University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Vision Assessment of Public Service Vehicle Drivers in Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background:. Good vision is a vital element for safe driving and pertinent sensory factor that accounts for approximately 95% of all sensory requirements. Public service drivers (PSV) vision testing is done by a transport ... -
Efficacy of Dietary Intervention and Psychosocial Management for Depression Care Among Perinatal Women in Urban Low-income Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Depression is the most common mental health problem affecting women during pregnancy and after childbirth. Simultaneously, nutritional deficiencies are common in pregnancy, and after child birth. Poor nutrition has been ... -
Quality and Utility of Third-trimester Ultrasounds at Kenyatta National Hospital; A Descriptive Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objective: Quality ultrasonography is essential in determining obstetric care and outcomes. We evaluated the quality of ultrasounds performed at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in 2019. We evaluated the clarity of indications ... -
High Risk Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Epstein Barr-virus in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Smoking and alcohol are the traditional well-known risk factors for head and neck cancer (HNC). In the recent past, human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as risk factor for some head and neck squamous ... -
Assessing the Practice of Aesthetic Surgery in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The past few years have seen a global explosion of aesthetic surgery development. While aesthetic surgery has historically been associated with more developed countries in the global North and emerging markets ... -
Internationalization and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Many firms are increasing their foreign investment commitment to maximize their returns, as a result attention is growing on internationalization strategies and processes required to enter foreign markets without suffering ... -
Influence of E-consumer Services on Adult and Community Education in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study aimed to investigate the influence of e-consumer services in Adult and Community Education Centres in Nairobi county Kenya. The study focused mainly on e-consumer services and how they influence the programmes ... -
Critical Thinking and Kenyan Women’s Novel
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06-11)Critical thinking, according to one of its numerous definitions, is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skilfully conceptualizing information gathered from empirical experience. This process appears to ... -
Financial Risk Management Instruments, Communication Strategy, Contract Management and Performance of Hydroelectric Energy Projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Renewable energy investment has been under exploited in Africa in spite its ability to increase the estimated average regional Growth Domestic Product from the current 4% to more than 10%and Kenya in specific due to ... -
Securities Market Development, Bank Industry Performance, Government Regulations and Economic Growth in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Member States
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa was majorly founded to raise the living standards of citizens of member states by promoting joint development in economic activities to stimulate economic growth. The ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Aflatoxin Contamination of Staple Foods in Rural Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Food safety is a major challenge in many Low- and Middle-Income Countries including Kenya. The most common food safety challenge in Kenya is aflatoxin contamination. Long term dietary exposure to low doses of these toxigenic ... -
Fusarium Species and Fumonisin in Atoxigenic Aspergillus Flavus (Aflasafe Ke01) Treated Maize Fields in Lower Eastern Kenya University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Contamination of crops with fumonisin leads to huge losses in cereals and negatively impacts on human health, animal productivity and international trade. Management of fumonisin contamination in maize has been a challenge ... -
The Association Between Substance Use Disorders and Employment Status Among Patients on Treatment and Follow Up in Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a chronic problem among substance users and are usually associated with poor outcomes in employment. Persons with substance use disorders commonly experience socioeconomic ... -
The Virtual 67th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees and Award of Diplomas. Taifa Hall, Main Campus.
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Determining the Elastography Strain Ratio Cut Off Value for Differentiating Benign From Malignant Breast Lesions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Elastography is an addition to grey-scale ultrasonic examination that has gained substantial traction within the last decade. Strain ratio (SR) has been incorporated as a semiquantitative measure within strain ... -
Busting Contraception Myths and Misconceptions Among Youth in Kwale County, Kenya: Results of a Digital Health Randomised Control Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objectives: The objective of this randomised controlled trial in Kenya was to assess the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information via text message to young people on their ability to reject ... -
Photo-thermal Conversion Efficiency of Textured and Untextured Aluminum Substrate Coated With Titanium Dioxide (Tio2)-bound Cufemno4 Absorber
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The possibility of obtaining thermal energy from the sun for household bathing and washing has resulted to growth in market for solar thermal applications with new types of solar absorbers currently being investigated ... -
Village-indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage After the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination With Pathogenic/zoonotic Bacteria
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Food borne diseases are one of the major human disease conditions worldwide. Most of them are of bacterial origin and chickens are a major source of such bacteria; they are consumed at high rate worldwide and tend to harbor ... -
Membrane Permeabilization and Antimicrobial Activity of Recombinant Defensin-d2 and Actifensin Against Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Candida Albicans
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Antimicrobial resistance requires urgent efforts towards the discovery of active antimicrobials, and the development of strategies to sustainably produce them. Defensin and defensin-like antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Supplementing Ward Nurses on Quality of Newborn Care in Kenyan Neonatal Units: Protocol for a Prospective Workforce Intervention Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Data from High Income Countries have now linked low nurse staf to patient ratios to poor quality patient care. Adequately stafng hospitals is however still a challenge in resource-constrained Low-middle ...
