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Factors influencing adherene to nevirapine and AZT among HIV positive perinatal women at Pumwani maternity hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(2011-11-21)
Twenty thousand children in Kenya are infected with HIV by their mothers annually mostly during the delivery period. Half of them die by the age of two years causing infant mortality to increase by 30%. Prevention of Mother ...
Assesment of the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children within central division, Mwingi District Kenya
(2011-11-17)
The number of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in the world is expected to rise to 25 million by the year 2010. In Kenya, the number of orphans is expected to rise to 2 million by 2010. These children have limited access ...
Factors influencing the performance community health workers in primary health care in Matayos division, Busia district, Kenya.
(2012-01-09)
Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide basic Primary Health Care (PHC) services at the community level in order to contribute to better health. Despite their efforts, the burden of disease continues to increase in magnitude ...
Health effects of mercury amongst artisanal gold miners in Lorgorien area, Trans-mara District, Kenya
(2012-11-30)
Gold occurs in a number of places within the gold-bearing greenstone rocks in western Kenya. From 1995, prospecting has been active in Lorgorien by licensed gold mining companies coupled with the influx of artisanal miners. ...
Determinants of HIV-VCT utilization among secondary school teachers in Thika district, Kenya
(2011-11-25)
Globally, PLWHA continues to rise, despite the fact that effective prevention strategies exist. At least 95% of the new infections occur in developing countries, including Kenya. Unless effort is made to co-ordinate a ...
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Tuberculosis among Adolescents in Kisauni-Mombasa District, Kenya.
(2009-06)
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 ...
Comparative Study of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses Among Hiv-1 Infected Intravenous Drug Users and Non-Users in Mombasa County
(Kenyatta University, 2017-09)
HIV/AIDS is a debilitating disease associated with high mortality and morbidity globally. In Kenya, it is the major cause of mortality across all gender and age groups, in effect, putting a huge demand on the healthcare ...
Readability of HIV and AIDS printed materials used by students in Kenyan Secondary Schools: a study of Nairobi Province
(2011-12-20)
This study is an analysis of printed materials used to teach about HIV and AIDS in Kenyan secondary schools to establish whether they are comprehensible to the students and thus w hether t hey a re effective i n communicating ...
Single-dose pharmacokinetics of anti-malarial chlorproguanil and its active metabolite chlorcycloguanil in healthy adult volunteers
(2012-05-25)
Malaria, often referred to as "the King of Diseases", is the single largest cause of disease and death every year in tropical countries. It is possible to prevent malaria infections if those concerned (travelers to, and ...
Evaluation of Enriched Rapid Diagnostic Method for Detection of Vibrio Cholerae and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Serotypes in Juba, South Sudan
(Kenyatta University, 2018-09)
The global cholera burden is not precisely known since many of the cases lack proper investigation and documentation systems. More importantly, the situation is exacerbated by defective epidemiological surveillance as well ...