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Psychosocial factors influencing promotion of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a non-circumcising community in rural western Kenya
(The Qualitative Report, 2009-12-01)
Male circumcision (MC) is now recommended as an additional HIV preventive measure, yet little is known about factors that may influence its adoption, especially in non-circumcising communities with generalized HIV pandemic. ...
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
I he primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is
productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability
and responsiveness to ...
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 ...
The Role of Somali Kinship in Sustaining Bureaucratic Governance around Dagahaley Camp in Kenya
(Routledge, 2020-06-10)
Bureaucracy is often portrayed as having an unrivalled capacity to shape human relationships in states and organisations. By contrast, however, ethnographic studies have suggested that bureaucracy cannot easily take root ...
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 ...
Awareness and utilization of free maternal healthcare services among women in Mt. Elgon SubCounty, Kenya
(Med Rxiv, 2023)
Maternal mortality remains a matter of public health concern with over 300,000 women dying while
giving birth annually. This has driven policy makers to come up with free maternal healthcare services as
policy intervention. ...
Measures adopted by indigent mothers in Kilifi County to tackle maternal health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
(AJOL, 2022)
Many sub-Saharan African countries have experienced various challenges that threaten the quality of health services offered to the
population. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to healthcare services in many countries ...