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The Effect Of Post-harvest Crop Cover On Soil Erosion In A Maize-legume Based Cropping System In Gatanga, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The study was conducted on farmers' fields in Gatanga Division, Thika District of Central Kenya with the aim of assessing the effect of selected legume cover crops on soil erosion especially at the onset of the rain season ...
Morbidity and outcome of low birthweight babies of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2002-10)
Objectives: To compare the morbidity and outcome of low birthweight babies (birthweight < 2000 gm) of adolescent (age < 20 years) and older mothers. Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Setting: The newborn Unit of ...
Association between Mycoplasma genitalium and acute endometritis.
(2002)
Up to 70% of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease do not have a known cause. We recruited 115 women who had presented to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya with pelvic pain that had persisted for ...
Financing Medical Care through Insurance: Policy Lessons from Household- and Community-Level Analysis in Kenya
(2002)
Medical insurance is an important feature of a health care system in which patients pay user charges to get medical treatment. Without insurance, many people would not afford acceptable care in a fee-for-service system. ...
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
(2002-05)
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men ...
Economic Reform Programs: No Ideal Models for stalled Economies" in Kasneb Newsline.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This article considers IMF economic reform programmes in the context of developing economies. The fundamental features of these programmes are considered and then a critical appraisal is conducted of the performance of ...
Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
(2002)
The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total ...
A Comparatative Analysis Of The Frequency And Distribution Of News Stories From Member States Of The East African Community In The East African
(University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of balance in the
presentation of stories from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and their thematic distribution
in the East African.
A sample of 25 issues spread over a ...
Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Myrica salicifolia (Myricaceae
(University of Nairobi., 2002-03)
Myrica salicifolia Hoechst (Myricaceae) root extract was found to have analgesic activity in mice. In rats there was antipyretic but no antiinflammatory activity.
Morbidity And Mortality In Breastfed And Formula-fed Infants Of Hiv-1-infected Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2002-11-21)
CONTEXT: Breastfeeding among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is associated with substantial risk of HIV-1 transmission, but little is known about the morbidity risks associated with formula ...