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Prevalence of malaria parasites in adults and its determinants in malaria endemic area of Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: The prevalence of malaria parasites in adults in Africa is less well researched than in children. Therefore, a demographic surveillance site was used to conduct a household survey of adults in the malaria ... -
Research utilization among nurses at a teaching hospital in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)INTRODUCTION: In the era of evidence based practice (EBP), health care delivery should be grounded on new or validated knowledge and evidence from research. The aim of the study was to assess research utilization by ... -
Road traffic injuries in Kenya a survey of commercial motorcycle drivers
(University of Nairobi, 2015)ntroduction:Motorcycle injuries contribute a substantial number of deaths and hospital admissions in Kenya. There is paucity of data to inform prevention strategies to address the issue. Therefore, the current study ... -
Development project management within local NGOs: 10 recommendations to meet 10 challenges
(University of Nairobi, 2015)As local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) assume a greater role in improving the well-being of the communities in which they operate, donors and government agencies are increasingly scrutinizing their performance and ... -
Influence of resources and materials on the implementation of non-formal basic education curriculum at the non-formal education centres in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu cities, Kenya
(2015)The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of resources and materials implementation of the Non-Formal Basic Education Curriculum (NFBEC) in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu urban centres. The study employed cross ... -
Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Marine Sediment, Seawater, and Seaplants Along the Kenya-Mombasa Coastline
(2003)Marine sediment, seawater and several species of seaplants along the Kenya-Mombasa coastal region were analyzed to determine the levels of heavy metals by AAS and EDXRF and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) by GLC-ECD. In ... -
Management Science Review Journal
(2013-03)MASSA publishes quality Management Science work of interest to the Management Science practitioner lecturer and student. METHODICA seeks articles on teh Principles of Management Science, observations and modellling of ... -
Studies of the permanent incisor eruption, and body development, of the Large East African Zebu (Boran) 2. Relations of incisor eruption with body growth, body development, and carcass composition.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)The growth curves for early and late eruptors were compared (steers whose eruption age of the 1st incisor pair was less than the mean and greater than the mean resp.). From birth to 195 wk, early eruptors were heavier than ... -
The incidence of bovine mastitis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)Clinical mastitis was recorded in 294 of 3376 cows in 1971, 476 of 4744 in 1972 and 200 of 4595 in 1973. The California mastitis test was applied to 214 cows in 15 herds during 1972, and subclinical mastitis was detected ... -
Cost of gender gaps in the agricultural sector:The case of kenya and Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The objective of this study was to analyse the cost of the gender gap in agriculture in both Kenya and Rwanda. Data were collected in Makuyu in Muranga County in Kenya and in Musambira in the Southern Province of Rwanda. ... -
The incidence of gamma-globulin and J antigen in sera of foetal calves from zebu cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Fifty sera from zebu foetal calves were examined by sodium sulphite turbidity test, agar gel double diffusion, immunoelectrophoresis and radial immunodiffusion procedures for gamma-globulin, and by an inhibition test for ... -
Duration of Brucella ovis infection in ewes.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Twenty Romney Marsh ewes, some 5 to 40 days pregnant, were inoculated with a strain of B. ovis onto the scarified mucous membrane of the vagina. Establishment of infection was ascertained by recovery of the organisms from ... -
The city of Nairobi: population changes and pattern
(1971)Gives the pattern of population distribution, as based on the 1969 Census, and outlines the changes in the demographic situation of the city's population. A comparison with the 1962 Census shows us a changing balance between ... -
Population trends and demographic problems in Africa with special reference to unemployment.
(1976)This paper examines unemployment as it relates to rural-urban migration and also examines the gap between job expectation and job reality in Kenya. The author links changes in the laborforce to population increase and says ... -
Leucocyte migration inhibition as a model for the demonstration of sensitized cells in East Coast fever
(University of Nairobi, 1974)When bovine peripheral leucocytes were used in a migration inhibition test to detect sensitization to Theileria parva antigens, 76% of cattle that were exposed to T. parva antigens yielded sensitive cells. The reaction was ... -
Characteristics of semen changes during Brucella ovis infection in rams.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The effect of brucellosis on semen quality in rams was studied by means of artificially infecting five rams with a strain of Brucella ovis isolated in Kenya. Infection resulted in reduced semen quality including reduced ... -
An examination of the relationship between the parenting style and male youth participation in violence in Gatanga sub county, Murang’a county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)The impact of violent conflicts has been documented as unquantifiable and ruinous. It is evidenced that current judicial approaches in use are counterprod uctive. There is need to look for social approaches ...
