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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 ...
Predictors of Preterm Birth among Women of Pastoralist Communities in Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)
Preterm birth (PTB) is a major cause of neonatal mortality worldwide. The prevalence of PTB in Africa (about 12%) is more than twice that in developed countries (about 5%). In Kenya, the prevalence is about 17% which is ...
Determinants of Skilled Delivery Services Utilization Among Women of Reproductive Age in Migori County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)
Skilled delivery is a key intervention that greatly contributes to improvement of maternal and child health. By extension, skilled delivery is a component of maternal and childcare provided during pregnancy, at delivery ...
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 ...
Uptake of Antenatal Care Among Women of Reproductive Age In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)
Every pregnancy is at risk of complications and hence the need to follow up in Antenatal
clinic by a skilled health provider. The government of Kenya through the ministry of health
offers pregnant women a focused antenatal ...
Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services among Women Aged 30-49 Years in Kitui County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)
Cancer Cervix refers to malignant cell growth in the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in developed countries and the third most common cancer among ...
Consumption Patterns of Tea, Iron and Ascorbate-Rich Foods and Iron Status among Women of Childbearing Age in Nandi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021-05)
Twenty-one percent of women of childbearing age (WCA) in Kenya are iron deficient. Iron deficiency poses a variety of adverse effects on cognition, quality of life, behaviour, and emotion, and productivity. Tea consumption ...
Self-Referrals among Women Seeking Skilled Birth Attendance Services in Selected Public Hospitals in Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Self-referral to higher-level health facilities by women in search for skilled birth attendance services shows autonomy of women in the choice of facilities for desired services but can also be a reflection of non-adherence ...
Utilization of Free Skilled Birth Attendance Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Public Health Facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
According to World Health Organization 358,000 maternal deaths occur annually worldwide with 99% of this deaths occurring in developing countries. Over the years Kenya has recorded poor maternal indicators among them high ...
Pregnancy Outcomes and Risk Factors for Caesarean Delivery and Fetal Macrosomia among Gestational Diabetic Women in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global public health risk that adversely
affects health of women and infants. Interventions to improve adverse health outcomes
associated with GDM reduces maternal and neonatal ...