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Assessment of Impact of Repeated Annual Mass Drug Admistration of Praziquantel on Schistosomiasis Morbidity in School Children In Asembo Bay, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in Kenya. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) through mass drug administration (MDA) to school age children ...
Assessment of Impact of Repeated Annual Mass Drug Admistration of Praziquantel On Schistosomiasis Morbidity in School Children in Asembo Bay, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in Kenya. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) through mass drug administration (MDA) to school age children ...
HOST-PATHOGEN ASSOCIATION AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF BRUCELLA SPECIES IN KENYA AND TANZANIA
(Maseno University, 2022)
Bacterial pathogen of the genus Brucella is a gram-negative organism with several species. It causes a disease called ―brucellosis‖ in humans, and animals worldwide. Association between animal and human Brucella sero-positive ...
Analysis of antimicrobial resistance genes encoding extended-spectrum β-lactamases in pathogenic bacteria isolated from wounds of diabetes mellitus patients at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2023)
The number of people with diabetes in the world is estimated to increase to 783 million by 2045 with prevalence in Africa and Kenya estimated at 54.9 million (5.2%) and 1.5milion (4.5%) by 2045 respectively. At Jaramogi ...
Effect of community mobilization intervention on self medication with antimicrobials among households in Nyalenda informal settlement, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Self-medication with antimicrobials (SMWA) is a common practice in the world, especially in economically deprived communities with loose regulatory systems. Previous studies in Nyalenda B Ward, found 76.9% of the households ...
Influence of health-facility cold-chain storage logistics and staff capacity on thermo-stability of live-attenuated vaccines in Kisumu-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Vaccines are integral in the control of infectious diseases globally. Successful immunization programs require robust cold-chain logistics and efficient service-delivery systems to ensure they remain within recommended ...
Determinants of maternal child health service quality in tier three public health facilities, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Compromised Maternal Child Health (MCH) service quality is increasingly being linked to
failure to attain expected healthcare improvements in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
Kenya’s Free Maternity Services (FMS) (Linda ...
Evaluation of a HIV predictive algorithm, geospatial analysis of new HIV diagnoses, and mapping of HIV testing uptake in Homa bay, Kisumu, and Siaya counties, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
As the number of people living with HIV in the population who do not know their HIV status continues to decline, as more people are linked to ART, continuing to offer HIV testing in a universal manner becomes inefficient. ...