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Factors Affecting the Design of Integrated Strategies for the Control of Taenia Solium Infections in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Taenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: - Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs.The life cycle is entirely dependent on the transmission between humans and pigs ...
Pathotyping and antimicrobial resistance-characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in milk for human consumption in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a ubiquitous Gram-positive bacterium commonly encountered in the environment as well as mucus membranes of animals and humans. S. aureus food poisoning results from consumption of ...
Institutional Factors Influencing Motivation of Community Health Volunteers in Project Implementation in Kaloleni Sub-county, Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Institutional factors influence motivation of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to implement health care projects at a community level. CHVs undertake functions like promotion, prevention, and primary curative healthcare ...
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Aflatoxin Contamination of Staple Foods in Rural Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Food safety is a major challenge in many Low- and Middle-Income Countries including Kenya. The most common food safety challenge in Kenya is aflatoxin contamination. Long term dietary exposure to low doses of these toxigenic ...
Fusarium Species and Fumonisin in Atoxigenic Aspergillus Flavus (Aflasafe Ke01) Treated Maize Fields in Lower Eastern Kenya University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Contamination of crops with fumonisin leads to huge losses in cereals and negatively impacts on human health, animal productivity and international trade. Management of fumonisin contamination in maize has been a challenge ...
Efficacy of Dietary Intervention and Psychosocial Management for Depression Care Among Perinatal Women in Urban Low-income Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Depression is the most common mental health problem affecting women during pregnancy and after childbirth. Simultaneously, nutritional deficiencies are common in pregnancy, and after child birth. Poor nutrition has been ...
High Risk Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Epstein Barr-virus in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Background: Smoking and alcohol are the traditional well-known risk factors for head and neck cancer (HNC). In the recent past, human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as risk factor for some head and neck squamous ...
Assessing the Practice of Aesthetic Surgery in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Background: The past few years have seen a global explosion of aesthetic surgery development. While aesthetic surgery has historically been associated with more developed countries in the global North and emerging markets ...
Quality and Utility of Third-trimester Ultrasounds at Kenyatta National Hospital; A Descriptive Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Objective: Quality ultrasonography is essential in determining obstetric care and outcomes. We evaluated the quality of ultrasounds performed at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in 2019. We evaluated the clarity of indications ...
Financial Risk Management Instruments, Communication Strategy, Contract Management and Performance of Hydroelectric Energy Projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Renewable energy investment has been under exploited in Africa in spite its ability to increase the
estimated average regional Growth Domestic Product from the current 4% to more than 10%and
Kenya in specific due to ...