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Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight deliveries in Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya
(2014)
Low birth weight (LBW) is a major determinant of morbidity, mortality and disability in infancy and childhood and has a long-term impact on health outcomes in adult life. It results in substantial costs to the health sector ...
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 ...
Predictors of Treatment Outcomes in Endemic Burkitt's Lymphoma Patients at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu County
(JOOUST, 2017)
Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma is the most common childhood cancer in equatorial Africa, where it is about ten times more common than in Europe. It also is the most prevalent pediatric malignancy among children in Western ...
Evaluation of the Effects of One Year and Two Years Praziquantel Treatment Rounds on Schistosoma Mansoni Morbidity among School Going Children Along the Shores of Lake Victoria, Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)
Schistosomiasis is associated with a lot of morbidity and mortality. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that a single dose of praziquantel (PZQ) administered annually can reduce morbidity for a year, ...
Effects of Timely Treatment and Effective Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets on Hospitalization of Children Under five Years Receiving Care at Matete Health Centre, Kakamega County
(JOOUST, 2018-03)
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, w.ith more than a quarter of the deaths occurring in children under five years in sub-Saharan Africa. Effective use of Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and ...
Reliability and Validity of HIV Self-Reported Result in Determining HIV Prevalence in a Region with High HIV Prevalence
(JOOUST, 2016-06)
Studies of health care outcomes and HIV intervention programs depends on HIV results to accurately enroll HIV positive people in intervention programs. While- several studies have been done around HIV self-reported result, ...