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You cannot prevent a disease; you only treat diseases when they occur: knowledge, attitudes and practices to water-health in a rural Kenyan community.

Levison, MM; Elliott, SJ; Karanja, DM; Schuster-wallance, CJ; Harrington, DW (University of NairobiSchool of Public HealthSchool of Public Health, 2011-06)

OBJECTIVE: Almost 1 billion individuals lack access to improved water supplies, with 2.6 billion lacking adequate sanitation. This leads to the propagation of multiple waterborne diseases. The objective of this study was ...

You Cannot Shake Hands with a Clenched Fist. Henry Indangasi and Masumi Odari (Eds) Daisaku Ikeda and Voices for Peace from Africa

Kiiru, Muchugu D.H (2008)

You Will Know That Despite Being HIV Positive You Are Not Alone: Qualitative Study to Inform Content of a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission.

Fairbanks, J; Beima-Sofie, K; Akinyi, P; Matemo, D; Unger, JA; Kinuthia, J; O'Malley, G; Drake, A L; John-Stewart, G; Ronen, K (University of Nairobi, 2018)

BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) relies on long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Mobile health approaches, such as text messaging (short message service, SMS), may improve ...

The young child's memory for words: Developing first and second language and literacy.

Inyega H, Nasimiyuh (University of Nairobi,School of Education, 2005)

Young patients with colorectal cancer at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, 1993–2005

Saidi, H.; Nyaim, E.O.; Karuri, D.; Githaiga, J.W. (School of Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2007)

The onset of colorectal cancer appears to be two to three decades earlier in developing countries. Data on whether colorectal cancer in the young has worse prognosis than in older patients is conflicting Younger patients ...

Young people's topography of musical functions: Personal, social and cultural experiences with music across genders and six societies

Fischer, Ronald; Tekman, Hasan Gürkan; Abubakar, Amina; Njenga, Jane; Zenger, Markus (2012)

How can we understand the uses of music in daily life? Music is a universal phenomenon but with significant interindividual and cultural variability. Listeners’ gender and cultural background may influence how and why music ...

Young Peoples Ambition: A pupils Perception in School Visitation

Aswani, MW (College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)

Young people’s perception of sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya

Godia, Pamela M; Olenja, Joyce M; Hofman, Jan J; Nynke, van den Broek (University of Nairobi,, 2014)

Background Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people remains a big challenge. This study explored experiences and perceptions of young people in Kenya aged 10–24 with regard to their SRH ...

Young professionals for health development: the Kenyan experience in combating non-communicable diseases.

Matheka, DM; Nderitu, J; Vedanthan, R; Demaio, AR; Murgor, M; Kajana, K; Loyal, P; Alkizim, FO; Kishore, SP (University of Nairobi, 2013-11)

Young individuals (below 35 years) comprise an estimated 60% of the global population. Not only are these individuals currently experiencing chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), either living with or at risk for these ...

Youth agripreneurship in the horticultural value-chain: The case of small-scale mango farmers in Southern Ghana

Akrong, R.; Mbogoh, S. G.; Irungu, P. (John Wiley & Sons, 2021-01-04)

Development partners are promoting youth entrepreneurship in agriculture (agripreneurship) in sub-Saharan Africa. While youth engagement in food crop production and marketing has received a lot of attention on both policy ...

Youth and Morality

Kibera, Lucy W. (University of Nairobi, 1995)

Youth and Women Empowerment in Kenya’s Economic Development Process

Ongeri, B (University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2006)

Youth at the Periphery: The case of Youth in Kenya

Gakuru, O (Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2006)

Youth employment in Africa:Iissues and prospects: 11 paper prepared for the Pan African conference on Youth and Development

Ruigu, G M (University of Nairobi,School of Economics, 1995)