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Effects of Early Marriages on the Education of Primary School Girls in Buna Sub-county, Wajir County, Kenya.
(Effects of Early Marriages on the Education of Primary School Girls in Buna Sub-county, Wajir County, Kenya., 2020)Kenya has performed fairly well in promoting the education of her people especially at the basic level nationally. However, impressive as it is, this picture hides major disparities in the regions especially in the arid ... -
The Influence of Flooding on Fish Species Diversity and Fisheries Patterns in the Floodplain Lakes of Lower Tana River, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Floodplain fisheries resources are under frequent disturbances due to seasonal variation in flood peaks and intensity. This study investigated the influence of flooding on fish biodiversity and fisheries patterns in the ... -
Effect of Institutional Pressure on Byod Information Security Policy Compliance: a Case of Two Private and Two Public Kenyan Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The rising acknowledgment of the importance of information security has created institutional pressures on universities to comply with Bring Your Own Device information security standards and policies for protecting their ... -
Influence of Financing Sources on the Performance of Building Contractors in Embu West Sub-county, Embu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The construction industry is an important sector with immense contribution to the socioeconomic development of nations. In Kenya and specifically in Embu County, there is growing demand for residential, commercial, industrial ... -
Evaluation of Known Visual and Chemical Cues for Surveillance of the Dengue and Chikungunya Vector, Aedes Aegypti, in Busia and Kilifi Counties, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Dengue and chikungunya are arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti. Currently there is an upsurge of these infections worldwide, Kenya included. Due to lack of effective human cure, vector surveillance is critical ... -
What drives distress? Rethinking the roles of emotion and diagnosis among people with diabetes in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a condition that both results from and produces social and psychological suffering. As 'diabetes' increases among low income patients in poorer nations, new challenges arise that drive, co-occur, ... -
Metformin's effectiveness in preventing prednisone-induced hyperglycemia in hematological cancers
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Research has established the development of steroid-induced hyperglycemia as a glucometabolic side effect of high-dose prednisone therapy. Few studies, however, have demonstrated preventative measures that could ... -
Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2020)African swine fever (ASF) is the most important disease constraining smallholder pig production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing high mortality in domestic pigs with severe impacts on the livelihoods of local ... -
Challenges of COVID-19 in children in low- and middle-income countries
(University of Nairobi, 2020)As the coronavirus pandemic extends to low and middle income countries (LMICs), there are growing concerns about the risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in populations with high prevalence of comorbidities, the impact ... -
Enteric pathogens from water, hands, surface, soil, drainage ditch, and stream exposure points in a low-income neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Child exposure to fecal-oral pathogens occurs through several transmission pathways. However, the relative importance of different exposure points for pathogen transmission both inside and outside households is not well ... -
An Economic Assessment of the Factors That Influence Smallholder Farmer Participation in Export Markets as a Case of High Value Mango Markets in Southern Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Market participation is critical to the development of smallholder agricultural production because it stimulates increased productivity and enhances poverty alleviation. The levels of access to and participation in high ... -
An Assessment of Smallholder Livestock Keepers’ Willingness-to-pay for Cattle Insurance Attributes in Botswana: the Case of Central District
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Botswana’s livestock sector accounts for about 70 percent of foreign exchange earned from the agriculture sector. Livestock is a major source of income, employment and provides a store of wealth to many low and unskilled ... -
Impact of Rural and Community Bank Credit Access on Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cassava Farmers in Fanteakwa District of Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cassava is an important staple food in Ghana, both in terms of quantity produced and quantity consumed. Increases in the output of the crop, in recent years, have been attributed to increases in land size rather than ... -
An Exploratory Study Of The Role Of Emerging Technologies Librarian At The University Of Nairobi Library In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The role of emerging technologies librarian has become important in the processes of integrating the library digital systems. Emerging technologies used in the library help the students in their studies while equipping ... -
Assesment of Evolution of Persons Living With Disabilities' Environment- A case of Deaf Community in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Persons with disabilities including Deaf are known to be experiencing marginalization in their living environment. This study explores Deaf enabled living environment. The choice of this study and its location, Nairobi, ... -
The history of critical care in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020)Critical care is a young specialty in Kenya. From its humble beginnings in the 1960s to present day Kenya, the bulk of this service has largely been provided by anaesthetists. We provide a detailed account of the growth ... -
An incidental case of uterus didelphys and fibroids: Right sided myomectomy and left hemi-hysterectomy
(2020)Congenital anomalies of the uterus occur due to agenesis or lack of fusion of the Mullerian ducts. The incidence of these anomalies is largely unknown since they are unlikely to be diagnosed in asymptomatic women. Uterine ... -
Teaching Canadian Literature in the University of Nairobi
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-12)This paper discusses experiences of teaching Canadian literature in the Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya. For a long time, the University of Nairobi syllabus required that teaching Canadian literature, ... -
The conflict between anti-money laundering reporting obligations and the doctrine of confidentiality for legal practitioners in Kenya
(Emerald, 2020-07-06)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the balance between anti-money laundering reporting obligations and the doctrine of advocate–client confidentiality for legal practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – ... -
An evaluation of property tax base in Nairobi city
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose – This study aims to evaluate the property tax base under the local government property taxation in Nairobi City and its implication on revenue adequacy of the city. Nairobi has grown both in population and in ...
