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Attitudes, perceptions and barriers around evidence-based practice in sports physiotherapy in Kenya

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2021
Background: Healthcare practitioners are required to integrate clinical experience with the best research evidence for the benefit of the patient. Objective: Determine the attitudes, perceptions and barriers regarding evidence-based practice (EBP) in ...
Thomas K. Mwololo, Benita Oliver, Wallace M. Karuguti, Joseph M. Matheri   +3 more
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Uncovering the circular economy potential and opportunities for the textile and apparel sector in Kenya [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The global textile & apparel industry is undergoing rapid change driven by fast fashion trends, shift of consumer preferences towards eco-products and intensified environmental and social welfare-motivated regulations.
Bowen Betzy, Khisa Kelvin, George Sharon
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Chinese economic presence in East Africa: the case of Kenya

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2020
The first ever Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in October 2019 demonstrates not only interest of both sides in developing bilateral cooperation, but also has every chance of becoming a turning point in translating words into action.
K. A. Gemueva
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The Economic Costs of Malaria in Children in three Sub-Saharan Countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. [PDF]

, 2013
Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially among children less than five years of age (U5 children).
Constenla, Dagna, Lindner, Leandro, Sauboin, Christophe, Sicuri, Elisa, Vieta, Ana   +4 more
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"People should also look after the people": relational values of wildlife and collectively titled land in Ilkisongo Maasai group ranches in Southern Kenya

Ecology and Society, 2021
Categorically distinct instrumental values and non-instrumental "cultural" values of "nature" are central to ecosystem services assessments and many wildlife conservation interventions alike. However, this approach to understanding the value of nature is
Ryan Unks, Mara J. Goldman, François Mialhe, Joana Roque de Pinho   +3 more
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Understanding the urban-rural disparity in HIV and poverty nexus: the case of Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Background The relationship between HIV and poverty is complex and recent studies reveal an urban-rural divide that is not well understood. This paper examines the urban-rural disparity in the relationship between poverty and HIV infection in Kenya, with
Magadi, Monica A.
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The Sound of Silence: The 1929-30 Gikuyu 'Female Circumcision Controversy' and the Discursive Suppression of African Women's Voices

Gender a Výzkum, 2020
In 1929-30, British missionaries active in central Kenya sought the help of the British colonial government in banning and eventually eradicating the Gikuyu tradition of female circumcision.
Anna Adima
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Psychotic Symptoms in Kenya - Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Relationship with Common Mental Disorders [PDF]

, 2012
There have been few epidemiological surveys to establish prevalence and associated risk factors of psychosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports a population- based epidemiological survey in rural Kenya of the prevalence of psychotic symptoms and ...
Bebbington, David Kiima, Frank Njenga, James Ayuyo, Leucht, Lewis, Makheti Baraza, Marx Okonji, Ngoma, Nicola Singleton, Patel, Pius Kigamwa, Poulton, Rachel Jenkins, Sally McManus, van Os   +15 more
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Becoming a target of HIV intervention

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2019
This think piece asks readers to consider how the science of anthropology has contributed to (re)categorization and imaginaries of gender, class, and the state in the context of public and global health interventions.
Eileen Moyer
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Doping Dependence of Hall Coefficient and Evolution of Coherent Electronic State in the Normal State of Fe-based Superconductor Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$

, 2012
We investigated the in-plane transport properties of the Fe-based superconductor Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ with a wide composition range $0 \leq x \leq 0.55$.
Kiuchi, Yoko, Ohgushi, Kenya
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