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Re-appraising the framework for regional economic integration in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The European Union is a product of regionaleconomic integration. Today, there aretwenty five countries that make up the European Union. The integration is an alliance of sovereign states, which are discrete political ... -
The relationship between HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection risk and alcohol use during commercial sex episodes: results from the study of female commercial sex workers in the Philippines
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2006)The results of this study will be particularly important in designing more responsive interventions for alcohol-related behaviour towards better control of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. This interesting finding ... -
A Review Of The Relationship Between Cultural Beliefs, Stereo types And Executive Selection Outcome
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This paper is a critical literature review of the relationships between cultural beliefs, stereotypes and executive selection outcome. Culture refers to the values, beliefs and codes of practice that make a community. ... -
A "Right to Peace" and Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression
(University of Nairobi, 2005)In discussing the legality or illegality of the use of force and its normative manifestation there is a universal yet inarticulate major premise posited, that at its simplest says, 'there is a right to peace". This right ... -
The Role of Organizing Vision in Cloud Computing Adoption by Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cloud computing as an emerging IT innovation has attracted a growing number of studies in recent years. Key amongst these studies is the adoption of cloud computing. Most studies investigating cloud computing adoption have ... -
The role of relationship intimacy in consistent condom use among female sex workers and their regular paying partners in the Dominican Republic
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2007)The findings of this study are of great value in planning responsive interventions for female sex workers (FSWs) who have a regular paying partner, also referred to as 'lover' or 'husband', and those who just have paying ... -
Roots and Routes of Political Violence in Kenya’s Civil and Political Society: A Case Study of Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-06)Struggles to influence the balance of power and the distribution of economic resources in Kenya have a long history of violence: national and local, actual and threatened, physical and psychological. Somewhat controlled ... -
Salivary flow rate in adult Kenyans and its relationship with chronic periodontitis
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study is aimed at determining the salivary flow rate (SFR) in adult Kenyans and investigates its relationship with chronic periodontitis. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 333 participants (age ... -
Schistosoma mansoni. New Zealand rabit - model. Effect on plasma testosterone levels
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Service engagement with high-risk men who have sex with men: challenges and implications for social work practice
(Taylor Francis, 2009)This article reviews social work challenges in treatment engagement of men who have sex with men (MSM) and details issues co-morbidity creates for reaching HIV-positive MSM engaged in substance abuse. The literature reviewed ... -
Sexual hazards, life experiences and social circumstances among male sex workers in Nigeria.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2012)This paper reports on the sexual health experiences of male sex workers in Nigeria. The article has been selected because the legal system governing same sex sexual encounters in Nigeria is the same i.e. they are heavily ... -
Silent killer of the night: a feasibility study of an outreach well-women clinic for cervical cancer screening in female sex workers in Hong Kong.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2008)In many resource-poor countries, there are hardly any outreach well-women clinics for cervical cancer screening in women in general, let alone for female sex-workers. Yet, this study found abnormal results, i.e. central ... -
Social and Structural Factors Associated with Consistent Condom Use Among Female Entertainment Workers Trading Sex in the Philippines.
(Springerlink, 2013)This paper examined socio-structural factors of consistent condom use among female entertainment workers at high risk for acquiring HIV in Metro Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. Entertainers, aged 18 and over, from 25 ... -
Specifications for Artisanal Aluminum Cookware in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The potential challenges encountered in the production of aluminium cookware in the Kamukunji cluster in Nairobi are related to the application of product design specification parameters. Methods of production ... -
Spotlight on the young and skilled: Kenyan diaspora members in the south
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study sought to explore the various ways through which the Government of Kenya can involve its diasporas in human development. Until recently, migration literature had concentrated on migration interactions between the ... -
Suicidal behavior among female sex workers in Goa, India: the silent epidemic.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2009)CHANGES CLINICAL PRACTICE - I recommend that health care interventions should also include psychosocial counselling in order to support sex workers' coping mechanisms. Given that sex work is stigmatized in more countries ... -
Systematic review examining differences in HIV, sexually transmitted infections and health-related harms between migrant and non-migrant female sex workers.
(Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi, 2012)3 Dec 2012 I Confirmation, Good for Teaching, Systematic Review I Meta-analysis Advanced Sign out I have picked this evaluation because it focuses on the special needs of migrant female sex workers (FSWs), in particular ... -
Systemic lupus erythematosus at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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Tectonic Structures Across The East African Rift Based On The Source Parameters Of The 20 May 1990 M7.2 Sudan Earthquake
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014)Earthquakes in Kenya are common along the Kenya Rift Valley due to the slow divergent movement of the rift and hydrothermal processes in the geothermal fields. This implies slow but continuous radiation of seismic energy ... -
Towards a liability and redress system under the cartagena protocol on biosafety a review of the Kenya national legal system
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is a Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The latter was concluded in 1992 and came into force in 1993. It had already become apparent during the Convention's negotiations ...