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A randomized trial comparing the diagnostic accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid to visual inspection with lugol's iodine for cervical cancer screening in HIV-infected women.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Visual inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and Visual Inspection with Lugol’s Iodine (VILI) are increasingly recommended in various cervical cancer screening protocols in low-resource settings. Although VIA is more widely ...
Forest Management using GIS: Case Study of Koibatek Forest Station
(2015)
Since the recognition of the need to increase forest cover and reduce forest destruction and degradation, the Government has recognized the critical role of ensuring that tree cover in the country increases.
Audiences to Users: The Paradigm Shift in the Role of Audiences in the Execution of Mobile Money Transactions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Mobile money systems have increasingly demonstrated a paradigm shift in the role played by audiences in the execution of transactions now dominantly characterized by independent manipulation of virtual accounts as opposed ...
A review of the pattern of AIDS defining, HIV associated neoplasms and premalignant lesions diagnosed from 2000–2011 at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2015-08-24)
Abstract
Background
Sub-Sahara Africa hosts up to 71 % of all HIV infected people in the world. With this high incidence of Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) comes the burden ...
Does institutional isolation matter for soil conservation decisions? Evidence from kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)
This article investigates the role of institutional isolation on the adoption of soil conservation technologies in Kenya. The study is based on the theory of induced technical and institutional innovations and on the ...
A critique of foucault’s conception and predictions of the Author-function
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
In this paper, we appraise the thoughts of Foucault on the relationship between the author,
work, and text, and the future of that relationship. In Foucault’s view, the text points to an
author who is anterior to it, but ...
Supporting early career health investigators in Kenya: A qualitative study of HIV/AIDS research capacity building
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Introduction: strategies to transfer international health research training programs to sub-Saharan African institutions focus on developing cadres
of local investigators who will lead such programs. Using a critical ...
HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ...
Gastric {Outlet} {Obstruction}
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Gastric Outlet Obstruction. Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO, also known as pyloric obstruction) is not a single entity; it is the clinical and pathophysiological consequence of any disease process that produces a mechanical ...