Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Development and validation of climate and ecosystem-based early malaria epidemic prediction models in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Malaria epidemics remain a serious threat to human populations living in the highlands of East Africa where transmission is unstable and climate sensitive. An existing early malaria epidemic prediction model ... -
Participation in a mobile health intervention to improve retention in early HIV care in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a gender analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Mobile health (mHealth), the delivery of healthcare via mobile communication devices, has been shown to improve HIV treatment adherence in East Africa. Despite the growth of mHealth and the gender gap in mobile phone ... -
Governance challenges in East Africa
(2011)This volume collects reflections on issues of governance in eastern Africa, based on papers presented at the conference 'Governance challenges in East Africa', organized by the Strathmore Governance Centre (SGC) in November ... -
Seasonal rainfall forecasting using the Multi-Model Ensemble Technique over the Greater Horn of Africa
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Kenya's Increasing Older Population: A Case for Retooling Our Perspectives
(2014)This paper, which is an extract from a major study conducted by the author, makes an attempt to understand Kenya’s changing demographics in the light of burgeoning numbers of the older persons over the 1979-1999 census ... -
The Challenges of Maintaining Social Work Ethics in Kenya
(2014)Little research has been published that is specifically relevant to professional social work ethics in Kenya. This paper seeks to address this gap in the literature. One of the major challenges is maintaining professional ... -
The incidence of oesophageal cancer in Eastern Africa: Identification of a new geographic hot spot
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The incidence of oesophageal cancer (OC) varies geographically, with more than 80% of cases and deaths worldwide occurring in developing countries. The aim of this study is to characterize the disease burden of OC in four ... -
Perceived risk factors and risk pathways of Rift Valley fever in cattle in Ijara district, Kenya: original research
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Ijara district in Kenya was one of the hotspots of Rift Valley fever (RVF) during the 2006/2007 outbreak, which led to human and animal deaths causing major economic losses. The main constraint for the control and prevention ... -
Water quality assessment linkage to remote sensing
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Relationship between tea (camellia sinensis) leaf uptake of major nutrients, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) and leaf anatomy of different varieties grown in the Kenyan highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Uptake of major nutrients (NPK) through the leaf st udies were carried out on three varieties of tea gr own in the Kenyan Highlands. A foliar fertilizers trial was se tup in three sites comprising of 36 plots per ... -
Synergistic bio-pesticides for environmentally sound pest management
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
