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Factors contributing to delay in seeking treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Suneka Sub-County, Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016-03-31)
Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. TB
control has remained a major challenge for the TB control programme especially in this HIV/AIDS era and ...
Institutional determinants of charitable funds generation by lottery organizations: a case of Kenya Charity Sweepstake
(IAJHRBA, 2017-08)
The purpose of this study was to assess the factors affecting generation of charitable funds by the KCS. Specifically, the study assessed the effect of four key aspects namely: distribution and marketing channels; the ...
Effect of soil fertility management practices and Bacillus subtilis on plant parasitic nematodes associated with common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
(Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2011)
On-farm and on-station field experiments were carried out to determine the potential of combining Bacillus subtilis with soil fertility management practices
for controlling plant parasitic nematodes associated with common ...
Mukhebi theory of economic development: lionizing the Kenyan economy
(American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2016-04)
The author argues that since independence in 1963, Kenya’s national mission has been to eradicate three evils of poverty, ignorance and disease. However, these afflictions are to-day endemic in the country and have grown ...
Experience and perceptions on preterm births among women attending ANC Clinic at Kisumu County Hospital, Kenya
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Public Health, 2018-03)
Preterm birth is one of the main causes of neonatal death, and it is now the second leading cause of death after
pneumonia in children under the age of five. Kenya is estimated to have 12.3% preterm births and 22 ...
Isolation, characterization and identification of Diazinon degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of macrotermes
(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES), 2013-09-14)
Diazinon degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungus cultivating termites Macrotermes michaelseni using MM7 media supplemented with pesticide as the sole source of carbon and energy. The isolates were ...
Mitigating human-wildlife conflicts through wildlife fencing: A Kenyan case study
(ResearchGate, 2008-06)
A study was conducted between May and August 2007 to compare the intensity of human-wildlife conflicts among local communities neighbouring a fenced wildlife protected area (Lake Nakuru National Park) and an unfenced one ...
Translating policies into informal settlements' critical services: Reframing, anchoring and muddling through
(Wiley Online Library, 2016-12-22)
This paper examines how policies and plans are translated into informal settlements' practice. It builds on literature on policy implementation practice and organization studies, and more particularly, it applies the ...
The effects of home-based lunch provision on child retention in primary schools in Mbita Sub-County Kenya.
(Journal Articles, 2014-12)
Despite the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 by the Kenya government in its quest to increasing access, retention and equity in education provision, child survival rate in primary schools in Mbita Sub-county ...
Estimation of carbon balance components for an agricultural landscape in South Korea
(2011)
The goal of our work is to evaluate as far as possible carbon budget components for an agriculturally dominated landscape in South Korea. In the last decades, rapid changes of land use and land cover due to economic ...