University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 34701-34720 of 116514
-
Periodontal Status of Children with Dental Fluorosis in Juja, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The objective was to determine the periodontal status of children with dental fluorosis. This was done through a descriptive cross sectional study with the aim of determining the periodontal status of children aged with ... -
Evaluation of dietary habits and caries experience among children with and without hearing disability
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Objective: To determine the caries experience of children with hearing disability (HD) in comparison to children without hearing disability. The study also aimed to determine the effect of nutritional status and confectionary ... -
Factors influencing behaviour patterns in 3-5-year-old children attending three public paediatric dental clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Objective: To determine factors that influence behaviour patterns in 3-5year olds attending paediatric dental clinics. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: The School of Dental Sciences, University ... -
Early antibody lineage diversification and independent limb maturation lead to broad hiv-1 neutralization targeting the env high-mannose patch.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The high-mannose patch on HIV Env is a preferred target for broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs), but to date, no vaccination regimen has elicited bnAbs against this region. Here, we present the development of a bnAb ... -
Sugar consumption and dental caries experience in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction: There have been claims that dental caries experience and prevalence in Kenya has been increasing as a result of increased sugar consumption. A review of the literature in 1986 failed to link dental caries ... -
Periodic presumptive treatment for vaginal infections may reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted bacterial infections.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) may increase women's susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In a randomized trial of periodic presumptive treatment (PPT) to reduce vaginal infections, we observed ... -
Efficacy of a capsular polysaccharide conjugated vaccine against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
(University of Nairobi, 2016) -
Improving the quality of technical education through international standardization: the case of coast institute of technology, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)he quest for quality technical education is today inextricably bound up with the processes and impact of globalization. Therefore, technical institutions need to improve the quality of instruction if they are to be significant ... -
Transformational Leadership And Performance Of Universities In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)ABSTRACT University education in Kenya has undergone major reforms in the last ten years thatpose challenges to both employees and universities. To address these challenges, universities needproactive leadership and a ... -
Transformational leadership, employee outcomes and performance of universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)ABSTRACT University education in Kenya has undergone major reforms in the last ten years thatpose challenges to both employees and universities. To address these challenges, universities needproactive leadership and a ... -
Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to prevent mortality in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a greatly increased risk of mortality from infections while in hospital and after discharge. In HIV-infected children, mortality and admission ... -
Hiv-1 neutralizing antibodies with limited hypermutation from an infant.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) develop in a subset of infected adults and exhibit high levels of somatic hypermutation (SHM) due to years of affinity maturation. There is no precedent for eliciting highly ... -
PrEP for key populations in combination HIV prevention in Nairobi: a mathematical modelling study
(University of Nairobi, 2017-11)Background The HIV epidemic in the population of Nairobi as a whole is in decline, but a concentrated sub-epidemic persists in key populations. We aimed to identify an optimal portfolio of interventions to reduce HIV ... -
Consumer lending using social media data
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Consumer credit has been around for a long period of time but the dynamics observable from the consumers makes it hard to credit score and lend to the consumers. This difficulty results in the poor being excluded ... -
Justice and human rights in Islam
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper aim at exploring Religion, Justice and Human rights in Islamic perspective. It will evaluate some challenges facing religion especially Islam in advocating for justice and human rights. The paper also establish ... -
Vertical cytomegalovirus transmission from hiv-infected women randomized to formula-feed or breastfeed their infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed infants. We assessed the effect of and relative contribution of breastfeeding to CMV acquisition ... -
The stigma of exclusive breastfeeding among both Hiv-positive and Hiv-negative women in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Abstract BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) means giving only breast milk to an infant. Although it is the optimal mode of feeding for infants younger than 6 months, its prevalence is low in HIV-endemic regions. ... -
Male partner participation in antenatal clinic services is associated with improved Hiv-free survival among infants in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: This prospective study investigated the relationship between male antenatal clinic (ANC) involvement and infant HIV-free survival. METHODS: From 2009 to 2013, HIV-infected pregnant women were enrolled ... -
The digital matatu project: Using cell phones to create an open source data for Nairobi's semi-formal bus system
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)In many of the world's growing cities, semi-formal buses form the basis of public transit systems. However, little open and standardized data exist on these systems. The Digital Matatus project in Nairobi, Kenya set out ... -
Assessment of the use of contraceptives among young women in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
