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Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in Western Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-03)
Determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 community residents assessed anticipated ...
Comparing sociocultural features of cholera in three endemic African settings
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-01)
Background
Cholera mainly affects developing countries where safe water supply and sanitation infrastructure are often rudimentary. Sub-Saharan Africa is a cholera hotspot. Effective cholera control requires not only a ...
Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and
Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of
urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara ...
Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
This paper looks at the role of village elites in a rapidly changing rural landscape. The
process of development in Kenya has seen the rise of a dichotomous community in which
salaried employees spend their working life ...
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)
Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ...
I will not go, I cannot go: cultural and social limitations of disaster preparedness in Asia, Africa, and Oceania
(2019)
While much work has been invested in addressing the economic and technical basis of disaster
preparedness, less effort has been directed towards understanding the cultural and social obstacles to and opportunities for ...
Exploring Caregiver-Teen-Communication on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Living With HIV in Gem Sub-County, Western Kenya
(2019)
Globally, adolescent currently the only age group in which AIDS-related deaths are not decreasing, even among those
who have initiated ART. Similarly, low treatment adherence and high treatment failure have also been ...
Socio-demographic Factors of HIV-Positive Adolescents on Second-line ART Regimen and their Influence on Adherence in Rural Western Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2019)
Globally, HIV-related deaths declined by 30% between 2005 and 2012 among children and adults.
However, those among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) rose by 50%. This has been influenced by late
diagnosis and poor ...
Evaluating community’s knowledge on integrated malaria, Schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections in a Lake Victoria island, Kenya: A mixed method approach
(AAS, 2019)
: The burden of malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted
helminthes (STH) in the islands of Lake Victoria, Kenya, poses a
considerable public health challenge. Although many studies have been
conducted on the ...