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Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Children Under Five Years Diagnosed with Pneumonia in Endebess Sub County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)
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 by caregivers. ...
Modeling the Impact of Geographic Inequalities on the Utilization of Maternity Health Services
(JOOUST, 2021)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the high number of maternal deaths in some areas of the world reflects subnational inequities in access to maternity health. In Siaya County, Kenya, an estimated 34% of ...
Risk Behaviors Associated with Antiretroviral Non-adherence and Hiv-1 Drug Resistance Mutations among Injecting Drug Users
(JOOUST, 2022)
The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in improved treatment outcome and survival rate in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients but the success of these drug regimens is challenged by ...
Lithospheric Extractions and Land Degradation in Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)
Invariably degrading land attributed to lithospheric exploitations is a major environmental
problem causing significant loss of the potency of land in Nyakach Sub County.
Lithospheric extractions continuously ...
Modeling of Credit Scoring Risks for Commercial Banks
(JOOUST, 2021)
Credit Scoring is the use of decision models and their techniques that aid lenders in advancing consumer credit. These models assess credit worthiness of applicants for a loan by forecasting their probability of default ...
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Nonlinear Fourth Order Evolution Equation
(JOOUST, 2020)
Problems involving nonlinear partial differential equations arise in various fields of science for instance in propagation of shallow water waves, fluid physics. quantum mechanics. chemical kinematics and other related ...
Effects of Laterite Excavation on Household Livelihoods in Nyamache Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)
Laterite is a ferruginous deposit which is used for road repair and maintenance in tropical regions. The contribution of laterite to the growth of economies globally, regionally and locally cannot be underestimated. ...
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)
Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ...
Compliance with Quality Guidelines in Hiv Anti-Retroviral Interventions (Art) Interventions at Kisii Teaching And Referral Hospital
(JOOUST, 2020-10)
The goal of Antiretroviral Therapy/Treatment (ART) is to reduce morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV) hence improve their health. Use of ART also contributes to preventing new HIV infections. To ...
Contribution of Briquetting as a Means of Energy Recovery to Reduce Municipal Solid Waste and Specific Greenhouse Gases
(2021)
Valuable energy resources are lost through poor Municipal Solid Waste management. Disposed organic waste fractions biodegrades emitting greenhouse gases such as methane gas into the atmosphere. World over, these increasing ...