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Adolescent Friendly Health Services in Level Two Facilities among Public Secondary School Students in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Adolescents’ health is a great determinant of a country’s development since adolescents contribute a large proportion of the population. Sexual and reproductive health problems have been identified in several studies to ... -
Adoption of Community Hygiene Strategies for Safe Water and Sanitation among Mothers of Underfives in Kitui County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Inadequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene constitutes a serious global threat to health accounting for approximately 4 billion cases of illness annually. Children under five years in the developing ... -
Assessment of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Children below 5 Years of Age in North Kinangop Sub-County, Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-01)Despite the concerted efforts at achieving a 50% reduction in deaths resulting from HIV, a high number of children below the age of 5 years continue to get resistance to first line ART medicines and are second line ARV ... -
Assessment of Awareness of Available Gender Based Violence Interventions among Women of Reproductive Age in Kibera Slums Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Dealing with violence against women is key for achieving sustainable development goals (SDG) for equality of gender and empowering women and SDGs 3, 4 and 5. Globally, GBV prevalence accounts for 10-35%. In the year 2014, ... -
Assessment of Awareness on Vesico-Vaginal Fistula among Women of Reproductive Age in Kawangware Slums, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Obstetric Vesico-Vaginal Fistula is a reproductive health problem mainly caused by prolonged obstructed labour and delay in seeking emergency obstetric care after delivery. In developing countries such as those in sub-Saharan ... -
Assessment of Community Based Water Supply, Consumption, Utilization and Perceived Sustainability: A Case of Rironi Self-Help Water Project, Kiambu County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of demography, water consumption level, water supply and water utilization on perception of CBWR sustainability at Rironi Self Help Water Project (SHWP) in Kiambu County, ... -
Assessment of Newborn Resuscitation Practice by Nurses in Machakos Level 5 Hospital, Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)The first minute after birth is usually referred to as the golden minute, and the baby should be able to initiate spontaneous breathing, failure to which birth asphyxia ensues. Globally, approximately 5% to 10 per cent of ... -
Assessment of utilization of postpartum care services among women in Webuye West, Bungoma County, Kenya
(2017-10)Postpartum care is an important link in the continuum of care for maternal health. The postpartum period is critical because most maternal deaths occur during this time, yet this is the most neglected period for quality ... -
Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment Practices Among Women of Reproductive Age in Bahi District, Tanzania
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)This study was set to assess the breast cancer prevention and treatment practices among women of reproductive age (15-49yrs) in Bahi Division in Tanzania. It has been observed by research that lack of information of the ... -
Clinical Phenotypes Associated with Preterm Births at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Preterm birth is a global health problem. It is the leading cause of child and neonatal mortality globally including Kenya. Preterm birth is the birth occurring before 37 completed weeks of gestation. In Kenya, preterm ... -
Compliance to Prenatal Iron/Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Barriers among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Iron nutrients plays a very critical role in body. Iron and folate nutrients are availed during expectance period so as cater for the high demand when one becomes pregnant to ensure sufficient supply of such elements to ... -
Consumption Patterns of Tea, Iron and Ascorbate-Rich Foods and Iron Status among Women of Childbearing Age in Nandi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021-05)Twenty-one percent of women of childbearing age (WCA) in Kenya are iron deficient. Iron deficiency poses a variety of adverse effects on cognition, quality of life, behaviour, and emotion, and productivity. Tea consumption ... -
Correlates of Pregnancy Related Complications in Mandera East, Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age worldwide. About eight hundred women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications around ... -
Determinants of access to skilled birth attendants by women in Galkacyo District, Somalia
(Kenyatta University, 2018-02)ABSTRACT Globally over half million women of reproductive age (15-49 years) die every year as result of pregnancy and childbirth complications, and 300 million women endure from debilitating injuries. The lack of availability ... -
Determinants of Antenatal Care Attendance among Women in the Reproductive Age at Guriel District, Somalia
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)Worldwide it is estimated that 303,000 of maternal deaths occurred in 2015.It is also estimated that in Somalia the maternal mortality rate is 669 deaths per 100,000 live births. Infect one out every 12 women dies due to ... -
Determinants of Contraceptive Choices among HIV Positive Women of Reproductive Age Attending Comprehensive Care Centre at Kitale County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-03)Family planning is an important aspect of primary health care. In order to improve the efficacy of available contraceptive methods, it is of importance to identify factors influencing women’s choice of contraception. In ... -
Determinants of physical violence on married women by spouses in Kandura sub county, Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)Despite the many efforts put in place globally, regionally and at national level to reduce and eliminate Physical Violence against married women, this violence is still prevalent. It is one of the major forms of oppression ... -
Determinants of Unmet Need for Contraception use among Hiv-Positive Women in Kwale County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Prevention of unplanned pregnancies is one of the four approaches in the prevention of MTCT of HIV. Even with the constant availability of modern contraceptives in the health facilities, 352 known HIV-positive women attending ... -
Determinants of utilization of health facility during child birth by women aged 15-49 years in Matinyani sub-county in Kitui County, Kenya
(2014-08-27)A demographic health survey done in Kenya in the year 2009 revealed that 54% of births in Eastern Province are conducted at home by TBAs and relatives and obstetric care services are unavailable in most of the rural ...
