Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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An assessment of the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on projects partly funded through foreign currency denominated loans
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1988-06)Foreign exchange risk is a subject worrying many holders of foreign currency denominated debt, particularly in the developing countries. Foreign currency funds are usually long-term in nature and, in Kenya, are ... -
Low-frequency nevirapine resistance at multiple sites may predict treatment failure in infants on nevirapine-based treatment.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012-07)BACKGROUND: Resistance commonly arises in infants exposed to single-dose nevirapine (sdNVP) for prevention of mother to child transmission. Although K103N and Y181C are common following sdNVP, multiple other mutations ... -
Urban Development, Natural Planning and Management Strategies , in R. A. Obudho (ed). Urbanization and Management of Urban Centres in the 21st Century Nairobi: Kenya Academy of Sciences, 1999:145-159.
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Characterization and Technological Properties of predominant Lactic acid bacterial from fermentation cassava for selection as starter cultures
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Domestic violence in Kenya: Why battered women stay
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology ,Gender & African Studies, 2013-03)Domestic violence (DV) is a glaring social problem that occurs with impunity in many homes around the world.Though traditionally accepted as a normal cultural practice, today it has become less tolerable and is viewed as ... -
Long-term Virologic Response and Genotypic Resistance Mutations in HIV-1 Infected Kenyan Children on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012-11-28)Backround: HIV-infected children may require the use of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) into adulthood. However, regimens are limited to first- and second-line in many African settings. Therefore, understanding ... -
Vulnerable Childhood in a Global Context: Embracing the Sacred Trust
(Springer New YorkDepartment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USASchool of Social Work and Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 201 F Berkey Hall, 509 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1118, USA, 2013)There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear ... -
Lipid Changes in Kenyan HIV-1-Infected Infants Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy by One Year of Age.
(Department of Paediatrics, 2013-02)BACKGROUND:: Early highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is recommended for HIV-1 infected infants. There are limited data on lipid changes during infant HAART. METHODS:: Non-fasting total (TC), low density lipoprotein ... -
Urbanization and Sub-Urbanization Process over Time and Space , in R.A. Obudho (ed) Urbanization and Management of Urban Centres in the 21s* Century Nairobi: Kenya Academy of Sciences, 1999:1 -49.
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An assessment of the impact of the preferential trade area (PTA) for eastern and southern African states on Kenya’s export trade
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 1989-06)The PTA is an economic cooperation arrangement for all the countries of the Eastern and Southern African sub-region excluding South Africa and Namibia. The organization is meant to promote trade and cooperation in all ... -
Outline of Swahili Literature. Prose Fiction and Drama.(extensively revised and enlarged.)
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Effects of selected socio-demographic characteristics of community health workers on performance of home visits during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in Busia District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012-07)OBJECTIVE: Appropriate performance of home visits facilitates adoption of best practices at home and increased demand for facility based services. METHODS: It was a cross-sectional study in which community health ... -
Environmental Audit. Sony Sugar Company Limited, Sare-Awendo.
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Copyright Law Violation in Kenya: A Consumer's Dilemma organised by Kenya Publishers Association.
(University of Nairobi,College of Architecture and Engineering, 2000) -
Determinants of male partner involvement in promoting deliveries by skilled attendants in Busia, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012-02)A cross-sectional study covering 380 male partners and their spouses was conducted in Busia district in Western Kenya to establish demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors that affect male partner participation in ... -
The Kenya National Theatre Revival
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Internet Reagency: The Implications of a Global Science for Collaboration, Productivity, and Gender Inequity in Less Developed Areas
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2010)This article focuses on the nature of scientific research in less developed areas in the context of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). We examine the notion that the internet will globalize the practice ... -
Local Communities and Ecotourism Development in Kimana, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Environment, People and Planning New Zealand, 2012)This article presents a case study of a wildlife-based ecotourism project in which the people of Kimana have sought to exploit the commercial advantage of their communal land which lies near Amboseli National Park (ANP) ... -
Effectiveness of Kenya's Community Health Strategy in delivering community-based maternal and newborn health care in Busia County, Kenya: non-randomized pre-test post test study
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012)BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality ratio and neonatal mortality rate trends in Kenya have remained unacceptably high in a decade. In 2007, the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation adopted a community health strategy to ... -
The Kenyanness of Kenyan Literature." In The Nairobi Journal of Literature. No. 13. March
(Department of Literature, 2003)This integrative review on the teaching of reading in Kenyan primary schools provides a foundation for the growing movement there to improve reading education. In gathering sources for this review, we took an inclusive ...
