University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Trachoma control using the who adopted "safe with azithromycin".
(Community Eye Health Training, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To report on and share the experiences, accomplishments and lessons learnt by African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Sight Savers International (SSI), University of Nairobi (UON) and the Ministry ... -
Challenges and Policy Options for Enhancing Women’s Participation in Water Resources Management in Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Centre For Advanced Studies In Environmental Law & Policy (caselap), 2013-08)The importance of involving women in the management of water resources has been recognized at the global level. In most societies, women have the primary responsibility for management of household water supply, sanitation ... -
Genome-wide association study identifies 12 new susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis
(College of Health Sciences, 2011)In addition to the HLA locus, six genetic risk factors for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been identified in recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS). To identify additional loci, we carried out a GWAS using ... -
Socioeconomic Impacts of Drought on Pastoralists, Their Coping Strategies, and Government Interventions in Marsabit County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), 2013-08)This study investigated the socioeconomic effects of drought on pastoralists, their coping and adaptation strategies, and the government interventions in Loiyangalani Division of Marsabit County. Using both qualitative ... -
Evaluating Impact of Payment for Ecosystem Services (Pes) on Household Wealth and Land Tenure:a Case of Kasigau Corridor Redd+ Project in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Centre For Advanced Studies In Environmental Law & Policy (caselap), 2012-09)Human society depends on healthy ecosystem for their goods and services. However, the lack of market values for these ecosystem services (ES) has resulted into continued degradation through human activities in pursuit ... -
Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adult Burns Patients Admitted At The Kenyatta National Hospital- Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Psychiatry, 2013-07)INTRODUCTION: The number of people who have suffered burn injury is increasing worldwide. The situation is worse in developing countries and locally it is widespread and sporadic in urban areas. Studies conducted worldwide ... -
Utility Of Routine Chest Radiographs In Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-08)Background Many otherwise healthy Kenyans are required to obtain chest radiographs as part of routine medical examination. The main reason is exclusion of Pulmonary TB , a condition of significant public health concern ... -
Strategic Response To The Dynamic Economic Environment Of The Oil Marketing Companies In Kenya
(School of business,, 2013-03)As recently as 10 years ago, people thought they knew most of what they needed to know about strategy. Portfolio planning, the experience curve, Michael E. Porter’s five forces– tools like these brought rigor and legitimacy ... -
Privatization Strategy and Organizational Performance of Tanzania Railways Limited
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2013-10)Tanzania revitalized its economic policies in early 1990s under the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) structural adjustment policies that emphasized on free market economy and privatization of state owned ... -
Outcome of foam versus gauze dressing in negative pressure wound therapy for the management of acute traumatic wounds with soft tissue loss at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background: Wounds have provided a challenge to the clinicians for centuries and this scenario persists to the 21st century. Negativepressure wound therapy (NPWT) is one of the latest additions in wound management. It ... -
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Customer Retention in Barclays Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2013-07)Customer retention has been shown to be primary in firms that practice relationship marketing. Relationship maintenance costs fall as both customer and supplier learn more about each other. In addition, longer-term customers ... -
The efficacy of a simple standard multimodal analgesic protocol on acute post-operative pain after major abdominal surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-04)Background: Management of post-operative pain is regarded as routine in surgical practice. Many studies have however shown that its management is often poor. Opioid analgesics are most commonly used in treatment of ... -
Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescents Attending Public Secondary Schools In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-05)Introduction: Globally, the average age at which young people begin to have sex has steadily decreased. It has also been noted in Africa, that the age of initiation of sexual intercourse has dropped, predisposing the ... -
Prevalence of substance use disorders among forensic psychiatry inpatients at Windhoek Central Hospital Forensic Unit, Namibia
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2013-08)The prevalence and incidence of substance related disorders is on the increase worldwide. Substance abuse and mental disorders are important cause of disease burden accounting for 8.8% and 16.6% of the total burden of ... -
The role of mutations in epigenetic regulators in myeloid malignancies
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences ,Department of physics, 2012)The role of mutations in epigenetic regulators in myeloid malignancies. Recent genomic studies have identified novel recurrent somatic mutations in patients with myeloid malignancies, including myeloproliferative ... -
Recurrent somatic TET2 mutations in normal elderly individuals with clonal hematopoiesis
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences ,Department of physics, 2012)Abstract Aging is characterized by clonal expansion of myeloid-biased hematopoietic stem cells and by increased risk of myeloid malignancies. Exome sequencing of three elderly females with clonal hematopoiesis, demonstrated ... -
Acute myeloid leukemia with translocation t(8;16) presents with features which mimic acute promyelocytic leukemia and is associated with poor prognosis
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences ,Department of physics, 2013)Previous small series have suggested that acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;16) is a distinct morphologic and clinical entity associated with poor prognosis. We describe 18 patients with t(8;16) AML, including their clinical, ... -
Assessment Of Effects Of Climate Variability On Maize Production In Mbeya Region
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 2013)The Mbeya Region in Tanzania is relatively fertile and contributes significantly to the national production of maize, the major food crop. Inadequate weeding is considered the main factor limiting maize yields by Croon et ... -
El Niño Southern Oscillation (enso) Evolution And Its Influence On Rainfall Over Tanzania
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 2013)The relationship between seasonal rainfall and various Niño indices is investigated in this study. Rainfall used covered eighteen gauge stations distributed throughout Tanzania. The data for both rainfall and ENSO evolution ... -
Effect Of Weather On Clove Production In Pemba Island, Tanzania.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 2013)This study assesses the effect of weather parameters on clove production in Pemba Island, Tanzania. The meteorological data in this study were obtained from Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) and the clove yield data ...
