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Occurrence of Rectal Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile among Men Who Have Sex with Men at the Kenyan Coast
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)
Men who have sex with men experience a high burden of Chlamydia trachomatis and
Neisseria gonorrhoea infections which remain largely undiagnosed in the context of
syndromic and presumptive treatment. In Kenya, limited ...
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Rubella Virus Infection in Pregnancy and New Born Infants at Kerugoya Level 5 County Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)
Infection with Rubella virus is a public health concern because it may lead to serious consequences such as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) during early pregnancy. Introduction of the rubella virus vaccine in developed ...
Assessment of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in Kenya to forecast local production sufficiency
(2017-10)
The World Health Organization’s global strategy on public health aims to support Member States to improve access to essential medicines. The desire of Kenya Government to implement this is expressed by formulation of Kenya ...
Determinants of insecticide treated bed-nets use by women for malaria control: a comparison of ndavaya and Kinango divisions, Kinango district, Kenya
(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 ...
Platelet function in adult human immuno-deficiency virus- 1 infected heart naïve patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2017-06)
Occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in adult human immuno-deficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infected patients is associated with 18% of HIV-1 deaths. Availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has ...
The effects of reproductive knowledge on behaviour among pregnant and nursing adolescents in Eldoret municipality
(2012-04-20)
The main objective of this research was to investigate the circumstances surrounding sexuality among pregnant and nursing adolescents at first sex and before first pregnancy. The knowledge of reproductive health matters ...
The role of traditional birth attendants' training in "prevention of mother to child HIV transmission " programme in Tharaka district, Kenya
(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 ...
Evaluation of Serum Agglutination and Rose Bengal Tests against Immunofluorescence Antibody Assay in Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Narok and Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)
Brucellosis in human is characterized by non specific signs and often misdiagnosed as malaria,
typhoid, rheumatic fever and pyrexia of unknown origin. Definitive diagnosis of brucellosis
requires isolation of Brucella ...
A study of knowledge, understanding and practices in health education among standard seven pupils in Kibera division, Nairobi
(2012-06-11)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health knowledge of Standard 7 pupils over a wide range of health topics and some of their health related practices. This group of pupils was chosen because they will soon (in ...
Dyslipidemia and Blood Pressure Control among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Kiambu County Hospital, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
Non-communicable diseases are on the rise globally. Hypertension is one of the most common non-communicable diseases. Globally, the prevalence of hypertension among adults was estimated to be 24.1% in men and 20.1% in women ...