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Malaria and anaemia among pregnant women at first antenatal clinic visit in Kisumu, western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
objective To determine the prevalence of malaria and anaemia among urban and peri-urban women
attending their first antenatal clinic (ANC) in an area of perennial malaria transmission.
methods Between November 2003 and ...
The effect of health care worker training on the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in rural western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
background In 1998, Kenya adopted intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxinepyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention during pregnancy. We conducted a survey in 2002 among
women who had recently delivered ...
12 irrigation management and poverty dynamics: case study of the Nyando Basin in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007)
Three distinct pathways of irrigation development have been pursued in Kenya over the last 20 years: a topdown planning approach, a centralized service approach and an unregulated smallholder approach. All three pathways ...
Evaluation of Organic Carbon from Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Effluent as a Carbon Source for Denitrification. J Bioengineer & Biomedical Sci 7: 214. doi: 10.4172/2155 …
(2007)
The discharge of nitrate-rich effluent has adverse effect on the receiving environment and the public health of the
polluted water users. The nitrates are eliminated in a denitrification step that requires reducing power ...
Molecular Characterization of Sclerocarya birrea ICRAF Field Genebank Collections. J Phylogenetics Evol Biol 5: 190. doi: 10.4172/2329-9002.1000190 Page 2 of 8 J Phylogenetics …
(2007)
Scelerocarya birrea is an important fruit tree that is widely used by the rural populations in most regions in which it is found, for its fruits, bark, timber and even its roots. The local communities harvest the tree ...
Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria with potential for control of fusarium spp and colletotrichum kahawae
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2007)
Smallholder subsistence farming is important in the production of food crops for basic livelihoods and income generation in rural areas. However, yields have remained low due to high disease, weed and pest incidences. ...
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(East African medical journal, 2007)
Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
Design: A prospective ...
Follow up pattern for post oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with peri-operative variables
(Annals of African Surgery, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
Though the operative mortality for resection of oesophageal malignancy has fallen significantly over time, the overall postoperative survival has remained fairly constant irrespective of surgical techniques, ...
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2007)
„Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
Objectives: To ...
Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-11-01)
Large-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case ...