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 ...

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 ...

Cancer Cervix refers to malignant cell growth in the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in developed countries and the third most common cancer among ...

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 ...

Self-referral to higher-level health facilities by women in search for skilled birth attendance services shows autonomy of women in the choice of facilities for desired services but can also be a reflection of non-adherence ...

According to World Health Organization 358,000 maternal deaths occur annually worldwide with 99% of this deaths occurring in developing countries. Over the years Kenya has recorded poor maternal indicators among them high ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global public health risk that adversely affects health of women and infants. Interventions to improve adverse health outcomes associated with GDM reduces maternal and neonatal ...

Globally, it is estimated that more than half a million women of reproductive age die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth with 99% of this occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Obstructed labor occurs ...

Women’s health status is compromised not only by lack of knowledge of medical related issues but also by a breach in women’s reproductive rights. The status of women’s health is affected by multifaceted social, biological ...

Malaria and intestinal helminths infections are the most prevalent parasitic infections in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) affecting children under five years and pregnant women. These infections ...