Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Cultural Heritage and Digital Era in Kenya
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)he use of new technology has risen tremendously in recent years, affecting every area of our life. As a result, it has influenced how various groups around the world experience heritage, whether their own or that of other ... -
The Influence of Photography and Digital Art on Contemporary Art and Design in East Africa
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)A photographer and an Afrofuturist digital artist Osborne Macharia comes up with his best ideas in a very creative way. He starts with a visual composition and then looks for an anecdote that might complement it. He is a ... -
Diverse Techniques of Storytelling in East African Art by Stephen Mbatia
(Africa Design Review Journal,, 2022-06-27)Background: Works of art often tell stories. Artists can present narrative in many ways—by using a series of images representing moments in a story, or by selecting a central moment to stand for the whole story. (The J. ... -
The Role of Design in The Circular Design Economy In East Africa
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)Every item around us begins with the thought process of a designer. The creativity, labour and energy that went into the creation of these products is not sustainable if they cannot be kept in circulation. This study aims ... -
Art as Social Commentary: Satire and Symbolism in Joseph Mbatia’s Art
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)From novelists to political cartoonists, artists have long brought a unique perspective to important public discussions of social and political issues. Yet, fury and debate over the role of the artist has resulted in ... -
Afrofuturism and its Influence In Raising Contemporary East African Designers to The World Stage
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)A narrator on Deutsche Welle, The 77 Percent (2021) said, ‘Whether, in comics, books or designs, the art of Afrofuturism combines tradition with imagination to envision a new form of African culture.’ This paper introduces ... -
Quality of Oxytocin and Tranexamic Acid for the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objective: To check the quality of oxytocin and tranexamic acid-two recommended products for prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)-used in facilities taking part in an implementation research project to ... -
Home-based Hiv Testing for Children: a Useful Complement for Caregivers With More Children, Who Are Male, and With an Hiv Negative Partner
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Expanding index and family-based testing (HBT) is a priority for identifying children living with HIV. Our study characterizes predictors that drive testing location choice for children of parents living with HIV. Kenyan ... -
Providing “a beam of light to see the gaps”: determinants of implementation of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach applied to the pediatric and adolescent HIV cascade in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Children and adolescents living with HIV have poorer rates of HIV testing, treatment, and virologic suppression than adults. Strategies that use a systems approach to optimize these multiple, linked steps ... -
Meat Quality Status and Postharvest Handling Practices Along the Meat Value Chain in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, meat value chain (MVC) is an important component of the food supply chain serving as a source of nutrients and income. However, information regarding processing practices, hygiene and equipment use as affecting ... -
Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Health inputs are critical in attaining a healthy nation and improving health outcomes. Kenya, like other developing countries, grapples with limited health expenditures and poor population health indicators. Specifically, ... -
Determinants of Labor Productivity Among Smes and Large‐sized Private Service Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Using the 2018 World Bank enterprise data, this study sought to establish whether the determinants of labor productivity in the Kenyan private service sector varied with the size of the firm. Unlike previous studies that ... -
“My Friends Would Believe My Word”: Appropriateness and Acceptability of Respondent-driven Sampling in Recruiting Young Tertiary Student Men Who Have Sex With Men for Hiv/sti Research in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)(1) Background: We conducted formative research to assess the appropriateness and acceptability of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in recruiting tertiary student men who have sex with men (TSMSM) into a prospective human ... -
Cytotoxic Alkaloids From the Root of Zanthoxylum Paracanthum (Mildbr) Kokwaro
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Chemical investigation of the root of Zanthoxylum paracanthum afforded 1 new alkamide derivative, (2E,4E)-6-oxo-N-isobutyldeca-2,4-dienamide (1) together with 10 known congeners including one phenolic amide (2), four ... -
Influences of Cultural Attire in Contemporary Fashion for Posterity of African Culture
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)Background: Clothes have been integral to us humans. Even in the pre-historic, our ancestors used to wrap their bodies either with tree leaves, barks, or animal skin. The invention of clothes had played a vital role in ... -
Impact of Multimedia Artist Syowia Kyambi on The Exposure Of African Socio-Economic, Cultural and Political Themes
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)The world is ever-changing and so is culture. We are living in a world where cities are bustling with a variety of people and there is more racial acceptance. However, in the same world, there are people who are racially ... -
Integrating Oral Health Into Primary Health Care: a Systematic Review of Oral Health Training in Sub-saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Globally, oral health training has shown positive influence on knowledge, competency and practices for both oral and non-oral health-care workers towards integration of oral health into primary health care ... -
United Against Rabies Forum: The One Health Concept at Work
(University of Nairobi, 2022-04)Human deaths from rabies are preventable and can be eliminated by applying a systematic One Health approach. However, this ancient disease still threatens the lives of millions of people in up to 150 countries and kills ... -
Quantitative versus qualitative risk assessment of meat and its products: what is feasible for Sub-Saharan African countries?
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Prevalent risks in meat value-chains of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are increasingly attributed to microbial rather than chemical hazards. Resource constraints and lack of capacity has limited the utilization of ... -
Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus is not associated with fecundability in Kenyan women attempting to conceive
(University of Nairobi, 202-03)Objective: To examine the association between cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus and fecundability in Kenyan women attempting nonmedically assisted conception. Design: Prospective preconception cohort. Setting: Nairobi ...
