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Acccess and Utilization of Artemether Lumefantrine as First Line Non-over the Counter Treatment for Malaria in Masii Division, Mwala District, Kenya
(2012-04-18)Prompt and appropriate case management has remained a major challenge in the fight against malaria in Kenya especially due to limited timely access to recommended drugs and development of resistance to drugs by malaria ... -
Access and quality of services in the prevention of mothers to child transmission of HIV in public health institutions in Thika district, Kenya
(2011-11-21)PMTCT of HIV has become an important intervention for prevention and control of HIV and AIDS in developing countries. MTCT is the most significant source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, with ... -
Adherence to antimalarial combination therapy with artemether-lumefantrine in childre below five years in Embu district, Kenya
(2011-11-03)Malaria is a major public health challenge in Kenya especially among young children and pregnant women. It accounts for 30% of all outpatient attendances, 19% of all admissions and leads to 20% of all deaths in children ... -
An analysis of the incidences and causes of road traffic accidents in kisii central district-Kenya
(2011-12-16)Road Traffic Accidents (R T As) are an emerging public health problem worldwide with over 1.2 million deaths and 10 million injured or crippled annually. Globally, road traffic accidents are the ninth leading contributor ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of factors determining the choice of birth attendant in Kisau division, Makueni district, Kenya
(2011-08-09)The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) 2008 showed that maternal mortality in Kenya is estimated at 488/100,000 live births, and that pregnancy related complications are the leading cause of death (27%) among women of ... -
Assessment of factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy at Nyeri provincial hospital in Central Kenya.
(2011-08-10)The Nyeri Provincial General Hospital (PGH) was one of the five pilot sites at which the Government of Kenya started providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-infected patients in 2003. At this hospital, as in the other ... -
Assessment of factors influencing the nutritional status of under fives living with HIV / AIDS: a case of Lea Toto programme, Nairobi - Kenya
(2011-11-07)Factors that influence the nutritional status of under fives living with HIV/AIDS were assessed through a descriptive survey. These factors included feeding practices, health and socio-economic characteristics. The study ... -
An assessment of knowledge, Attitude and practice on abortion among female patients in Nairobi: a case study of Kenyatta National Hospital and Marie Stopes Clinic
(2011-12-05)Abortion is a social stigmatizing and ostracization issue as well as an important reproductive health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. Each year 3.7 million pregnancies are terminated in Africa, with ... -
Assessment of knowledge, Attitude and practices regarding tuberculosis among adolescents in Kiswani- Mombasa district Kenya
(2011-07-15)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 ... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices towards malaria prevention and control among primary school childrean in Busia district, Kenya
(2012-01-09)Malaria is endemic in Busia District in Western Province Kenya. In the year 2003 malaria was incriminated for 50.0 % all cause mortality in the district. Malaria is on the rise in spite of available effective and proven ... -
Assessment of nutritional and health interventions on HIV infected children under five years in Mathare North Health Centre, Nairobi
(2012-04-18)About 33.4 million people were living with HIV as of 2008 globally; 2.1 million ofthem were children under 15 years, and about 15.7 million were women. In certain parts of the world, HIV infection has significantly affected ... -
Assessment of outcomes of HIV-exposed infants enrolled in prention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV follow up care in Embu District, Kenya
(2012-11-30)HIV infection transmitted from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery and breastfeeding is known as mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). HIV infection through this route has become a major killer ... -
An assessment of the impact of health compaigns against female genital mutilation in west pokot district, Kenya
(2011-12-08)An estimated two million girls worldwide are at risk of experiencing genital mutilation every year of which the majority are young girls in 28 African countries. In Kenya, the practice is prevalent with 38% of women aged ... -
Association between HIV status and socio-demographic characteristics of clients seeking Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services in selected sites in Kenyated sites in Kenya
(2011-11-24)Several studies have shown that some demographic factors such as gender play an important role in the transmission of HIV. Recent studies have also shown some association between male circumcision and HIV/AIDS as well as ... -
Barriers to child nutrition security in food secure households : a study of Mjini village in Bungoma, Kenya
(2011-12-05)Background: Food security is a key determinant of nutritional security. However, studies indicate that there are households that are food secure but still experience malnutrition, especially in children aged under five ... -
Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding and nutritional status of non-exclusively breastfed infants in Eldoret municipality, Kenya
(2011-11-03)Despite its many advantages, the benefits of breast milk have been widely unknown to mothers. In many of the world's developing countries, water and other liquids are added to the baby's diet in the first months of life ... -
Barriers to HIV testing among TB patients: a case of Machakos district, Kenya
(2011-12-05)Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) is fuelling tuberculosis (TB) infection tremendously and changing the pattern of this bacterial disease drastically that even good control programs are not sufficient in containing ... -
Barriers to safe obstetric practices in prevention of mother to child HIV transmission in Kibera slums, Nairobi, Kenya
(2011-11-25)Mother to child transmission of HIV accounts for 90% of pediatric HIV/AIDS cases worldwide. Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) could curb the increasing rate of pediatric HIV/AIDS. A substantial ... -
Barriers to the uptake of cataract surgical services in Merti division, Isiolo, Kenya
(2011-12-30)The immense burden of blindness is prevalent in rural communities of developing countries, which are characterized by a high backlog of unoperated cataract and increasing incidence of cataract due to the ageing population. ...
