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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. ...
Characterists of injuries presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2007)
To describe characteristics of injuries among patients presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya, and identify the associated risk factors.
Supporting formal education to improve quality of health care provided by mothers of children with malaria in rural western Kenya
(The journal of infection in developing countries, 2009-08-30)
Home management of malaria (HMM) has been shown to be an effective strategy for reducing childhood mortality from malaria. The direct and especially indirect costs of seeking health care from formal facilities may be ...
Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007-08-01)
We describe an electronic injury surveillance system that provides data for improving patient care and monitoring injury incidenceand distribution patterns. Patients with injuries visiting a rural Kenyan primary care center ...
Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of university students for advancing peer HIV education
(AJOL, 2009)
Objective: To determine the current HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Practices (KASP) indicators among university students that would facilitate development and implementation of a peer education programme and the ...
α+-Thalassemia Protects against Anemia Associated with Asymptomatic Malaria: Evidence from Community-Based Surveys in Tanzania and Kenya
(The University of Chicago Press, 2008-08-01)
Background. In hospital-based studies, α+-thalassemia has been found to protect against severe, life-threatening falciparum malaria. α+-Thalassemia does not seem to prevent infection or high parasite densities but rather ...
Food Consumption Patterns, Diversity of Food Nutrients and Mean Nutrient Intake in Relation to HIV/AIDS Status in Kisumu District Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2009)
As the causes and consequences of the AIDS epidemic become clearer, so does the fundamental importance of food and nutritional security for HIV-affected individuals. Even as food insecurity remains a major problem in poor ...
Safety of NaFeEDTA as an iron fortificant: effects of fortification using NaFeEDTA on status of zinc and other nutritionally important mineral elements in Kenyan school children
(2007)
Food fortification is an effective strategy for reaching populations with micronutrient
deficiencies. Fortification with iron presents a major challenge because of the presence of
phytates and other iron absorption ...
Iron content of the formulated East African indigenous vegetable recipes
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)
Nutritional iron deficiency is the common cause of anaemia in developing world. However, Africa is endowed with African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) rich in micronutrients. Surveys within East Africa relate low AIV consumption ...