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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards zoonoses among public health workers in Nyanza province, Kenya
(J Epidemiol Public Health Rev, 2012)
We sought to determine the knowledge and attitude of public health workers (PHWs) with respect to emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases and the practice of one health approach in the surveillance of zoonoses in the ...
Socio-demographic and facility-based determinants of perceived quality of nutrition Services of Pregnant and Lactating Adolescent Girls in Trans-Mara east Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019-12-01)
Background: It has been established that use and utilization of nutrition services among adolescents are highly
linked to availability, access, cost and quality of care. The main objective of this study was to assess the ...
Shisha use among students in a private university in Kigali city, Rwanda: prevalence and associated factors
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Background
All over the globe shisha smoking is fast growing among different age brackets. Shisha use has been reported to be increasing among youths in African major cities. Its use is documented to result in health ...
Tumor infiltrating leukocyte density is independent of tumor grade and molecular subtype in aggressive breast cancer of Western Kenya
(Springer, 2017)
Tumors commonly are infiltrated by leukocytes, or tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs). It remains unclear, however, if the density and type of individual TILs has a direct or simply correlative role in promoting poor ...
Prevalence of food insecurity in patients with diabetes in western Kenya.
(Wiley, 2013)
Aims
To determine the characteristics of patients with diabetes who reported food insecurity at three diabetes clinics in western Kenya.
Methods
This study includes routinely collected demographic data at the first ...
PRESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AT THE MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(International Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2019)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause 30% of deaths globally and
are reported to be on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa. Medications prescribed for
a CVD require a lifetime commitment. As a result patient must adhere ...
Assessment of patient satisfaction levels in a County Referral Hospital: A case of Busia County Referral Hospital
(Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2017)
In health care settings, excellence is measured in health outcomes and patient satisfaction. As part of monitoring
and evaluation envisioned by health policy framework in Kenya, assessing patient satisfaction is one ...
Research capacity building integrated into PHIT projects: leveraging research and research funding to build national capacity
(BMC Health Services Research, 2017)
Background
Inadequate research capacity impedes the development of evidence-based health programming in sub-Saharan Africa. However, funding for research capacity building (RCB) is often insufficient and restricted, ...
Influence of blood meal and age of mosquitoes on susceptibility to pyrethroids in Anopheles gambiae from Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019)
Background: Physiological characteristics (age and blood feeding status) of malaria vectors can influence their
susceptibility to the current vector control tools that target their feeding and resting behaviour. To ensure ...
Comparative evaluation of fluorescent in situ hybridization and Giemsa microscopy with quantitative real-time PCR technique in detecting malaria parasites in a holoendemic region of Kenya
(Springer, 2017)
arly and accurate diagnosis of malaria is important in treatment as well as in the clinical evaluation of drugs and vaccines. Evaluation of Giemsa-stained smears remains the gold standard for malaria diagnosis, although ...