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Impediments in the War Against HIV/AIDS among the Rural and Urban Poor in Kenya
(LUISSO, 2006)
Kenya has declared war on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. But a victory in any war is often
achieved when those managing the war possess unity of purpose, a common set of
deeply cherished values and, above all, a conscience large ...
Women, land rights and the environment: the Kenyan experience
(2006)
Gender neutral statutory law on land and environment and its interplay with customary, religious and other social norms has impacted significantly on women's rights to access land and environmental resources. To change the ...
The reproductive activity of the pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798 (Pteriidae) in Gazi Bay, Kenya
(2006)
This paper describes the reproductive activity of the pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798 in two adjacent areas in Gazi Bay, Kenya, exposed to different tidal current velocity. The annual mean temperature, salinity, ...
Street vendors and informal trading: Struggling for the right to trade
(Pambazuka News, 2006)
Gender-role attitudes and reproductive health communication among female adolescents in South Nyanza, Kenya
(2006)
In this paper, we use data from three districts of NyanzaProvince in Kenya to examine gender-role attitudes and reproductive health communication among adolescent females aged 12-19 years. We test for differences in ...
Low use of skilled attendants' delivery services in rural Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-12)
The aim of the study was to estimate the use of skilled attendants' delivery services among users of antenatal care and the coverage of skilled attendants' delivery services in the general population in Kikoneni location, ...
Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
(2006)
This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find striking differences in welfare dynamics ...
Biophysical profile scores and resistance indices of the umbilical artery as seen in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The role of Biophysical Profile Score and resistive index of the umbilical artery for monitoring pre-eclampsia patients. DESIGN: Descriptive prospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital and Mater Hospital, Nairobi, ...
Bronchoscopic Study On Aetiology Of Chronic Cough In HIV-infected Adults With Negative Sputum Smears For Mycobacterium Tuberculosis At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish the aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected patients with negative sputum smears for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB).
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional descriptive study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital, ...
Routine assessment of hormonal receptor and her-2/neu status underscores the need for more therapeutic targets in Kenyan women with breast cancer.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006)
OBJECTIVE: To report the expression of estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor (Her-2/neu) in 158 Kenyan women with breast cancer and correlation with other prognostic indicators ...