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The Impact of Social Protection on the Welfare of Vulnerable Communities in East Africa: A Case Study from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)
The study was conducted to investigate the role of social protection on the welfare of vulnerable groups in Kenya. The study examined the various types of shocks and risks experienced by vulnerable groups and the strategies ...
Health-care Providers'perceptions Of Intravaginal Rings For Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
Background: Health-care providers form the backbone of health information and service delivery in many African communities. This study investigated health-care providers' (HCPs) attitudes towards a novel method of HIV ...
The impact of pure mobile micro-financing on the poor: Kenya's Musoni experience
(2013)
Almost all the micro-finance institutions (MFls) in Kenya have introduced mobile money to increase
convenience, speed of transaction and lower cost of transferring funds. Since most MFls had already
established their ...
Interpersonal Communication Networks in the HIV/AIDS Prevention: What Works for Young Women from Low Socio-Economic Status in Rachuonyo North District in Kenya
(2013-07-16)
The high HIV and AIDS prevalence among women in Sub-Saharan Africa has raised a lot of concern with the effectiveness of the communication approaches used in promoting attitudes and behaviour change (Govender, 2010;Fishebein ...
Short-term effects of high-dose khat on sperm parameters and reproductive hormonal levels in olive baboons (Papio anubis)
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
The biological effects of khat (Catha edulis) on reproduction and fertility are inadequately investigated and controversial, hence we determined the effects of oral administration of high-dose khat on sperm parameters and ...
Injury Outcomes in Elderly Patients Admitted at an Urban African Hospital
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Background: Elderly patients have worse outcomes for similar severity when compared to younger trauma patients. Elderly patients form smaller proportions of the trauma population in the developing world in comparison to ...
A home-based intervention using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) techniques in rural Kenya: what are the caregivers' experiences?
(2013)
Caring for a child with complex communication needs associated with a developmental condition frequently adds stress to the caregiver. Furthermore, professional assistance is scarce in low-income rural settings. For such ...
Mortality patterns and site heterogeneity of severe malaria in African children.
(2013)
In this study we aimed to assess site heterogeneity of early, intermediate, and late mortality prediction in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
Medical records of 26,036 children ...
Detection of influenza A virus in live bird markets in Kenya, 2009-2011
(2013-03)
BACKGROUND:
Surveillance for influenza viruses within live bird markets (LBMs) has been recognized as an effective tool for detecting circulating avian influenza viruses (AIVs). In Sub-Saharan Africa, limited data exist ...
Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors:
(2013)
The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be higher than in other parts of the world, but estimates vary substantially for unknown reasons. We assessed the prevalence and risk factors of active convulsive ...