Purpose: To assess the health facility factors associated with low birth weight at Thika Level Five
Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya.
Methodology: Cross sectional convergent design was employed. The target group composed ...
Purpose: To determine maternal factors associated with low birth weight among neonates born at Thika
Level Five Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya.
Methodology: Cross sectional convergent design was employed. The target ...
Introduction: Good quality care in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), whose
prevalence is approximately 10% in Kenya, may prevent or delay diabetes
complications. This study determined blood glycemic targets, defined by ...
BACKGROUND
Childhood malnutrition poses global developmental and health risks. Rabai sub
county, Kilifi County, Kenya, struggles with high rates of wasting and underweight children
aged 6-59 months. The Positive ...
The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) plays a crucial role in pollinating natural ecosystems and crops. They support
global food production, maintenance of biodiversity, and generation of income from hive by-products. ...
Background: Diarrheagenic Escherichia Coli (DEC) are
the major cause of diarrhoea in children in developing and
undeveloped countries. Domestic food animals act as reser
voirs of DEC that are transmitted to children ...
Background: Diarrheal disease remains one of the leading causes of deaths in children below five years of age.
The risk factors associated with diarrhea include poor hygiene practices such as open defecation and consumption ...
Introduction: diarrheal infections in young children
below five years and food animals are caused by
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains. The study
focused on understanding the association between
DEC pathotypes ...
BACKGROUND
Campylobacter spp. are among the global causes of food poisoning and harbour
virulence and resistance genes which play a role in invasion and antibiotic resistance. This
study aimed to detect selected ...
A strategic harnessing of the power of data to healthcare systems strengthening makes a rapid and
affordable progress towards achieving UHC Majority of the developed countries among them Canada, United
States of America ...
Healthcare organizations are increasingly spending and allocating huge budgets in
embracing modern technology innovations and ways of dealing with healthcare
related issues. While modern technology benefits cannot be ...
Purpose: The objective of this research was to ascertain
perspectives on suboptimal adherence and ways to improve
optimal adherence to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) among Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients ...
BACKGROUND
Cholera is still a significant worldwide threat to global public health as it leads to
about 100,000 deaths every year. It is a diarrheal water and foodborne disease with its person
to-person transmission ...
BACKGROUND : In developing countries around the world, Cholera is one of the most recurrent water
diseases and it still remains a major public health threat. The risk factors differ from one region and country to
another, ...
BACKGROUND
Globally, ensuring proper care for pregnant women is vital. In Nyamira County,
Kenya, we explored how well community-based methods and clear health messages boost the
number of check-ups pregnant women ...
Background: Antenatal care is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative for
improving pregnancy outcomes. WHO recommends eight antenatal care contacts.
Objective: Determining the level and factors associated with ...
Background: Treatment non-adherence poses significant risks to health out
comes and impedes the health system’s efficiency, hence curtailing progress
towards the end Tuberculosis (TB) strategy under SDG 3.3. Despite ...
Abstract
Despite diesel engines being highly efficient, with low fuel consumption and
reduced carbon dioxide emissions, they emit relatively high levels of particu
late matter and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) due to high ...
Background: Complications of abortion are a major contributing factor to maternal
mortality, especially in Africa. 31% of maternal deaths in Nairobi are attributed to
abortions complications. While Post abortion Care ...
Kemei, Wilson Kipkemboi(COHES - JKUAT, 2025-05-09)
INTRODUCTION
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming important causes of
illness and premature deaths globally, causing up to 41 million deaths annually, mostly occurring
in Low and Middle-Income ...