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Determinants of the Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine in Sabatia Sub County, Western Kenya
(BMC, 2021)
Annually, 125.2 million pregnant women worldwide risk contracting malaria, including 30.3 million and 1.5 million in Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya respectively. At least three doses of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine for ...
Determinants of Malaria Prevalence among Children below Five Years in North West Kisumu Ward, Kisumu County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2021-12-09)
Globally, malaria remains a major public health problem. In 2019 an estimated 229 million cases of malaria were reported, WHO African region accounted for 94% of total cases. In Kenya, malaria is a leading cause of morbidity ...
Determinants of HIV Status Disclosure among Adolescents in Bondo Sub-county of Siaya County in Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (MJBAS), 2021-08-26)
With the widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy, the epidemic of HIV has evolved into a chronic disease. HIV is extremely stigmatizing, resulting in highly emotionally charged responses to disclosure. World ...
Determinants of the Uptake of Free Maternity Services among Pregnant Mothers in Malava Sub-County, in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2021-09-20)
Over the past decade, Kenya has made tremendous efforts to enhance maternal and child health. Secure maternity policies such as free maternity care are one of the initiatives that have enhanced maternal and child health ...
Essential Drugs Inadequacy is an Impediment to Utilization of Universal Health Coverage; the Case of Seme Sub-County in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021-02-26)
Many countries have been putting more effort in Universal Health Coverage
through Strengthening Health Systems to provide affordable, safe and high quality care. The Kenya government prioritized attainment of Universal ...
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Rift Valley Fever and Malaria Vectors in Baringo County, Kenya: Implications on Vector Control
(International Journal of Mosquito Research, 2021-12-17)
Rift Valley Fever and malaria are zoonotic and human diseases respectively that pose major production and health challenges to pastoralists. This study aimed to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of mosquito vectors ...
Home-Based Care Practices and Experiences Influencing Health-Seeking Behaviour among Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Pneumonia in Endebess Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2021)
Background
Pneumonia continues to be the second leading cause of both morbidity and mortality in
children under five years in Kenya. In part, the high burden of the disease arises from
delay and inappropriate health-seeking ...
Behavioral Responses of Pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes to Insecticide-Treated Bed Net
(Research Square, 2021-03-18)