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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 ...
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 ...