School of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Risks Factors to Adverse Health Outcomes among HIV Exposed Infants at Kisumu County Referral Hospital, Kisumu County-Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)HIV exposed infants are vulnerable to adverse health outcomes, which includes; mortality, HIV infections, other infections and poor growth and development. This susceptibility is witnessed even among infants enrolled in ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of Utilization of Free Maternity Services Among Women of Reproductive Age Between 15 To 49 Years Attending Health Facilities in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022-03-22)Free maternity services (FMS) is the offering of medical and obstetric care to pregnant women without any financial cost. Complications related to pregnancy are a major reproductive health problem that lead to disability ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Children and Teachers Towards Prevention and Control of Tinea Capitis Infections in Seme Sub-County, Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Superficial fungal infections (Tinea capitis) are common among school going children and studies have shown that practices children are involved in promote the spread at school or home. However, the practices, knowledge ... -
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 ...
