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Characterization of Vibrio cholerae Bacteriophages Isolated from the Environmental Waters of the Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
(2013)
Over the last decade, cholera outbreaks have become common in some parts of Kenya. The most recent cholera outbreak occurred in Coastal and Lake Victoria region during January 2009 and May 2010, where a total of 11,769 ...
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung type 1.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, a rare developmental, hamartomatous abnormality of the lung, usually is unilateral, is localized, and presents in early infancy. Delayed occurrence in older children and multilobar ...
Pseudomembranous colitis in a pregnant woman.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Pseudomembranous colitis in association with pregnancy has not been well described in English literature. Recent studies show a drastic increase in the incidence and severity of Pseudomembranous colitis in pregnant women, ...
Community efforts towards farms management through agroforestry activities in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The study sought to investigatecommunity farms management efforts through agroforestry
activities in western Kenya. The study employed descriptive resea
rch design. The population of
40
0 households along Kakamega ...
Repeat use of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among Nairobi based female sex workers following sexual exposure
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-13)
As ART-based prevention becomes available, effectively targeting these interventions to key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) will be critical. In this study we analyze patterns of repeated post-exposure prophylaxis ...
Effect of participation in ICT-based market information services on transaction costs and household income among smallholder farmers in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
There have been efforts in recent years to promote adoption of ICT-based market information services (MIS) to enhance smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural markets. Application of such services improves information ...
Influence of employee characteristics on training outcome in Tuberculosis Vaccine Research in KEMRI/CDC, Kisumu, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Training is a critical element for every employee working in any organization and it results in outcomes that need to be evaluated so as to understand the influence of certain factors on the outcome. The purpose of this ...
Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ...
Determinants of financial performance of general insurance underwriters in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Good performance of financial institutions, including general insurance underwriters, is critical due to the
important role that these entities play in an economy. Financial performance of general insurance underwriters ...
Appraisal of pese des petitis ruminants disease by Turkana pastoral community of Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Peste des petits ruminants
(PPR)
a disease of the sheep and goats remains a major constrain to
small stock production in Turkana Kenya.
The disease has not been known for long
period
in
Kenya,
though
the Turkana ...