University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Health system determinants of childhood immunization dropout in Narok North district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background: Immunization has lowered global incidence of the vaccine-preventable diseases targeted under the global Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2.5 million ... -
Quaternary Evolution: A Natural Outlook-Geoenvironmental Resources And Hazards
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Efficacy of phone based counselling in supporting primi-parous women to exclusively breastfeed.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)www.ahaic.org 89 Amref Health Africa International Conference Book of Abstracts November 24 - 26, 2014 Nairobi, Kenya acid supplements (IFA), among others. The proportion of women who had attended 4 ANC visits during ... -
Kenya: a natural outlook Geo-Environmental resources and hazards
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Mineral, Oil And Gas Resources
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The mineral, oil and gas sectors have not played an important role in the economy of Kenya in the past, but the recent discovery of mineral sands and rare earth elements at the coast and oil in the Lokichar Basin in the ... -
Development after 2015: the right to health for migrants
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Handbook on Election Disputes in Kenya: Context, Legal Framework, Institutions and Jurisprudence
(2013)This book has 6 chapters covering the following themes: the transformative promise of the 2010 Constitution and new electoral laws; constitutionalism and the rule of law in the electoral process; the legislative framework ... -
Suspected case of stage 3 Xeroderma pigmentosa: a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a condition inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by photosensitivity, pigmentary changes, premature skin ageing and malignant tumour development resulting from a ... -
The Efficacy of a Tropical Constructed Wetland for Treating Wastewater during the Wet Season: The Kenyan Experience
(2014)Constructed Wetlands are among the most promising treatment options for domestic and industrial wastewater streams in places where land is available. They need more land than conventional wastewater treatment plants but ... -
Faecal and urinary losses of nitrogen in cobalt-deficient small East African goats.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Cobalt deficiency was induced in 3 rumen-fistulated small East African goats by feeding them on Chloris gayana hay (containing Co 0.02 mg/kg DM) and a small amount of concentrate supplement (150 g each daily, containing ... -
Prediction of second parity milk yield of Kenyan Holstein-Friesian dairy cows on first parity information using neural network system and multiple linear regression methods
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Artificial neural networks (ANN) have been used for prediction in many fields of knowledge and currently they have been used in agriculture field. The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness of ANN in the ... -
Zanthoxylum Usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) Extracts Inhibit The Growth Of The Breast Cancer Cell Lines MDA-MB-231 And MCF-7, But Not The Brain Tumour Cell Line U251 In Vitro.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro has traditionally been used for the treatment of malaria, upper respiratory tract infections, cough, rheumatism, tooth decay and sore gums in Kenya and other African countries. Dried ... -
Evaluation Of The Antiplasmodial Activity Of Extracts Of Plants Used In Traditional Medicine In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Malaria is still a major public health problem because of resistance to therapeutic drugs. Among strategies for the development of new antimalarial, a study of plants traditionally used in Africa particularly that of Kenya ... -
The Status Of Physics In Kenya
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Uptake of task shifting as a community strategy in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)The objective of the study was to evaluate the uptake of task shifting as a community strategy in Kenya. This study adopted qualitative data collection methods in three different contexts; peri-urban, rural and arid Kenya. ... -
Larviciding potency of water and ethanol extracts of Phytolacca dodecandra (L’ Herit) on Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: Plant extracts are an attractive target for search of effective malaria vector control agents. The reason for this is that they present a cost effective, target specific and bio-degradable insecticides. The ... -
Uptake of community health strategy on service delivery and utilization in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Great Lakes University of Kisumu developed and tested a Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) model to facilitate the uptake of essential health services towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The model focused ...
