University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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African Diplomatic History, Practice and International Law
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Factors affecting uptake and completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children at a national referral hospital, Kenya: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-infected children are at a higher risk of TB infection and disease compared to ... -
Biopsychosocial risk factors and knowledge of cervical cancer among young women: A case study from Kenya to inform HPV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common female reproductive cancer after breast cancer with 84% of the cases in developing countries. A high uptake of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and screening, ... -
Time for change is now: Experiences of participants in a community-based approach for iron and folic acid supplementation in a rural county in Kenya, a qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) is recommended by World Health Organization as part of antenatal care to prevent anaemia in pregnancy. In 2010, Kenya adopted this recommendation and the current policy ... -
Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative "Wash" Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods ... -
Cancer Screening and Occurrence in Kangemi;potential Prevention of Cancer Through Consumption of African Nightshade Leafy Vegetable, Using a Mice Model
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cancer is a disease that is steadily on the rise in Kenya despite the fact that two-thirds of the prevalence is due to preventable causes. One of these causes is poor dietary habits. Healthy diets include high levels of ... -
Entrepreneurial Orientation, Technological Capability, Environmental Dynamism and Firm Innovativeness in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study sought to establish the factors that influence innovativeness within manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. The general objective of the study was to establish, analyse and determine the ... -
Immune landscape in Burkitt lymphoma reveals M2-macrophage polarization and correlation between PD-L1 expression and non-canonical EBV latency program
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: The Tumor Microenviroment (TME) is a complex milieu that is increasingly recognized as a key factor in multiple stages of disease progression and responses to therapy as well as escape from immune surveillance. ... -
Macro Environmental Factors and Performance of Multinational Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Several multinational companies have set up base in Africa over the past years. This research was carried out mainly to determine if the macro environment affects the achievements of global firms that are in Kenya. The ... -
Strategy Typology, Organizational Factors,external Environment and Performance of Freight Forwarding Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Strategic management scholars have argued that firms in the same industry and companies that practice strategic management have varying performance outcome..... -
Project Management Skills, Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of Youth Environmental Projects: a Case of Solid Waste Management Projects in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Globally, solid waste management is one of the greatest environmental health challenges. Today, increasing number of studies pay attention to how solid waste disposal and management would gainfully benefit the bulging ... -
Determinants of Improved Solid Waste Management: a Case of Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Solid waste management is meant to ensure that the processing of solid waste materials is done in a way that best addresses the range of public health, aesthetics, conservation and other environmental considerations. ... -
Why is There Low Morbidity and Mortality of COVID-19 in Africa?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Three months since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Africa, almost all countries of the continent continued to report lower morbidity and mortality than the global trend, including Europe and North America. We ... -
Determinants of Sustainability of Community Based Ecotourism Development Projects in Kenya. A Case of Northern Rangeland Trust Conservancy, Meru County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The primary purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing sustainability of community based ecotourism development projects in Kenya. Specifically, the study focused on Northern Rangeland Trust Conservancy ... -
Influence of Community Participation on Sustainability of County Government Funded Water Projects in Elgeyo Marakwet County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The concept of community participation for any meaningful development in a society cannot be over emphasized. Experts in development opine that in order for projects to succeed, communities need to actively take part in ... -
Handling missing data in modelling quality of clinician-prescribed routine care: Sensitivity analysis of departure from missing at random assumption
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Missing information is a major drawback in analyzing data collected in many routine health care settings. Multiple imputation assuming a missing at random mechanism is a popular method to handle missing data. The missing ... -
Examining which clinicians provide admission hospital care in a high mortality setting and their adherence to guidelines: an observational study in 13 hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: We explored who actually provides most admission care in hospitals offering supervised experiential training to graduating clinicians in a high mortality setting where practices deviate from guideline ... -
Lymphopenia and neutrophilia at admission predicts severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: There is a compelling need to identify clinical and laboratory predictors of unfavorable clinical course and death in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A trend towards low lymphocyte count and high ... -
Influence of Foreign Direct Investment on Performance of Real Estate Development Projects in Kilimani, Westlands Sub County, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Over the past ten years, the real estate sector has been on steady growth with many investors focusing on the sector due to its payback and lesser risks. Foreign investors have also been focusing on the real estate sector ...
