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Maternal and perinatal health research priorities beyond 2015: an international survey and prioritization exercise.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Maternal mortality has declined by nearly half since 1990, but over a quarter million women still die every year of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal-health related targets are falling short of the 2015 ...
In Vitro And In Vivo Antioxidant Potential Of A Polyherbal Antimalarial As An Indicator Of Its Therapeutic Value
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
Mesalazine in the initial management of severely acutely malnourished children with environmental enteric dysfunction: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background
Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is an acquired syndrome of impaired gastrointestinal mucosal barrier function that is thought to play a key role in the pathogenesis of stunting in early life. It has ...
Laboratory as a Service (LaaS): a Novel Paradigm for Developing and Implementing Modular Remote Laboratories
(2014)
The increasing adoption of remote laboratories in education along with the shift from eLearning 2.0 towards eLearning 3.0, have demanded several considerations in their implementation and delivery format. In response to ...
Calcium Channel Blockers for People with Phronic Kidney Disease Requiring Dialysis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
This review aims to look at the benefits and harms of CCB for people with CKD requiring dialysis.
Influence of social-economic factors, gender and the Fish Farming Enterprise and Productivity Project on fish farming practices in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Fish contribute 7 billion shillings to the Kenyan economy annually and fish processing, value addition and marketing provide excellent opportunities for the development of Public-Private partnerships. Government intervention ...
Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background
An estimated 147,741 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 in 45 of the 47 countries in the African Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this study was to estimate the indirect cost of ...
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ...
Diversity in education: Kenyan sign language as a medium of instruction in schools for the deaf in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
In Kenya, the only official document that deals with the use of mother tongue (MT) in Schools is the 1967 Gachathi report. The report has clear-cut guidance and policy regarding MT use by the hearing children. However, for ...
Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on ...