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Female Sex Workers in Three Cities in Russia: HIV Prevalence, Risk Factors and Experience with Targeted HIV Prevention.
(Springer, 2013)Within Eastern Europe/Central Asia's expanding HIV epidemic, relatively little is known about female sex workers (FSWs). Using mixed methods, we report on sex work context, HIV prevalence and contextual risk factors, and ... -
Severity of Alternaria Leaf Spot and Seed Infection by Alternaria sesami (Kawamura) Mohanty and Behera, as Affected by Plant Age of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
(Universty of Nairobi, 2008)Alternaria leaf spot incited by Alternaria sesami, was monitored to determine the effect of plant age on disease severity and seed infection by A. sesami in plots containing sesame accession SPS SIK 110 plants of five ... -
Typology of older female sex workers and sexual risk for HIV infection in China: a qualitative study.
(2014)The HIV epidemic continues to develop among older adults in China, including older female sex workers. Yet, few studies have been conducted among this relatively hidden population. The objectives of this study were to ... -
Heralding a New Dawn: Achieving Justice through effective application of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-11)This paper explores the possibility of efficiently accessing justice through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Access to justice is now well entrenched in the current constitution of Kenya 2010 (hereinafter the ... -
Factors influencing participation in microfinance services: the case of small holder farmers in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
(2011)Many smallholder farmers in Rwanda depend on agriculture directly or indirectly for their livelihood, but often lack self-financing for their activities. Like in many other parts of the world, such farmers are excluded ... -
Levels of advertised unprotected vaginal and oral sex by independent indoor female sex workers in West Yorkshire, UK.
(BMJ, 2014)OBJECTIVES: To assess the proportion of independent indoor female sex workers (FSW) in West Yorkshire, UK who advertise unprotected sex, and to investigate any association with cost, location and provision of anal ... -
Evaluation of sesame cultivars for resistance to Cercospora leaf spot
(Universty of Nairobi, 2011)White leaf spot and angular leaf spot caused by Cercospora sesami and C. sesamicola respectively were monitored in plots of 16 sesame accessions at Siaya Farmers' Training Centre and Kibwezi Dryland Research Station, Kenya ... -
Anal Sex, Vaginal Sex and HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers in Papua New Guinea.
(2013)Female sex workers (FSW) are considered one of the key affected populations in Papua New Guinea at risk of acquiring HIV. An integrated bio-behavioral survey of sex workers in Port Moresby was conducted to determine the ... -
Assessment of strategies for male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi.
(2013)BACKGROUND: Despite the documented benefits of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, the uptake remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of male involvement ... -
Consultations for sexually transmitted infections in the general practice in the Netherlands: an opportunity to improve STI/HIV testing.
(BMJ, 2013)OBJECTIVES: In the Netherlands, sexually transmitted infection (STI) care is provided by general practitioners (GPs) as well as by specialised STI centres. Consultations at the STI centres are monitored extensively, but ... -
The Aesthetics of the Gikuyu Language in Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's Ciatani Mutharaba-ini
(University of Nairobi, 2002)The use of the Gikuyu language as opposed to the English language has had a significant influence on Ngugi’s style in his fiction. The forms of his vernacular novels have a higher affinity with the African oral literary ... -
Nyaturago Brick Industry in Kisii District
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TRIM5α And TRIM22 are Differentially Regulated according To HIV-1 Infection Phase and Compartment.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The antiviral role of TRIM E3 ligases in vivo is not fully understood. To test the hypothesis that TRIM5α and TRIM22 have differential transcriptional regulation and distinct anti-HIV roles according to infection phase and ... -
A behavioural approach to a dry life
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Use of Prosopis juliflora Seedpod as Livestock Feed Supplement in the Arid and Semi-arid Rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Trees and shrubs have provided many benefits. Currently these are disappearing in the arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya and affecting the livelihoods of pastoralist depending on livestock production. The climate change ... -
Rununu Kama Chombo Cha Uendelezaji Wa Ushairi Na Kiswahili Kwa Ujumla.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014) -
Commercial Air Transportation in Kenya:a Geographical Study of Some Aspect of Domestic Flights Dissert
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
