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Empowering Kenyan Maasai women through cultural Bomas Tourism
(AWSC, 2023-07-28)
The focus of this article is on the empowerment of Maasai women through tourism. Using cultural bomas tourism as a case study, the article explores the different ways this form of tourism is contributing to the empowerment ...
The Impact of Gender Policy on Women’s Leadership in Labour Organizations in Kenya
(AWSC, 2024-02-06)
The gender policy, dubbed the National Policy on Gender and Development, is backed up by Kenya’s Two-thirds Gender Principle. The gender policy draws parallels with international efforts to increase women’s leadership ...
Plasmodium falciparum population structure inferred by msp1 amplicon sequencing of parasites collected from febrile patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Multiplicity of infection (MOI) is an important measure of Plasmodium falciparum diversity, usually derived from the highly polymorphic genes, such as msp1, msp2 and glurp as well as microsatellites. Conventional ...
Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Sciuri Group by Residents of an Urban Informal Settlement in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: The Staphylococcus sciuri group constitutes animal-associated bacteria but can comprise up to 4% of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from human clinical samples. They are reservoirs of resistance genes ...
Effect of a Nurse-Led Intervention on Knowledge of the Modifiable Risk Behaviors of Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has disproportionately burdened the low- and middle-income countries where awareness and detection rates remain very low. Interventions directed to promote the community's awareness ...
The internet and various social media platforms as source of information to patients with wounds in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: The internet has led to the realization that the world is a global village. Due to technological advancements, anyone can access the internet and various video sharing platforms and in turn, get access to or ...
Comparative analysis of clinical breakpoints, normalized resistance interpretation and epidemiological cut-offs in interpreting antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolates originating from poultry in different farm types in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Introduction: Existing breakpoint guidelines are not optimal for interpreting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data from animal studies and low-income countries, and therefore their utility for analysing such data is limited. ...
Access to and utilization of local digital marketing platforms in potato marketing in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
The agricultural sector in Kenya has witnessed a proliferation of marketing platforms in recent years. However, there has been a noticeable reluctance among farmers to adopt and utilize these platforms for marketing their ...
Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals: WHO indicators, measurement, and improvement
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Poor-quality paediatric and neonatal care in district hospitals in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) was first highlighted more than 20 years ago. WHO recently developed more than 1000 paediatric and neonatal ...
The significant antidyslipidemic, hypoglycemic, antihyperglycemic, and antiobesity activities of the aqueous extracts of Agave Sisalana juice are partly mediated via modulation of calcium signaling pathways
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Plant species in the genus Agave, including Agave sisalana, have found extensive application in African and Asian traditional medicine. Inspired by the use of the edible sweet sap known as Aguamiel (obtained from specific ...