University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Performance of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative African clinical research laboratories in standardised ELISpot and peripheral blood mononuclear cell processing in support of HIV vaccine clinical trials.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Standardisation of procedures for performing cellular functional assays across laboratories participating in multicentre clinical trials is key for generating comparable and reliable data. Objective This ... -
Complementary Feeding: Beyond Nutrition.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this article, we will summarize the key non-nutritional aspects of the introduction of complementary feeding. Intestinal maturation related to starch digestion is relatively complete by the time complementary feeding ... -
How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In a companion paper, we showed how local hospital leaders could assess systems and identify key safety concerns and targets for system improvement. In the present paper, we consider how these leaders might implement ... -
Rapid Assessment of the Potential Paucity and Price Increases for Suggested Medicines and Protection Equipment for COVID-19 Across Developing Countries With a Particular Focus on Africa and the Implications
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Countries across Africa and Asia have introduced a variety of measures to prevent and treat COVID-19 with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE). However, there has been considerable controversy ... -
Intense Simulation-Based Surgical Education for Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery: The Ophthalmic Learning and Improvement Initiative in Cataract Surgery Randomized Clinical Trial in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Importance: Cataracts account for 40% of cases of blindness globally, with surgery the only treatment. Objective: To determine whether adding simulation-based cataract surgical training to conventional training results ... -
Surgical anatomy of the accessory middle colic artery: a meta-analysis with implications for splenic flexure cancer surgery
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Aim: Surgical resection of splenic flexure cancers (SFCs) is technically demanding due to the complex regional anatomy, characterized by the presence of embryological adhesions, close proximity to the pancreas and spleen, ... -
Beyond DNA-targeting in Cancer Chemotherapy. Emerging Frontiers - A Review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Modern anti-cancer drugs target DNA specifically for rapid division of malignant cells. One downside of this approach is that they also target other rapidly dividing healthy cells, such as those involved in hair growth ... -
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Extensive Dermato-fibro-sarcomas Involving the Chest Wall
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dermato-fibro-sarcomas are known for high-recurrence rates. The gold standard of management is surgical excision with clear margins. Such margins on the chest results in large defects which require complex reconstructive ... -
Does Keloid Histology Influence Recurrence?
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Keloids are fibroproliferative disorders characterized by high recurrence rates, with few factors known to influence the same. We conducted a study to determine whether keloid histology influences recurrence. This was a ... -
The cost-effectiveness of treating childhood cancer in 4 centers across sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: The treatment of childhood cancer often is assumed to be costly in African settings, thereby limiting advocacy and policy efforts. The authors determined the cost and cost-effectiveness of maintaining childhood ... -
Epidemiology and Social Financial incentives to increase pediatric HIV testing: a randomized trial
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Financial incentives can motivate desirable health behaviors, including adult HIV testing. Data regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives for HIV testing in children, who require urgent testing ... -
Medical Students’ Perception on the Medical Education Learning Environment at the University of Nairobi: A Qualitative Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background The educational environment (EE) plays a significant influence in effective student learning. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a validated tool to assess the EE. DREEM survey done ... -
The Medical Education Environment at the University of Nairobi, Kenya: An Assessment with the DREEM Tool
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: The supportive learning environment can enhance impartating of knowledge and skills. Objective: To assess the learning environment at the School of Medicine of the University of Nairobi using the Dundee Ready ... -
Domestic Implementation of International Refugee Law: the Kenyan case
(University of Nairobi, 2003)It is becoming increasingly clear that international refugee protection developed since the beginning of the 20th century is under extreme pressure and unless concerted action is taken, the institution of refugee protection ... -
Revenue Stream Diversification and Returns on Assets of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose: This paper examines whether revenue diversification index significantly affects returns on assets of commercial banks in Kenya and establish the presence of a long run and the speed of adjustment to equilibrium/ ... -
State Higher Education Funding Models, Budgetary Allocation, Loan Recovery and Sustainability of Students’’ Loans Scheme
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose - The objective of this study was to review existing empirical and theoretical literature on the effect of higher education funding models, budgetary allocation, loan recovery and sustainability of students’ loans ... -
Comparative evaluation of antacid suspensions in the kenyan market
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2020-04-29)Acid-neutralizing antacid productsare widely used to alleviate the symptomsof excess gastric acidity, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and related disorders. Several commonly used antacid suspensions in the ... -
Factors influencing household production of sorghum and millet in Kiminini sub-county of Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya.
(JSEP, 2020-02-04)The production of sorghum and millet has remained low, and to some extent declined in most regions of Kenya. Little documented information exists on the main causes of this decline and the effects on household income and ... -
Adoption of improved cookstoves in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi: Case of Magina area, Kiambu county, Kenya
(JSEP, 2019)Concerted efforts have been made to enable communication and adoption of improved cookstoves by diverse development organizations in Kenya. However, their adoption remains low. This study sought to examine levels ... -
Effects of civil conflicts on global oil prices and their impact on the energy sector
(JSEP, 2019-02-04)Recent research has increasingly interrogated the association between oil and civil conflicts within the political context while overlooking the primary use of oil. This paper examines three aspects of the claim ...
