University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Mental Health Research in Africa
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The epidemiology of sexually transmitted co-infections in HIV-positive and HIV-negative African-Caribbean women in Toronto.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology,, 2013-11)BACKGROUND: HIV disproportionately affects African-Caribbean women in Canada but the frequency and distribution of sexually transmitted infections in this community have not been previously studied. METHODS: We ... -
Lack of efficacy of low dose oral interferon alfa in symptomatic HIV-1 infection: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1999-11)Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with the activation of cytokine circuits both at sites of active tuberculosis in vivo and in cultures of mononuclear cells stimulated by M. tuberculosis or its components in vitro. ... -
Prevalence of low birth weight babies and the associated maternal risk factor at Naivasha District Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, 2013)INTRODUCTION ; The global incidence of LBW is estimated at 15.5% of all births with 95% of these low birth weight babies being born in developing countries. Birth weight is reported for 47% of births in Kenya and therefore ... -
Murine Plasmodium chabaudi malaria increases mucosal immune activation and the expression of putative HIV susceptibility markers in the gut and genital mucosa.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology,, 2013-11)To evaluate if systemic murine malarial infection enhances HIV susceptibility through parasite-induced mucosal immune alterations at sites of HIV sexual exposure. BACKGROUND:: Malaria and HIV have a high degree of ... -
Challenges of Implementing Foreign Direct Investments (Fdi) at United Bank for Africa (Uba) Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Internationalization is referred to as the process of engaging in productions of goods and services beyond national frontiers. Organizations may engage in such ventures either incrementally starting with low commitment ... -
Depressed T-cell interferon-gamma responses in pulmonary tuberculosis: analysis of underlying mechanisms and modulation with therapy.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1999-12)Immunological and clinical profiles were evaluated in 2 groups: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected and HIV-infected patients, with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and tuberculin-skin-test-reactive ... -
Research Findings on City/Street Crimes In Nairobi: Some Lessons for UN Volunteers
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001)Development planners in both the public and private sectors, especially those interested in urban planning and development have now established a consensus that different social structural processes could constitute ... -
Stochastic Interest Rates Model And Contingent Claim Pricing
(University of Nairobi,School of Mathematics,, 2013)This project designs and formulates prices and the inherent factors used in contingent securities. Participating contingent contracts are most popular in most financial jurisdictions. They present many different covenants ... -
Health system challenges to integration of mental health delivery in primary care in Kenya- perspectives of primary care health workers.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-09)BACKGROUND: Health system weaknesses in Africa are broadly well known, constraining progress on reducing the burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease (Afr Health Monitor, Special issue, 2011, 14-24), and ... -
Assessment of strategies used to control flood disasters in public primary schools in Nyatike division, Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege Education and External Studies, 2013)Floods have been a menace in many parts of the world with fatal results. Kenya has not been spared the loss of lives and damages to property that result from the floods. This necessitated the Strategy for Integrated Flood ... -
New student register
(THE STANDARD, 23-11-81) -
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus is inhibited by interferon- alpha
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba,, 2004-04)Current treatment schemes for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) include broad-spectrum antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and ribavirin. We evaluated the susceptibility of the SARS-related coronavirus (SARS CoV) to ... -
New Varsity Students urged to be patient
(THE STANDARD., 25-11-81) -
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-11)Trial design: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. METHODS: Participants: Clusters were primary health care clinics on the Ministry of Health list. Clients were eligible if they were aged 18 and over. ... -
Njonjo raps university staff 'marxists'
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Factors Influencing the Role of Finance Professionals for Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business,, 2013)The role of finance and accounting professionals is changing rapidly. Finance professionals are taking on greater management and consulting responsibilities as well as advising senior management on financial matters and ... -
Effect of Financial Deepening on the Performance of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund
(University of Nairobi,School of Business,, 2013)The main objective of this study was to establish the effect of financial deepening on the performance of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF). The performance of the YEDF was measured by the growth rate of the ... -
Analysis of multimerization of the SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein
(University of NairobiNational Microbiology Laboratory, Health Canada, 2004-04)Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), an emerging disease characterized by atypical pneumonia, has recently been attributed to a novel coronavirus. The genome of SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has recently been sequenced, ... -
Evaluation of the effects of Epidural Lidocaine, Xylazine, Ketamine and their combinations in Dogs
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 2013)Epidural anaesthesia is one of the method of administering drugs in close proximity to their site of action either at the receptors in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord or at the nerves as they leave the spinal cord. ...
