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Factors influencing utilization of international quality care system for clinical decision support in Hiv care clinics in Nakuru county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Electronic medical records (EMR) are computerized medical information systems that are used to collect, store, and display patient information. EMR systems can strengthen pathways of care and close gaps in patient tracking, ...
Assessment of factors influencing performance of community health volunteers in detection and reporting of priority diseases in Kwanza sub-county, Trans-nzoia county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The report released by the World Health Organization in the year 2006 acknowledged that there was a critical shortage of professional health workers which was posing a challenge to provision of healthcare services, ...
Effectiveness of a milk safety intervention by smallholder dairy farmers on bacterial and aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Milk, important in the human diet especially that of children, is prone to contamination by bacteria and aflatoxins. The leading public health hazard from poor milk safety are microbial (bacterial) followed by chemical ...
Performance of one-step spanbio™ rapid test in detection of giardia lamblia in Busia county referral hospital, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The protozoan flagellate parasite Giardia lamblia is the aetiologic agent for giardiasis, an infectious disease with significant burden in developing countries. Currently, clinical signs and symptoms accompanied by microscopy ...
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 ...
Predictors of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among Hiv-infected children below 10 years attending level 4 and 5 health facilities in Turkana county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The use of more effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly improved survival of children infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). However, the benefits of these treatments are limited by non-adherence ...
Factors influencing diet adherence among diabetes mellitus type 2 patients attending clinic at moi teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death globally and Diabetes Mellitus is the fourth contributor. In 2017 there were 458,200 cases of Diabetes Mellitus in Kenya with more than 85% being Diabetes Mellitus ...
Effectiveness of mobile short message service reminders on antenatal care and skilled delivery attendance among pregnant women in West Pokot County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is still high in Kenya at 362, stifling the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1, which aims to reduce MMR to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. With MMR of ...
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 ...