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Impact of land use on the distribution and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes in Embu and Taita Districts, Kenya
(Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2010)
Natural entomopathogenic nematodes(EPNs) are considered as potential biological control agents against soil-borne insect pests. This study was conducted to determine the impact of land use on the distribution occurrence ...
Home Based Care Practices Contribute To Delayed Health Care Seeking For Children Under Five Years with Fever in Malaria Endemic Areas of Western Kenya
(International Journal of Development Research, 2019-08)
Delay in care seeking at health facilities for malaria related fever results into mortality of several children under five years. Both hospital and home-based care practices have contributed to delay in seeking care at the ...
Provision of Antenatal Care Services and Level of Utilization at Migosi Sub- County Hospital, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Development Research, 2019-07)
Effective utilization of ANC services presents an opportunity to revert maternal deaths of 7,700 and 150,000 women each year from perinatal outcomes and other birth complications in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa respectively. ...
Knowledge on Risk Factors to Breast Cancer and Self -Examination, among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) at Longisa County Referral Hospital, Bomet County, Kenya
(International Journal of Development Research, 2019-09)
Globally, breast cancer incidence is on the rise, especially in developing countries and it is the most diagnosed cancer among women in Kenya. For the prevention and treatment, knowledge on early detection and risk factors ...
Iron Deficiency is Prevalent among HIV-Infected Kenyan Adults and is Better Measured by Soluble Transferrin Receptor than Ferritin
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018-08-02)
Iron deficiency (ID) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection frequently coexist. Little data exist on ID in HIV-infected individuals, partly because the iron marker ferritin is altered by inflammation common in ...
Ancient DNA Reveals a Multistep Spread of the First Herders into Sub-Saharan Africa
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019-07-05)
How food production first entered eastern Africa ~5000 years ago and the extent to which people moved with livestock is unclear. We present genome-wide data from 41 individuals associated with Later Stone Age, Pastoral ...