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Multidimensional needs of patients living and dying with heart failure in Kenya: a serial interview study.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: Heart failure is an emerging challenge for Sub Saharan Africa. However, research on patients' needs and experiences of care is scarce with little evidence available to support and develop services. We aimed ... -
The history of the formation of the Pan African paediatric surgical Association (PAPSA).
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Political change in the 1990s in Southern Africa influenced the long awaited formation of a children's surgical association in Africa. Here, within is the historical account of the formation of the Pan African Association ... -
Caregiver oral rehydration solution fluid monitoring charts versus standard care for the management of some dehydration among Kenyan children: a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Diarrhoea is a major cause of child mortality. Although oral rehydration solution (ORS) is an efficacious intervention for correcting dehydration, inadequate monitoring may limit its effectiveness in routine ... -
Influence of supply-side factors on voluntary medical male circumcision costs in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: In this study, we described facility-level voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) unit cost, examined unit cost variation across facilities, and investigated key facility characteristics associated with ... -
Fast track extubation in paediatric cardiothoracic surgery in developing countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In recent years, low-dose, short-acting anesthetic agents, which replaced the former high-dose opioid regimens, offer a faster postoperative recovery and decrease the need for mechanical ventilatory support. In this study, ... -
Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape.
(Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape., 2019)Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates ... -
Infection dynamics of gastrointestinal helminths in sympatric non-human primates, livestock and wild ruminants in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal parasites are neglected infections, yet they cause significant burden to animal and human health globally. To date, most studies of gastrointestinal parasites focus on host-parasite systems ... -
Effective training-of-trainers model for the introduction of continuous positive airway pressure for neonatal and paediatric patients in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a relatively low-cost technology which can improve outcome in neonatal and paediatric patients with respiratory distress. Prior work in a lower middle-income country ... -
Aflatoxin Binders in Foods for Human Consumption-Can This be Promoted Safely and Ethically?
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Aflatoxins continue to be a food safety problem globally, especially in developing regions. A significant amount of effort and resources have been invested in an attempt to control aflatoxins. However, these efforts have ... -
Brewers' spent grain in adsorption of aqueous Congo Red and malachite Green dyes: Batch and continuous flow systems.
(University, 2019)Sorption of Congo Red (CR) and Malachite Green (MG) dyes currently used in pigments and clothing industries were investigated using brewers' spent grain (BSG) from a local brewery. Adsorption increased with a higher adsorbent ... -
A grounded theory of regaining normalcy and reintegration of women with obstetric fistula in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula is a reproductive health problem causing immense suffering to 1% of women in Kenya that is formed as sequelae of prolonged obstructed labour. It is a chronic illness that disrupts women ... -
Influence of Coating Application Methods on the Postharvest Quality of Cassava.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Various modes of edible coating application vary in their coat dispersion and film formation, hence the need to determine the most effective mode of application for cassava. Edible surface coatings have been found to be ... -
Artisanal fishing supports breeding of malaria mosquitoes in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Everyday hundreds of people, mainly men, set out to take part in a vibrant artisanal capture fishing (ACF) industry on Lake Victoria. It is not known whether actions of artisanal fishers, in their unrelenting ... -
Seroprevalence of antibodies for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Brucella abortus and Neospora caninum, and their roles in the incidence of abortion/foetal loss in dairy cattle herds in Nakuru District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: No comprehensive studies have been carried out on the infectious causes of abortion in Kenyan dairy cattle herds. A survey was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against Bovine Viral ... -
Community-led data collection using Open Data Kit for surveillance of animal African trypanosomiasis in Shimba hills, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)OBJECTIVE: In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is an increase in trypanosome non-susceptibility to multiple trypanocides, but limited information on judicious trypanocide use is accessible to smallholder farmers and agricultural ... -
Producers' valuation of geographical indications-related attributes of agri-food products from semi-arid lands in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Arid and semi-arid lands comprise 84% of Kenya's land, characterised by low and erratic rainfall, and increasing human and animal population. The study sought to determine producers' willingness to pay for protection of ... -
Prosocial Emotion, Adolescence, and Warfare : DNA Methylation Associates with Culturally Salient Combat Variables.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Examining the costs and motivations of warfare is key to conundrums concerning the relevance of this troubling phenomenon to the evolution of social attachment and cooperation, particularly during adolescence and young ... -
Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Dromedary Camels and Small Ruminants in Mandera and Wajir Counties of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)A study was conducted to determine the presence of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in camel population kept together with small ruminants in Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, and Wajir counties of Kenya. This was done in the ... -
Biodegradable water hyacinth cellulose-graft-poly(ammonium acrylate-co-acrylic acid) polymer hydrogel for potential agricultural application.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Swollen cellulose fibres isolated from water hyacinth were utilized in the synthesis of water hyacinth cellulose-graft-poly(ammonium acrylate-co-acrylic acid) polymer hydrogel (PHG). Acrylic acid (AA) partially neutralized ...