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Original communication: the role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi
(Nature Publishing Group, 2001)
Objectives: To examine the frequency of street food consumption of people living in low-income settlements in
Nairobi and the role of street foods in their daily diet and to reveal why people consume street foods rather ...
Effects of land use change on soil qualities in Sasumua catchment
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Sustainability of natural resource base is dependent on good land management. Land use change
from forest to agricultural land can endanger sustainability of soil productivity if not well
managed. Effects of land use ...
Dietary management of hospitalized HIV/aids patients; a case study of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005-01)
A prospective study (qualitative in nature) was carried out on 56, purposively selected
my seropositive adult males and females hospitalized at the Kenyatta National Hospital,
situated in Nairobi. The objective of this ...
Population pharmacokinetics of artemether and dihydroartemisinin following single intramuscular dosing of artemether in African children with severe falciparum malaria
(University of Nairobi., 2004-02)
AIMS:
To determine the population pharmacokinetics of artemether and dihydroartemisinin in African children with severe malaria and acidosis associated with respiratory distress following an intramuscular injection of ...
Effects of abiotic factors on entomopathogenic nematodes and their potential against the sweet potato weevil cylas puncticollis boheman
(2009)
This study determined entompathogenic nematode distribution, effects of abiotic factors and nematode
effectiveness on the sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis. A survey was conducted in the Rift Valley
region of Kenya ...
Evaluation and design of runoff storage systems for supplemental irrigation: Laikipia District case study
(2005)
An inventory of the existing runoff harvesting systems for crop production was carried out
in Rugutu location of Laikipia district. An evaluation of rainwater storage system was also
performed in two of the water pans. ...
A participatory epidemiologic study of contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia in Lapur division Turkana district, Kenya
(2003)
A participatory study of the epidemiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) (loukoi) was carried out in Lapur Division of Turkana District in four grazing groups (Adakars) namely, Narakibuk, Ng'isaricho, Ikong ...
Contribution of sugar sweetened beverages to caloric and vitamin c dietary intake and nutritional status of school children aged 10-13 years in Westlands, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) among school children is becoming
increasingly common in Kenya today. Some of the beverages are attractive to parents and
guardians of the children because they contain ...
An assessment of the uses of cacros (opunliaficus-indica) in the semiarid areas of Wukro Wereda, northern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The study was conducted in Wukro Wereda eastern zone of Tigray to identify and record the
Opuntia varieties found in the area, to retrieve and document indigenous technical knowledge
on management and uses of Opuntia ...