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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 ...
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ...
An analysis of high risk behaviors among female sex workers in Yunnan province in 2013
(2014)
OBJECTIVE: To understand the high risk behaviors of female sex workers (FSWs) in Yunnan province in 2013.
METHODS: A cross-sectional investigation was conducted during April to June, 2013 in Yunnan province, census was ...
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 ...
The impact of Behavioural biases on investor decisions in Kenya: Male vs Female
(2014)
This research paper seeks to identify behavioral biases which affect individual investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. In addition, the relationship between gender and the behavioral biases was investigated. To ...
Typology of older female sex workers and sexual risk for HIV infection in China: a qualitative study.
(2014)
The HIV epidemic continues to develop among older adults in China, including older female sex workers. Yet, few studies have been conducted among this relatively hidden population. The objectives of this study were to ...
Levels of advertised unprotected vaginal and oral sex by independent indoor female sex workers in West Yorkshire, UK.
(BMJ, 2014)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the proportion of independent indoor female sex workers (FSW) in West Yorkshire, UK who advertise unprotected sex, and to investigate any association with cost, location and provision of anal ...
Looking upstream to prevent HIV transmission: can interventions with sex workers alter the course of HIV epidemics in Africa as they did in Asia?
(2014)
BACKGROUND:: High rates of partner change in 'upstream' sex work networks have long been recognized to drive 'downstream' transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We used a stochastic microsimulation model ...
Onchocerciasis: neurological involvement
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)
Onchocerciasis or “river blindness” is an endemic parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by a blackfly of the genius Simulium. It has a serious public health impact in 39 countries ...
HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Botswana: Results from the 2012 HIV/STI Bio-Behavioral Study
(2014)
To evaluate HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in Botswana, and assess
HIV-related risk behaviors. Cross-sectional study using time-location sampling in three districts
of Botswana. Adjusted HIV prevalence ...