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Promoting breastfeeding as a Human Right in Kenya
(UNLJ, 2024-05-14)This paper discusses breastfeeding as a human right in Kenya. -
Influence of board of management’s use of charging financial levies for renovation and property destruction on students’ discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2024-08)In a school set-up, discipline emphasizes upholding practical students' moral values, an essential ingredient in school management. The study aimed to investigate the influence of the Board of Management’s use of charging ... -
Influence of inspirational motivation on organizational performance in Private Universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2024-08)Transformational leadership is a process in which leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation, creating significant changes in the lives of people and organizations. The ... -
A Primer on Regulations and the Practice of Residential Property Appraisal
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This paper presents a chronology, beginning in the early 1900s, of the regulatory environment faced by residential real estate appraisers in the United States. The presentation informs the reader about two financial crises, ... -
Effect of task identification on attainment of adaptive skills among learners living with autism: an exploration of discrete learning instructional method.
(JPAHAP, 2024-07-31)Autistic learners have inadequate socio-communicative abilities, which affects their ability to operate in society. This may be connected with insufficiency in mental processes due to the spectrum's erroneous cognitive ... -
Mwenda, M. (2023). Digitizing Employment and Employment Status in the Era of Gig Work: The Case of Uber and Uber Drivers. University of Nairobi Law Journal, 10(2).
(University of Nairobi Law Journal, 2024-05)Uber Technologies Inc. is a ride-hailing company that developed what has been widely described as a disruptive technology108, in Kenya and globally. It is an online platform that allows the user to order the nearest ... -
Promoting Breastfeeding as a Human Right in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi Law Journal, 2024-05-15)This paper discusses breastfeeding as a human right in Kenya. -
HIV-Associated Cardiovascular Disease Pathogenesis: An Emerging Understanding Through Imaging and Immunology
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Cardiac abnormalities were identified early in the epidemic of AIDS, predating the isolation and characterization of the etiologic agent, HIV. Several decades later, the causation and pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease ... -
Newborn and infant hearing screening for early detection of hearing loss in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Early detection of hearing loss and subsequent intervention leads to better speech, language and educational outcomes giving way to improved social economic prospects in adult life. This can be achieved through ... -
Tumor microenvironment of Burkitt lymphoma: different immune signatures with different clinical behavior
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is characterized by a tumor microenvironment (TME) in which macrophages represent the main component, determining a distinct histological appearance known as "starry sky" pattern. However, in some ... -
WHO's essential medicines and AWaRe: recommendations on first- and second-choice antibiotics for empiric treatment of clinical infections
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) prioritizes medicines that have significant global public health value. The EML can also deliver important messages on appropriate medicine use. Since 2017, in response to ... -
Two-drug regimens for the treatment of HIV in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Two-drug regimens for the treatment of HIV are increasingly available. The oral regimen of dolutegravir plus lamivudine is recommended as a preferred option in multiple national guidelines but is not currently included in ... -
Overview of dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in myeloproliferative neoplasms
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) occur due to the abnormal proliferation of one or more terminal myeloid cell lines in peripheral blood. Subjects suffering from MPNs display a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors, ... -
Making cities mental health friendly for adolescents and young adults
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Urban life shapes the mental health of city dwellers, and although cities provide access to health, education and economic gain, urban environments are often detrimental to mental health1,2. Increasing urbanization over ... -
Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: WHO estimates that more than 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy and 80% of cases are in low-income and middle-income countries. Most studies in Africa have focused on active convulsive epilepsy in rural ... -
Acute cholangitis: a state-of-the-art review
(Acute cholangitis: a state-of-the-art review, 2024)Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection of the intra and/or extrahepatic bile ducts. It remains the second and third cause of community-acquired and hospital-acquired bacteremia, respectively, ... -
The prevalence, patterns and factors associated with work related musculoskeletal symptoms among surgical residents in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(JPPS, 2024-04-19)Background: In the medical sector, surgeons work in an environment that is not ergonomically ideal, and many suffer work-related musculoskeletal symptoms that may result in reduced quality of life, disability, and diminished ... -
Farm production diversity and its influence on diet quality in South Eastern Kenya.
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-01-27)Agriculture nutrition linkages have long been recognized as a potentially viable pathway of attaining food and nutrition security. However, these insights have started to influence mainstream thinking on agricultural ... -
Assessing determinants of scaling up pathways for adopted CSA Climate Smart Agricultural practices: Evidence from Climate Smart Villages in Nyando Basin, Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-03-31)Africa has recently experienced adverse climate changes and has recognized tremendous advancement of numerous Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies with ability to promote resilience and productivity. However, these ... -
Drivers of climate-smart agricultural technology uptake among smallholder coffee farmers in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-02-19)Climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSATs) are important for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. Therefore, it is crucial for farmers to have access to sustainable CSATs to cope with ...
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