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Growth and development of abandoned babies in institutional care in Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Objective: To determine the pattern of growth and development of institutionalised infants and to compare the outcome with that of infants living with their biological mothers. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: ...
Sugar-fermenting yeast as an organic source of carbon dioxide to attract the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
(2010-10-25)
Abstract
Background
Carbon dioxide (CO2) plays an important role in the host-seeking process of opportunistic, zoophilic and anthropophilic mosquito species and is, therefore, commonly added to mosquito sampling ...
Institutional isolation, soil conservation and crop productivity
(2012)
Some rural areas in Kenya are characterized by a combination of low
agricultural potential, high population density, poor market access, and un
conducive institutional setting. Such areas have been classified as ...
Child Survival and Policy Options in Kenya
(2012)
This paper investigates child survival in Kenya. We use survival analysis to explain childhood mortality and
further simulate the impact of key policy variables on millennium development goals targets for mortality. The ...
Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu District, Kenya
(2008-05-23)
Abstract
Background
Ethnobotanical pharmacopoeia is confidently used in disease intervention and there is need for documentation ...
Allomonal effect of breath contributes to differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
(2004-01-29)
Removal of exhaled air from total body emanations or artificially standardising carbon dioxide (CO2) outputs has previously been shown to eliminate differential attractiveness of humans to certain blackfly (Simuliidae) and ...
Alpha-2- adrenoceptor agonists in veterinary practice
(2001)
Yohimbine, 4-aminopyridine, and a combination of the 2 drugs were studied to assess their potential as antagonists to xylazine in goats. Twenty-four small East African goats were divided randomly into 4 groups of 6 goats ...
Emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms in a neonatal unit and the therapeutic implications
(2000)
Multidrug-resistant organisms are increasing worldwide. Over the years we have noted increasing resistance of organisms isolated in our neonatal unit. There is a need therefore to scrutinize the problem so as to be able ...
Sodium supplementation in very low birth weight infants fed on their own mothers milk I: Effects on sodium homeostasis
(, 1992)
Sodium supplementation was done on 41 very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants with 25 other infants of similar weight status as controls. All the infants were fed on their own mothers milk whose sodium and potassium ...
Dental fluorosis, caries experience and snack intake of 13-15 year olds in Kenya
(2009-03)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the dental caries experience in relation to the severity of dental fluorosis and; to evaluate the dietary snacking habits of adolescents.
DESIGN:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING: ...