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Lime-Aluminium- Phosphorus interactions in acid soils of the Kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-14)
Liming and phosphorus (P) applications are common practices for improving crop production in acid soils of the tropics. Although considerable work has been done to establish liming rates for acid soils in many parts of the ...
Creating space: Sack gardening as a livelihood strategy in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo
rapid urbanization, a growing number of people
are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban
agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor
to improve their ...
Modelling an Institutional Mobile Learning Readiness Analyser
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Due to the affordability, ease of use and availability of mobile devices, many people in Africa and developing countries have acquired at least a mobile device. The penetration of mobile devices places many learning ...
Participation in a mobile health intervention to improve retention in early HIV care in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a gender analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Mobile health (mHealth), the delivery of healthcare via mobile communication devices, has been shown to improve HIV treatment adherence in East Africa. Despite the growth of mHealth and the gender gap in mobile phone ...
Safety and efficacy of antenatal iron supplementation in a malaria-endemic area in Kenya: A randomised trial
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Objectives: Whereas coverage of antenatal iron supplementation is low and benefits are uncertain, there are concerns that it can increase the burden of malaria, with potentially devastating effects on maternal and neonatal ...
Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of the constituents of turraea robusta and turraea nilotica
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Turraea robusta and Turraea nilotica are African medicinal plants used for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases, including malaria. The genus Turraea is rich in limonoids and other ...
FDI determinants: Kenya and Malaysia compared
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This paper examines in a comparative context the determinants of foreign direct investment in Kenya and Malaysia as well as its impact on economic growth in order to inform policy debates. Kenya in the recent past has ...
Association Analysis Of Pharmaceutical Imports In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The objective of this study was to apply Data Mining in the analysis of imports of pharmaceutical products in Kenya with the aim of discovering patterns of association and correlation among the various product groups. The ...
Fertility and poverty: The role of gender and reproductive health
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking in western Kenya—a household survey in a health and demographic surveillance site
(2015-09-25)
Abstract
Background
Alcohol use and hazardous drinking have been studied in school children and in urban areas of Kenya, but there has been no adult survey of these issues in ...