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Cost Benefit Analysis in Adult Education.
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
This paper describes the methodology and presents preliminary results of an economic appraisal of a community based health care project in Kenya. Community health workers, trained for 12 weeks and deployed in two locations ...
The Kenya Highlands: land use and agricultural development
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
The main purpose of this survey was to map, study and attempt to explain the distribution and the main characteristics associated with the major crops in the Kenya Highlands during the period of European farming, basing ...
Analysis of selected techniques for surveys of intestinal parasites.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
A review is given of the recent literature on methods for diagnosis of intestinal parasites for epidemiological surveys. There are 23 references. The Kato, Harada-Mori, merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde (MIF), scotch-tape ...
A histological study on the ovary of the African cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
The cane rat, Thryonomys swinderianus is a relatively large rodent weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 kg. It lives in marshy areas along river banks. The histology of the ovaries was studied during pregnancy and non-pregnancy. ...
A comparison of parameters used to assess liver damage in sheep treated with carbon tetrachloride
(1977)
Changes in serum enzyme levels, liver histology and liver function tests have been correlated to determine the usefulness of these tests in assessing liver status. The effects of carbon tetrachloride administration on these ...
Schistosomiasis haematobia in coast province Kenya. Relationship between egg output and morbidity
(, 1979-09)
Several studies of schistosomiasis haematobia in Africa have revealed a correlation between intensity of infection as measured by urine egg counts and severity of disease as determined by intravenous pyelography. The present ...
African Philosophy: an Introduction
(1979-09)
Human factors in agricultural management in East Africa
(1977)
Many attempts to introduce change into farming systems have resulted in dependence, alienation, resource immobility and the suppression of indigenous adaptation techniques. Dr Mbithi evaluates the social and management ...
Local environmental perceptions and conservation practices
(1979)
This paper discusses the relationship between people's perception about conservation and their potential or actual commitment to soil conservation in Kenya. In cases where knowledge about the basic needs of conservation ...