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Access and utilization of immunization services among refugees in Eastleigh North section of Nairobi, Kenya
(2013-02-01)Immunization has been shown to be one of the most cost effective health prevention and intervention against childhood morbidity and mortality. Over 30 million children especially from Sub-Sahara Africa are not reached each ... -
Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services by Adolescent Girls Aged 15-19 Years among Pastoral Communities In Narok County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)The subject of adolescent sexual and reproductive health has acquired prominence more than ever before in recent years, dominating local and international forums deliberating on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. ... -
Adherence to Anti retrovlral Therapy Protocol among Teachers in Homa bay District of Homa bay County Nyanza Province - Kenya
(2014-03-10)Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaving treatment for HIV positive people. Adherence to treatment protocol is extremely important to ensuring that drug efficacy does not fail with time. Research findings by other ... -
Adherence to Data Protection Guidelines among Health Researchers at Kenya Medical Research Institute
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Researchers are expected to keep participants’ data in a highly confidential and private manner. A study conducted in Kenya in 2014 revealed that the research stakeholders face different challenges relating to the sharing ... -
Adherence to Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-03)Non-adherence to Tuberculosis treatment is a major barrier for TB control programs because incomplete treatment may result in prolonged infectiousness, drug resistance, relapse and death. Successful treatment of TB involves ... -
Administration of Informed Consent for Medical Imaging Services among Patients in Government Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Informed consent is a requirement by law to allow patients to make decisions with respect to their health and well-being. It is an ethical and legal requirement that patients seeking medical imaging services should give ... -
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 Level of a Proactive Safety Program Within the Construction Phase of Olkaria’s Geothermal Power Stations of Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)Kenya is among the leading countries globally with significant geothermal resources. Geothermal energy provides reliable, cost-competitive, base load power with a small carbon footprint, and reduces vulnerability to changes ... -
Adoption of Biomass Briquettes as Alternative Source of Energy in Maasai-Mau Region, Narok County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Climate change phenomenal is a trend that impacts the local communities by affecting their way of life. High demand for wood products to meet the demand of energy supply in Maasai-Mau region has seen the depletion of the ... -
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 ... -
Anthropogenic Impacts on Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ombeyi Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Land use and land cover change dynamics and associated human-induced transitions studies are very critical in the formulation of sustainable land management strategies, land use systems and policies. The study aimed at ... -
An assesment of infant feeding options among hiv positive women attending comprehensive care clinic at Kiambu District hospital Kenya.
(2013-07-22)In Kenya, limited studies have been conducted to investigate infant feeding choices of HIV positive mothers attending Comprehensive Care Clinic. This study therefore determined infant feeding options of HIV positive mothers ... -
Assessement of Diarrhoeal Disease Attributable to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene among under Five in Kasarani, Nairobi County
(2014-03-05)Cause of diarrhea is known to have many risk factors. They include unsafe water, lack of water leading to low personal and domestic hygiene, poor water infrastructural and management systems. Contamination of drinking ... -
Assessing the Level of Readiness for Computerized Health Management Information System Among Nurses in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-08-18)Healthcare Organizations are now in the process of implementing computerized health management health information system (CHMIS) with a hope that they will improve on safety, efficiency and effectiveness of patient healthcare ... -
Assessing the national school health policy on the status of water, hygiene and sanitation in primary schools of Sabatia, Vihiga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-03)School Health began in Kenya in 1960‟s as an initiative of UNESCO and FAO as an intervention tool to encourage attendance and reduce malnutrition in school-going children. The introduction of free, Universal Primary Education ... -
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 Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Program in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Female genital mutilation (FGM), is a social traditional practice performed by cutting parts of the external female genitalia. Globally, over three million women take part in the practice each year. The practise of this ... -
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, ...
