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Home Based Care Practices Contribute To Delayed Health Care Seeking For Children Under Five Years with Fever in Malaria Endemic Areas of Western Kenya
(International Journal of Development Research, 2019-08)
Delay in care seeking at health facilities for malaria related fever results into mortality of several children under five years. Both hospital and home-based care practices have contributed to delay in seeking care at the ...
Resting Behavior of Malaria Vectors in Highland and Lowland Sites of Western Kenya: Implication on Malaria Vector Control Measures
(Public Library of Science, 2020-02-25)
Determinants of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission among HIV Exposed Infants in Siaya County, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2020-05-21)
In Kenya, approximately 3.3% to 4% of infants born annually are exposed to HIV due to lack of PMTCT interventions. Factors associated with mother – to – child HIV transmission as not been adequately investigated in Kenya. ...
Diabetes Awareness and Risk Reduction Behaviors among Pre-Diabetic Patients in Busia County, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Development Research, 2021-01-30)
One-third of people with pre-diabetic condition progress to type 2 diabetes within five years. However, with adequate knowledge on diabetes risk reduction behaviors, progression to diabetes can be controlled. We therefore ...
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 ...
Behavioral Responses of Pyrethroid Resistant and Susceptible Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes to Insecticide Treated Bed Net
(Plos One, 2022-04-07)
Long-lasting insecticidal nets are an effective tool in reducing malaria transmission. However, with increasing insecticide resistance little is known about how physiologically resistant malaria vectors behave around a ...
Awareness of the Spectrum Condition of Autism among Pre-Primary School Teachers in Western Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2023-06-13)
Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders exhibited in early childhood with variable manifestations as children grow up. However, the level of awareness of the condition is poorly understood among pre-primary ...