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Aflatoxin Analysis in Staple Food Cereals and Assessment of Households’ Awareness on its Management in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Aflatoxin is a poisonous substance produced by fungi. Crops infestation is inevitable and numerous evolving nations collectively with Kenya do not regularly test their main foods for aflatoxins contamination. Consumption ... -
Barriers to Uptake and Utilization of Linda Mama Initiative Among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) in Kajiado North Sub-County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)Maternal mortality remains a significant concern globally, with substantial improvements observed over the years yet persisting challenges, particularly in resource-constrained regions like Kenya. From 2000 to 2018 according ... -
Barriers to Uptake and Utilization of Linda Mama Initiative Among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) In Kajiado North Sub-County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)Maternal mortality remains a significant concern globally, with substantial improvements observed over the years yet persisting challenges, particularly in resource-constrained regions like Kenya. From 2000 to 2018 according ... -
COVID- 19 Containment Policy Measures and Their Effect on Access to HIV Services for Persons Living With HIV in Ruaraka Sub-County
(KeMU, 2022-10)The spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally led to the introduction of mitigation and containment responses designed to stem the heightened transmission of the virus. These measures hindered ... -
Determinants of Antibiotic Prescription Practices For Pneumonia Among Clinicians at Mbagathi Level 5 Hospital, Nairobi County- Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)Antibiotic prescribing practices play a critical role in addressing the rising concern of antibiotic resistance and optimizing patient outcomes. While a majority demonstrated a good understanding of the importance of ... -
Determinants of Feeding Knowledge and Practices among Infants Born of HIV Positive Female Sex Worker Mothers’ Sex Worker Outreach Programme Clinic
(KeMU, 2019-09)Feeding of infants is determined by many things which including the nature of work done by the mother. Sex worker outreach Programme (SWOP) is a clinic that caters for medical needs of the women selling sex in Kenya. The ... -
Determining Occurrence of Hypertension Disease & Associated Risk Factors Among Hiv Patients on Anti-Retroviral Treatment in Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2024-09)In Sub Saharan Africa region, age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension has exceeded the global index with an estimated prevalence of 30%, it has the highest figures in the world. Even though a lot of evidence indicate raising ... -
Drivers of Health Services' Sustainability in Selected Mission Hospitals in MT. Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)Mission hospitals were initiated by missionaries and were heavily subsidized. The situation has changed; donor support is no longer reliable and cost of providing services has increased tremendously. The subsidy which ... -
Effect of Covid-19 on Uptake of Routine Immunization in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
(KeMU, 2022-10)The routine immunization process continues to save millions of children's lives worldwide. The previous pandemic like Ebola impacted the health system in Africa. There was a need to investigate if COVID-19, with its ... -
The Effect of Mobile Phone Technology in Bridging the Gaps in ARV Uptake Care Service Delivery in Kenya: A Case Study in Kibera, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2019-07)The Kenyan constitution seeks to guarantee every citizen the right to quality healthcare services but is hampered geographical location, socio-economic statuses, and education among other factors of intended recipients. ... -
Evaluation of Factors Associated With Utilization of Postnatal Care Services at Kajiado County: NHIF Linda Mama Programme
(KeMU, 2024-09)Post-natal care has been demonstrated as an integral component in the continuum of care, as it greatly helps in reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. However, the uptake of the post-natal services has been ... -
Evaluation of the Effect of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Children Living with HIV in OLA During Children’s Hospital-Freetown, Sierra Leone
(KeMU, 2020-11)The second biggest killer disease triggered by a single infectious agent and the leading cause of mortality for children living with HIV (CLHIV) is Tuberculosis (TB), rendering it an significant public health concern that ... -
Factors Affecting The Utilization of Family Planning Services Among Women of Reproductive Age in Eldas Sub-County, Wajir County
(KeMU, 2024-09)Wajir County in Kenya has seen a rapid increase in its population over recent decades, leading to resource shortages. Factors contributing to this include high birth rates, early marriages, unmet needs for family planning, ... -
Factors Associated With Common Mental Health Disorders among Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers in Korogocho Slums, Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-09)Global healthcare trends demonstrate a rise in mental health disorders. Notably, mental health disorders have a considerable negative impact on academic performance, work, close relationships, the global economy, and ... -
Factors Associated with Measles Outbreak among Children below 5 Years in Oltepesi Location in Kajiado North Sub County
(KeMU, 2022-11)Measles is a viral illness that has been demonstrated to be extremely contagious and to cause morbidity and death in both developing and industrialized nations but also one of the top vaccine-preventable diseases in the ... -
Factors Associated with Stunting among Children Aged 0-23 Months.
(KeMU, 2016)Globally, childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development, affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years (WHA Global nutrition target, 2025). Stunting, or being ... -
Factors Influencing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Youth (15-24 Years) in Selected Health Facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-10)The antiretroviral therapy combinations introduction in 1996 disrupted the natural course of the HIV/AIDS infection. In fact, ARVs induced an effective reduction in the morbidity and incidence ... -
Factors Influencing Provision of Nutrition Education and Counselling To Pregnant Women by Nurses during Antenatal Care in Nairobi County.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Good maternal nutrition is essential for health, development and reproductive performance of the pregnant woman, and for the growth, survival and general health of the child. One strategy for ensuring pregnant women get ... -
Factors influencing the Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Tana River County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2024-09)The global disease burden of cervical cancer is unevenly distributed worldwide. It is borne in sub-Saharan Africa where concerning trends in increasing cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have been reported. Of ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Adolescents in Turkana South Sub County, Turkana County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2024-09)The study was on factors influencing utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among adolescents in Turkana South Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya. Services for teenage reproductive health-affiliated ...
