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Characteristics of Lactation Curves of the Kenya Alpine Dairy Goats in Smallholder Farms
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Lactation curves are a graphical representation of the milk production profile of a doe from parturition to drying up. Their shape provides information about the productivity of the doe and offers a means of explaining ...
Individual Factors influencing Demand for School –Based module II Programs at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
This article examines the factors determining demand for module two programs in the
University of Nairobi. The findings are based on a survey done randomly on university
students enrolled in ...
Adult psychotic symptoms, their associated risk factors and changes in prevalence in men and women over a decade in a poor rural district of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
There have been no repeat surveys of psychotic symptoms in Kenya or indeed subSaharan Africa. A mental health epidemiological survey was therefore conducted in a demographic surveillance site of a Kenyan household population ...
Application of artisanal dimension stone in the building industry: factor analysis of the regulatory environment in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This is an assessment of the regulatory environment in which artisans operate to produce dimension stone in Nairobi where the quarrying of the same becomes an aspect of artisanal mining; an activity that is fraught with ...
An assessment of the factors influencing household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefit of cattle in the agro-pastoral systems of Mozambique
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study used Probit model to analyze factors influencing probability of household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefits (NBS) of cattle in Mozambique. The primary data from 184 agro-pastoralist households were ...
The antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants used in Meru Central District, Kenya
(2011)
Five medicinal plants used by traditional medical health practitioners (TMP) in Meru central district namely: Piliostigma thonningii, Ajuga remota, Ocimum suave, Erythrina abyssinica and Harissonia abyssinica were investigated ...
Knowledge and acceptability of pap smears, self-sampling and HPV vaccination among adult women in Kenya.
(2012)
Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential screening and prevention strategies.
METHODS:
Women were participants ...
Cryotherapy following via/vili in Khwisero western Kenya: lesson from the field affecting policy and practice
(2013)
Cervical cancer can be prevented and mortality/morbidity reduced by
early detection and referral. Developing countries are likely to benefit from more cost
effective methods of screening and treatment. Visual inspection ...
International Journal of Veterinary Science
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in
Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how
much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming ...
Major Causes Of Poultry Mortality In Nairobi And Its Environs Established From Autopsie.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was undertaken to determine the causes of mortalities in broiler and layer chicken in Nairobi and its environs during a 20 years period (1990-2010) and the trends of identified important disease between 2006 and ...