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Influence of community health referral practices on antenatal care attendance.
(KeMU, 2016-07)
health system strengthening. In line with the pillar, a Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNeCH) Project was initiated by the Ministry of Health and World Vision Kenya in Bamba Division, Kilifi County. The project's goal ...
Implementation of Kenya quality guidelines for efficient delivery of health care services.
(KeMU, 2016-06)
Quality is a key principle in health service delivery a pillar in health systems strengthening. The Kenya Quality Model of health was initiated across all health facilities to guide the implementation of quality standards. ...
Assessment of nutrition counseling services offered to diabetic patients and its effect on adherence to therapies and treatment at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)
Poor health has been a global issue which has been associated with the impediment of productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It has been estimated that 32 percent of the global burdens of disease are caused ...
Occupational stress among probation officers in central province of Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-07)
Probation is a people business, oftentimes requiring intense, stressful confrontations with unmanageable offenders. Presently, there are more felons receiving probation than ever before. The impact of current probation ...
Analysis of factors that influence drugs and substance abuse among secondary school students in Imenti North District.
(KeMU, 2014-06)
Drug and substance abuse has continued to be an issue of great concern during the past
several years with a great number of people reported as drug abusers in the world and
being a serious problem affecting secondary ...
Factors influencing non-adherence to antitroviral therapy (ART) among people living with hiv/aids (PLWHA): A case of Isiolo district, Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)
In HIV/AIDS treatment adherence to antiretroviral therapy is of paramount importance. To achieve suppression of viral replication, decrease in viral load and improving quality of life needs near perfect adherence of 95%. ...
Psychological effect of cervical dysplasia diagnosis among HIV positive women at the Dream Center in Lang'ata, Nairobi county
(KeMU, 2018-07)
Cervical dysplasia is the abnormal growth of pre-cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. The risk for cancer is lower for mild dysplasia. ...
The role of teacher trainees' in the management of behaviour change programmes in prevention and protection aganist HIV and AIDS
(KeMU, 2011-05)
Over the past 25 years, nearly 25 million people have died from AIDS in the world. In 2007, globally about one million people were living with HIV and AIDS and about 2.5 million people were newly infected with the virus. ...
Seasonality of Cryptosporidium oocyst detection in surface waters of Meru, Kenya as determined by two isolation methods followed by PCR
(Journal of Water and Health |, 2008-10)
Meru, Kenya has watersheds which are shared by wildlife, humans and domesticated animals. These surface waters can be contaminated by the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium. To quantify the seasonality and prevalence of ...
Reaching out to consumer health information users through academic and public/community libraries partnership: Experience from Kenya
(SCECSAL(Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations), 2018-04)
Consumer health information has gained prominence worldwide due to the need
for preventive as opposed to curative healthcare. Availability of diverse online
consumer health information (CHI) sources necessitates that ...