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HIV infection Predisposition among women of reproductive age attending Postnatal clinic in a District Hospital. Homabay County - Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)
This study is about HIV infection Predisposition among women attending Postnatal clinic in a District Hospital in Homabay County. Postpartum period is a period after birth which is the most neglected aspect of maternal ...
Female genital mutilation practice and its effects on women’s reproductive health in Barwaqo Ward, Warta Nabada District, Mogadishu Somalia
(Kenyatta University, 2014-09-29)
Somalia has the highest global prevalence (98%) of female circumcision (Fe), the
proposed study 'will be carried out in Mogadishu capital city; especially it will
concentrate on Wardhigley district. The study will ...
Morbidity of diarrheal disease among children aged under five years living in internally displaced population camps of Hodan District, Mogadishu-Somalia
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)
The last two decades of armed conflicts, lack of functioning government, economic collapse, and
disintegration of the health system and other public services - together with recurrent droughts
and famines, have turned ...
Contraceptive uptake among women of reproductive age in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana county, Kenya
(2013-11-26)
Contraceptive prevalence rate is the proportion of women of reproductive age who areusing (or whose partners are using) contraceptive method to prevent conception at agiven point in time. Family planning promotion is a ...
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 ...
Determinants of delay in seeking medical care among women with invasive cervical cancer in Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)
ABSTRACT
Cervical cancer is a disease with tremendous public health significance. It is the
leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in Kenya.
Although curable through regular screening and treatment ...
Food safety knowledge and practices among actors in beef chain with reference to Rift Valley fever outbreak in Maragua district, Kenya
(2013-07-25)
Food-borne diseases and zoonoses including Rift Valley Fever continue to burden public health and undermine livelihoods in Kenya despite existing control programmes. The 2006-2007 outbreak of RVF in Kenya caused a total ...
Challenges to Visual Cervical Cancer Screening Service Intergration and Utilization in Imenti South Sub-County Reproductive Health Care System, Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)
Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with
approximately fourteen million new cases and eight million cancer related deaths
annually with an approximated 60 per cent of these new cases ...
Evaluation of Community Case Management of Malaria in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)
Globally, community case management of malaria (CCMM) has proved to be effective in the management of malaria as the community as health workers as they provide the necessary outreach in getting to the household and capturing ...
Determinants of Contraceptive Choices among HIV Positive Women of Reproductive Age Attending Comprehensive Care Centre at Kitale County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-03)
Family planning is an important aspect of primary health care. In order to improve the efficacy of available contraceptive methods, it is of importance to identify factors influencing women’s choice of contraception. In ...