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User and provider acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment and intermittent preventive treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine to prevent malaria in …
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background
The World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy
(IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) alongside long-lasting insecticide-treated
nets (LLIN) and case management ...
Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women attending antenatal care clinic in health facilities within Bureti sub county of Kericho county, Kenya
(2016)
Maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in Kenya with 488 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Birth preparedness and complication readiness is one of the recommended strategies by the major global initiatives ...
Weekly miscarriage rates in a community-based prospective cohort study in rural western Kenya
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016)
Objective: Information on adverse pregnancy
outcomes is important to monitor the impact of public
health interventions. Miscarriage is a challenging end
point to ascertain and there is scarce information on
its rate ...
Knowledge and adherence to the national guidelines for malaria case management in pregnancy among healthcare providers and drug outlet dispensers in rural, western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background
Although prompt, effective treatment is a cornerstone of malaria control, information on provider adherence to malaria in pregnancy (MIP) treatment guidelines is limited. Incorrect or
sub-optimal treatment can ...
Community perceptions of mass screening and treatment for malaria in Siaya County, western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Intermittent mass screening and treatment (iMSaT) is currently being evaluated as a possible additional tool for malaria control and prevention in western Kenya. The literature identifying success and/or barriers to drug ...
A cross-sectional study of the availability and price of anti-malarial medicines and malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private sector retail drug outlets in rural Western Kenya …
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background
Although anti-malarial medicines are free in Kenyan public health facilities, patients often seek treatment from private sector retail drug outlets. In mid-2010, the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) ...
Pharmacokinetics of mefloquine and its effect on sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim steady-state blood levels in intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) of pregnant HIV …
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine is contra-indicated in HIV-positive pregnant women receiving sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim prophylaxis. Since mefloquine is being ...
An assessment of effectiveness of drug rehabilitation programs in Kisii County-Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016)
According to the World Drug Report, approximately 200 million people, about 5% of the World’s population aged between 15 and 64 years have either been forced or voluntarily sought the help of rehabilitation centers for ...
Large-scale implementation of disease control programmes: a cost-effectiveness analysis of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net distribution channels in a malaria-endemic …
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016)
Introduction: Historically, Kenya has used various
distribution models for long-lasting insecticide-treated
bed nets (LLINs) with variable results in population
coverage. The models presently vary widely in scale,
target ...
A comparative performance of indigenous chicken in Baringo and Kisumu Counties of Kenya for sustainable agriculture
(2016)
The population of the world continues to increase especially in developing
countries calling for increased food production which puts great pressure to
develop a more sustainable agricultural economic activity throughout ...