Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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A phase I double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of the safety and immunogenicity of electroporated HIV DNA with or without interleukin 12 in prime-boost combinations with an Ad35 hiv vaccine in healthy hiv-seronegative African Adults.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)BACKGROUND: Strategies to enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines in humans include i) co-administration of molecular adjuvants, ii) intramuscular administration followed by in vivo electroporation (IM/EP) and/or ... -
Factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension among renal transplant recipients attending nephrology clinics in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Objective. To determine the factors associated with poor blood pressure control among renal transplant recipients in a resource-limited setting. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out on renal transplant recipients ... -
Time for in situ renaissance.
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Knowledge on HPV vaccine and cervical cancer facilitates vaccine acceptability among school teachers in Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-12)Background Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have the potential to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. School-based delivery of HPV vaccines is cost-effective and suc- cessful uptake depends on ... -
Immunohistochemical localization of anterior pituitary cell types of vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) following sub-chronic cathinone exposure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone, an active principal that is customarily used as a psychostimulant that wards off fatigue and to some extent used as an aphrodisiac. AIM OF ... -
Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on hematological indices among HIV-1 infected children at Kenyatta National Hospital-Kenya: retrospective study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: HIV infected children experience a range of hematological complications which show marked improvement within 6 months of initiating anti-retroviral therapy. The Objectives of the study was to describe the ... -
Factors influencing uptake of contraceptive implants in the immediate postpartum period among HIV infected and uninfected women at two Kenyan District Hospitals.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Family planning is a cost effective strategy for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and reduction of maternal/infant morbidity and mortality. Contraceptive implants are a safe, effective, long ... -
The influence of socio-cultural factors on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Entrepreneurship is all over the world emerging as gainful employment and a means of helping women t o improving their economic and social status while asserting themselves in the business ... -
Do poverty dynamics explain the shift to an informal private schooling system in the wake of free public primary education in Nairobi slums?
(University of Nairobi, 2012-03)With the introduction of free primary education (FPE) in Kenya in 2003, it was expected that the burden on poor households in financing primary education would be reduced substantially. This in turn would increase enrolment ... -
Innovation in Insurance: The next Frontier
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HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ... -
Economic Status and Use of Complimentary Energy Sources to Electricity among Households within Nakuru Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to investigate the relationship between economic status and use of complimentary energy sources to electricity among households within Nakuru Municipality. The study was premised on the desire of Kenya ... -
Effect of automation of bond trading on bond market performance: the case of Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-20)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of automation of bond trading on the performance o f bond market at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Specif ically the study sought to determine the effect ... -
Water access and sustainable rural livelihoods: A c ase of Elementaita Division in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-01-12)This study assessed water factors that impact susta inable rural livelihoods in Elementaita Division, N akuru County. Problem of water access remains a multi-million cha llenge for families in rural areas and this had ... -
Determinants of quality of life among gynaecological cancer patients on follow up at a referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06-08)Various factors influence the quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients. This study sought to determine the predictors and factors associated with quality of life among g ynaecological cancer patients on ... -
Influence of gender in the saving culture of SACCO members in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07-23)Abstract: Saving is a key component in any development endeav or as it is believed to be the surest way of increa sing income and boosting productivity in an attempt to break th rough the vicious cycle of poverty. ... -
Survey of nematode destroying fungi from selected vegetable growing areas in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07-02)Plant parasitic nematodes cause up-to 5% yield los ses to a wide range of economic crops. In Kenya veg etables yield loss attributed to plant parasitic nematodes is estimated to 80%. Over the years, ... -
Forest Management using GIS: Case Study of Koibatek Forest Station
(2015)Since the recognition of the need to increase forest cover and reduce forest destruction and degradation, the Government has recognized the critical role of ensuring that tree cover in the country increases. -
A review of the pattern of AIDS defining, HIV associated neoplasms and premalignant lesions diagnosed from 2000–2011 at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2015-08-24)Abstract Background Sub-Sahara Africa hosts up to 71 % of all HIV infected people in the world. With this high incidence of Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) comes the burden ... -
Critical factors in repayment of constituency youth enterprise scheme in Kirinyaga Central District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03-13)YEDF continues to lend more money through C-YES com ponent that is meant to be a revolving fund and if the trend continues there may be no more money to lend in the near future. However, factors affecting its ...
