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Factors associated with cholera outbreaks in Isiolo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Isiolo County accommodates nomadic pastoralists with sedentary lifestyles. Since 2010, the
county has had cholera incidences every year apart from 2014. In 2013 alone for instance, Isiolo
confirmed 8 deaths from cholera ...
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 ...
Determinants of a ccess and uptake of universal health coverage among households of Mwingi west sub-county, Kitui county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
The focus towards the achievement of Universal health coverage (UHC) has been hampered
by a number of challenges which includes inadequate sensitization and enforcement of set
guidelines, more focus by counties on ...
Predictors of unfavorable tuberculosis treatment outcomes: prospective cohort study among notified cases in Vihiga County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Each year, tuberculosis (TB) causes an estimated 10 million illnesses and 1.4 deaths globally. Kenya, one of 30 high-TB burden countries, has made progress in identifying more TB cases, but achieving the global treatment ...
Profile of drug resistance conferring gene mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis cases from Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health concern in Kisumu County, Kenya, with a high burden of drug-resistant cases. Existing studies focus on epidemiological aspects, but lack comprehensive investigation ...
Association of genetic variants in IL7 and CSF2 with Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria outcomes in children attending Siaya county referal Hospital
(Maseno University, 2023)
Immune naïve children residing in endemic Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) transmission regions experience repeated episodes of malaria infection that may lead to bone marrow suppression and subsequently severe malaria ...
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 ...
Predictors and prognostic survival factors of patients undergoing hemodialysis at Kakamega county general teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
The global, regional, and national burden of kidney diseases (acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease) are attributed to impaired kidney function. The birth and death registry office in Kakamega County has recorded ...
Determinants of mother to child transmission of HIV among exposed infants in Kericho County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
In Kenya, the rise in mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV from 8.3% in 2016 to 11.5%
in 2018, compared to the global target of <5%, particularly, among medium and low HIV burden
counties, including Kericho is a ...
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 ...