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The association between utilization of preventive child health services and the nutritional status of children under three years in Kibera, a spontaneous urban settlehent of Nairobi, Kenya
(1990-09)
Between February and May 1989 a cross-sectional survey
was conducted to assess the coverage and accessibility
of the available preventive child health services in a
spontaneous settlement of Nairobi. In particular, ...
Reproductive Plasticity Of Soybean [glycine Max (l.) Merrill] Intercropped With Maize (zea Mays L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Resource demand between the reproductive phases of intercropped soybean and maize was staggered both genetically, with cultivars and isolines of differing maturity and photo periodic response, and agronomically, with a ...
Effects of different bean varieties on oviposition behaviour and fecundity of acanthoscelides i obtectus say (coleoptera: bruchidae).
(1995)
The interactions between the bean bruchid
Acanthoscelides obtectus and six bean varieties (Red haricot,
Mwitemania, Rose coco, Nyayo, Canadian wonder and Mwezi moja)
under cultivation in Kenya were studied under ...
Studies on erythropoietin responses in cattle experimentally infected with trypanosoma congolense
(1992)
Since the anaemia of T. congolense infection, which has been
shown to be mainly due to erythrocyte destruction by macrophages of
the mononuclear phagocytic system, has been shown to be associated
with poor reticulocyte ...
Evaluation and calibration of field techniques to quantify crop cover
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Reliable estimates of the percentage of the soil surface covered by crop residues and
shaded by crop canopies are required for the management of soils to reduce erosion.
The importance of ground cover is reflected in its ...
The use of oral rehydration therapy in the management of diarrhoeal diseases in a peri-urban slum of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Dairy cattle husbandry among women farmers in Vihiga District: prospects and constraints
(1999)
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of women in livestock production, and
in particular dairy production, as a complimentary, income-generating activity which
significantly contributes to the overall ...
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 ...
Genotype x environment interactions, seed production in common onions Shelf-life and seed production in common onions (allium cepar)
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Eight introduced and three existing onion cultivars were evaluated at four locations for two seasons to determine genotype-environment interactions and stability for bulb yield, and other agronomic characters. The cultivars ...
Fluoride in water and fish from Kenyan rift valley lakes
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Although fish is an important source of food in Kenya,
limited information is available on fluoride in Kenyan fish.
Fluoride is accumulated by aquatic organisms living in high
fluoride environment. It was therefore found ...