Browsing PHD-Department of Community Health by Issue Date
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Effects of bednet use, topography and targeted vector control on malaria transmission in the highlands of Vihiga and Kakamega counties, Western Kenya
(2013-03-26)Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are known to be highly effective in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality. However, there is scanty information on actual usage of owned nets which varies among households. Such ... -
The inference of immunochromatographic test, microscopy and polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis in Tana Delta, Kenya
(2013-08-14)The current diagnostictests for Wuchereriabancrofti infections are insensitive and logistically unsuitable in epidemiological studies and disease surveillance. Although needing refinement, potentially sensitive polymerase ... -
Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in the Environment and Perceived Health Risks by the Community around Kadhodeki Dumpsite, Nairobi county
(2014-02-22)Solid wastes constitute a disaster for human health and environmental degradation. Dumpsites in Kenyan urban settlements are used as sources of nutrient rich soils for cultivating crops without regard to the risks of ... -
Constructive Men’s Engagement (CME) in Enhancing Reproductive Health in Makindu and Mutitu Sub-Counties of Kenya.
(2014-09-01)Reproductive health problems are the leading cause of women's ill health and death worldwide. Approximately 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries, with Sub-Saharan Africa registering a maternal mortality ... -
Determinants of health inequalities among adults in Korogocho informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-09-12)Dearth of actionable evidence of the magnitude, determinants, and mediators of health inequalities in deprived communities has hampered efforts to eliminate invidious health inequalities. The objectives of this study, ... -
Effects of HIV-Intestinal Parasites Co-Infection on Selected Hematological Parameters among Pregnant Women in Selected Health Facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014-10-09)Pregnancy places extreme stress on the haematological system and understanding of the physiological changes that result is obligatory in order to interpret any need for therapeutic intervention. Iron deficiency is the most ... -
Use of mobile phone short text message service to enhance cervical cancer screening at the thika level 5 hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(2015)Cervical cancer is a major public health problem among adult women especially in developing countries and its control is of paramount importance. Organized screening programmes have led to a large decline in cervical cancer ... -
Effectiveness of Isoniazid Prophylaxis in Prevention of Tuberculosis in Child Household Contacts of Adults With Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Sub-Saharan Africa continues to document high burden of pediatric TB, driven by the HIV epidemic. The urban poor are at highest risk of infection. Infected children experience rapid disease progression and severer disease. ... -
The effect of selenium intake in progression of asymptomatic hiv type 1 infected children in Nyamasaria sub county Kisumu County Kenya
(2015)The prevalence of the Human-Immuno-deficiency Virus has been observed to be inversely related to selenium levels in foods. More recent Demographic Health Surveys have shown that despite the prevalence of HIV reducing by ... -
Epidemiology of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection, clinical presentations and impact on immunohaematological parameters in Mombasa county, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01)Tuberculosis still represents an important global public health threat and it is one of the world‘s leading causes of death and HIV/AID has substantially altered the epidemiology of the infection especially in Sub-Saharan ... -
Determinants of Utilization of Hospital Delivery among Post-Natal Mothers in Thika and Kangundo Hospitals, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01-22)Maternal mortality rate due to pregnancy-related complications remains high at 488 per 100,000 live births in Kenya. If mothers are treated appropriately and in a timely manner, in a hospital almost all women who develop ... -
Predictors of HIV and Pulmonary TB Infections among Injection Drug Users in Mombasa County, Kenya
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Effects of Public Health Interventions on Intestinal Parasitic Infections among School-Going Children in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)Intestinal parasitic infections have been found to form at least a quarter of all human infections globally. School-going children are the worst affected by these infections as it impairs their growth and cognitive ... -
The Effects of Using Oral HIV Self-Testing Kits on Uptake of Male Partner Testing Among Pregnant Women in Selected Counties In Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Adult HIV prevalence peaked at 14% in Kenya in the mid-nineties and has since continued to drop and thereafter stabilized at below 5% since 2014 due mainly to a scale up of various evidence based HIV interventions including ... -
Relationship between Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Motorcycle Taxi Riders and Their Socio-Economic Wellbeing: Case of Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Motorcycle taxis have become a popular means of transportation which generates income for many riders in Kenya. However, there are various factors which expose riders to internal and external shocks and stresses which ... -
Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients in Thika Level Five Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The burden of diabetes is reflected not only in the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, but also in the growing numbers of premature deaths due to diabetes. One measure of burden of disease is disability-adjusted ... -
Determinants of Psychosocial Well-Being of Children (10-17 Years) Affected by Hiv and Aids in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-09)Children affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA) are faced with psychological, social and economic challenges among others. HIV and AIDS has compounded the situation posing more suffering to children whose parents have died of the ... -
Use of Counseling to Mitigate Psychological Morbidity After Stillbirth Among Women in Kitui And Machakos Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)Stillbirth is a baby born without any signs of life weighing at least 1000grams or with at least 28 weeks gestation. There is no burden affecting families is big and yet invisible in society and global arena as stillbirth. ... -
Effectiveness of Albendazole on Soil Transmitted Nematodes Among School Going Children in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)Soil-Transmitted Nematodes (STNs) are roundworms transmitted through faecally contaminated soil. Globally, major STNs include Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ... -
Contraceptive Uptake and Adherence amongst Post Abortion Women Following Contraceptive Counselling By Physicians and Midwives in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-12)Complications of unsafe abortion and those of incomplete abortion, led to 120,000 Kenyan women receiving Post Abortion Care (PAC) in 2012, and of these women, 70% had not used contraception before pregnancy and repeat ...
