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Risky Business: condom failures as experienced by female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Limited research exists about condom failure as experienced by female sex workers. We conducted a qualitative study to examine how female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya contextualise and explain the occurrence of condom ...
What is known about heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of the English literature.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
We systematically reviewed and summarised existing knowledge on heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We searched the following databases Web of Science, EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Global Health, CINAHL and ...
Antiplasmodial prenylated flavanonols from tephrosia subtriflora
(2017)
The CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Tephrosia subtriflora afforded a new flavanonol, named subtriflavanonol (1), along with the known flavanone spinoflavanone B, and the known flavanonols MS-II (2) and ...
Volunteer motivators for participating in HIV vaccine clinical trials in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background
1.5 million Kenyans are living with HIV/AIDS as per 2015 estimates. Though there is a notable decline in new HIV infections, continued effort is still needed to develop an efficacious, accessible and affordable ...
High community expectation against low societal transformation through community based income generating activities. Analysis of participatory forest management in Kenya 2005-2013.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The implementation of the participatory forest management (PFM) starting 2005 was meant to help in forest
management and also assist the forest adjacent communities to benefit from these forest based resources through
agreement ...
Under-fives rickets in a tropical dairy farming region Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)
The objective of this study was to determine under-fives feeding patterns on calcium and vitamin D rich foods as well as care practices in relation to rickets in an area dominated by dairy farming and sunlight, Kiambu ...
An assessment of e-extension platforms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-07)
The use of ICT in agriculture within
developing countrie
s has quickly gained popularity
among development agencies, the private sector and
even the government. ICT for ...
Green marketing orientation (GMO) and performance of SMEs in Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The purpose of the study is twofold. First, to examine the domain of green marketing construct in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based on the classification according of the Ghana Investment Promotion ...
Study of anti-tuberculosis activity behaviour of natural Kaurane and trachylobane diterpenes compared with structural properties obtained by theoretical calculations
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
A set of seven diterpenes, three kauranes and four trachylobanes, isolated from the African plant Psiadia punctulata were assayed against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and reached activity comparable with cycloserine, a second ...