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Utilization of maternal health services among young women in Kenya: Insights from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2003
(2011-01-10)Abstract Background Use of maternal health services is an effective means for reducing the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in places where the general health status of women is poor. This ... -
Utilization of meteorological products in agriculture and water sectors in Central and Eastern Kenya
(Meteorology, 2003)A survey, through a questionnaire, of the level of awareness of weather products, reliability, relevance, actual usage and economic implications of usage in Kenya is performed. Interviews were conducted on employees of ... -
Utilization of oral health services by children with cerebral palsy at two centers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Utilization Of Synthetic And Botanical Insecticides To Manage Thrips (thysan.: Thrip.) On Snap Beans (fabaceae) In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, University of NairobiEntomology & Biotechnology, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2010-01)This field experiment was performed in Mwea–Tebere, Central Kenya, to evaluate and compare effectiveness of synthetic insecticides (Thiacloprid and chloropyrifos) and botanical insecticides (azadirachtin 0.15% A.I. and ... -
Utilization of synthetic and botanical insecticides to manage thrips (Thysanoptera: Thrips) on snapbeans (Fabaceae) in Kenya
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The utilizattion of medicinal plants by the Masaai community in arid lands of Kajado county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) in Kenya endowed with many valuable plants used in primary healthcare in the treatment of human diseases. Medicinal plants used by local communities of ASALs in Kenya have not been well ... -
Utilizing Learning Promotion Potential (LPP) framework to facilitate the application of higher-order cognitive skills
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Utilizing milk from pooling facilities as a novel approach for foot-and-mouth disease surveillance.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study investigated the potential of pooled milk as an alternative sample type for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) surveillance. Real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) results of pooled milk samples collected weekly from five pooling ... -
Utrasound findings; Their Importance and their Nursing and Medical Education Implication- The Case of Ectopic Pregnancies
(University of NairobiSchool Of Nursing Sciences, 2007)Background: Ultrasound technology continues advancing in techniques and diagnosis. It remains a field of specialists where nurses and other health workers are uneducated on it. Objectives: Determine pattern of ultrasound ... -
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa
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Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India
(2002)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the current seroprevalence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a sample of schoolchildren above 10 years of age and to determine the prevalence of HAV-induced hepatitis in adults at a ... -
Vaccination for hepatitis A virus is not required for patients with chronic liver disease in India
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2002)BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination is recommended worldwide for patients with chronic liver disease to prevent decompensation due to superinfection with HAV. India being endemic for HAV, the prevalence of ... -
Vaccination of cattle with TickGARD induces cross-reactive antibodies binding to conserved linear peptides of Bm86 homologues in Boophilus decoloratus
(School of Biological Sciences, 2007)Vaccines based on recombinant Bm86 gut antigen from Boophilus microplus are a useful component of integrated control strategies against B. microplus infestations of cattle. The capacity of such vaccines to control heterologous ... -
Vaccination of Household Chickens Results in a Shift in Young Children’s Diet and Improves Child Growth in Rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Childhood growth faltering remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa. Rural communities dependent on household food production with limited off-farm income or liquid assets to bridge seasonal food availability are ... -
Vaccination of the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) against infection with Schistosoma mansoni.
(Department of Human Pathology,University of Nairobi, 1992)Pilot experiments were carried out to assess the immunizing potential of radiation-attenuated cercariae of S. mansoni. Groups of 4 monkeys each were vaccinated 4-5 times at 3-5-week intervals using cercariae which had ... -
Vaccines against sexually transmitted infections the way forward
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The World Health Organization (WHO), recognizing the profound impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on global sexual and reproductive health and the need for new prevention strategies, organized a technical ... -
Vaccinia-like pox virus indentified in a horse with a skin disease
(University of Nairobi, 1974)With the aid of the electron microscope, virions were seen in biopsy samples, scabs and skin scrapings obtained from a horse with a skin condition which resembled viral papular dermatitis. Similar virus particles were ... -
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The Vagaries of Therapeutics – A Tantalising experience from a single transplant patient.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)No abstract available -
Vaginal lactobacilli, microbial flora, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and sexually transmitted disease acquisition
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 1999)A prospective cohort study was conducted to examine the relationship between vaginal colonization with lactobacilli, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and sexually ...