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Profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast
(Microbiology Society, 2023-08-01)Since Anopheles mosquitoes which transmit and maintain the malaria parasite breed in the outdoor environment, there is an urgent need to manage these mosquito breeding sites. In order to elaborate more on the ecological ... -
Anti-Politics and Free Maternal Health Services in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Routledge, 2023-01-02)Maternal healthcare is a global agenda. Kenya introduced free maternity services (FMS) in 2013 to allow women to give birth for free in all government public health facilities. The introduction of FMS was timely due to the ... -
Comparison of Different Trapping Methods to Collect Malaria Vectors Indoors and Outdoors in Western Kenya
(Research square, 2023-08-31)Enhanced vector surveillance, is one of the 4 pillars of the WHO’s global vector control response (2017–2030). Human landing catches are the gold standard for entomological surveys but are difficult to implement and expose ... -
Health Providers’ Self Reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors in Kisumu County-kenya
(Research square, 2023-09-01)Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs and is valuable in preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases. In Africa, more so in Kenya, maternal ... -
Human NCR3 gene variants rs2736191 and rs11575837 alter longitudinal risk for development of pediatric malaria episodes and severe malarial anemia
(BioMed Central, 2023-09-13)Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality in holoendemic transmission areas. Severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 5.0 g/dL in children] is the most common clinical ... -
Deployment of Rotavirus Vaccine in Western Kenya Coincides with a Reduction in All-Cause Child Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(MDPI, 2023-07-29)Rotavirus is an important cause of fatal pediatric diarrhea worldwide. Many national immunization programs began adding rotavirus vaccine following a 2009 World Health Organization recommendation. Kenya added rotavirus ... -
Prostration and the prognosis of death in African children with severe malaria
(Elsevier, 2023-09-01)Malaria is still one of the main reasons for hospitalization in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid risk stratification at admission is essential for optimal medical care and improved prognosis. Whereas coma, deep ... -
Entanglement of atom-field states in the anti-Jaynes-Cummings interaction: rabi oscillations and quantum teleportation of entangled atomic qubits
(Maseno University, 2023)The quantum Rabi model (QRM), the simplest single-mode spin-boson model, was initially simplified using rotating wave approximation (RWA), yielding the Jaynes Cummings (JC) model in rotating frame (RF). The QRM was later ... -
Effects of devolution on the road sector and livelihoods in Kisii County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)After a successful general election on 9th March 2013, Kenyans launched a devolved system of governance that was brought about by the new Constitution, in 2010. The constitution established two levels of government ... -
The influence of caregivers’ formal and nutrition literacy levels on health care of children born to adolescent girls in Ndhiwa sub county, Homa Bay county
(Maseno University, 2023)Child deaths have been a serious health challenge in Kenya and this is attributable to poor nutrition and frequent bouts of illness in children. Despite government efforts to curb this menace, data from the Kenya ... -
Extent of farmers’ participation in agricultural development projects, perceived project sustainability and their effects on poverty situation in Kakamega county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2023)In recent years the agriculture sector has been highly affected by increasing climate variability and enhanced exposure to extreme weather events. These changes have reduced productivity and led to greater instability ... -
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 ... -
Strategies used by Students to Cope with Mental Health Issues in Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2023-07-11)Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common among students worldwide, Kenya has not been spared. Studies have shown that approximately 20% of school students are now affected by diagnosable mental illnesses, with ... -
Soil Acidity and Liming Handbook for Kenya
(Research gate, 2023-07)Soil acidity develops from a combination of natural and anthropogenic processes. Its effects can be evaluated through its impact on soil’s physical, chemical, and biological activities that ultimately affect nutrient ... -
Teacher Education Reforms in Kenya: The Past, the Present, and Mapping the Future
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-08-10)Teacher education in Kenya was formally started in mid-nineteenth century by European Christian missionaries. The urge to establish teacher education programs at the time was to address the shortage of teachers due to the ... -
Exploring Shigella vaccine priorities and preferences: Results from a mixed-methods study in low-and middle-income settings
(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 ... -
Factors Influencing Virological Suppression Among Hiv Infected Sex Workers and General Populations in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)By 2019, 36.9 million people were living with the HIV globally with about 67.8% on antiretroviral therapy (ART). In Kenya, 54% of 1.6 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) know their status, 73% of whom are on ART and ... -
Sesquiterpenoids with antiplasmodial activities from Warburgia stuhlmanii Engl. root bark
(Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch Press, 2023-06-01)Phytochemical investigation of Warburgia stuhlmannii ethyl acetate root extract led to isolation of ten known compounds identified as polygodial (1), cinnamolide (2), warburganal (3), bemadienolide (4), ugandensidial (5), ... -
Influence of leaders’ personalities on foreign policy decision making: the case of Kenya – international criminal court relations between 2013 and 2017
(Maseno University, 2023)This study is on foreign policy decision making which has consistently been viewed through state – centric lens; with state interests advanced as the key influence on foreign policy decision making. This argument has ... -
Inculturation in the Roman Catholic Church: the integration of polygamy among Lou ethnic community of Kisumu deanery
(Maseno University, 2023)Polygamy is one of the pastoral challenges facing the Roman Catholic Church in the world. The 1962 Second Vatican Council, 1981 Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar and 1986 Association of Member ...