This was a descriptive study with the objective of investigating the obstetric care in home delivery process. It involved looking at the pre, intra and post partum practices with the aim of finding out whether they comply ...

Rock quarrying is one of the common but most dangerous industries to work in relative to other industries globally. The workers are exposed to a variety of health hazards. The evaluation of occupational health and safety ...

Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, Western Kenya region comprises of Non-ruminant Research Institute at Kakamega and Food Crop Research Institute at Kitale. The two research institutes are mandated to ...

Tanzania is among the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with high prevalence of HIV infection. The country has implemented several interventions for control and prevention, including care and treatment with ARV drugs. The ...

The prevalence of some easily detectable oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS decreases with HAART. Their presence may therefore be used as an indicator of the effectiveness of HAART. The objective of this study was to determine ...

O'nyong’nyong fever, caused by infection with a mosquito-borne East African alphavirus, is an acute, non-fatal illness characterized by fever and polyarthralgia. Alpha viruses such as Chikungunya and O’nyong’nyong are ...

The prevalence of malaria has been on the decline globally and optimism for the effective control of malaria has been growing. Many countries are making the shift from simply bringing down the number of new malaria cases ...

Oral health is an essential and integral part of overall health throughout human life. The mouth is the mirror that reflects human’s health and well-being. Poor oral health has negative consequences on individuals’ behaviours, ...

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the most serious epidemics to ever have affected humanity. About 40 million people were infected with HIV in 2001, and millions have already died of AIDS. Many more people are affected because ...

Pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than non-pregnant women. This susceptibility is highest in first and second pregnancies of continuous malaria exposure. Placental malaria leads to poor birth outcomes and ...