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The influence of socio-cultural factors on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
Entrepreneurship is all over the world emerging as gainful employment and a means of helping women t
o
improving their economic and social status while asserting themselves in the business ...
Improving the nutritional value of traditional finger millet porridges for children aged 7-24 months in Bujenje County of Western Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Child malnutrition is a major problem in
Western Uganda where
finger
millet porridges are commonly
used as complementary f
oo
ds.
This
study
aimed
at
improving
the nutritional
value and safety ...
The relationship between capacity utilization and value chain performance: Evidence from Kenyan tea processing firms
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05)
Tea processing firms have increasing
ly recognized the role of capacit
y utilization and management in
the creation and maintenance of competitive advantage. This study intended to determine the link
between capacity ...
An investigation of buoyancy driven natural convection in a cylindrical enclosure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)
An investigation of heat transfer was done in a cylindrical enclosure. The effects of varying Reynolds Number, Prandtl
number, Froude number, and Euler number on the temperature and velocity was investigated. In the study, ...
Clinical characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythe - matosus in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background:
Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), a chronic
multisystem autoimmune disease with a
wide spectrum of manifestations, shows
considerable variation across the globe,
although there is data from Africa ...
Human factors and child’s safety: A Review of charitable children’s institutions in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-06)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the in
fluence human factors of Charitable Children’s Inst
itutions on
child safety in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya. The obj
ectives of this study were, to examine the extent ...
Distribution and characteristics of risk factors for cardiovascular–metabolic disease in a rural Kenyan community
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases and associated premature mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa contradicts the widely accepted premise that African countries are only dominated by infectious ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of health care workers on corticosteroid adverse drug events in rheumatologic, respiratory and dermatologic clinics in a teaching hospital in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background:
Corticosteroids form the
cornerstone of management for a myriad
of rheumatological, dermatological
and chronic respiratory tract diseases.
Whereas these drugs are crucial in
reducing morbidity and ...
Rheumatology workforce in Africa: The challenges of providing care with limited resources including workforce
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Life threatening communicable diseases,
inadequate and over-burdened public
health systems, and struggling economies
place a tremendous strain on health
systems with very limited resources in
sub-Saharan ...
Influence of finance in mainstreaming support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Nyeri central district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) below 8 year
s represent an extremely vulnerable population due
to
growing levels of poverty, HIV/AIDS and socio-econo
mic situation in which they live. ...