Violence and exodus in Kenya's Rift Valley, 2008: predictable and preventable? by Anderson, D, Lochery, E

“…This article offers a preliminary analysis of the outbreak of violence in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya, over January and February 2008, following the national elections of December 2007. …”

First recorded outbreak of yellow fever in Kenya, 1992-1993. II. Entomologic investigations. by Reiter, P, Cordellier, R, Ouma, J, Cropp, C, Savage, H, Sanders, E, Marfin, A, Tukei, P, Agata, N, Gitau, L, Rapuoda, B, Gubler, D

“…The first recorded outbreak of yellow fever in Kenya occurred from mid-1992 through March 1993 in the south Kerio Valley, Rift Valley Province. We conducted entomologic studies in February-March 1993 to identify the likely vectors and determine the potential for transmission in the surrounding rural and urban areas. …”

The relationship between teacher-related factors and students' attitudes towards secondary school chemistry subject in Bureti district, Kenya by Salome Chepkorir, Edna Marusoi Cheptonui, Agnes Chemutai

“…The target population comprised Form Four students in ten selected secondary schools in Bureti District of Rift Valley Province Kenya. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study sample. …”
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Validation of two rapid diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. by Jane Mbui, Monique Wasunna, Manica Balasegaram, Adrian Laussermayer, Rashid Juma, Simon Njoroge Njenga, George Kirigi, Mark Riongoita, Roberto de la Tour, Joke van Peteghem, Raymond Omollo, François Chappuis

“…METHODOLOGY: We evaluated the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of two rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), DiaMed IT LEISH and Signal-KA, among consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of VL in two treatment centres located in Baringo and North Pokot District, Rift Valley province, Kenya. Microscopic examination of spleen aspirate was the reference diagnostic standard. …”
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Choosing to run: a history of gender and athletics in Kenya, c. 1940s - 1980s by Sikes, M, Michelle Sikes

“…<p><em>Choosing to Run: A History of Athletics and Gender in Kenya, c. 1940s – 1980s</em> explores the history of gender and athletics in Kenya, with focus on the Rift Valley Province, from the onset of late colonial rule in the 1940s through the professionalisation of the sport during the last decades of the twentieth century.…”

First recorded outbreak of yellow fever in Kenya, 1992-1993. I. Epidemiologic investigations. by Sanders, E, Marfin, A, Tukei, P, Kuria, G, Ademba, G, Agata, N, Ouma, J, Cropp, C, Karabatsos, N, Reiter, P, Moore, P, Gubler, D

“…We documented 55 persons with HF from three districts of the Rift Valley Province in the period of September 10, 1992 through March 11, 1993 (attack rate = 27.4/100,000 population). …”

Skills upgrading for newly qualified surgeon: Is the district hospital in Kenya suitable? by Ojuka D.

“…Setting: The Kapenguria District Hospital (KDH) in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. Methodology: Records of all surgical patients attended to at the KDH between April 2007 and September 2007 were reviewed. …”
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Quality of newborn care and associated factors: An analysis of the 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey. by John Baptist Asiimwe, Earnest Amwiine, Angella Namulema, Quraish Sserwanja, Joseph Kawuki, Mathius Amperiize, Shamim Nabidda, Imelda Namatovu, Lilian Nuwabaine

“…On the contrary, in terms of regions, mothers who lived in Nyanza, Eastern, and Rift Valley provinces compared with those who lived in the coastal regions were 0.53 (95%CI: 0.34-0.82), 0.61 (95%CI: 0.39-0.94), and 0.62 (95%CI: 0.41-0.93) times less likely to report that their newborns had received quality newborn care, respectively. …”
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