Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Safe Motherhood among women attending antenatal clinic in a rural District –Narok District
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Determinants of poverty: lessons from Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2009-08)Poverty and food security are twin concerns of Kenya in a manner similar to many affected developing countries. It is characterized by the inability of the affected households in the country to acquire and retain sustainable ... -
Some vegetation characteristics in the high altitude tropical Lake Elementaita drainage basin, Kenya
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The spatio‐temporal characteristics of water transparency and temperature in shallow reservoirs in Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2003)Water transparency and temperature in eight small reservoirs, ranging from 0.065–0.249 km2, in a rugged escarpment landscape and stepped plateau in the Eastern Rift Valley of Kenya were investigated between 1998 and 2000. ... -
The Role of Unregulated Sale and Dispensing of Antimicrobial Agents on the Development of Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2010)Antimicrobial resistance has become a major medical and public health problem worldwide. This has been brought about by overuse and/or misuse of these drugs especially in developing countries. The role of unregulated sale ... -
Pastoral vulnerability to drought in semi-arid parts of Laikipia District, Kenya
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Colposcopic Evaluation Of Patients With Abnormal Cervical Cytology
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2007)Background: With stringent cervical cytology screening programs for women in reproductive age group, cervical cancer is, to a large extent, preventable. Back-up confirmatory colposcopic evaluation is necessary in order ... -
The Role of Colonial Chiefs with Chief Odondi Onyango of South Nyanza as a Case Study
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Evaluation of ICT filariasis card test using whole capillary blood: comparison with Knott's concentration and counting chamber methods
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2001-10)An immunochromatographic card test (ICT) that uses fingerprick whole blood instead of serum for diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis has recently been developed. The card test was validated in the field in Kenya by comparing ... -
The prevalence of anti-phospholipid antibodies in a selected population of Kenyan women and development of a non-human primate model.
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2004)The mechanisms by which anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPLs) may induce pregnancy losses, intrauterine growth retardation and pregnancy-induced hypertension are not clearly understood. Moreover, there is a controversy ... -
Challenges Unique to the Design of a Comprehensive Questionnaire Assessing Breast Cancer Risk Factors Among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2010-02)We assessed the efficacy of a pilot questionnaire designed to elicit information about external risk factors for breast cancer in sub-Saharan African women. Preliminary analysis identified areas of the questionnaire and ... -
Unmet need for induction of labor in Africa: secondary analysis from the 2004 - 2005 WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (A cross-sectional survey)
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012)Background Induction of labor is being increasingly used to prevent adverse outcomes in the mother and the newborn.This study assessed the prevalence of induction of labor and determinants of its use in Africa. Methods We ... -
Easing the Traffic Part of Nairobi Greening
(The Star,Civil and Construction Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2010) -
Usaliti” & “Njia ya Mwongo
(University of NairobiDepartment of Kiswahili, 2007) -
Greening Nairobi beyond Trees
(The People DailyCivil and Construction Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2010)
