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Microbiological safety and quality of dried cassava chips and flour sold in the Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya
(2016)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is rich in carbohydrates and is the third most important source of calories, in the tropics. The handling and processing practices of cassava roots expose them to microbial contamination. ...
Antibacterial activity and structure-activity relationships of a panel of 48 compounds from Kenyan plants against multidrug resistant phenotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
In the current study forty eight compounds belonging to anthraquinones, naphthoquinones, benzoquinones, flavonoids (chalcones and polymethoxylated flavones) and diterpenoids (clerodanes and kauranes) were explored for their ...
Anti-cancer activities of crude extracts from medicinal plants moringa oleifera lam and rauwolfia caffra against selected cancer cell lines
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The current study was undertaken to validate the traditional use and determine the safety profiles of
Moringa oleifera and Rauwolfia caffra used in Kenya to manage tumors and related ailments. This was
achieved by ...
Assessment of community led total sanitation uptake in rural Kenya
(KMA, 2016-10)
Background: Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative community led drive to set up pit latrines in rural Kenya with an aim of promoting sustainable sanitation through behaviour change. It’s a behaviour change ...
Attitude and practice of health care providers towards autopsies in children under five years at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016-09)
Background: Attitude and practice of health care professionals toward autopsy are important as they will give information regarding factors that contribute to the low rate of autopsies in children under five years.
Objective: ...
Phytochemical Screening of Medicinal Plants of the Kakamega Country, Kenya Commonly Used against Cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Phytochemical constituents of 35 selected anticancer medicinal plant extracts were analyzed by thin layer
chromatography (TLC) for alkaloids, anthraquinones, xanthines, valepotriates, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids,
essential ...
Uptake of isoniazid preventive therapy and its associated factors among HIV positive patients in an urban health centre, Kenya
(KMA, 2016-10)
Background: Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) is an effective intervention for prevention of tuberculosis (TB) among HIV positive patients, and its use is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Unfortunately ...
Effects of socio-economic and behavioural factors on early childhood caries among children attending a dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(KMA, 2016)
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a growing oral health problem in the developing nations and has been associated with a number of socio-economic and behavioural factors.
Objective: To determine the effects of some ...
Recurrence and Pain after Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernias
(KMA, 2016)
Surgery for inguinal hernias has evolved over a prolonged period of time with the main outcome of interest being recurrence and pain. Mesh hernioplasty has been practiced with increasing frequency at Kenyatta National ...
Intermittent preventive treatment and bed nets uptake among pregnant women in Kenya
(2016-10)
Background: Malaria in pregnancy is a preventable disease which results in poor pregnancy outcomes. The use of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) have ...