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Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
(2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ... -
Legislation Against Girl Circumcision a Cultural Psychological Understanding of Prohibition
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-30)Introduction In Kenya, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act1 was passed in 2011. This law calls for a complete ban on girl circumcision. Community policing structures are in place to help with enforcing ... -
Legitimacy Status and Capacity to Conduct Social Accountability Among Community Based Organizations in Kenya. A Survey of Health Civil Society Organizations in Siaya County
(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing, 2021-06)The study investigated the influence of legitimacy status and capacity to conduct social accountability among community-based organizations in Kenya with a specific focus on health-relatedCivil Society ... -
Lessons Learned from Implementing Alternative Rites in the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation_Cutting
(CrossMark, 2019-03-04)Introduction: historically, programs aimed at making communities abolish female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) consisted mainly of awareness campaigns on sexual reproductive health and rights and the enforcement of ... -
Letter from Mwai Kibaki to Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan al Nahaya
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Leveraging Information Technology to Bridge the Health Workforce Gap
(ResearchGate, 2013-11)According to some estimates, the world needs more than 4 million additional physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, midwives, community health workers (CHWs) and other front-line health workers.1 However, ... -
Library services at health facilities in Kenya
(1993-01)INTRODUCTION Rural health workers in sub-Saharan Africa face an extremely demanding work situation. Their relatively brief basic training is usually ten to twenty years past, resource constraints are severe, and they ... -
The Link between HIV/AIDS and the Environment
(2008-08)Executive Summary It is estimated that 1.5 million people have died of HIV -related illnesses in Kenya since the first case was diagnosed in 1984. A total of 1.8 million children have been left orphans, and 1.4 million ... -
Long-Term Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment and Program Drop-out in a High-Risk Urban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study
(PLoS ONE, 10/25/2010)Background: Seventy percent of urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa live in slums. Sustaining HIV patients in these high-risk and highly mobile settings is a major future challenge. This study seeks to assess program ... -
Major Reduction in Anti-Malarial Drug Consumption in Senegal after Nation-Wide Introduction of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests
(PLoS ONE, 4/6/2011)Background: While WHO recently recommended universal parasitological confirmation of suspected malaria prior to treatment, debate has continued as to whether wide-scale use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can achieve this ... -
Making Aid effective at the Community Level: The AMREF Experience
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-09)Effective use of donor aid is critical in achieving the sixth Millennium Development Goal –reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. The Paris Declaration of 2005 identified five key principles for aid effectiveness: ... -
Male involvement in antenatal care redefined: A cross-sectional survey of married men in Lang’ata district, Kenya.
(Mag Online Library, 9/23/2013)Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the role of male involvement in maternal and child health (MNCH), its uptake is still low (WHO, 2001; Ramirez-Ferrero et al, 2012). Kenya's division for reproductive ... -
Management of Psychosocial and Sexual Complains Among Cancer Patients in the African Context: A Scoping Review
(Elsevier Inc., 2022-01-14)Background: There is a lack of specialised psychosocial and sexual therapies for cancer patients in the African context. Aim: This paper aims to highlight gaps in capacities of health care providers to address psychosocial ... -
Measles Incidence in South Africa: a Six-Year Review, 2015-2020
(2022-08)In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed to eliminate measles in five regions by 2020. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed measles surveillance data in South Africa for the period 2015-2020 to document ... -
Mental and Sexual Health Outcomes Associated with FGM/C in Africa: A Systematic Narrative Synthesis
(eClinicalMedicine, 2023-01-10)There are gaps in evidence regarding mental and sexual outcomes and associated interventions for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) living in Africa. This study employed a narrative synthesis to ... -
Mental Distress and Human Rights Violations During COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Evidence Informing Rights, Mental Health Needs, and Public Policy
(Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021-01-08)Background: COVID-19 prevention and mitigation efforts were abrupt and challenging for most countries with the protracted lockdown straining socioeconomic activities. Marginalized groups and individuals are particularly ... -
Midwives’ Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave their Current Position in Developing Regions of Ethiopia
(Elsevier, 2021-02-25)Background: The aim of this research was to analyze midwives’ job satisfaction and intention to leave in developing regions of Ethiopia. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 107 midwives ... -
The missing piece: quality in community health programmes
(Lancet Glob Health, 2019-03-07)The missing piece: quality in community health programmes -
Mitigating the Mistreatment of Childbearing Women: Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Ethiopian Hospitals
(BMJ Open, 2020-09-01)Objectives There is a lack of evidence on approaches to mitigating mistreatment during facility-based childbirth. This study compares the experiences of mistreatment reported by childbearing women before and after ... -
Motivators and Barriers to Uptake of Post-operative Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Follow-up in Yala Division, Siaya County, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: follow-up visits are recommended to all voluntary medical male circumcision clients (VMMC), however, adherence is variable. High lost-to-follow-up cases limit knowledge about clinical status of clients and ...