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Geographical Associations of HIV Prevalence in Female Sex Workers From Nairobi, Kenya (2014-2017)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Kenya's HIV epidemic is heterogeneously distributed. Although HIV incidence in Kenya has shown signs of recent decline, focused interventions are still needed for female sex workers (FSWs). Geospatially informed ...
Evaluating Aflatoxin Contamination Control Practices Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya: a Poisson Regression Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023-03)
Aflatoxin contamination remains a major global food safety challenge, with serious impli-
cations on agriculture and public health. Kenya has frequently experienced outbreaks of
acute and chronic aflatoxin poisoning over ...
Costs and intermediate outcomes for the implementation of evidence-based practices of midwifery under a MIDWIZE framework in an urban health facility in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Three evidence-based midwife-led care practices: dynamic birth positions (DBP), immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with zero separation between mother and newborn, and delayed cord clamping (DCC), were ...
Women’s Perspectives on The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC):A Case Of Kenyan Mothers Of Children With Dyslexia.
(JPAHAP, 2023-08-31)
Dyslexia is a reading disability that affects 1 in every 5 children globally, yet in Africa, it remains largely unidentified and undiagnosed. Although mothers of children with dyslexia are key stakeholders and play a ...
Women's experiences of care after stillbirth and obstetric fistula: A phenomenological study in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Stillbirth and (obstetric) fistula are traumatic life events, commonly experienced together following an obstructed labour in low- and middle-income countries with limited access to maternity care. Few studies ...
Spatial autocorrelation and hotspot analysis of natural radionuclides to study sediment transport
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Tracking sediment movement is typically done with artificial radionuclides. However, this can be environmentally harmful and does not allow for sediment classification. Naturally occurring radionuclides are consequently ...
Assessment of consumers' preference for orange-fleshed sweet potato puree chapati: a case of rural and urban consumers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is bio-fortified with vitamin A precursors through breeding and is thus ideal for combating vitamin A deficiency (VAD). One of the potential mechanisms to promote the consumption ...
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of livestock diseases in the variable semi-arid rangelands of northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Diseases affecting livestock can have significant impacts on the animal, humans and the economy. Participatory epidemiology and spatial analysis were conducted to assess livestock disease problems in Samburu County, northern ...
Ultrasensitive immunosensor for multiplex detection of cancer biomarkers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and yamaguchi sarcoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (YES1) based on eco-friendly synthesized gold nanoparticles
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Cancer is one of the most extensive diseases with the highest mortality rate, accounting for almost 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common cancers are breast, lung, colon and rectum and prostate cancers. Of these, lung ...
Explanatory models, illness, and treatment experiences of patients with psychosis using the services of traditional and faith healers in three African countries: Similarities and discontinuities
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
As part of formative studies to design a program of collaborative care for persons with psychosis, we explored personal experience and lay attributions of illness as well as treatment among persons who had recently received ...