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Community attitude and practice towards skin disease prevention in a rural community in Busia County
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-04-19)
Background: Skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal burden globally, expressed as years lost due
to disability and eighteenth leading cause of health burden worldwide, expressed as disability adjusted ...
Modelling of nitrates in River Nzoia using MIKE 11
(Water Practice and Technology, 2017-03)
Eutrophication is a serious problem in Lake Victoria as a result of enrichment by nutrients transported by the rivers draining into it. River Nzoia is one of the main rivers draining into the lake. The main aim of this ...
Earnings Announcements and The Security Trade Volumes of Listed Companies in Kenya
(American Journal of Economics, 2020-08-28)
Purpose: This study investigated the decline in the NSE N20, Kenya share index by examining the effects of Earnings announcements on the security trade volumes of companies listed on the NSE, Kenya, from 2013 to 2017. The ...
In vivo antibacterial activity of extracts of Tithonia diversifolia against Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato
(Scientific African, 2023-11-03)
Currently, losses in crop yields caused by Ralstonia solanacearum have led to the overuse of synthetic pesticides, which are toxic and non-biodegradable hence detrimental to the environment. This study, therefore, investigated ...
Optimal Allocation in Small Area Mean Estimation Using Stratified Sampling in the Presence of Non-Response`
(International Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications, 2021-03-01)
Sample survey provides reliable current statistics for large areas or sub-population (domains) with large sample sizes. There is a growing demand for reliable small area statistics, however, the sample sizes are ...
Accessibility of esssential medicines for non-communicable diseases in a devolved government in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2020-07-27)
Objective: The study sought to determine the accessibility (affordability and physical access) to essential medicines for the four major non communicable in Trans-Nzoia County.
Design: The design was a descriptive ...
Accessibility of esssential medicines for non-communicable diseases in a devolved government in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2020-07-27)
Objective: The study sought to determine the accessibility (affordability and physical access) to essential medicines for the four major non communicable in Trans-Nzoia County.
Design: The design was a descriptive ...
Optimisation, validation and field applicability of a 13C-sucrose breath test to assess intestinal function in environmental enteropathy among children in resource poor settings: study protocol for a prospective study in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Jamaica, Peru and Zambia
(BJM, 2021-11-17)
Introduction Environmental enteropathy (EE) is suspected to be a cause of growth faltering in children with sustained exposure to enteric pathogens, typically in resource-limited settings. A major hindrance to EE research ...