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Factors Affecting K.C.S.E Performance In Chemistry In Public Secondary Schools : A Case Of Selected Public Secondary Schools In Lugari Sub County, Kakamega County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Chemistry is an important science subject. It is core in determining overall mean grade of the students and entry into various tertiary colleges. Good performance in Chemistry is key in determining the career prospects of ... -
Factors Influencing Primary School Teachers In Public And Private Schools To Pursue Bachelor Of Education In Kikuyu Sub – County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence primary school teachers in public and private schools to pursue Bachelor of Education in Kikuyu Sub- County, Kiambu County, Kenya. This study therefore ... -
Determinants Of Community Participation In Development Projects In Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Despite the emphasis of citizen participation in policy formulation and implementation by the Revised Kenyan Constitution 2010, policymakers have inadequate information about the determinants of community participation ... -
Influence Of Children’s Social Emotional Characteristics On School Readiness In Westlands District, Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The aim of this research was to investigate the readiness for school in children that were transiting from the pre-school to lower primary level in Westlands zone. For the purposes of guiding this study four research ... -
Curricular Provisions And Their Influence On The Academic Performance Of Gifted Learners In Selected Schools In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Schools can make a difference when it comes to the academic performance of gifted learners yet many schools do not make any curricular provisions to cater for these learners. The study set out to investigate what curricular ... -
Influence Of Performance Appraisal On Employee Job Performance In State corporations In Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2016)In Kenya, public sector reforms have been embraced partly through the signing of Performance Appraisal Systems. Based on this concern,the study purpose has beento establish the influence of performance appraisal on the ... -
The Highest Common Factor In The Current And Future Information Profession
(university of Nairobi, 2011)Rapid developments in ICT and globalization impinge on the traditional information profession, necessitating a paradigm shift if the profession is to stay relevant in an ever changing environment. This paper acknowledges ... -
School based factors influencing girls performance at Kenya certificate of primary education in public primary schools in Isiolo sub- county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to establish school based factors influencing girls’ performance at Kenya certificate of primary education in public schools in Isiolo Sub-county. The study was set to establish the influence ... -
Factors determining project implementation of health projects in Gedo region, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to investigate the factors that determine effective implementation of health projects in Gedo region of Somalia. The specific objectives were to: establish how communication determines project implementation; ... -
The Options Available in the Absence of Full Technological Capabilities: the Full Potentials for the Law of the Sea Documentation Centre in the Nairobi University Library,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)ABSTRACT: Electronic information management relies heavily on the technological capability of a nation. This must be backed by good national and international communication and telecommunication networks. In the absence ... -
An Assessment of Analogue Television Switch-off in Kenya: a Case Study of Kikuyu District
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Kenya is one of the few countries in Africa to embark on digital television migration, having set 2012 as the deadline for the analogue television switch-off. The International Telecommunication Union Regional Radio ... -
Evaluation of primary school physical education teaching and learning process for learners with intellectual disability in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study is an evaluation of the teaching and learning process for learners with intellectual disability. It analyses how physical education is taught in schools referred to as schools for the mentally handicap. The ... -
Costs of integrating cervical cancer screening at an HIV clinic in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the societal-level costs of integrating cervical cancer screening into HIV clinics in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: A cross-sectional micro-costing study was performed at Coptic Hope Center for ... -
Potential biomarkers associated with discrimination between latent and active pulmonary tuberculosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)SETTING: A third of the world's population has latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). Current TB diagnostics used in developing countries are ineffective and are unable to distinguish LTBI from active TB. Identifying ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards spotted fever group rickettsioses and q fever in Laikipia and Maasai Mara, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Many factors contribute to misdiagnosis and underreporting of infectious zoonotic diseases in most sub-Saharan Africa including limited diagnostic capacity and poor knowledge. We assessed the knowledge, practices and ... -
Simplified paper format for detecting HIV drug resistance in clinical specimens by oligonucleotide ligation.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a chronic infection that can be managed by antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, periods of suboptimal viral suppression during lifelong ART can select for HIV drug resistant (DR) ... -
Reversibility of glomerular renal function decline in hiv-uninfected men and women discontinuing emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate pre-exposure prophylaxis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use is associated with a small but statistically significant decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We investigated the ... -
Low risk of proximal tubular dysfunction associated with emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate preexposure prophylaxis in men and women.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is associated with proximal tubular dysfunction (tubulopathy) when used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We evaluated whether TDF causes ... -
Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Home-Based HIV Testing and Education (HOPE) for Pregnant Women and Their Male Partners in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Women in sub-Saharan Africa face a 2-fold higher risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum and the majority do not know the HIV status of their male partner. Home-based couple HIV testing for ... -
Brief Report: Sexual Violence Against HIV-Positive Women in the Nyanza Region of Kenya: Is Condom Negotiation an Instigator?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)For people living with HIV, exposure to sexual violence (SV) is associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral medication, a primary predictor of their survival. Identification of risk factors for SV is a pressing ...
