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Factors that hinder the utilization of Family Planning Services among Men of Reproductive Age in Langata Sub-County, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing, 2021-08-10)In Kenya, most family planning services are ut ilized by female clients and this has led to this study to establish the factors hindering the ut ilizat ion of family planning services among men of reproduct ive age in ... -
Family Planning Use and Associated Factors Among Pastoralist Community of Afar region, Eastern Ethiopia
(BMC Women's Health, 2016-01)Background: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 4.8 children per a woman and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 29 %. The overall prevalence of modern family ... -
Family Planning Use and Associated Factors Among Pastoralist Community of Afar Region, Eastern Ethiopia
(Springer, 7/18/2016)Background: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 4.8 childrenper a woman and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 29 %. The overall prevalence of modern family ... -
Feeding Habits Associated with Overweight and Obesity Amongst Secondary School Students in Private and Public Schools in Langata Nairobi Kenya
(IJSRP Publications, 2017-05)Background; Obesity continues to pose major public health challenges globally. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of overweight /obesity amongst secondary school students in private and public schools ... -
Field Evaluation of SD BIOLINE HIV Syphilis Duo Assay among Pregnant Women Attending Routine Antenatal Care in Juba, South Sudan
(Plos One, 2018-10-10)The SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo assay is the first World Health Organization prequalified dual rapid diagnostic test for simultaneous detection of HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in human blood. Prior to introducing ... -
Fintechs’ Future in Kenya: Does Social Influence Matter?
(Journal of African Business, 2021-11-07)ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of social influence on continuous intention to use Fintech mobile money lending app services in Kenya. A sample of 342 respondents was selected using convenience sampling. Data ... -
Fintechs’ Future in Kenya: Does Social Influence Matter?
(Journal of African Business by Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11-07)This paper investigates the role of social influence on continuous intention to use Fintech mobile money lending app services in Kenya. A sample of 342 respondents was selected using convenience sampling. Data was analyzed ... -
Flying Doctor Packs her Bike Too
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Food Banking for Improved Nutrition of HIV Infected Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Emerging Evidence from Quality Improvement Teams in High Food Insecure Regions of Kiambu, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: Estimated 236,548 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) were in Central-Eastern Kenya in 2013. Kiambu County had 46,656 PLHIV with 42,400 (91%) adults and 4,200(9%) children (1-14yrs). Amref Health Africa in Kenya, ... -
Fragmented health systems in COVID-19: rectifying the misalignment between global health security and universal health coverage
(Lancet, 2021-01-02)The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on countries around the world, exposing long-standing gaps in public health and exacerbating chronic inequities. Although research and analyses have attempted to draw important ... -
From Vaccine to Visa Apartheid, How AntiBlackness Persists in Global Health.
(PubMed, 2023-02-27)Global health evolved from colonial medicine and hence deeply rooted in the white supremacy mindset. Anti-Blackness is an inescapable consequence. Definitions of anti-Blackness revolve around the positioning of Black people, ... -
Functional Analysis of HIV-1 subtypes B and C HIV-1 Tat exons and RGD/QGD motifs with respect to Tatmediated transactivation and Apoptosis
(AIDS, 2008-08)HIV-1 Tat is known to influence several intracellular functions including its ability to activate long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter-mediated transactivation and cause apoptosis [1–3]. Although a number of studies ... -
Gender Differences in Health-related Quality of Life at the Time of a Positive HIV Test – a Cross-sectional Study in a Resource-poor, High Prevalence Setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 12/19/2017)Few studies have examined gender differences in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV disproportionately affects women. Objectives of this cross-sectional study were to determine gender differences in HRQoL at the time of a positive ... -
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Relation to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
(MDPI, 2021-04-17)The main purpose of the study was to deepen the understanding of gender and social inclusion in the context of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. An explorative qualitative study was ... -
Gender Inequality and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Status of Young and Older Women in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
(MDPI, 2020-06-26)The main purpose of this research was to analyze gender context in the Afar region of Ethiopia and propose a set of strategies or actions to improve adolescent and youth health. Using a pre-established gender analysis ... -
Genomic insights into the 2016–2017 cholera epidemic in Yemen
(ResearchGate, 2019-09-20)Yemen is currently experiencing, to our knowledge, the largest cholera epidemic in recent history. The first cases were declared in September 2016, and over 1.1 million cases and 2,300 deaths have since been reported1. ... -
Geographic Variation and Determinants of Help Seeking Behaviour Among Married Women Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence Evidence from National Population Survey
(Springer Nature, 2021-01)Background: Help seeking behaviour amongst married women who experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has received limited attention in Africa. This study examines the geographic variation and investigates determinants of ... -
Geographical and Linguistic Structure in the People of Kenya Demonstrated Using 21 Autosomal STRs
(Elsevier, 2021-07)Kenya is a diverse and populous nation that employs DNA evidence in its criminal justice system, and therefore requires reliable information on autosomal STR allele frequency variation across the country and in its many ... -
Getting started with the MyLOFT app on Android
(2023)MyLOFT allows users to download content and save for offline reading from anytime, anytime. This app is also synchronized with the web, enabling students, faculty, research scholars to download subscribed study materials, ... -
Global Health in the Age of COVID-19: Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund
(Health and Human Rights Journal, 2020-06)We propose that a Right to Health Capacity Fund (R2HCF) be created as a central institution of a reimagined global health architecture developed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such ...