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Q Fever Risk Across a Dynamic, Heterogeneous Landscape in Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Two hundred fourteen serosamples were collected from four livestock species across five ranches in Laikipia County, Kenya. Serological analysis for Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent for Q fever) showed a distinct ... -
The Quadratic Susceptibility in One, Two, and Three Dimensions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Physics, 2002)Abstract Not Availabe -
Qualitative analysis of preoperative assessment practices in elective surgery at Kenyatta and mater hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Preoperative patient assessment practice has been reported to vary with institutions and individual perioperative nurses. Aim: To evaluate preoperative assessment practices in two selected hospitals. Methodology ... -
A qualitative and quantitative study of medical leadership and management: experiences, competencies, and development needs of doctor managers in the United Kingdom
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, 2011)Health-care systems need strong leadership if they are to be sustainable and responsive to the health needs of the future. There is little empirical and theoretical literature about how medical managers conceptualize ... -
Qualitative mid-term evaluation of a maternal, newborn and child health training and research capacity building program in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)Program/Project Purpose Kenya has made small gains on morbidity and mortality for Maternal, Newborn, and child health (MNCH) over the last 25 years. Mortality rates remain high at 400 maternal deaths per 100,000 live ... -
Qualitative Research Methods
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Qualitative research paradigm: a remedy to academic research obstacles
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Qualitative research with a Kenyan flavour
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1991)PIP: The Essential Drugs Program in Kenya's Ministry of Health included a qualitative research phase of focus group discussions (FGDs) to assess the communication needs in educating the public about responsible essential ... -
A Qualitative Risk Assessment of Kenya for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) for Purposes of Exportation of Cooked Pork Frankfurters to USA
(2005)Kenya like other developing countries requires foreign exchange to meet the many challenges facing it and relies heavily on agriculture for this. The pig population in Kenya constitutes 5% of livestock contributing less ... -
A qualitative study of barriers to consistent condom use among HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in Kenya.
(Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study explored barriers to consistent condom use among heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples who were aware of the HIV-1 serodiscordant status and had been informed about condom use as a risk reduction strategy. ... -
A Qualitative Study of Condom Use among Married Couples in Kampala, Uganda
(Department of African Studies, 2006-11)Twenty-five years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, condom use among married/stable couples remains low and under-researched in developing countries, even countries with high HIV prevalence. Introducing condoms into a long-standing ... -
Quality of Penicillin products in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit during 1983 – 1 990
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Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just-About-Right, Penalty and Mean-End-Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a ... -
Quality And Quantity: Mucosal CD4+ T Cells And Hiv Susceptibility
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2012-03)PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The HIV sexual transmission probability measured in the context of discordant couples appears too low to fuel the HIV pandemic, but these rates are substantially amplified by specific co-factors. The ... -
Quality and yield of snap bean lines locally developed in Kenya
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Quality assessment of eucalyptus oils available in Nairobi County, Kenya
(ECAJPS, 2023-11-24)This study assessed eucalyptus oil quality in Nairobi County, Kenya, a product that garnered global attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve Eucalyptus oil product samples were obtained from local retailers encompassing ... -
A quality assessment tool for tuberculosis control activities in resource limited settings
(College of Physical and Biological Sciences, 2011)Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant problem, infecting nearly 9 million new patients per year and killing about 2 million a year. The primary means with which to affect TB globally are to decrease transmission locally, ... -
Quality Assurance and Relevance of Engineering Education in Africa
(1997)Economic development is correlated with the development of higher education: enrollment ratios in higher education average over fifty percent for countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... -
Quality assurance for public higher education: context, strategies and challenges in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Quality assurance (QA) mechanisms used to be highly dependent on national administrative traditions but nowadays there is a convergence of mechanisms. Compared to more developed higher education (HE) systems in the world, ... -
Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning: The Case of the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2007)No abstract available
