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APPRAISAL OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING HIV AND AIDS IN KURIA EAST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(British Journal of Medical and Health Research, 2016)
HIV and AIDS continue to be a heavy burden to most individuals, families and countries
especially in the developing countries. Empowerment of the youth regarding HIV and AIDS
can have a lifelong influence on their behaviour ...
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CROTON MACROSTACHYUS STEM BARK EXTRACTS AGAINST SEVERAL HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)
In Kenya, leaves and roots from Croton macrostachyus are used as a traditional medicine for infectious diseases such as typhoid and
measles, but reports on possible antimicrobial activity of stem bark do not exist. In ...
DENTAL SELF-CARE HABITS AND SELF-REPORTED CARIES AMONGST THE ELDERLY IN SOUTH-WESTERN KENYA
(Dental Research and Oral Health, 2020-07-08)
Background: Dental diseases continue to plague Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was done
elderly populations worldwide with multiple effects on among a random sample of 300 elderly persons in
health, nutrition ...
DETERMINATION OF IRON CONTENT IN SELECTED INDIGENOUS GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES IN BARATON, KENYA
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIO ASSAYS, 2016-03-13)
A study was done to determine the level of iron in selected indigenous vegetables using UV-vis
spectrophotometric method. The four indigenous vegetables that was frequently consumed by Baraton families
were; amaranths, ...
PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF VERNONIA ADOENSIS LEAVES AND ROOTS USED AS A TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT IN KENYA
(International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2013-07)
Medicinal plants play an important role in the treatment of various sicknesses in Kenya and the whole world.
Vernonia adoensis is one of such plants used traditionally in Kenya to treat illness such as gonorrhea. The ...
IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC - AQUA EXTRACT OF TAGETES MINUTA LEAVES HARVESTED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON, NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES, 2015-05)
Tagetes minuta is a plant that has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various illnesses. In this
study, the ethanolic extract of T. minuta was tested for its antibacterial activity against selected ...