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Medical Male Circumcision Is Associated With Improvements in Pain During Intercourse and Sexual Satisfaction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Two cohort studies using data from randomized controlled trials in Africa offer the best evidence to date on the effects of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) on male sexual function and satisfaction, ...
Provision of Services and Care for HIV-Exposed Infants: A Comparison of Maternal and Child Health Clinic and HIV Comprehensive Care Clinic Models
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Objective:
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programs require follow-up of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) for infant feeding support, prophylactic medicines, and HIV diagnosis for at least 18 months. Retention ...
Molecular Survey Ofcoxiella Burnetiiin Wildlife and Ticksat Wildlife–livestock Interfaces in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public
health importance. The role of wildlife and their ticks in the epidemiology of C. burnetii in
Kenya is unknown. This study analysed the ...
Epidemiology of Snake Bites in Selected Areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Snake bites are a silent public health problem in Kenya. Previous studies on snake bites in the country have mainly focused on identifying offending snake species, assessing the severity of envenomation and testing the ...
Organization and Performance of Water Resource Users’ Associations in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Water insecurity is a threat to pastoral livelihoods and sustainability. The Water Act of Kenya, 2002, created the
Water Resource Users’ Associations (WRUAs) to enhance water resource conservation access at the local ...
Effectiveness of the Horizontal, Vertical and Hybrid Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland Systems in Polishing Municipal Wastewater.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This study aimed at comparing the performance of horizontal, vertical and hybrid subsurface
flow system in polishing wastewater effluent from the maturation pond at Gusii wastewater
treatment plant, Kenya. The treatments ...
Morphology of the Sacral Hiatus in an African population – implications for caudal epidural injections
(Ann Afr Surg, 2011-01)
Background The sacral hiatus exhibits variations in morphology which differ among populations. These variations may influence the success of caudal epidural injections for anaesthesia. This study describes the morphological ...
Intra-myocardial Bullet causing heart block in a patient with multiple gunshot wounds: Case Report
(Ann Afr Surg, 2011-07)
Elective removal of intra-myocardial bullet remains a controversial subject. A non-operative approach has been recommended as appropriate for a stable asymptomatic patient. In the presence of complications such as bleeding, ...
A note on planarity stratification of hurwitz spaces
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)
Abstract.
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Analysis of nematode assemblage in Kenyan Vertisol, Cambisol and Arenosol soil groups: II- Edaphic factors influencing nematode communities-b
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
As part of developing a database of types of biological and physiochemical
degradations, the aim of this study was to determine the relationships among soil
physical-chemical properties, and nematode assemblages in ...