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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Health Education Intervention in the Management of Type-II Diabetes Mellitus among Adults Attending Garissa County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by hyperglycaemia due to defective insulin action and/or secretion. Diabetes mellitus type-2 (DM2) is the most common and a major public health burden ... -
Effect of Mhealth Technology in Enhancing Postnatal Visits amongst Mothers Attending Mch/Fp Clinics in Selected Hospitals in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Postnatal care is the provision of health services to the mother and newborn after delivery. It offers the opportunity to assess the mother for any medical, mental, emotional and social issues, and early assessment of risk ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring Ecological Factors and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure at Thika Level 5 Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is both a global and national social issue, as well as an epidemic in various societies. Many research studies classify CSA as a public health problem requiring early intervention practices and new ... -
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 ... -
Influence of mHealth Short Message Service Utilization on Risky Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents in Homa-Bay County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Behaviours (ARSB) is a global public health concern as it is second among the top ten risk factors in the global burden of all diseases. It is estimated that 60% of adolescents in Homa-Bay County ...
