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Brand Equity and Consumer Purchase Intention of Branded Coffee Among Supermarket Customers in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The proliferation of brands, increased competition and globalization of markets presents customers with a wide range of brands when making purchasing decisions. Firms have to rethink their branding decisions. The study ... -
Strategic Innovation and Growth of Firms in the Real Estate Industry in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This research paper investigates the impact of strategic innovation to growth dynamics of real estate firms in Nairobi, Kenya. Firms in Nairobi's real estate sector have difficulty sustaining growth while keeping a strategic ... -
Socio–economic Determinants of National Health Insurance Fund Membership in the Informal Sector:a Case Study of Kitui West Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Most nations have failed to provide their citizens with accessible and high-quality health care. National and international treaties have been ratified with little if any success as a result of this. In Kenya, against ... -
Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans, causing debilitating illness in humans and socio-economic losses in livestock-keeping households globally. The disease is endemic ... -
Health care seeking behaviors and perspective on indigenous palliative care among cancer patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Holistic integrated community palliative care services remain a mirage to cancer patients. Nonetheless, a number of cancer patients are jamming traditional medicinal places seeking therapy. The results of ... -
Whenever you need support, you first turn to the group": motivations and functions of WhatsApp groups for youth living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Social support is a critical component of achieving positive health outcomes for youth living with HIV (YLWH). Mobile health (mHealth) has significant potential for providing social support to YLWH. However, little is known ... -
Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Critical illnesses cause several million deaths annually, with many of these occurring in low-resource settings like Kenya. Great efforts have been made worldwide to scale up critical care to reduce deaths from COVID-19. ... -
Placental characteristics and neonatal weights among women with malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity and healthy pregnancies
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Malaria and preeclampsia are leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute significantly to poor perinatal outcomes like low neonatal weight by causing considerable ... -
Age and CD4+ T cell counts are inversely associated with HIV drug resistance mutations in treatment naive female sex workers
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The increasing prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance mutations (HIVDRM) in untreated seropositive persons has consequences for future treatment options. This is extremely important in key populations ... -
Seroprevalence of Taenia saginata Cysts in Cattle, Human Hospital Cases, and Risk Factors for Human Taeniasis in Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Taenia saginata is a zoonotic tapeworm that causes diseases in cattle and humans. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June and July 2021 in Kajiado County, Kenya, to estimate the seroprevalence of Taenia saginata ... -
Impact of HIV and peripartum period on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection detection
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Pregnancy and HIV may influence TB infection (TBI) detection using interferon gamma-release assays (QFT-Plus) and tuberculin skin tests (TST). Methods: Participants from antenatal clinics in Western Kenya ... -
A Response to Article "Do Mesenchymal Stem Cells Influence Keloid Recurrence?" [Response to Letter]
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Can young agripreneurs improve their skills through agripreneurship empowerment programmes? Evidence from Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This article examined the driving forces behind young agripreneurs' participation in agripreneurship empowerment programmes and estimates the causal impact of programme participation on agripreneurship skills using data ... -
Factors Linked to Female Genital Mutilation Practice Among Women Living In Alungu Village of Mandera County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Kenya, the prevalence of FGM/C is 15% in ... -
Mapping, intensities and future prediction of land use/land cover dynamics using google earth engine and CA- artificial neural network model
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Mapping of land use/ land cover (LULC) dynamics has gained significant attention in the past decades. This is due to the role played by LULC change in assessing climate, various ecosystem functions, natural resource ... -
Quasi-experimental evaluation of Kenya's pictorial health warnings versus Zambia's single text-only warning: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Population studies in mostly high-income countries have shown that pictorial health warnings (PHWs) are much more effective than text-only warnings. This is the first quasi-experimental evaluation of the ... -
Access to essential cancer medicines for children: a comparative mixed-methods analysis of availability, price, and health-system determinants in east Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Access to essential childhood cancer medicines is a core determinant of childhood cancer outcomes. Available evidence, although scarce, suggests that access to these medicines is highly variable across countries, ... -
Investment case for primary health care in low- and middle-income countries: A case study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) systems attain improved health outcomes and fairness and are affordable. However, the proportion of PHC spending to Total Current Health Expenditure in Kenya reduced from 63.4% in 2016/17 ... -
Understanding factors influencing home pregnancy test use among women in western Kenya: A qualitative analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: There are limited data on home pregnancy test use among women in low-and-middle-income countries. A prior survey found that only 20% of women in western Kenya used a home pregnancy test to confirm their pregnancies ...