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Occurrence of risk factors for zoonoses in kisumu city, kenya: a questionnaire survey
(2010-03)
Objective: To determine the occurrence of risk factors amongst farmers keeping livestock in Kisumu municipality, Kenya.
Methods: Thirty four contact house-holds involved in livestock keeping constituted the study group. ...
Evaluation of effectiveness of diethylcarbamazine/albendazole combination in reduction of Wuchereria bancrofti infection using multiple infection parameters
(2010)
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of multiple rounds of annual single dose of DEC (6 mg/kg) or albendazole
(400 mg) given alone or in combination on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia, anti-filarial IgG1 and
IgG4 and ...
Rapid assement of partograph utilisation in selected maternity units in Kenya.
(2010-06)
Background: Prolonged labour causes maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Its sequela include obstructed labour, uterine rupture, maternal exhaustion, postpartum
haemorrhage, puerperal sepsis, obstetric fistula, ...
Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
(2010-09)
Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of ...
Quality protein maize for the feed industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
Quality protein maize (QPM) has increased levels of lysine and tryptophan, limiting amino acids for monogastric animals, so its use in animal feed reduces the need for more expensive high-protein sources. The authors, ...
The market environment for artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
This paper reports on a study involving the market environment for artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi, Kenya. Taking the point of view of exchange relationships within a market systems framework it maps out economic ...
Developmental social work in South Africa and Kenya : some lessons for Africa
(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2010)
Africa’s governments have made a commitment to both the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Social development has created a platform from which developmental ...
Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects in River Nyando basin, Kenya
(2010)
Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects were investigated. Data was collected from 150 respondents who were selected from a sample population of 1,928 households using systematic random sampling ...
Seroprevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press 2010, 2010)
Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging zoonosis with public health and economic
importance. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the disease in
free-range pigs on 182 smallholder farms in Busia District, ...
THE LINK BETWEEN THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF E-GOVERNMENT AND ITS PERCEIVED IMPACTS
(AIBUMA Publishing, 2010)
This paper examines how e-government is conceptualized and the possible relationship with the
expected impacts of e-government in a developing world context. The aim is to shed some light on
why e-government initiatives ...