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Relationship among non-modifiable risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy weight gain and delivery outcomes at Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital, Nairobi
(Maseno University, 2017)Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) affects 4–7 percent of pregnancies globally and is associated with adverse delivery outcomes namely; macrosomia, pre-term births, cesarean births and mal-presentation. Non-modifiable ... -
Relationship between adoption of water harvesting, water conservation, irrigation Technologies and nutrition Status of Children under five years in Central Division, Isiolo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)The food security situation in Africa is declining due to low agricultural productivity caused by decline in land availability, soil fertility depletion, soil erosion and unpredictable rainfall. Kenya remains food insecure ... -
Religious factors affecting utilization of maternal health Services among Nomiya church faithful in Alego-Usonga sub- County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Approximately 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries. Previous studies have shown association between religious factors with maternal morbidity and mortality. However most of these studies have been ... -
The role of home gardening in household food security in Butere Division, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2004)Food security has been an issue of concern in Kenya and other parts of the developing world. Population has been increasing at the rate of 2.8% per annum while agricultural production has slowed down to 1.3%. This deficit ... -
Role of sanitation-hygiene practices and social norms on open defecation free status in households of Suna-west sub-county, Migori county
(Maseno University, 2022)The government of Kenya adopted Community-led total sanitation as a national strategy to elicit sanitation-related behaviour change and eliminate open defecation. Since then, several villages have achieved open defecation ... -
Sanitation and water quality factors associated with diarrhea occurrence in Homabay and Kisumu county beaches, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)In Kenya, surface water bodies are the final destination for most pollutants. Western and Nyanza Regions in close proximity to Lake Victoria are characterized by inadequate sanitation services, chronic water shortages and ... -
Serum electrolyte changes associated with kidney and liver function markers in HIV-infected individuals attending Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital, Kisumu county, kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Serum electrolytes disorders in HIV patients in addition to resulting from disease induced fluids losses or accumulation could be attributed to a wide range of structural defects of cellular apparatus, tissue or organs ... -
Socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitude as determinants of utilization of antenatal care services among pregnant women in Gesusu hospital, Kisii county, kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Pregnancy-related complications contribute to more than half of deaths among women annually. The study exploredsocio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitude as determinants of antenatal care services utilization among ... -
Socio-demographic, lifestyle and psycho-social factors associated with overweight and obesity among health care workers in Kisumu East sub-county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2017)Over 2.8 million deaths annually and 35.8 million (2.3%) of global Disability Adjusted Life Years are attributed to overweight, making it the fifth leading risk for global deaths. In Kenya, 23.1% of the population is ... -
Sources and effect of maternal aflatoxin exposure through diet on growth and morbidity of infants 0 - 3 months in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Aflatoxins, naturally occurring carcinogenic toxins produced by species of fungi, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, are associated with poor growth outcomes, especially stunting and underweight as well as ... -
Spatial distribution and Schistosomes infection prevalence of Biomphalaria snails along Lake Victoria shoreline of Mbita - Homa-bay county-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni remains a major public health problem responsible for morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite availability of control programs. It is estimated that ... -
Spatial epidemiology of tuberculosis in Siaya and Kisumu counties, western Kenya, 2013
(Maseno University, 2017)Kenya is among the 22 high burden countries that contribute 80% of the world’s TB and is ranked 15th globally, while in Africa, it is ranked number five. Strategies for reduction of TB rely on knowledge of where, when and ... -
Spatial profiling of Malaria Epidemiology in a highland area of low Endemicity: transmission, diagnosis and Malarial Anaemia in Nandi county-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Malaria remains prevalent in many parts of Kenya but areas in the highlands of Nandi North sub-county have reported declining incidences of malaria infection and disease burden, and between April 2007 and March 2008 a ... -
Strategies used by community health volunteers in attaining open defecation free status in Alego Usonga sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2022)Community Health Voluntears are people of influence who are ready and willing to champion and promote community initiatives and drive the transformation from Open Defecation to Open Defecation Free community status. ODF ... -
Surveillance for molecular markers of Plasmodium Falciparum resistance to Artemisinin-based combination therapies in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Recent decreases in the global malaria burden are partly due to the deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, these significant gains ... -
Temporal and spatial trends of plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistance protein 1 gene mutations during implementation of artemisinin combination therapies between 2008 and 2019 in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2021)Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistance protein 1 (Pfmrp1) gene have previously been associated with conferring resistance against artemisinin and its partner drugs in ... -
Trends in age of children of < 10 years with severe malarial anaemia in western Kenya, and their caregivers-associated factors
(Maseno University, 2023)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) in young children is the most common presentation of P. falciparum in western Kenya and accounts for 20% of inpatient admissions. The high morbidity and mortality caused by severe malaria has ... -
Use of conventional and molecular techniques to Determine the prey alence of shigella and Enteroinv asive escherichia coli strains from Diarrhoea patients in selected health facilities in Rural western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2009)Diarrhoea is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It accounts for 1.6- 2.5 million deaths annually and each child in the developing world experiences an average of three episodes of diarrhoea per ... -
Use of recombinant protein fragments from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides sc to jmprove Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) t cell And antibody based assays
(Maseno university, 2010)Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype Small Colony type (MmmSC), is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes significant losses of cattle ... -
Validation of Gene xpert and lam using urine from Hiv patients with clinical signs for diagnosis of Tuberculosis attending the Moi teaching and referral hospital Eldoret Kenyan
(Maseno University, 2016)Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections have a global prevalence with high morbidity and mortality and Africa is the worst hit. The HIV and AIDS has profound impact on the TB epidemic in Kenya, where up to 60% of TB patients ...