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Amiami, A. P.
(Kenyatta University, 2004-11)
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among secondary schools in
Kabartonjo Division of Baringo District, Kenya, between October 2002 and April 2003.
The study aimed at establishing the students' knowledge ...
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Ochieng, Caroline A.
(Kenyatta University, 2007-09)
Indoor air pollution from biofuel use has been found to be responsible for more than 1.6million annual deaths and 2.7% of the global burden of disease. This makes it the second biggest environmental contributor to ill ...
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Yonge, Shadrack A
(2011-07-15)
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease which is still a global health hazard. With the emergence of new more effective drugs, tuberculosis was expected to be completely eradicated; but global reports show results to ...
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Mungai, Njoki Helen
(2011-07-15)
Poor accessibility to safe water is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries where mechanisms to monitor and enforce regulations for quality water are inadequate or lacking. The aim of this study ...
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Mutisya, Redempta K
(2011-07-15)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem. The disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. TB control has remained a major challenge for the National Leprosy and TB Control Programme ...
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Kagendo, Jane Francis
(2011-07-15)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global pandemic and mitigation for spread is a global challenge. Though different mechanisms have been put in place to prevent Human ...
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Kathugu, N. P.
(2011-07-18)
School children are exposed to various types of water borne diseases. There are different factors that contribute to the occurrence of these diseases in different schools. Water borne diseases are intricately linked to ...
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Kimathi, George
(2011-08-02)
Globally malaria results in 300 to 500 million clinical episodes and one million deaths annually. Malaria is caused by a protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The disease is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles ...
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Kinoti, Mboroki Silas
(2011-08-03)
A drug is any natural or artificially made chemical that changes the functions or structure of the body in some way. On the other hand drug abuse is the non-medical use of drugs. Most studies among young people have been ...
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Muinde, N. Fridah
(2011-08-04)
To promote the health and survival of mothers and babies, Kenya has adapted the W1-10 goaloriented Antenatal Care (ANC) package, popularly known as Focused ANC (FANC).The Ministry of Health (MOH) has designed new guidelines ...
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Mativo, Nzioki
(2011-08-08)
dvocacy of the female condom emerged in the context of growing evidence that heterosexual intercourse was placing women at increased risk of HIV infection. Since the approval of the Female Condom (FC) in the United Kingdom ...
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Ndedda, Ouma Crispin
(2011-08-09)
Every year there are approximately 1.5 billion acute diarrhoea episodes and 4 million deaths in children less than five years of age (most from 6 months to 12 months). Acute diarrhoea accounts for approximately 7% of all ...
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Mutea, Nduku Lilian
(2011-08-09)
The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) 2008 showed that maternal mortality in Kenya is estimated at 488/100,000 live births, and that pregnancy related complications are the leading cause of death (27%) among women of ...
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Mwenji, M. Benedict
(2011-08-09)
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of intestinal parasites on academic performance among primary school children in Nairobi Province, Kenya. Intestinal parasites belong to two main taxonomic groups: ...
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Mururi, Wangui Susan
(2011-08-09)
Disaster is an overwhelming event that involves the destruction including injury and loss of lives and they become common events that pose serious threats to Public health. The objective of the study was to establish ...
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Soy, Cherono Betty
(2011-08-10)
HIV and AIDS has become the world's most devastating epidemic in developing countries. More than 25 million people have died has a result of AIDS related illness since the disease was first diagnosed in 1981.
A total of ...
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Sumbi, Muthiani Victor
(2011-08-10)
The Nyeri Provincial General Hospital (PGH) was one of the five pilot sites at which the Government of Kenya started providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-infected patients in 2003. At this hospital, as in the other ...
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Kibui, Mary Muthoni
(2011-08-18)
Alcohol is the most widely used and misused substance in the world. For many decades it was perceived as a moral weakness but in recent times, alcohol use and misuse has begun to be viewed as a disease. Attitudes and moral ...
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Habane, Fayo Galgalo
(2011-08-18)
Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. It is the basis for local-level decision-making in agriculture, health care, food preparation, education, natural resource management, ...
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Nekesa, Waswa Sarah
(2011-08-18)
The objective of this study was to determine the nutritional status and the protein dietary intake of soccer players in Nairobi. The target population of the study consisted of the soccer players in the premier league. The ...
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