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Determinants of contraceptives use among women of Reproductive age in Nambale sub-county, Busia county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Use of contraceptives allow people to attain their desired number of children and determine the spacing of children. Contraceptives use and unmet need for contraceptives are key to understanding profound changes in fertility ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Coping Mechanisms, Socioeconomic and Psychological Burden of Caregivers of Children with Bronchoasthma In Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Bronchoasthma is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory non-communicable disease of lower respiratory airways characterized by spontaneous episodes. It is a life-course condition common among children, with variable intensities, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assesment of the implementation of quality management processes within selected public health facilities in Bungoma county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Quality Healthcare is the kind of care that meets the expectations of patients, financiers, and all other stakeholders. Quality management process is a set of procedures to ensure that deliverables meet the expectations ...