• Community education training to optimize the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda 

  Bawate, Charles; Callender-Carter, T. Sylvia; Guyah, Bernard; Ouma, Collins (2024-07-31)

  Community health education improves members health-seeking and utilization behaviours. To enhance the community knowledge and optimize the use of Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), we carried out a community ...
• Can “the expanded free maternity services” enable Kenya to achieve universal health coverage by 2030: qualitative study on experiences of mothers and healthcare providers 

  Ombere, Stephen Okumu (Frontiers, 2024-09-10)

  Universal health coverage is a global agenda within the sustainable development goals. While nations are attempting to pursue this agenda, the pathways to its realization vary across countries in relation to service, ...
• Birthing Choices Made by Pregnant Women on Mageta Island, Western Kenya 

  Ombere, Stephen Okumu (Springer, 2024-09-26)

  Birthing choices play significant roles in maternal outcomes. This article describes the birthing choices made by some women on Mageta Island (hereafter called simply “the Island”) of Western Kenya in relation to Universal ...
• Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening amongst Residents of Mt. Elgon Sub County, Kenya 

  Ngwawe, O.Chrispin; Othero, Doreen; Benard, Guya (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024)

  A cross-sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data management. A total of 440 participated and were recruited randomly. Quantitative data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires ...
• Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening amongst Residents of Mt. Elgon Sub County, Bungoma County, Kenya 

  Ngwawe, O. Chrispin; Othero, Doreen; Benard, Guya (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), 2024)

  Globally, Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality with preponderance to low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Awareness of CRC screening remains suboptimal in LMICs. There is lack of empirical studies ...
• The role of co-infections on cervical intraepithelial neoplasia prevalence in western Kenya 

  Onyango, Calleb George; Ogonda, Lilian; Guyah, Bernard (Researchsquare, 2024-10-15)

  Screening for co-infections with HIV, HSV-2 and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among high-risk human papilloma virus (hr-HPV) positive women remains essential in alleviating high morbidity of cervical cancer (CC). The aim of ...
• Assessing unmet Sexual and Reproductive Health needs of adolescents living with disabilities in Zambia: A cross-sectional study 

  Tikulirekuti Banda, Edward Sibeene, Innocent Chansa, Steven Miti, Joseph Zulu, Owaka Isaac Ogweno, Edna Nyanchama Nyang’echi, Dennis Muya, Justus Osano (EU European Publishing, 2024-04-26)

  Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) thus are fundamental human rights, which should be enshrined in national, regional, and international laws as they are critical for gender equality and sustainable development. ...
• Improving mothers' understanding of the mother and child health handbook in Nyamira County, Kenya 

  Osero, Justus, O.S; Osano, Edna Nyanchama (MA Healthcare, 2024-06-24)

  Mothers' knowledge of the mother and child health handbook positively affects their practice in child healthcare. However, there is evidence that their understanding of the handbook's contents and its purpose is limited. ...
• Utilization of Female Condoms among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Murang’a County, Kenya 

  Ndwiga, Dorothy Njoki; Mugo, Judy; Nyang’echi, Edna; Mathenge, John (2024-04-12)

  To prevent the risk of transmission of the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as achieve family planning targets, the use of Female Condom, a women-initiated method, ...
• Assessment of Baseline Level of Knowledge and Attitude of Women towards Symptothermal Method as a Strategy to Ameliorate Unmet Need for Family Planning in Kisumu County, Kenya 

  Igben-Pender, Catherine Erosie; Omemo, Peter; Ng’wena, Gideon (International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2024-04-04)

  Unmet need for family planning cuts across various Counties in Kenya. Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards use of family planning method is an important factor contributing to uptake of family planning intervention. ...
• Hygiene and Sanitation Practices Among Teachers in Early Childhood Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications, 2024)

  Hygiene and sanitation practices of teachers in early childhood schools (ECS) directly influence the uptake of hygiene and sanitation by the children they mentor. Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation practices leads ...
• Risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (Global Scientific Journals, 2024-07-07)

  The current study aimed to investigate risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya.
• Epidemiological Assessment of Animal Bite Injury and Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Kisumu County, Kenya 

  Omemo, Peter (SD Publisher Group, 2024)

  Animal bite injury of humans provide an important source of epidemiological information which is crucial in enhancing rabies surveillance in humans and animals. Rabies post exposure prophylaxis consumes substantial resources, ...
• Predictors of medical cost and Length of stay of motorcycle injury patients presenting to hospitals in Kisumu City, Kenya 

  Cholo, Wilberforce; Odero, Wilson; Ogendi, Japheths (Ajol, 2024-07-11)

  Motorcycle crash injuries (MCIs) cause mortality and exert financial cost, globally. However, there is paucity of information on cost and length of stay of motorcycle injuries.
• “Empowerment for Us by Us (E4UBU)”: Developing a Model of Empowerment Using Feminist Participatory Methods with LBQT+ Persons Assigned Female at Birth in Western Kenya 

  Heather M Tucker, Rebecca Odhiambo, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Anita Mbanda, Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Caroline Rucah, Ini-Abasi Ubong, Cynthia Akoth Ouko, Wilson Odero, Gary W Harper (MDPI, 2024-07-19)

  Lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans and other gender diverse persons assigned female at birth (heretofore referred to as “LBQT+ persons”) in Western Kenya experience intersectional oppression and stigma. This stigma can manifest ...
• Perceptions of Faculty Officials on Online Learning in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Qualitative Study 

  Ombere, Stephen Okumu; Nyabundi, Agnetta Adiedo (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-11-06)

  Due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, education has been disrupted right from kindergarten to University. Globally, states are advocating for online learning. The COVID-19 pandemic had led to the closure of ...
• Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya 

  Obwocha, Wilfred; Ayodo, George; Awandu, Shehu Shagari (International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2022-03-31)

  Assessing availability of quality health information on maternal morbidity and mortality indicators in the provision of quality healthcare services is critical. The study used retrospective and prospective study designs ...
• Exploring Shigella vaccine priorities and preferences: Results from a mixed-methods study in low-and middle-income settings 

  Jessica A Fleming, Nikki Gurley, Sophia Knudson, Lassane Kabore, John Tanko Bawa, Patience Dapaah, Sandeep Kumar, Surendra Uranw, Thang Tran, Chris Odero, Christopher Obong'o, Kofi Aburam, Stella Wanjiru, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Luu Phuong Dung, William P Hausdorff (Elsevier, 2023-08-09)

  Shigella is the leading bacterial cause of diarrheal mortality in children and can cause long-term effects on growth and development. No licensed Shigella vaccines currently exist but several promising candidates are in ...
• Finding the missing children for TB care and prevention in Kenya 

  EJ Carter, B Mungai, T Njoroge, A Masese, D Szkwarko, P Angala, A Ronoh, K Owuor, E Masini, M Kamene, P Wekesa (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2022-12-01)

  SETTING: One hundred high TB burden facilities in nine counties in Kenya.OBJECTIVES: 1) To increase uptake of TB preventive therapy (TPT) among child contacts aged <5 years, and 2) to increase TB diagnosis in children aged ...
• Effects of bacterial composition and aquatic habitat metabolites on malaria vector larval availability in irrigated and non-irrigated sites of Homa Bay county, western Kenya 

  Pauline Winnie OrondoID, Kevin O. Ochwedo , Harrysone Atieli , Guiyun Yan , Andrew K. Githeko , Steven G. Nyanjom (PLOS ONE, 2023)

  Gravid Anopheles malaria vectors depend on both chemical and physical (including microbial) cues for selection of preferred habitats for oviposition. This study focused on assessing the effects of bacterial composition ...

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