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NURSING STUDENTS’ AND CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTION OF CLINICAL LEARNING AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND KAKAMEGA COUNTY HOSPITAL KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-09)One of the criteria for effective learning in nursing education is clinical learning experience by students. Clinical competence is the ability to effectively integrate cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills when ... -
Nurturing Ubuntu, the African Form of Human Flourishing Through Inclusive Home Based Early Childhood Education
(Frontier in Education, 2022-02-17)Human flourishing has recently gained more attention in the world as a prerequisite safety net for better human resilience in uncertain times. While most Western authors believe that human flourishing is an individual ... -
Nutrients, functional properties, storage stability and costing of complementary foods enriched with either termites and fish or commercial micronutrients
(Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2015-01-11)Application of edible insects in complementary food production has not been studied much. This study developed and evaluated complementary foods based on edible termites to combat child malnutrition in Kenya. Two complementary ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS AND THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS IN MALAVA, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023)The Kenyan government has been implementing programmes aimed at promoting good maternal nutrition practices through nutrition education programs. Despite the efforts, childhood malnutrition is still a challenge in Kenya ... -
Nutrition Status of the Vulnerable groups in flood prone areas of Bunyala and Nyando Sub Counties, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2020-09)The nutrition situation in flood affected areas in Kenya is precarious and is likely to deteriorate sharply in the coming years. Humanitarian crises exacerbate nutrition risks and poor food consumption practices thereby ... -
NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG CATARACT PATIENTS ATTENDING SABATIA EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Cataract, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment globally, induces damage to the eye through mechanisms like oxidative stress. Antioxidants are the first line of defense against oxidative stress and are ... -
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND DIETARY INTAKE OF MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL-KENYA
(International Journal of Advanced Research, 2017-05)Critically ill patients are hyper metabolic and have increased nutrient requirements. There is increased catabolism and loss of lean tissue to critical levels after 14 days if patient is starved. The rationale for nutritional ... -
Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Nutrition, 2024-04-04)Introduction Despite documentation on injection drug use (IDU) in Kenya, the nutritional status of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) is under-explored. Elsewhere studies report under-nutrition among PWIDs which is attributed ... -
Nutritional yield and nutritional water productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) under varying irrigation water regimes
(Water SA, 2020-07)There is a need to mainstream traditional crops in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to tackle food and nutritional insecurity through incorporating nutritional quality into crop water productivity, in the wider context of the ... -
NVESTIGATION ON PRACTICES OF SUPPLEMENTS AS PRFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES AMONG KENYAN ELITE MIDDLE AND LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020-12)Research has demonstrated that elite athletes use supplements to enhance performance. The purpose of the study was to assess the current practices on the use of banned substances among elite athletes. The study hypothesized ... -
OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMICS MEDICO LEGAL PROCEDURES, HEALTH LAWS AND HEALTH SYSTEM FACTORS ATTRIBUTED TO UNCEREMONIOUS MASS GRAVE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED CORPSES IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023)In Kenya, Next of Kin may not find any transpired unclaimed or missing corpses, due to the skewed uptake of medicolegal procedures and health system factors. An increased uptake of health laws and propagated occupational ... -
Occurrence and distribution of cassava begomoviruses in Kenya
(Annals of Applied Biology, 2005-03-16)SummaryA survey for cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was conducted in Kenya, to investigate the factors contributing to the generally increased incidence and severity of CMD in the cassava growing regions and to study the ... -
Occurrence and Distribution of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses in Western Kenya
(Journal of Agri-Food and Applied Sciences, 2014-07-31)A survey to investigate the distribution and occurrence of cassava brown streak viruses the causal agent for cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) was conducted in major Cassava growing areas of Western Kenya in November, ... -
OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2016-12)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an economically important food legume, grown in Western Kenya. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is a major constraint in sub-Saharan Africa, which can cause serious yield losses in an ... -
Occurrence and Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Multi-Industry Sources to Water, Sediments and Plants along Nairobi River Basin, Kenya
(Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022-07-23)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ever-present pollutants in the environment. They are persistent and bio-accumulative with deleterious health effects on biota. This study assesses the levels of PFAS in ... -
Occurrence and Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Multi-Industry Sources to Water, Sediments and Plants along Nairobi River Basin, Kenya
(Environmental Research and public health, 2022-07-23)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ever-present pollutants in the environment. They are persistent and bio-accumulative with deleterious health effects on biota. This study assesses the levels of PFAS in ... -
Occurrence and Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Multi-Industry Sources to Water, Sediments and Plants along Nairobi River Basin, Kenya
(International Journal of Environmental Research and public health, 2022-07-23)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ever-present pollutants in the environment. They are persistent and bio-accumulative with deleterious health effects on biota. This study assesses the levels of PFAS in ... -
Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles over Kisumu, Kenya during Solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) are irregular plasma density depletions in the ambient electron density in the equatorial F-region ionosphere generated after sunset. EPBs are known to bring disruptions to telecommunication ... -
Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles over Kisumu, Kenya during Solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) are irregular plasma density depletions in the ambient electron density in the equatorial F-region ion-osphere generated after sunset. EPBs are known to bring disruptions to telecommunication ...