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Effect of additional ultrasound therapy to analgesics in treatment of acute low back pain: a randomised control trial conducted at the Aga Khan university hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: Acute low back pain (LBP) is a common condition that is encountered by many physicians with varied treatments instituted in its management. Ultrasound physiotherapy is a common modality used in its management, ... -
Trend analysis of rainfall and temperature variability in arid environment of Turkan, Kenya. Environ
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Clinical.Pathological and molecular investigations of peste des petits ruminants virus infection from Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Appraisal of pese des petitis ruminants disease by Turkana pastoral community of Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) a disease of the sheep and goats remains a major constrain to small stock production in Turkana Kenya. The disease has not been known for long period in Kenya, though the Turkana ... -
Porcine fmd sero-prevalence in kenya and its potential effect
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The role of pigs in the epidemiology of foot - and - mouth disease in Kenya has not been thoroughly investigated. I n order to understand this , a cross sectional study was conducted on serum samples from 15 ... -
The epizootiology of foot - and - mouth disease in high risk zones in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Foot - and - mouth disease remains a serious endemic disease in Kenya causing extensive production losses in the dairy industry. I n order to understand the foot - and - mouth disease (FMD) situation in ... -
Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ... -
The prevalence of common milk borne pathogens of camelus mastitis origin and their antibiotic resistance in north eastern province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In most pastoral communities, camel milk is consumed raw without any heat treatment and this can pose a health hazard to consumers. Camels are milked in poor sanitary conditions, with all the predisposing factors to mastitis ... -
A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of subclinical mastitis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial isolates in milk samples of smallholder dairy goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Dairy goa t production is an emerging enterprise , which has a lot of potenti al for poverty alleviation, improved nutrition, and increased income for the poor and can play a role in contribution towards Kenya’s ... -
Risk factors and management of stress ulcers in the critical care unit in a Kenyan referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Stress ulcers develop due to extreme physiological stress among critically ill patients. Data on it management is scant in resource limited settings. Objectives: To determine the incidence, risk factors and ... -
A synthesis of the strategic orientations and ngo legitimacy in the African economic setting
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper provides a synthesis of the activities, programs and services of NGOs so as to draw lines to appreciate their legitimacy and role in an African economic context. The data was collected from NGOs through a ... -
Collateral benefits arising from mass administration of azithromycin in the control of active trachoma in resource limited settings.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: T he benefits of the use of antibiotics in the mass treatment for active trachoma and other diseases have been documented, but the secondary effects arising from such a programme have not been fully ... -
SMASSE Trained teacher characteristics and primary school pupil achievement in mathematics and science
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Community efforts towards farms management through agroforestry activities in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study sought to investigatecommunity farms management efforts through agroforestry activities in western Kenya. The study employed descriptive resea rch design. The population of 40 0 households along Kakamega ... -
Secondary School Students Understanding Of Energy Flow In Ecosystems
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Understand ing of energy flow concepts in ecosystems is one prerequisite area among students for good performance in biology education . The pattern and trends in biology subject performance in Kenyan national ... -
Determination of heavy metals and nutrients in rivers Naka and Irigu, Chuka using aas uv/visible spectrophotometry
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Levels of concentration of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury) and nutrients in rivers Naka and Irigu were determined in the first three months (January, February and March , 2013 ) and variation downstream ... -
Determination of selected micro and macronutrients in sugarcane growing soils at Kakamega north district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kakamega North district is situated in Kakamega County in the western region of the Republic of Kenya. It is a major sugarcane producing area. The soils in the area were analyzed for selected macro and micronutrients. ...
