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Characterists of injuries presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2007)
To describe characteristics of injuries among patients presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya, and identify the associated risk factors.
Social network analysis for health and social interventions among Kenyan scavenging street children
(Oxford University Press, 2003-03-01)
Street children are a high priority for health policy and service planning in Kenya. Poverty, wars, famine and disease have resulted in street children having a persistent presence in African cities and towns. The Maastricht ...
Alcohol abuse among patients with and without HIV infection attending public clinics in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2004)
To evaluate the prevalence of hazardous drinking among persons with and without HIV/AIDS attending both urban/hospital-based and rural clinics in western Kenya.
Road traffic injuries in Kenya: magnitude, causes and status of intervention
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2003-04-01)
Road traffic crashes exert a huge burden on Kenya’s economy and health care services. Current interventions are sporadic, uncoordinated and ineffective. This report offers a descriptive analysis of secondary data obtained ...
Supporting formal education to improve quality of health care provided by mothers of children with malaria in rural western Kenya
(The journal of infection in developing countries, 2009-08-30)
Home management of malaria (HMM) has been shown to be an effective strategy for reducing childhood mortality from malaria. The direct and especially indirect costs of seeking health care from formal facilities may be ...
Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007-08-01)
We describe an electronic injury surveillance system that provides data for improving patient care and monitoring injury incidenceand distribution patterns. Patients with injuries visiting a rural Kenyan primary care center ...
Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of university students for advancing peer HIV education
(AJOL, 2009)
Objective: To determine the current HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Practices (KASP) indicators among university students that would facilitate development and implementation of a peer education programme and the ...