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Factors Effecting Quality Of Life for Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Kenya
(2022): Characteristics, including age, educational level, economics, and geographical setting during care provision significantly affect quality of life (QoL) among cancer patient caregivers in high-income countries. Investigation ... -
Factors Influencing Behaviour Change for the Prevention of the Spread of HIV/AIDS among Students in Githunguri Division, Githunguri District, Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science, 2012-08)The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to spread in most countries of the world including Kenya. Since HIV / AIDS has no cure yet, behavior change has been fronted as the most likely scientific basis for the ... -
Faecal Carriage and Risk Factors of Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria Resistant to Third-Generation Cephalosporins in Hospitalized and Non-Hospitalized Patients, Kenya
(Research Square, 2023)carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB), especially the carbapenemase-producing strains, are growing public health concerns globally; however, epidemiological data to inform prevention and control interventions ... -
Family Planning as A Determining Factor in Preference to Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) Among Somali Community in Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya
(European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021)— Statement of Problem: Family planning is a determining factor in the maternal health care choices for Somali pregnant mothers in Dadaab Refugee camps. Research has revealed that during delivery, the Somali mothers ... -
Fetal Outcomes among Grand Multiparous and Multiparous Women In Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(East African Medical Journal, 2013-03)Objective: To compare fetal outcomes among grand multiparous (para 5-9) and multiparous (para 2-4) delivering in Mulago hospital, Uganda. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Mulago hospital, Uganda. Subjects: ... -
Functional promoter haplotypes of interleukin-18 condition susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and childhood mortality.
(PubMed, 2011)Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children residing in regions where plasmodium falciparum transmission is holoendemic. Although largely unexplored in children with SMA, ... -
Functional Studies of T Regulatory Lymphocytes in Human Schistosomiasis in Western Kenya
(The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)Immunoregulation is considered a common feature of Schistosoma mansoni infections, and elevated levels of T regulatory (Treg) lymphocytes have been reported during chronic human schistosomiasis. We now report that the ... -
Growth Disruption Activity of Polar Extracts from Kotschya Uguenensis (Fabaceae) against Anopheles Gambiae S.S. (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae
(2008)Studies on the larvicidal properties of extracts and fractions from Kotschya uguenensis Verdc. were done by long-term exposure of Anopheles gambiae s.s. larvae. The cumulative mean percentage mortalities and deformities ... -
Health Insurance Education Strategies for Increasing the Insured among Older Population – A Quasi Experimental Study in Rural Kenya
(PubMed, 2012-05-13)INTRODUCTION: The older population in most developing countries are uninsured and lack access to health services. This study assessed the extent to which a multi-strategy health insurance education intervention would ... -
Health Seeking Behavior, Practices of TB and Access to Health Care among TB Patients in Machakos County, Kenya. A Cross-Sectional Study
(IISTE, 2014)Despite efforts to implementation of the DOTS programme in Kenya since the year (1993) and achieving 100% coverage by the year 1996; new TB cases continue to emerge in communities, a significance of TB transmission. The ... -
Hearing Disorders in HIV Positive Adult Patients
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2010)Background: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence and type of hearing disorders in HIV positive patients and any correlationship with the CD4 counts/stage of HIV/AIDS in patients attending the comprehensive ... -
Hearing disorders in HIV positive adult patients not on anti-retroviral drugs at Kenyatta National Hospital
(East African Medical Journal, 2010-09)Objectives: To determine the prevalence and type of hearing disorders in HIV positive patients not on anti - retroviral drugs (ARVs) and correlate this with the world health Organization (WHO) stage of HIV disease and CD4 ... -
Hematological Profiles of Eligible Blood Donors at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(International Blood Research & Reviews, 2022-03)Aim: To determine hematological profile of eligible blood donors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya. Study Design: Adopted a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Kenyatta National Hospital, between ... -
HIV Prevalence among Secondary School Student Blood Donors in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2018-07)The Human Immune deficiency Virus and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome situation in Kenya has affected blood collection in the country leading to a decline from 150,000 units to about 70,000 units annually, yet the ... -
HIV type 1 drug resistance patterns among patients failing first and second line antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: The ever-expanding rollout of antiretroviral therapy in poor resource settings without routine virological monitoring has been accompanied with development of drug resistance that has resulted in limited treatment ... -
HIV/AIDS in Kisii County: Current Status and Challenges
(Science Publishing Group, 2019)In 2012, adult HIV/AIDS prevalence in Kisii County was disproportionately high at 8.6%, against the national average of 5.6%. Thus, the researchers set out to investigate the current status and intervention measures in ... -
HIV‑1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment‑naive and ‑experienced injection drug users and non‑drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ... -
Household-level correlates of children’s physical activity levels in and across 12 countries
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016)Objective: Household factors (electronic media equipment, play equipment, physical activity in the home, and social support) have been associated with childhood moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), ... -
Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Acute Respiratory Infection in Nairobi, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-12)Background: Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age in developing countries with viruses contributing significantly to this problem. The recently ...
