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Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years and Associated Risk Factors in Banadir Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Young children and newborns are especially more susceptible to malnutrition because of their high dietary demands for growth and development. Many child survival programs by the Somalia Government, bilateral agencies and ...
Effect of Land Use Types and Soil Macrofauna on Soil Aggregate Stability and Carbon Storage in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Uon, 2021)
Changes from natural forests and bush lands to various land use types has been shown to have great influence on soil structure and carbon storage. However, little is still known about how these changes affect soil aggregate ...
Influence of Smallholder Farmers’ Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Declining soil organic carbon (SOC) content among smallholder farmers is mainly attributed to different agricultural management practices. A plethora of literature is available on research that has been done on the effect ...
Sustainable Water Storage Infrastructure for Irrigated Agriculture: a Case of Gatundu Sub-counties, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Water stands as the ultimate limiting factor to Kenyans. Besides, it stands as the primary force that exacerbates soils degradations and significant land degradation. Drought and prolonged periods of dryness are the most ...
Factors Determining Choice and Impact of Hermetic Maize Storage Technology Adoption on Smallholder Farmers’ Income in Gatsibo District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The growing food demand occasioned by the rising global population is a major issue of global concern. It calls for an increase in food production to meet the global food demand. Studies have revealed that over 33% of the ...
Quality of Organic Resource Influence on Soil Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emission Under Maize (Zea Mays L.) Based Cropping System
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) has been recommended to address challenges of low soil fertility, by incorporating locally available organic resources (ORs) together with inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizers. ...
Maternal Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pregnant Women Attending Sos Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most women do not consume or lack,
thereof, adequate micronutrients during their reproductive years and pregnancy. Health facilities
(a potential source of nutrition ...
Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus From Hospital Patients, Hiv Positive and Negative Abattoir Workers and Animals in Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Hospitals, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected outpatient clinics, cattle farms and abattoirs provide environments that promote acquisition and spread of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), increasing risk of ...