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Household food and nutrition security in association with HIV progression: a comparative study of highlands and lowlands in Wundanyi Division, Coast Province, Kenya
(2006)
Household food security that includes household food availability, accessibility and utilization, is
Abstract
synergistically associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) ...
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 ...
Effects of domestic and wild herbivore utilisation on Herbaceous layer above ground primary production In Central Kenya Savanna
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
This study investigated the separate and combined influences of livestock and wild herbivores
on herbaceous layer primary production in central Kenya rangelands. The treatments included
cattle (C), wild herbivores (with- ...
Maternal breastfeeding practices in relation to growth and nutrition status of children aged 0-24 months in Nairobi, Kenya
(2007-08)
Bottle-feeding is common with more than half of the children given prelacteal
feeds an hour after birth while median duration of breastfeeding (16.7 months) is
also below the recommended duration. These inappropriate ...
The influence of age, preparation methods and storage on the nutritional value of two Traditional Kenyan leafy vegetables common in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A household survey was carried out in Luanda division of Vihiga district to establish the extent of
production, time taken before first harvest and the common cooking methods of two traditional
vegetables; Cleome gynandra ...
The socio-demographic characteristics, health and nutritional status of street children in selected towns in Kenya
(2005-04)
In most developing countries, the number of children growing up on the streets of the world's
cities is rising at an alarming rate. There is scanty research done on the effect of such a lifestyle
on the personal ...
An economic analysis of the impacts of trade liberalization on Kenya’s maize sector
(2007)
Kenya like most other developing countries has been reforming her staple grain
markets since 1986. In these sectors, market reforms were initiated as a key
component of the economy-wide structural adjustment programmes ...
Fine mapping of trypanosomosis resistance Loci in murine by haplotype approach
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Mapping of trypanotolerance QTL in two F2 resource populations generated by
crossing BALB/c and A/J with C57BLl6J has previously been achieved by Kemp
et al., (1997). The subsequent fine mapping using the advanced ...
Effects of legume cover crops and sub-soiling on soil properties and maize growth in Machakos District, Kenya
(2009)
Incorporating legume cover crops into the cropping systems and sub soiling/ripping has been
used as an alternative method of improving soil fertility, crop yields and minimizing soil
erosion problems. The current study ...
An analysis of factors affecting choice of disease Control strategies among smallholder dairy farmers In murang' a south district, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study evaluated the factors influencing the choice of disease control strategies
and constraints to optimal dairy health management practices in smallholder dairy
production system. The disease control strategies ...