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Prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among children aged 6-59 months living in Kangemi and Gichagj Sub locations. Nairobi, Kenya.
(2004-12)
Malnutrition, which is a wide spread problem with devastating consequences, weakens
immune system and worsens illness. It is a factor in about half of the deaths that occur
among children under five years of age. ...
Food consumption patterns and dietary practices in relation to iron and salt intakes of the Timau community, Meru District in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A cross-sectional survey of consumption patterns and dietary practices was carried out in Timau
Division, Meru Central District in Kenya from March to April 20()4. The main objective of the
study was to determine the ...
Maize - Pigeon pea Intercrop Resource Use Under Semi-Arid Conditions of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A field experiment was conducted at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology between October 2001 and June 2002 to determine light, water and nitrogen
use in maize-pigeonpea intercrop system. The experiment ...
Evaluation of domestic rainwater catchment systems in Ng'arua Division, Laikipia District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the technical and socioeconomic performance of
existing domestic rainwater harvesting system projects in Sipili and 01 Moran Locations of
Ng'arua Division, Laikipia District in ...
The role of a school feeding programme in dietary nutrient intake and nutritional status of school children in Mathare Valley slums of Nairobi
(2004)
When children reach school ugc, they arc still !:',I'OWlllg, although 11Ilt ;lS lils( ;l~; their yOUllgl'l'
brothers and sisters. They are usually very active and use up plenty of energy every day. To
improve the nutritional ...
Response of African nightshades (solanum villosum) and spider plant (cleome gynandra) to farmyard manure and calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer and pest infestation in Keiyo District, Kenya.
(2004)
The African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) are particularly important as adjunct
accompaniment to the staple cereal foods such as the East African corn meal (ugali). In
the context of hidden hunger, these local vegetables do ...
Evaluation of the effects of filtermud on soil salinity at Tanganyika planting company sugarcane plantation, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of filtermud on selected chemical and
physical properties of an irrigated salt-affected soils under field conditions. Three fields (04.
lOA and control) were selected for ...
Evaluation of high forage quality annual african clovers (trifolium quartinianum cv. mealton 5 and t. steudnerii) grown with sudan grass (sorghum sudanensei) and finger millet (eleusine coracana) at Ka-bete, Kenya.
(2004)
The study was conducted at Kabete in KiambuDistrict. This is one of the high potential
areas in the central highlands of Kenya where population pressure on land is encountered.
Smallholder mixed farming systems typically ...
Factors affecting the nutrition status of the Pokot and the Tugen elderly in the drought prone areas of Baringo district
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2001 to assess the risk
factors to nutritional vulnerability of elderly people. I n this context, the "elders" are defined
as people with 55 years and over. ...
Studies on the efficacy and rate of application of some chemical fungicides, their mixtures and water extract of Tagetes minuta in the control of late blight of potato
(2004)
Late blight of potato ( Solanum tuberosum) caused by Phytophthora infestans is the most destructive disease to the crop which is cultivated by large and small scale farmers mostly in Central, Rift Valley and Eastern ...