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Relationship Between Serum Igm Levels And Liver Function In Rubella And Measles Virus Infection In Children Below Five Years Attending Maternal Child Health Clinics In Selected Hospitals In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Rubella and measles virus are important diseases of children under five years of age which are preventable through immunization. Despite intervention through immunization, outbreaks of rubella and measles in Kenya are still ...
Analysis of Pastoralists’ Perception on Challenges and Opportunities for Sheep and Goat Production in Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Small ruminants’ production contributes to livelihood of pastoral communities, but this faces myriad constraints. This study aimed at identifying challenges facing producers of small ruminants, prioritizing diseases and ...
Parboiling And Soaking Of Cassava To Reduce Cyanide Contents Of Crisps
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) crisps have become an increasingly popular snack in urban Kenya. Processing is however mainly confined informal on the streets, although recently a few small-medium enterprises have been ...
Development of Ready to Eat Bovine Tripe Rolls for by-product Loss Reduction in Selected Slaughterhouses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Slaughterhouse by-products losses pose a notable challenge in Kenyan abattoirs at present. Slaughterhouse owners, meat traders, renderers and operators of meat facilities often lack preservation technologies and appropriate ...
An Assessment of the Effect of Gendered Decision-making and Access to Institutional Support Services on Maize Production Efficiency in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The need to effectively integrate gender in agriculture is a topical issue in research and policy debates. Previous studies have shown that women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges in accessing productive resources ...
Effect of fertilizer application, harvesting method and moisture stress on growth, yield and nutritional quality of solanum spp. and vigna unguiculata l. Walp (cowpea)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The low productivity of the African nightshade (Solanum spp.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) leafy vegetables in smallholder farms in Kenya is partly attributed to moisture stress, declining soil fertility and ...
Simulating common bean performance under selected environmental stresses for improving index-based insurance model and its uptake among farmers in three districts of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Index based crop insurance products such as Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) are widely promoted as a means of addressing climate related constraints for bean crop production. However, in Rwanda, farmers are reluctant to ...
Factors contributing to rickets among children under-five years: case study of Ishiara and Embu hospitals, Embu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Rickets is a significant problem which requires a special attention as Kenyan hospitals are continuing to record increased cases. The purpose of this study was to generate new knowledge on the factors that contribute to ...
Breeding rice for grain yield, earliness and grain quality in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Rice is one of the most important cereal crops in Eastern Africa and it’s often ranked after sorghum, wheat and maize. Unfortunately, rice yield per hectare is low (<3.6 t ha-1) because smallholder farmers rely on local ...
Contribution of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan l. Millsp.) to soil fertility and productivity of maize (zea mays l.) cropping systems in semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Pigeonpea breeding programs in Kenya have focused mainly on developing high yielding
varieties that are resistant to Fusarium wilt and adaptable to a broad range of ecological
conditions. However, few studies have evaluated ...