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Socio - Demographic Characteristics Of Patients Admitted With Gynaecological Emergency Conditions At The Provincial General Hospital Kakamega (PGHK)
(University of Nairobi,, 2006-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the magnitude of gynaecological emergencies and the socio demographic characteristics of patients admitted at Provincial General Hospital Kakamega (PGHK).
DESIGN:
Retrospective cross-sectional ...
Effects of climate change on agricultural households’ welfare in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Natural and artificial ecosystems (such as agricultural ecosystems), confer benefits in the form of
provisioning, regulatory, cultural and habitat goods and services to nations and humanity as a
whole. Degradation of ...
The Potential Role of Lactoperoxidase systems in milk preservation for increased smallholder dairy production and marketing in Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2000)
Thymidine kinase is an enzyme involved in DNA precursor metabolism and DNA replication. The synthesis of this enzyme is highly regulated during the cell cycle and the activity of the enzyme is also regulated by feedback ...
Perspectives on Gender Discourse
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Planning for PPM-DOTS implementation in urban slums in Kenya: Knowledge, attitude and practices of private health care providers in Kibera slum, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
SETTING: Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the tuberculosis (TB) knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of private health care providers (PHCPs) to identify their training needs and ...
An evaluation of Health Workers for Change in seven settings: a useful management and health system development tool
(2001)
This paper presents the findings of a multi-centre study assessing the impact of Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshops in seven different primary care sites, based on the common core protocol described in this paper. ...
Changing concepts of health and illness among children of primary school age in Western Kenya
(2004)
This paper examines changes in children’s concepts of health and illness following an action‐oriented health education intervention in Bondo district of Western Kenya. The study is a feasibility study exploring a specific ...
Understanding the HIV/STI risks and prevention needs of men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Background
Improving access to paediatric HIV treatment requires large-scale antiretroviral treatment
programmes and medication adapted to infants and children’s needs. The World Health
Organisation recommends ...
Engaging men who have sex with men in operations research in Kenya
(2009-11)
Research on men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa is severely constrained. This paper examines the process of engaging MSM in research in a context where same-sex relationships are criminalised and socially stigmatised. ...