and related energy and ecological problems are important and
pressing issues in their own right. Since most Africans, Kenya included, are poor and can
afford or have access to little other than ...
Schistosoma Mansoni Humoral Responses Associated With Re-infection After Treatment And After Priming With Interleukin-12 In Baboons
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
People living in schistosomiasis endemic areas, constantly get re-infected with the disease
after treatment and it is unknown what the effects of treatment are on the development of
immune responses in such situations ...