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Factors Influencing Hypertension Prevalence in Patients Attending Hypertensive Clinic in Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Scientific Publishing Institute, 2019)
This study focused on the factors influencing hypertension prevalence among patients attending a hypertensive clinic in Siaya County Referral Hospital. Cross-Sectional descriptive study design was employed and the researcher ...
Barriers to Skilled Delivery among HIV Positive Women in Kakamega County of western Kenya
(East African Journal of Science and Technology, 2019)
Childbirth at health facilities reduces maternal mortality, improves fetal outcomes and reduces mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Home delivery is associated with increased maternal and neonatal complications and death. ...
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Pedagogical Challenges of Teaching Constructs in English in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2019-10)
Oral skills in English are taught and examined in Kenyan secondary schools with the purpose of developing fluency and accuracy in speech communication. However, majority of students do not attain intelligibility at the ...
Effect of Locally Produced Complementary Foods on Fat‐Free Mass, Linear Growth, and Iron Status among Kenyan Infants: A randomized Controlled Trial
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-04-24)
The impact of quality complementary food products on infant growth and body composition has not been adequately investigated. This study evaluated the effect on fat‐free mass (FFM) accrual, linear growth, and iron status ...
Determining Sustainability of a Community Midwifery model in Siaya County, Kenya
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2019)
Introduction: Reducing maternal mortality requires coordinated, long-term efforts. Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) states that “by 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 per 100,000 ...
Acheta domesticus (Cricket) Feed Resources Among Smallholder Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
(Wiley Periodicals, 2019-12-09)
The quality of domesticated crickets depends on the choice of feed substrate that has a direct impact on the economic viability of the farming operation. This study assessed the popular local cricket feeds in the Lake ...
Kenya's vision 2030: Modelling technology usage and the economy
(Technology in Science, 2019-11)
Reconstruction of agricultural calendar lessons from Western Kenya: crops, cultural events, astronomy and recurrent climate events
(The East African Review, 2019)
The Nganyi Community of Western Kenya is custodians of climatic indigenous knowledge (IK) on which their agricultural calendar has relied for close to 500 years. Reconstructing their agricultural calendar heavily depends ...
Adapting the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda to the city level: Initial reflections from a comparative research project
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-03-08)
The Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda recognise the role of cities in achieving sustainable development. However, these agendas were agreed and signed by national governments and thus implementing them ...