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Uptake of skilled birth deliveries in women of reproductive age: Results of a cross-sectional survey following implementation of free maternal services in Nyatike Sub-County, Kenya
(JMSCR, 2008-08-18)
Background: As is the trend globally, in Kenya, maternal mortality ratio remains high at 546/100,000 and
362/100,000 live births, respectively. Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related
complications ...
Perception of Cervical Cancer Patients on their Financial Challenges in Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2008-12)
The number of cervical cancer cases is reported to increase among women of reproductive age in the recent past with patients facing challenges with care and management of the illness. However, little is known about the ...
Ethical dilemmas of social science research on AIDS and orphanhood in Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-09-01)
This paper is based on the experiences drawn from a long-term social science research programme on the impact of the AIDS pandemic on orphanhood in western Kenya. It discusses the ethical dilemma of maintaining a delicate ...
Sharing Food: Grandmothers and “The Children of Today” in Western Kenya
(2008)
This chapter1 shows how HIV/AIDS has affected child exchange practices and grandmother-grandchild relationships in contemporary Luo society in western Kenya. Intergenerational relations between grandmothers and grandchildren ...
Terror, Religion, or Socialism?: The Faces of MỦngỈkỈ Sect in The Kenyan Public Space
(Yaoundé, Cameroun, 2008-12-11)
This paper examines how Mủngỉkỉ members have used the sect in the public space as a tool of
emancipation. In the paper I argue that Mủngỉkỉ has been using different faces in terms of
religion, names, and approaches, to ...
Deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees: A case study of the Dadaab complex in Kenya
(The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, 2008)
This study describes the deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees at three camps (Ifo, Hagadera, and Dagahaley, popularly known as the Dadaab complex) that have been hosting refugees in the semi-arid northeastern part ...
RNA interference: a pathway to drug target identification and validation in trypanosome
(Academic Journals, 2008-03-31)
RNA interference (RNAi) is a phenomenon through which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces potent sequence-specific degradation of homologous transcripts. Besides its function in cellular defense and developmental regulation, ...
Mabadiliko katika Umbo la Ushairi na Athari zake katika Ushairi wa Kiswahili
(Academic Journals, 2008)
Mwanadamu amejaribu kwa vyovyote vile kuvumbua na kunyumbua mambo mapya ambayo yataleta mvuto na kupimia akili yake kiubunifu katika hali ya kutaka kutangamana zaidi na binadamu mwenzake au kutaka kuelewa zaidi ulimwengu ...