University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Adapt or die: the science, politics and economics of climate change
(University of Nairobi, 2004)have stated that part of the vision behind the Kyoto Protocol 1997 portends for developing countries in the 21st century what apartheid bore for South Africa in the zo" Century. The threats to humanity that come with ... -
How would children register their own births? Insights from a survey of students regarding birth registration knowledge and policy suggestions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Birth registration and obtaining physical birth certificates impose major challenges in developing countries, with impact on child and community health, education, planning, and all levels of development. However despite ... -
A comparison of experiences, competencies and development needs of doctor managers in Kenya and the united kingdom (UK).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)PURPOSE: The purpose of the research was to explore and compare the experiences, leadership and management competencies and development needs of doctor managers in Kenya and the UK. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY: A comparative ... -
Perceptions of the role of short-term volunteerism in international development: views from volunteers, local hosts, and community members.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background. Short-term international volunteer trips traditionally involve volunteers from high-income countries travelling to low- and middle-income countries to assist in service-related development activities. Their ... -
How can a Theory of Change framework be applied to short-term international volunteering?
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Short-term international volunteering has become enormously popular among individuals from high-income countries who travel to low-income countries to offer support on initiatives often related to health and development. ... -
UoN students volunteer at AIC Children’s Home
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Pregnancy and HIV Disease progression in an early infection cohort from five African countries.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Understanding associations between pregnancy and HIV disease progression is critical to provide appropriate counseling and care to HIV-positive women. METHODS: From 2006 to 2011, women less than age 40 ... -
UON and BUCT partner in research and exchange programmes
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The tropical lapse rate steepened during the last glacial maximum.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2017)The gradient of air temperature with elevation (the temperature lapse rate) in the tropics is predicted to become less steep during the coming century as surface temperature rises, enhancing the threat of warming in ... -
UoN scholar writes book on cancer treatment
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Kenya Little League donates baseball books and equipment to UoN
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The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SOLARMAL): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited traps on malaria transmission and disease burden. METHODS: We ... -
Costs along the service cascades for HIV testing and Counselling and prevention of mother-to-child transmission.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: We estimate facility-level average annual costs per client along the HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) service cascades. DESIGN: Data collected covered ... -
Patient-related beliefs and adherence toward their medications among the adult hypertensive outpatients in Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)AIM: Hypertension is a leading global health problem requiring lifelong treatment. However, adherence to antihypertensive medicines is a problem, greater among developing countries. Consequently, there is a need to ... -
Structure of the 40s ribosomal subunit of plasmodium falciparum by homology and de novo modeling.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Generation of three dimensional structures of macromolecules using in silico structural modeling technologies such as homology and de novo modeling has improved dramatically and increased the speed by which tertiary ... -
Subtype-specific differences in gag-protease-driven replication capacity are consistent with inter-subtype differences in hiv-1 disease progression.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)There are marked differences in the spread and prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes worldwide, and differences in clinical progression have been reported. However, the biological reasons underlying these differences are unknown. ... -
The global ethics corner: foundations, beliefs, and the teaching of biomedical and scientific ethics around the world.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The profound advances in the biomolecular sciences over the last decades have enabled similar advances in biomedicine. These advances have increasingly challenged our abilities to deploy them in an equitable and ethically ... -
A scoring tool to identify east African HIV-1 serodiscordant partnerships with a high likelihood of pregnancy.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 prevention programs targeting HIV-1 serodiscordant couples need to identify couples that are likely to become pregnant to facilitate discussions about methods to minimize HIV-1 risk during pregnancy ... -
The need for pragmatic clinical trials in low and middle income settings - taking essential neonatal interventions delivered as part of inpatient care as an illustrative example.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Pragmatic randomized trials aim to examine the effects of interventions in the full spectrum of patients seen by clinicians who receive routine care. Such trials should be employed in parallel with efforts ... -
Private Military Companies: the Challenges They Pose in Contemporary Armed Conflicts
(University of Nairobi, 2005)International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has always sought, and more often than not succeeded, to define the' place of all entities that exist within the radius of armed conflict in order to afford necessary protections to ...
