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Assessment of Knowledge and Satisfaction Among Outpatient Diabetic Clients on Medical Consultations at Bungoma County Referral Hospital in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)
In today’s world, delivery of health care is under immense pressure and this may result in low quality of medical consultation. As a consequence, there is a need to regularly evaluate medical consultations to improve ...
Indigenous Knowledge On the Host Preference of Wild Edible Gynanisa Maja and Plant Chemicals Influencing their Feeding for Enhancing Food Security
(JOOUST, 2022)
Gynanisa maja is the wild edible caterpillar of a speckled emperor moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Saturniidae. It has nutritional and economic value hence, provide food security at household level ...
Effects of Substituting Soybean Flour with Cricket Flour (Acheta Domesticus (L.) on The Nutritional, In Vitro-Protein Digestibily, Functional Properties and Acceptability of Complementary Porridge among Women of Reproductive Age
(JOOUST, 2022)
Undernutrition impacts the lives of many young children in sub-Saharan Africa and is mainly attributed to low quality diets. The use of soybean as a rich source of protein in fortification of cereal-based complementary ...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Caregivers on Pneumonia Among Children Aged Below 5 Years in Migori County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)
Globally, pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under the age 5 years, with the burden highest in developing countries. Majority of caregivers perceive that exposure to cold weather or foods as the cause of ...
Assessment of Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Midwifery Practice Model at The Primary Healthcare Level of the Health Systems
(JOOUST, 2022)
A midwifery practice at the basic health facilities ensures that skilled care is available during pregnancy, labour and child birth as well as post-natal care of both mother and baby at the households. However, in Kenya ...
Challenges Faced by Principals in Managing Teachers Employed by Board of Management in Public Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)
Principals are professionally trained as teachers yet they carry out management roles of teachers employed by Board of Management (BoM) thus assume the role of human resource managers. Multiplicity of principals’ roles ...
Evaluation of Performance of Two Monoplex Quantitative Real Time PCR Assays in Comparison to Microscopy for Identification of Malaria Parasites.
(JOOUST, 2018)
Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the world with an estimated 207 million cases of infection and over 500,000 deaths annually. Malaria eradication programs have seen a 42% decrease in ...
Factors Influencing Access to Healthcare Services Among Physically Challenged Persons in Gem Sub County, Siaya County
(JOOUST, 2021)
Persons with physical disabilities face varied challenges in many parts of their lives, including aspects that are linked to their health, Siaya County is among the top three with highest prevalence (4.1%) in the country. ...
Analysis of Public Debt on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Economy
(JOOUST, 2021)
The effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth is a debatable issue between scholars since the onset of the debt crisis in the 1900’s. Public Debt is one of the main macroeconomic indicators which forms countries’ image in ...
Factors Influencing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Youths Aged 15 -24 Years in Suba Sub-County, Homabay County
(JOOUST, 2021)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis is the use of an antiretroviral medication to prevent the acquisition of HIV by uninfected persons. Pre-exposure prophylaxis may either be taken orally, using an antiretroviral drug available for ...