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Rapid Assessment of the Potential Paucity and Price Increases for Suggested Medicines and Protection Equipment for COVID-19 Across Developing Countries With a Particular Focus on Africa and the Implications
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Countries across Africa and Asia have introduced a variety of measures to prevent and treat COVID-19 with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE). However, there has been considerable controversy ... -
Intense Simulation-Based Surgical Education for Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery: The Ophthalmic Learning and Improvement Initiative in Cataract Surgery Randomized Clinical Trial in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Importance: Cataracts account for 40% of cases of blindness globally, with surgery the only treatment. Objective: To determine whether adding simulation-based cataract surgical training to conventional training results ... -
Surgical anatomy of the accessory middle colic artery: a meta-analysis with implications for splenic flexure cancer surgery
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Aim: Surgical resection of splenic flexure cancers (SFCs) is technically demanding due to the complex regional anatomy, characterized by the presence of embryological adhesions, close proximity to the pancreas and spleen, ... -
Beyond DNA-targeting in Cancer Chemotherapy. Emerging Frontiers - A Review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Modern anti-cancer drugs target DNA specifically for rapid division of malignant cells. One downside of this approach is that they also target other rapidly dividing healthy cells, such as those involved in hair growth ... -
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Extensive Dermato-fibro-sarcomas Involving the Chest Wall
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dermato-fibro-sarcomas are known for high-recurrence rates. The gold standard of management is surgical excision with clear margins. Such margins on the chest results in large defects which require complex reconstructive ... -
Does Keloid Histology Influence Recurrence?
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Keloids are fibroproliferative disorders characterized by high recurrence rates, with few factors known to influence the same. We conducted a study to determine whether keloid histology influences recurrence. This was a ... -
The cost-effectiveness of treating childhood cancer in 4 centers across sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: The treatment of childhood cancer often is assumed to be costly in African settings, thereby limiting advocacy and policy efforts. The authors determined the cost and cost-effectiveness of maintaining childhood ... -
Epidemiology and Social Financial incentives to increase pediatric HIV testing: a randomized trial
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Financial incentives can motivate desirable health behaviors, including adult HIV testing. Data regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives for HIV testing in children, who require urgent testing ... -
Medical Students’ Perception on the Medical Education Learning Environment at the University of Nairobi: A Qualitative Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background The educational environment (EE) plays a significant influence in effective student learning. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a validated tool to assess the EE. DREEM survey done ... -
The Medical Education Environment at the University of Nairobi, Kenya: An Assessment with the DREEM Tool
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: The supportive learning environment can enhance impartating of knowledge and skills. Objective: To assess the learning environment at the School of Medicine of the University of Nairobi using the Dundee Ready ... -
Revenue Stream Diversification and Returns on Assets of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose: This paper examines whether revenue diversification index significantly affects returns on assets of commercial banks in Kenya and establish the presence of a long run and the speed of adjustment to equilibrium/ ... -
State Higher Education Funding Models, Budgetary Allocation, Loan Recovery and Sustainability of Students’’ Loans Scheme
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose - The objective of this study was to review existing empirical and theoretical literature on the effect of higher education funding models, budgetary allocation, loan recovery and sustainability of students’ loans ... -
Comparative evaluation of antacid suspensions in the kenyan market
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2020-04-29)Acid-neutralizing antacid productsare widely used to alleviate the symptomsof excess gastric acidity, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and related disorders. Several commonly used antacid suspensions in the ... -
Factors influencing household production of sorghum and millet in Kiminini sub-county of Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya.
(JSEP, 2020-02-04)The production of sorghum and millet has remained low, and to some extent declined in most regions of Kenya. Little documented information exists on the main causes of this decline and the effects on household income and ... -
Adoption of improved cookstoves in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi: Case of Magina area, Kiambu county, Kenya
(JSEP, 2019)Concerted efforts have been made to enable communication and adoption of improved cookstoves by diverse development organizations in Kenya. However, their adoption remains low. This study sought to examine levels ... -
Effects of civil conflicts on global oil prices and their impact on the energy sector
(JSEP, 2019-02-04)Recent research has increasingly interrogated the association between oil and civil conflicts within the political context while overlooking the primary use of oil. This paper examines three aspects of the claim ... -
Sub-National policy readiness as regards the planet’s carrying capacity and environmental sustainability in Kenya
(JSEP, 2019-02-04)The achievement of global sustainable development goals subject to planetary boundaries will mostly be determined at national and at sub-national level as regards contribution to cultures, economies, material ... -
Factors influencing compliance with occupational safety regulations and requirements among artisanal and small-scale miners in central sakwa ward, siaya county
(JSEP, 2019)The paper emanates from a larger study on occupational safety compliance in artisanal and small scale gold mines in Siaya County, Kenya. One of the key objectives of the study was to establish the factors influencing ... -
Woody species composition in upper Tana River floodplain of Kenya: Potential effects of change in flood regimes
(JSEP, 2019-06-25)Floodplains of rivers in semi-arid areas of Africa are important refuge grazing areas and biodiversity spots. However, they are sensitive to changes in flood regimes. Vegetation data were collected in transects to capture ... -
Sustainability and gender implications of peri-urban on-farm conservation of crop resources for food and agriculture
(JSEP, 2019-04-15)Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) which form a large proportion of biological diversity are under threat. Sustainability of such crop resources can only be assured through their ex situ and/or in ...