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An assessment of effectiveness of drug rehabilitation programs in Kisii County- Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016-02)
According to the World Drug Report, approximately 200 million people, about 5% of the World’s population aged
between 15 and 64 years have either been forced or voluntarily sought the help of rehabilitation centers ...
Distance Effects on Diversity and Abundance of the Flower Visitors of Ocimum kilimandscharicum in the Kakamega Forest Ecosystem
(Hindawi International Journal of Biodiversity, 2018-08-28)
Pollination is an important ecosystem service in the maintenance of biodiversity and most importantly in food production. Pollination is on the decline due to habitat loss, exotic species invasions, pollution, overharvesting, ...
Comparative study of aminosidine, etophamide and nimorazole, alone or in combination, in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis in Kenya.
(NCBI, 1990)
417 patients suffering from intestinal amoebiasis were randomly allocated to 6 different treatment groups in a controlled study in 3 District Hospitals in Kenya. The patients received either aminosidine (A), etophamide ...
Land access and outmigration in densely populated areas of rural Kenya
(2016)
One of the key drivers of youth migration of inequitable distribution of land which denies them access to work environment. Youths hold limited small land sizes even when they migrate and this limits there involvement in ...
School-based factors influencing the implementation of inclusive education in public primary schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Review, 2015-12)
Inclusion is a philosophy that is based on values aiming at maximizing participation of all in society and education by minimizing exclusionary and discriminatory practices. Educational institutions are to provide learning ...
Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012-06-24)
Background
Over the years, reports implicate improper anti-malarial use as a major contributor of morbidity and mortality amongst millions of residents in malaria endemic areas, Kenya included. However, there are limited ...
Global diversity, population stratification, and selection of human copy-number variation
(Science, 2015-09-11)
In order to explore the diversity and selective signatures of duplication and deletion human copy-number variants (CNVs), we sequenced 236 individuals from 125 distinct human populations. We observed that duplications ...
Strategic positioning of marketplaces and learning institutions as digital village centers for rural empowerment and development in Bondo district.
(International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2013-09)
Digital villages have been identified in Kenya as a solution to internet access problems for the rural areas. However, locations of digital villages with respect to community access was a subject of study in this work. The ...
Sacred habitats at got Ramogi cultural landscape opportunities and strategies for ecotourism in Siaya County, Kenya
(Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2013)
Considering that tourism is one of the World’s largest industry, inter and intra-regional competition is unavoidable. The competition has been further worsened by the globalization nature of tourism. As such, tourism ...
Interferon-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigens decrease in the absence of malaria transmission
(Peer J, 2017-01-10)
Background
Malaria elimination campaigns are planned or active in many countries. The effects of malaria elimination on immune responses such as antigen-specific IFN- γ responses are not well characterized.
Methods
IFN- ...