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Implementation of Preterm Birth Interventions among Health Care Providers During Provision of Intrapartum and Perinatal Care in Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-03)
Preterm birth interventions (PTBI) are basic and specialized care packages designed to improve Preterm birth outcome (PTBO) hence increase the survival rates of babies born preterm. Without PTBI, the survivors of PTB are ...
Determinants of Antenatal Care Attendance among Women in the Reproductive Age at Guriel District, Somalia
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
Worldwide it is estimated that 303,000 of maternal deaths occurred in 2015.It is also estimated that in Somalia the maternal mortality rate is 669 deaths per 100,000 live births. Infect one out every 12 women dies due to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Referral Practices and Facilitation Activities of HIV Testing and Counseling Sites in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)
Knowledge of one’s HIV status through HIV Testing and Counselling remains the first step towards HIV prevention, appropriate care, support and treatment services. The knowledge needs to be coupled with means ofaccessing ...
Assessment of Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Properties of Shallow Well Water in Kawangware Location, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
Lack of access to clean drinking water adversely the public health. Kawangware location is undergoing rapid expansion in population, economic growth and urbanization. One of the challenges of this growth is pressure on ...
Utilization of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services among Youth Living on the Streets in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)
The access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health care is a crucial concern
surrounding the advancement of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights.
Making clinical services attractive to the younger ...
Uptake of Community-Led Total Sanitation Approach towards Attainment of Open-Defecation-Free Status in Siaya County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)
By 2015, an estimated 2.4 billion people lacked basic sanitation and 15% still practiced open defecation globally. In Kenya, approximately 5.6 million people still defecated in the open. Siaya County adopted Community-Led ...
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 ...