Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Incident HSV-2 Infections Are Common Among HIV-1-discordant Couples.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background. The synergy between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is well known, but lack of knowledge about the epidemiology of HSV-2 acquisition in HIV-1-discordant couples ... -
Daily Acyclovir to Decrease Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) Transmission from HSV-2/HIV-1 Coinfected Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background. Daily suppressive therapy with valacyclovir reduces risk of sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in HSV-2-serodiscordant heterosexual couples by 48%. Whether suppressive therapy reduces ... -
Knowledge of psychiatric terms and concepts among Kenyan youth: Analysis of focus group discussions.
(2013)Psychiatric disorders and symptoms are common worldwide. However, cultural differences in symptom manifestation and knowledge of psychiatric terms and concepts represent a challenge to accurate clinical assessment. Our ... -
Factors that influence the choice of psychiatry as a career by medical students at the School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 2013)The aim of this paper is to assess the particular factors facilitating and those hampering the choice of psychiatry as a career by medical students at the University of Nairobi in a cross-sectional population study of ... -
Home visits during pregnancy enhance male partner HIV counselling and testing in Kenya: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2013-08)BACKGROUND:: HIV testing male partners of pregnant women may decrease HIV transmission to women and promote uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) interventions. However, it has been difficult ... -
Biomarker evaluation of self-reported condom use among women in HIV-discordant couples.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Self-reported condom use is a commonly collected statistic, yet its use in research studies may be inaccurate. We evaluated this statistic among women in HIV-discordant couples enrolled in a clinical trial in Nairobi, ... -
The Afya Bora Consortium: an Africa-US partnership to train leaders in global health.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2011)The Afya Bora Consortium is a partnership of 8 academic health institutions, 4 in Africa and 4 in the United States. The Consortium is developing a Global Health Leadership Fellowship for medical, nursing, and public health ... -
Chemosterilants With the Mosquitoes Culex Pipiens Fatigans(wiedemann and Anopheles Gamlae (Giles)
(University of Nairobischool of biological sciences, 1968)The possibility of control or eradication of an insect species by the release of overwhelming number of sterile males has been proven by experiment. On social ground it is considered that chemosterilants (chemicals capable ... -
Breeding Behaviour Of The Ostrich Struthio Camelus Neumann In Nairobi National Park
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1979)The field work for this study was done in Nairobi National Park (112 km ) in Kenya, mainly during the years 197D and 97 The birds studied were part of a free ranging population of Struthio camelus massaicus indigenous to ... -
Potential for Women Fish Traders to Upgrade within the Fish Trade Value Chain: Evidence from Kenya
(DBA Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Fishing is an important economic activity in Kenya which provides employment, income and food to a significant share of Kenyan population particularly the local community around Lake Victoria. Over the last decade the ... -
Outsourcing Practice And Performance Of Mobile Telephone Service Providers In Nigeria
(DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The aim of this study is to find out the effects of outsourcing practice on performance of mobile telephone providers. Purposes of the study are to investigate if outsourcing practice of mobile providers result in ... -
Top Management Team Diversity, Involvement Culture & Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The study of the effect of Top Management Team (TMT) diversity on organization performance produces mixed results. This study investigated the effect of involvement culture on the relationship between TMT diversity and ... -
Perceived Factors affecting Performance Management among Local Authorities in Kenya: A Case of the City Council of Nairobi
(DBA Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Organizations are investing ever-increasing amounts of resources into performance management though it is still not clear what they can expect in return or how this might influence the likelihood of positive system ... -
The Influence of Firm Capabilities on the Internationalisation and Performance of Publicly Quoted Companies in Kenya
(DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)This research is based on an integrated theoretical approach. Internationalisation theory is integrated with the resource based view, and a theoretical model is developed that examines the influence of firm capabilities ... -
Capacity Utilization: The Forgotten Secret in Trading Out Poverty
(DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Policy makers, academics and practitioners see economic growth as the secret behind the high standards of living worldwide. The ingredients that go into economic growth are still being debated, the only reason few countries ... -
Mitigating African Conflicts Through Securitization of Development
(DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The 1990s introduced profound shifts in the realm of peace and security in Africa. With the demise of the Cold War, the East-West tension eased considerably. South Africa and Namibia installed democratically elected ... -
Factors Affecting Consumer Perception Of Kenyan Manufactured Fast Moving Consumer Goods In The East African Community: A Case of Laundry Detergents Products
(DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting consumer perception of Kenyan manufactured fast moving goods in East African Community (EAC), a case of laundry detergents products. The study was guided ... -
A dynamical model for stage-specific HIV incidences with application to sub-Saharan Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Mathematics, 2003)Abstract In this paper a deterministic model for HIV epidemic with three stages of disease progression among infected patients is discussed. It is assumed that the patient once infected experiences disease progression ... -
A model for estimating carbon monoxide emitted by vehicles in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 1980)SUMMARY Ground-level concentration of carbon monoxide emitted by vehicles in the city centre area of Nairobi is estimated. The method involves determination of vehicle emission rates based on emission characteristics of ... -
THE CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGY OF NAIROBI REGION, KENYA
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 1992)Abstract The City of Nairobi is located at longitude 36 50' E mid 1 18' S. The mean altitude is around 1,700 meters above the mean sea level but as the city has a highly variable topography, this heigh: ranges from ...
