Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Maternal health and nutritional status and Their association with nutritional status of Children (6-36 months) in slums of Mbarara Municipality, Uganda.
(1999)Malnutrition is a multifaceted problem and among the underlying causes is maternal health and nutritional status. The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Uganda is contributing to the increaseof malnutrition. The cross ... -
Organochlorine pesticide residues in breast milk of mothers living in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992)A total of 216 human milk samples were collected from mothers either attending post natal clinics or in the maternity wards of some hospitals in Nairobi. The samples were analysed for organochlorine pesticides by use of ... -
Evaluation of actual Evapotranspiration from Agricultural catchments, Kenya
(1994)Actual evapotranspiration was evaluated using three models viz water balance, Morton and Grindley. The catchments used in the study were Oruba, Tugenon, Ndarugu and Kimakia each having an area less than 100 sq. km. All ... -
Contribution of fruits and vegetables to dietary intakes of vitamins A and C, and iron in children 3-5 years old, district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)A cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out in Bomet district, from December, 1996 to the beginning of March, 1997, a period during which availability of fruits and vegetables in the district were considered ... -
Dietary management during and in the absence of diarrhoea in children 4-36 months of age in peri-urban Nakuru
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)Research on dietary practices and belief systems in disease can provide better guidelines for programme strategies, for pub lIc health planning as we 11 as advance theoretical understanding of human responses to ... -
Nutritional status of primary school children in Usigu division, Siaya district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)In this study, 720 (360 males and 360 females) primary school pupils in Usigu Division of Siaya District of Kenya were studied in order to establish their nutritional status. The pupils were aged between 10 and 17 years ... -
Forms of phosphorus and the fate of applied water soluble phosphorus in some Kenya soils
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1989)Soils from Gitunmba, Kabete, Katumani and Lanet areas of Kenya were sampled for analysis. The major objectives of the investigation were to determine the quantities of the inorganic and organic forms of phosphorus and ... -
Cost and effectiveness of rehabilitating protein-energy malnourished pre-school children in Siaya district - western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)An investigation was carried out for the purpose of determining costs and effectiveness of a nutrition rehabi1itation centre in Siaya District, Western Kenya. For this purpose, the Lwak Family Life Training Centre (FLTC), ... -
The use of oral rehydration therapy in the management of diarrhoeal diseases in a peri-urban slum of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)Oral Rehydration Therapy can play a significant role in reducing both mortality and morbidity associated with diarrhoeal diseases. Inspite of woridwide efforts to promote the use of Oral Rehydration Therapy, usage rates ... -
Comparison of pig and rabbit zonae pellucidae vaccination in the female baboon (papio anuhis): analysis of immunogenicity and ovarian pathology
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi,, 1997)Immunocontraception using zona pellucida (ZP) antigens has been considered to have great potential. However, the variations in the immune response to ZP proteins in different species is great. Since little is known about ... -
Immunotherapy of post-surgical alveolar hydatid disease (AHD)
(University of NairobiTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, Department Of Biology, 1994)Immunotherapy of post-surgical Alveolar Hydatid Disease (AHD) was attempted using an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) in this study. Gerbils were subcutaneously infected with Echinococcus multilocularis. ... -
Familial tendency and dietary association of goitre in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)A croa-seclional sludy which was descriplive and analylical in nalure was conducted in 1997 among elementary school children age 6-18 years and bolh their biological parenls in Kucha and Gofa-Zuria woredas. Came-Cola. ... -
Evaluation of the commonly used analgesics in the naked mole-rat (heterocephalus glaber) and the root-rat mole-rat (tachyoryctes splendens) using the hot-plate test
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi,, 1992)The aims of the experiments were to study pain mechanisms and behaviour in two species of mole-rats, the naked mole-rat (Heterocepha/us g/aber) and the root-rat mole-rat (Tachyoryctes sp/endens). Two opioids (pethidine and ... -
Differential factors between participants and non-participants in women groups and their relationship with nutritional status of children below the age of five years, in Msambweni location, Kwale district - Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)This comparative study was carried out betwe-en· members and non members of women groups living in Msambweni Location, Kwale district. The aim of the study was to identify characteristics of mothers and households that ... -
Soils influenced by pyroclastics in the nguu volcano area (Wilaya ya Machakos, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1983)A reconnaissance soil survey was carried out of sample strip about 2km wide and running 14km west from the Nguu Volcano. The main objectives of the study were to find out the effect of the Nguu pyroclastics on the soils ... -
Child care practices in households with malnourished children and those with well nourished children in a slum area of Addis ababa, Ethiopia
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)Child care practices playa great role in the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in the slum environments. In a cross sectional study carried out in four purposively selected slum kebeles of Addis Ababa, nutritional ... -
Soil productivity evaluation under different soil conservation measures in the Harerge highlands of Ethiopia
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1997)This study aimed at evaluating the different soil conservation measures namely, level and graded bunds, level and graded fanya juus and grass strips in soil conservation, nutrient retention and crop yields in the Harerge ... -
Assessment of the potential of comfrey (symphytum asperrimum) as a source of vitamin a in a school feeding programme
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)The study was carried out in Gitathuru Approved School, Nairobi, Kenya. A sample of 85 children (8-13 years) whose haemoglobin level was <14 gms/dl were identified from a total of 106 children. All the study subj ects ... -
Effect of Farmyard manure on soil surface sealing and crusting of disturbed topsoils - a case study of West Pokot, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricul tural Engineering, 1991)The effects of two farmyard manure application rates (5 and 10 t ha-1) on infiltration, runoff, soil loss and soil crust strength of four disturbed topsoil samples from luvisols (FAD/UNESCO, 1974 classification) were ... -
Dietary and water related factors associated with endemic goitre in school children in Awasa district, southern Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1992)A case control study was carried out to identify factors associated with endemic goitre in school children, 6 - 18 years of age, in Awasa district in Sidamo region, South Ethiopia. The factors considered in the study ...