This article documents socio-demographic predictors of anxiety and depression among Maasai women in resource poor settings in Northern Kenya.These findings emerged from the findings of a dissertation research that aim...
Climate change has adverse effects on household food security and on poverty alleviation among pastoralists. This study used unique household-level data from 415 pastoral households from three sub-counties—of Narok C...
This paper highlights the findings of a dissertation research which aimed to determine the effectiveness of a model of psycho-education(PE)developed for this study,in treating the symptoms of depressive disorders amon...
funded through Global Affairs,Canada,Project S065668 entitled Mama Kwanza Socio-economic Health Initiative.
Background:Globally,pregnant women are challenged to meet sufficient and necessary dietary intake in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.These challenges are amplified in traditional communities,such as th...
This research received financial support from the project“Predicting vulnerability and improving resilience of the Maasai communities to vector borne infections:An Eco-health approach in Maasai steppe ecosystem,based at Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology(NM-AIST)”.
Background:Changes of land cover modify the characteristics of habitat,host-vector interaction and consequently infection rates of disease causing agents.In this paper,we report variations in tsetse distribution patte...
The Maasai ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a the largest avian species in East Africa and though it’s not considered to be a species of conservation concern, some populations are on the decline and this is attributed t...
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Flying down the east coast of Africa,awe is inspired before airplane wheels have even touched tarmac.First,the brown rugged highlands of Ethiopia and the Rift Valley from which all humans emerged gives way to Hemingwa...
Among the nine sub-species of giraffes, the Maasai giraffe is the most widespread and common in Northern and Southern Kenya. Although it’s considered by the IUCN to be a species of no conservation concern, they have ...
Limited integration of contextual factors in maternal care contributes to slow progress towards achieving MDG5 in sub-Sahara Africa. In Ngorongoro, rural Tanzania, the maternal mortality ratio is high with 642 materna...