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Clinical malaria reduces human attractiveness to mosquitoes
(University Of Nairobi, 2007)
Evolutionary fitness concepts dictate that blood parasites should regulate
their transmission success by enhancing the responsiveness of
arthropod vectors to infectious hosts. We observed that the presence of
trophozoite ...
Influence of ivermectin and clorsulon strategic treatments on liveweight gain and helminth infections of grazing calves in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
The growth rates of grazing calves were evaluated after subcutaneous strategic treatments using ivermectin (IVM, Ivomec) or IVM in combination with clorsulon (CLS, MSD Agvet). Thirty weaner calves harbouring infections of ...
Correlation and multi-regression analyses in populations of two Kenyan landraces of spiderflower Gynandropsis gynandra.
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)
Information on correlation and multiple-regression is derived from data on 7 characters in 2 Kenyan landraces (E and M) of G. gynandra [Cleome gynandra], grown at Thika during the short-rain season, 1988, and at Kabete ...
Dye-Sensitized and Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic (PV Devices' Outdoor Performance: A Comparative Study
(2013)
The performance of a dye-sensitized solar
module (DSSM) has been investigated under different air
mass (AM), irradiance intensity and temperature conditions
in Nairobi, Kenya. The good response of the DSSM to short
wavelength ...
Evaluating nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol for HIV-infected mothers: The Ban Study in Lilongwe, Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-04)
A process evaluation of nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol was conducted for the Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral and Nutrition (BAN) Study, a prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV ...
Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in
sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this ...
Maternal or infant antiretroviral drugs to reduce HIV-1 transmission.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-06)
BACKGROUND:
We evaluated the efficacy of a maternal triple-drug antiretroviral regimen or infant nevirapine prophylaxis for 28 weeks during breast-feeding to reduce postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus ...
Antioxidant potential of a polyherbal antimalarial as an indicator of its therapeutic value.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Nefang is a polyherbal product composed of Mangifera indica (bark and leaf), Psidium guajava, Carica papaya, Cymbopogon citratus, Citrus sinensis, and Ocimum gratissimum (leaves), used for the treatment of malaria. Compounds ...
Great expectations for the World Health Organization: a Framework Convention on Global Health to achieve universal health coverage
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
Establishing a reform agenda for the World Health Organization (WHO) requires understanding its role within the wider global health system and the purposes of that wider global health system. In this paper, the focus is ...
High Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-1 Exposed Kenyan Infants
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12-30)
BACKGROUND::
Infants born to HIV-1 infected mothers may have increased risk for tuberculosis (TB), but the prevalence of TB infection in this population is undefined. In contrast to tuberculin skin tests that are ...