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Human factors and child’s safety: A Review of charitable children’s institutions in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-06)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the in
fluence human factors of Charitable Children’s Inst
itutions on
child safety in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya. The obj
ectives of this study were, to examine the extent ...
Distribution and characteristics of risk factors for cardiovascular–metabolic disease in a rural Kenyan community
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases and associated premature mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa contradicts the widely accepted premise that African countries are only dominated by infectious ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of health care workers on corticosteroid adverse drug events in rheumatologic, respiratory and dermatologic clinics in a teaching hospital in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background:
Corticosteroids form the
cornerstone of management for a myriad
of rheumatological, dermatological
and chronic respiratory tract diseases.
Whereas these drugs are crucial in
reducing morbidity and ...
Rheumatology workforce in Africa: The challenges of providing care with limited resources including workforce
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Life threatening communicable diseases,
inadequate and over-burdened public
health systems, and struggling economies
place a tremendous strain on health
systems with very limited resources in
sub-Saharan ...
Influence of finance in mainstreaming support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Nyeri central district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) below 8 year
s represent an extremely vulnerable population due
to
growing levels of poverty, HIV/AIDS and socio-econo
mic situation in which they live. ...
Reducing IRF-1 to levels observed in HESN subjects limits HIV replication, but not the extent of Host immune activation.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Cells from women who are epidemiologically deemed resistant to HIV infection exhibit a 40–60% reduction in endogenous IRF-1
(interferon regulatory factor-1), an essential regulator of host antiviral immunity and the early ...
The effects of herbivory and nutrients on plant biomass and carbon storage in Vertisols of an East African savanna
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Herbivory and nutrients are major ecosystem drivers in African tropical savanna. Although previous studies have determined the influence of herbivory on carbon storage in savanna ecosystems, little is known about the ...
Effects of shoot tip and flower removal on growth and yield of spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aims: Despite spider plant's (Cleome gynandra L.) high nutritional value, it has received minimal research attention compared to exotic vegetables and other indigenous vegetables such as amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and ...
The population structure of wild sorghum species in agro-ecological zones of Western Kenya
(2015)
There is need to understand the genetic structure of wild sorghums that grow alongside cultivated traditional sorghum varieties in order to assess the potential effect of crop genes in wild populations. In this study, 175 ...
Factors influencing uptake of contraceptive implants in the immediate postpartum period among HIV infected and uninfected women at two Kenyan District Hospitals.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Family planning is a cost effective strategy for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and reduction of maternal/infant morbidity and mortality. Contraceptive implants are a safe, effective, long ...